Ralph Pattison took the men’s title at his home club, while Sophie Earley was unbeaten in taking the women’s title at the first Under-21 National Cup at the BATTS club in Harlow.

Second seed Earley defeated top seed Mari Baldwin in the final round of matches – both were hitherto unbeaten – to take the gold, leaving her opponent in silver, with third seed Ella Pashley taking bronze.

None of the men were unbeaten, but fifth seed Pattison’s four-game victory over top seed Connor Green was pivotal. Green ended with silver and Larry Trumpauskas, the fourth seed, won bronze.

Catch up on selected matches on TTE.TV – and look out for our Rewind special on YouTube, with highlights from the tournament, later this week.

Click here for full boys’ results | Click here for full girls’ results

Photos by Michael Loveder, Table Tennis England Official Photographer.

Women’s Singles

Day one

The top two seeds started off with wins in three straight – Mari Baldwin over Mia Lakhani and Sophie Earley against Bly Twomey.

Ella Pashley also needed three against Saskia Key, but Sienna Jetha went the distance with Rebecca Savage, winning it 13-11 in the fifth having twice been pegged back from a game in front.

Rachael Iles defeated Mabel Shute in three – Shute would go on to complete day one before pulling out injured.

Round 2 saw more 3-0 victories for Earley, against Key, and Pashley, over Savage. It was also 3-0 for Baldwin against double Paralympic bronze medallist Twomey, though the teenager held her own before losing 11-8, 11-8, 12-10.

Jetha overcame Iles in four, while Shute picked up what would turn out to be her only victory, in three against Lakhani.

Pashley dropped a game in Round 3, but still prevailed against Iles, while Baldwin needed only three against Key, as did Earley against Savage, romping through for the loss of only eight points.

Lakhani got a win on the board, in three over Twomey, while it was also three for Jetha against Shute – 11-8, 16-14, 11-8 in that one.

The pattern continued in Round 4, with the top four all maintaining their 100% records. It was 9, 5, 4 for Earley against Iles, while Jetha needed four to beat Lakhani, as did Pashley to overcome Shute.

Baldwin’s three-game win was a close 14-12, 12-10, 13-11 over Savage, and Twomey notched her first win as she beat Key 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-6).

Something had to give in Round 5 as Pashley faced Jetha, and it went the distance before Pashley took it 3-2 (11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-7).

Savage got a win on the board, in four against Twomey, and Key also notched her first success as she came from 2-0 down to defeat Lakhani 3-2 (5-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8).

Baldwin picked off Iles in three, and it was also three for Earley against Shute. That was Shute’s last involvement in the contest, with her results being deleted from the competition record, though they still count in the rankings.

With the removal of Shute, the day one standings (seeding in brackets) were: 1 Baldwin (1), 2 Earley (2), 3 Pashley (3), 4 Jetha (4), 5 Savage (7), 6 Twomey (9), 7 Key (8), 8 Lakhani (10), 9 Iles (6), 10 Shute (5).

Day two

Shute’s withdrawal left Baldwin without a match in the first round, and Earley and Pashley stole a march with 3-0 wins over Jetha and Lakhani respectively. Iles beat Twomey in three, and it was also three straight for Savage against Key.

Round 7 featured two super matches, one of which was pivotal in the medal shake-up as Baldwin took on Jetha. The top seed romped through the first two games but saw her young opponent claw it back. Baldwin missed a stack of match points before finally – with a puff of the cheeks – prevailing 3-2 (11-3, 11-2, 7-11, 13-15, 14-12).

The other sensational match went all the way to 21-19 in the fifth as Lakhani and Savage both refused to be beaten. In the end, it was Lakhani who finally managed to get the all-important point. The final scoreline was 10-12, 15-13, 11-6, 9-11, 21-19.

In the other matches, Key beat Iles in four and Earley took a big step towards gold with a 4, 9, 2 victory over Pashley.

Baldwin also beat Pashley in Round 8 – 11-1, 11-8, 13-11 was the margin. Earley made light work of Lakhani, while Jetha beat Twomey in three. Iles versus Savage went to a fifth and Savage again missed out.

In the final round, the top two met, unbeaten, to decide the gold. Baldwin had a chance to take the first, but lost it 13-11, and Earley kicked on from there to win 13-11, 11-4, 11-3.

Iles won a second successive five-setter, beating Lakhani, while Pashey made sure of bronze by beating Twomey in three – the same margin by which Jetha beat Key.

The final standings were: 1 Sophie Earley, 2 Mari Baldwin, 3 Ella Pashley, 4 Sienna Jetha, 5 Rachael Iles, 6 Rebecca Savage, 7 Mia Lakhani, 8 Saskia Key, 9 Bly Twomey.

