Nationals Qualifiers: See who has made it through to day two

We now know the 32 women and 32 men who have made it through to the knockout stage of the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships Qualifying Tournament.

There were plenty of exciting matches at David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham, with more than 160 players in action across 16 men’s groups and five women’s groups.

We will be live-streaming action from six tables on TTE.TV on Sunday – and keep an eye on our social media channels updates. Also head to TTE.TV to watch the action from six of Saturday’s groups on demand.

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Click on the links below to see the results from the group stage.

Women
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4
Group 5

Click here to see the draw for the women’s knockout stage
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The links are the same to follow results on Sunday.

Women’s groups

Group 1

Sally Hughes met Kelly Skeggs in the first match, pitting current versus former Table Tennis England Director – it went with ranking as Hughes won it, but not without a real battle, with the final score 3-2 (11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 15-17, 11-8) in her favour.

Skeggs also lost out in the fifth to Luna Archard, who won it from 2-1 down, and third-ranked Archard then upset second-ranked Hughes 3-2 (14-16, 10-12, 11-8, 14-12, 11-8) in one of the matches of the day, and followed up by beating top-ranked Mabel Shute in four.

Skeggs got an in-the-fifth win over Millie Noble and ended up with three wins on her comeback to the sport.

Archard beat Noble in the fifth to secure top spot, and there was a cracker between Francesca Currie and Laura Marsh which went to Currie 3-2 (9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 14-12).

All of which meant Archard won the group, ahead of Shute, with Noble, Skeggs and Hughes separated by countback in third, fourth and fifth respectively. Currie took the final qualification spot for tomorrow.

Group 2

Second-ranked Alyssa Nguyen topped the group with a perfect record of seven victories, ending with a four-game win over top-ranked Rebecca Savage.

Nguyen had to dig deep to beat third-ranked Sophie Ackred 3-2 (6-11, 11-9, 11-4, 10-12, 11-9) and also defeated fourth-ranked Stefania Popa in the fifth.

Akshita Subramanium won three times in the fifth against higher-ranked players, coming from 2-1 down to beat Anisha Rasan and from 2-0 down to defeat Popa 3-2 (6-11, 4-11, 12-10, 11-9, 12-10), before also beating fifth-ranked Kate Watkinson.

Ackred took second spot ahead of Savage, having beaten her in three straight, while Subramanium, Maisha Patel and Popa also made it through.

Group 3

Top-ranked Saskia Key surprisingly lost 3-2 (11-9, 11-13, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9) to Rhoda Boadu, while second-ranked Mya Sultan was upset by Holly Holder, who won their match 3-2 (7-11, 11-4, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6).

While the defeat was Key’s only blemish, Sultan lost a further two matches, to Brooke Morris (11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 20-18) and to Key (11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 16-14).

It meant Sultan finished fourth, behind Morris and Holder. Key topped the group ahead of Morris on countback, while the other qualifiers were Paralympic medallist Megan Shackleton and Boadu.

Group 4

Darcie Proud led the qualifiers having racked up seven wins out of seven.

Top-ranked Bethany Ellis slipped up against Evie Knaapen, ranked fifth, who beat her 3-2 (11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7).

Knaapen also won in the decider against third-ranked Sarah Horsnell – the final score in that one was 3-2 (11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-13, 11-5). The other match to go to five saw Ellis beat Horsnell.

Knaapen was second on countback ahead of Ellis, while Horsnell was fourth and Catharine Cody, Anaiya ali and Kelsey Fordham also going through.

Group 5

Top seed Maliha Baig won her seven matches to top the group, with Eva Eccles claiming second place, as per ranking.

Third-ranked Anna Piercey had three matches which went the distance – she won against Lauren McIndoe, taking the fourth and fifth games 12-10, 11-9, but lost 12-10 in the decider against Molly Brown. She then beat Fliss Pickard from 2-1 down.

Piercey took third place, ahead of McIndoe on countback, with Pickard, Brown and Lydia White also going through.

