Hungarian top seeds Nandor Ecseki & Dora Madarasz are the first ever champions of a WTT event held in England, defeating Ukrainian pair Anton Limonov & Solomiya Brateyko to win the Mixed Doubles title.

There were no titles for the Home Nations, as Tin-Tin Ho & Anna Hursey were defeated in the Women’s Doubles final, while Tom Jarvis & David McBeath lost out in the Men’s Doubles final.

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With a good number of spectators on the infield, just feet from the court, plus more in the stands at the National Cycling Centre, the finals had a vibrant and intimate atmosphere.

Ho & Hursey had a tough task against Hana Matelova of Czechia & Barbora Balazova, a top 10 pair who have played on the circuit together for many years, while Ho & Hursey first played as a combination a matter of weeks ago.

The British pair made the better start, winning the first four points and using that as a springboard to take the first 11-8.

With the crowd behind their opponents, Matelova & Balazova had to find a way to take the initiative, and a run of four points from 5-5 in the second would prove to be their own springboard to success, taking that one 11-7.

It was a four-point run once again in the third, from 4-4 to 8-4, which put them in charge of the game. Although Ho & Hursey hit back to 8-7, they could not quite get on parity and the crucial third game went to the top seeds 11-8.

They went on to seal the title in style, pulling out to 6-0 in the fourth and coasting to the line – but Ho & Hursey can be proud of reaching a WTT final and can only benefit from the experience.

The Men’s Doubles saw Jarvis & McBeath take on another experienced pair in Martin Allegro & Florent Lambiet of Belgium.

The English pair struggled to get into the match from the start, the tale of the first two games involving Allegro & Ecseki building early leads and turning them into 11-7 scorelines.

The third saw a more aggressive approach by Jarvis & McBeath and it paid dividends and they pulled out to an 8-3 lead. They withstood a comeback to 8-7 and took the game 11-8.

But any hopes of a comeback were dashed as, from 3-1 down, the Belgian pair produced a terrific passage of play, taking six points in a row and then another four to win the fourth 11-4 and take the title.

In the Mixed, which was the first final of the day, top seeds Ecseki & Madarasz were a little slower starting and trailed 5-2, but they won four in a row and were never again behind as they took it 11-8.

The second was finely poised at 9-9 but the Ukrainians won the next two points to level up – but Ecseki & Madarasz then pulled ahead again, only trailing to the first point of a game they won 11-6.

They led all the way to 10-8 in the fourth, but missed both match points as net-cords took the ball long, and two more points later they had lost the game and we were heading for a decider.

Limonov & Brateyko took the early advantage and led 6-3, but from 7-5 down, Ecseki & Madarasz stamped their authority by winning six points in a row to take the trophies, the match ending on a sour note for Limonov as his serve bounced on the wrong side of the centre line at 9-7. Although he disputed the call, it brought up three match points, and only one was needed.

Result

Mixed Doubles
Final
Nandor Ecseki & Dora Madarasz (HUN) bt Anton Limonov & Solomiya Brateyko (UKR) 3-2 (11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7)

Women’s Doubles
Final
Hana Matelova (CZE) & Barbora Balazova (SVK) bt Tin-Tin Ho (ENG) & Anna Hursey (WAL) 3-1 (6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4)

Men’s Doubles
Final
Martin Allegro & Florent Lambiet (BEL) bt Tom Jarvis & David McBeath 3-1 (11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4)