Men’s Singles

Day one

The late withdrawal of sixth seed Olly Cornish meant only nine men featured – and there was an upset in the first round as Isaac Kingham saw off second-ranked Toby Ellis 3-2 (12-10, 6-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5).

Connor Green got his campaign off to a good start with a 3-0 win over Krish Chotai, while Larry Trumpauskas’ first match resulted in a 3-1 victory over Joseph Dennison. The other match went to the fifth, Louis Price beating Jakub Piwowar 3-2 (10-12, 16-14, 6-11, 11-2, 11-2).

Ralph Pattison had a blank Round 1, but he took his first chance to notch a victory as he beat Chotai 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9) in Round 2.

Trumpauskas needed four against Piwowar, and it was three close games as Green defeated Kingham 9, 10, 10 and Dennison beat Ellis 10, 10, 9.

Ellis’ poor form continued as he lost in four to Piwowar in Round 3, while Pattison picked up another five-set win, this time defeating Price 11-8, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8).

Green was not overly troubled by Dennison, nor Kingham by Chotai, both winning in three.

If that victory was straightforward for Green, the one in Round 4 was anything but. He took on Piwowar and it went to the wire, both having match points before Green claimed a 3-2 (11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 11-13, 14-12) victory.

Trumpauskas kept his unbeaten record with a four-game win over Pattison, while Price beat Chotai and Kingham saw off Dennison, both in three.

The day’s final round saw Green’s blank fixture, but the four which were played all went to a decider, including Trumpauskas keeping his unbeaten record with an 11-8, 3-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5 scoreline over Price.

Kingham secured his place at the top – albeit from one match more than Green or Trumpauskas – with a 6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9 victory over Piwowar.

Chotai notched a win thanks to a comeback from 2-1 down to beat Dennison 11-5 in the fifth, while Ellis’ 3-2 (11-8, 7-11, 13-15, 11-9, 11-8) win over Pattison meant every player had at least one win under their belts at the end of the day.

The standings at the end of day one (seedings in brackets) were: 1 Kingham (9), 2 Green (1), 3 Trumpauskas (2), 4 Price (4), 5 Pattison (5), 6 Piwowar (7), 7 Dennison (8), 8 Chotai (10), 9 Ellis (2).

Day two

The first round of the day saw fifth seed Pattison confound the seedings by inflicting a four-game defeat on Green. Having edged the first 12-10 and won the second 11-7, Pattison had the top seed under real pressure. When Green romped to the third 11-2, if appeared the momentum had shifted, but Pattison was not taking a backward step and took the fourth 12-10.

That win put Trumpauskas into a great position in the top, the South Londoner having won his match against Chotai in four.

In the other matches, Piwowar beat Dennison in four and there was a terrific 3-2 win for Price against Ellis – 4-11, 11-5, 11-13, 13-11, 11-7.

Round 7 saw Green bounce back with a 9, 6, 6 win over Price, Piwowar beat Chotai in three and Pattison overcome Kingham, also in three – though it was a protracted first two games in a 18-16, 14-12, 11-3 victory.

Trumpauskas defeated Ellis in four, which proved to be Ellis’ last match as he succumbed to a back injury. When his matches were removed from the record, it erased Pattison’s defeat at his hands and put the BATTS player right back into contention.

Pattison still had to take care of results, of course, and he was pushed by Dennison in the next round – Dennison having had his victory over Ellis also erased. In the end, Pattison got over the line 3-2 (11-2, 9-11, 11-5, 15-17, 11-9).

If that was close, the match between Green and Trumpauskas was on another level. The first game went to 20-18 – the player failing to hold their own serves all the way from 10-10.

When Trumpauskas took the next 12-10, Green was teetering – which makes his comeback to win the next three 8, 6, 4 all the more commendable.

Price beat Kingham in three in the only other match of the round.

So to the final round, with Pattison, Green and Trumpauskas all in with a chance. Green had no match, but would take the title if Pattison lost, irrespective of Trumpauskas’ result. Trumpauskas needed a win to stay ahead of Pattison.

It was Kingham who was the King-maker, sinking Trumpauskas 3-2 (11-7, 3-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6) to open the door for Pattison.

Meanwhile, Piwowar was giving Pattison problems on the adjacent court, but Pattison dug deep to win 3-2 (11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8).

Price beat Dennison in three in the other match, leaving the final positions as: 1 Ralph Pattison, 2 Connor Green, 3 Larry Trumpauskas, 4 Louis Price, 5 Isaac Kingham, 6 Jakub Piwowar, 7 Krish Chotai, 8 Joseph Dennison.