Men’s groups

Group 1

The top two made it through, with Ben Piggott and Victor Guang Shi finishing in the expected order – and Piggott winning their match in four.

Guang Shi and Kieran Smith had a cracking match which Guang Shi edged 3-2 (13-11, 8-11, 11-5, 12-14, 13-11). The winner was also taken to five by Aaron Wakeling, recovering from 2-1 down and running through games four and five for the combined loss of only four points.

Among the other good matches, Benjamin Dunkley defeated his Milton Keynes team-mate Smith 13-11 in the fifth and Louis Cheung Turner beat Ryan Lines in a decider.

Group 2

Toby Ellis won all seven matches to top the group, as expected, but it was Zac Greenhough who followed him through, beating three players ranked above him.

Fifth-ranked Greenhough defeated Adam Alibhai, Jack Bennett and Daniel Jones all in three, and he also tested group-winner Ellis, who had to come from behind to win 3-2 (14-16, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9).

Young England player Alibhai also recovered from 2-1 down to beat Tom Foster, as did third-ranked Jones to defeat second-ranked Bennett.

Bennett, who actually threw his bat in the bin in disgust after one defeat – he did quickly retrieve it – had the scant consolation of coming out of a three-way countback with Alibhai and Jones to finish third.

Group 3

No surprise as Maxim Stevens won all seven matches to top the pile, but he was followed into tomorrow’s matches by third-ranked Nathaniel Saunders, who got above Abdullah Ubaidullah thanks to a 3-1 (5-11, 11-6, 14-12, 16-14) win.

Most of the matches were done in three or four, but there was one notable five-setter as Tommy Gritton overcame Roget Kou 13-11 in the fifth.

Group 4

Second-ranked Robert Pelc won seven from seven to get above Olly Cornish.

As well as losing to Pelc, top-ranked Cornish came a cropper against fourth-ranked Connor Whitehead, going down in three straight (6, 8, 11).

Whitehead needed five to defeat Charlie Williams – and he came from 2-0 down to do it, but his missed out 12-10 in the fifth against Jaycee Chan.

Pelc and Chan also had a close match, won by Pelc 3-2 (11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-13, 11-8).

With three players winning four times, Cornish’s five wins were enough to see him through in second place.

Group 5

Second-ranked Adam Dennison beat top-ranked Bryan Kwan as they finished in reverse order at the top of the group. It was 3-1 (11-7, 14-12, 9-11, 11-4) to Dennison in their match.

Dennison was taken to five by Owen Brown before coming through 3-2 (10-12, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8).

Brown beat Alexander MacDonell in the fifth, while MacDonell himself won in a decider against Rayan Ansari.

Group 6

Nahom Asgedom duly won all seven matches to top the group as expected, but there was a shock in second place as third-ranked Leo Nguyen beat second-ranked James Hamblett 3-0 (9, 5, 5).

He still needed countback as both he and Hamblett won five times and lost twice – but it was Nguyen who got the verdict thanks to that victory.

Fraser Riley is fast becoming the voice of table tennis through his work with WTT but still plays to a good level, and he had a decent 3-2 (3-11, 11-9, 14-12, 8-11, 11-9) win over the higher-ranked Nguyen. Francesco Bonato was twice on the wrong end of defeats in the fifth, to Ben Savage and Hamblett.

Group 7

Joseph Hunter won all seven matches to take his expected spot at the top of the group, but it was the third-ranked Howard Onweng who joined him in going through to tomorrow.

His crucial win was over second-ranked Paralympic medallist Billy Shilton, which went in Onweng’s favour 3-1 (4-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-4).

Shilton was also beaten by Kin Fung Chan, who took their match 3-2 (11-5, 14-16, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5).

Group 8

Isaac Kingham won his seven matches, as per rankings, but was joined by Gabriel Schogger in the top two.

That was the result of a three-way countback between Schogger, second-ranked Artur Veeck Caltabiano and fourth-ranked Wajid Wafiq, which had to go down to points as all three matches finished 3-2.

