England’s Cadet Boys’ team earned the highest finishing position of equal 13th as the team events drew to a close at the European Youth Championships in Poland.

The squad of Ralph Pattison (pictured above), Rohan Dani and Isaac Kingham lost to Hungary in their penultimate play-off, but bounced back to defeat Czechia 3-2 in the 13th-16th bracket, coming from 2-1 down as Pattison won twice and Dani clinched the key victory.

England’s Junior Girls and Cadet Girls both ended in 16th place.

The Cadets (Sienna Jetha, Ella Pashley, Naomi Coker) lost their final three positional matches to Turkey, Portugal and then, narrowly, to an Azerbaijan team they had beaten in the group stage.

The Juniors (Mari Baldwin, Anaya Patel, Erin Green) also lost their final three positional matches, to Spain, Wales (for whom GB squad player Anna Hursey won twice) and Croatia.

The Junior Boys were narrowly beaten by Spain in the second group stage, despite fifth-game victories for Connor Green and Ben Piggott which saw England lead 2-1.

The team, which also featured Louis Price, then beat Estonia in the 21st-24th bracket, meaning they finished in a share of 21st place.

The Championships now move on to the individual events, which begin on Wednesday.

Results

Cadet Boys’ Team
Positions 9-16
Hungary 3 England 1
Ralph Pattison bt Mark Gergely 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 15-13)
Botond Varga bt Isaac Kingham 3-1 (11-8, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10)
Varga & Gergely bt Pattison & Rohan Dani 3-1 (11-6, 5-11, 11-2, 11-9)
Varga bt Pattison 3-1 (10-12, 12-10, 11-5, 11-9)

Positions 13-16
England 3 Czechia 2
Jan Skalda bt Dani 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-2)
Pattison bt Jakub Kabelka 3-1 (7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-5)
Matyas Koleckar & Skalda bt Dani & Pattison 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-5)
Pattison bt Skalda 3-2 (11-8, 10-12, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4)
Dani bt Kabelka 3-1 (11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8)

Cadet Girls’ Team
Positions 9-16
Turkey 3 England 1
Busra Demir bt Ella Pashley 3-2 (11-7, 12-10, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9)
Sienna Jetha bt Aybuke Simsek 3-1 (11-5, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7)
Demir & Simsek bt Jetha & Naomi Coker 3-1 (8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-4)
Demir bt Jetha 3-0 (13-11, 11-2, 11-3)

Positions 13-16
Portugal 3 England 0
Julia Leal bt Pashley 3-2 (12-10, 12-14, 7-11, 11-4,11-5)
Beatriz Pinto bt Jetha 3-1 (12-10, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10)
Susana Costa & Leal bt Pashley & Jetha 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-6)

Positions 15-16
Azerbaijan 3 England 2
Aylin Asgarova bt Jetha 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-5)
Marziyya Nurmatova bt Pashley 3-1 (6-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6)
Jetha & Pashley bt Asgarova & Nurmatova 3-2 (5-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8, 11-8(
Jetha bt Nurmatova 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-2)
Asgarova bt Pashley 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8)

Junior Girls’ Team
Positions 9-16
Spain 3 England 1
Jana Riera bt Mari Baldwin 3-1 (6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8)
Anaya Patel bt Silvia Coll 3-2 (11-6, 5-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7)
Ainhoa Cristobal bt Erin Green 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 12-10)
Coll bt Baldwin 3-1 (9-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-8)

Positions 13-16
Wales 3 England 2
Anna Hursey bt Patel 3-0 (15-13, 11-7, 11-5)
Baldwin bt Lara Whitton 3-0 (13-11, 11-4, 11-7)
Green bt Lowri Hurd 3-2 (11-9, 11-13, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5)
Hursey bt Baldwin 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-7)
Whitton bt Patel 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-6)

Positions 15-16
Croatia 3 England 1
Bruna Borovec bt Patel 3-0 (11-5, 13-11, 11-6)
Hana Arapovic bt Baldwin 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-5)
Green bt Zrinka Rebic 3-0 (w/o)
Borovec bt Baldwin 3-1 (11-5, 11-5, 11-13, 11-4)

Junior Boys’ Team
Group L
Spain 3 England 2
Connor Green bt Daniel Berzosa 3-2 (11-4, 11-7, 6-11, 4-11, 11-9)
Miguel Pantoja bt Louis Price 3-0 (11-8, 11-2, 11-5)
Ben Piggott bt Diego Lillo 3-2 (9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7)
Pantoja bt Green 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-4)
Berzosa bt Price 3-1 (11-8, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9)

Positions 21-24
England 3 Estonia 1
Green bt Madis Moos 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-3)
Piggott bt Markkos Pukk 3-2 (9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8)
Pert Lehtlaan bt Price 3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9)
Green bt Pukk 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-6)