Caltabiano had to recover a two-set deficit against No 3 Schogger – and went to the wire in the three games he won. He finally got across the line 3-2 (5-11, 2-11, 12-10, 12-10, 13-11).

Wafiq beat Caltabiano 3-2 (11-5, 4-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9) and Schogger beat Wafiq 3-2 (11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8).

Group 9

Rohan Dani and Kacper Piwowar got above Lorestas Trumpauskas to make it through to tomorrow.

Dani won all seven matches from the No 2 position, including beating Trumpauskas in four, while No 3 Piwowar also defeated the top-ranked player by an eye-catching 3-2 (6-11, 11-5, 12-10, 18-20, 11-4) scoreline.

Michael Ho was something of an unknown quantity, but having been living and playing in Hong Kong meant he could not be taken lightly. Trumpauskas found that out in the first match, which he won 3-2 (11-5, 11-7, 4-11, 9-11, 11-5).

Group 10

Top seed Gabriel Achampong won his seven matches but there was a three-way countback for second place between the next three players in the rankings – Adam Jepson, Adam Webster and Hugo Nguyen.

Third-ranked Webster beat second-ranked Jepson in the battle of the Adams, which went the distance before Webster took it 3-2 (11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 3-11, 11-7).

Jepson beat Nguyen in three, while Nguyen defeated Webster in five, which meant Jepson got the countback verdict to go through to tomorrow.

The closest match in the group saw Marcus Reynolds emerge victorious by a 3-2 (14-16, 11-9, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10) scoreline against Krishnamohan Nagarajan.

Group 11

No surprise at the top as Jakub Piwowar won all seven matches, but it was fourth-ranked Frederick Jones who also made it through.

Jones won every match except the one against Piwowar, beating the players in second and third – Lewis Waddup and Joe Marlor respectively.

Marlor pushed Piwowar, losing 3-2 (13-11, 11-13, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7).

In another close match, Joe Wright beat multiple WTT under-11 champion Dimitar Dimitrov 12-10 in the fifth.

Group 12

Top-ranked Graeme Barella withdrew and was replaced by Adam Laws – who started his campaign with a 3-2 (11-4, 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8) win over Adam Palmer.

His next match also went to five but this time it was opponent Craig Feargrieve who prevailed – the score was 3-2 (9-11, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8, 14-12) to the winner after a terrific comeback.

Second-ranked Munib Ahmad held off third-ranked Abraham Sellado 3-2 (12-10, 5-11, 13-11, 1-11, 11-5).

That was Sellado’s only defeat as he won the group, and Laws got the nod for second spot, ahead of Frederic Wilke on countback – it was 3-0 in their meeting.

Group 13

Joseph Dennison and Luke Greenfield made it safely through in that order as the top two reigned.

It was a close one between them, which Dennison won 3-2 (8-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-8, 13-11).

Jamie Davies beat Joseph Fortnum Adams 3-2 (12-10, 5-11, 11-3, 8-11, 14-12) in another close one.

Group 14

No surprises as the top two, Joseph Langham-Ferreira and Ryan Choong, made it through in that order – Langham-Ferreira won the match between the two 3-2 (3-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5).

Choong was pushed by fourth-ranked Lee Dorning before clinching it 3-2 (11-8, 8-11, 5-11, 13-11, 11-7).

Group 15

Joe Sawyer, who qualified last year as a relative unknown, was expected to get through in second place, which he did. But he needed to tease out a 3-2 (13-11, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 15-13) win over Victory Ramirez Rioja.

The loser of that match recovered to beat Brandon Sangchin 3-2 (7-11, 11-5, 13-11, 12-14, 11-9), while Sangchin in turn won in five against Awais Muhammed.

At the top, Krish Chotai was unassailable with the maximum seven victories.

Group 16

Max Radiven rose from second to first as he overcame Umair Mauthoor, who went through in second.

Radiven won the battle of the top two 3-1 (11-6, 11-7, 5-11, 11-2).

Third-ranked Chris Cockburn had good wins in the fifth, against Matthew Shaw and Daniyal Palmer.