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Andrew Baggaley was defeated in the final of the inaugural World Ping Pong Masters as Germany’s Alexander Flemming finally got his hands on a big prize on English soil.
Andrew Baggaley won a sudden-death match point to successfully defend his World Championship of Ping Pong title and lift the trophy for a historic fourth time tonight.
Andrew Baggaley starts the defence of his World Championship of Ping Pong title against Gianmarco Gallina of Italy at Alexandra Palace on Saturday.
Mollie Patterson and Millie Rogove won their second bronze medals of the tournament, while Connor Green was also on the podium at the Portugal Junior & Cadet Open.
Mollie Patterson & Millie Rogove are sure of a doubles medal, while Josh Weatherby is carrying the flag for the boys after a busy day for English youngsters at the Portugal Junior & Cadet Open.
England won 14 medals, seven of them gold, at the Home Countries International Championship in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Charlotte Bardsley defeated the fourth seed on her way to reaching the last 16 of the Junior Girls’ Singles at the European Youth Championships.
Five out of seven English girls are still going in the singles events at the European Youth Championships in the Czech Republic, but only Naphong Boonyaprapa is left of the boys.
The Cadet Boys line-up of Naphong Boonyaprapa, Louis Price and Thomas Rayner posted the best England finish as the team events came to an end at the European Youth Championships.
England’s Cadet Boys’ team are guaranteed a top-20 finish at the European Youth Championships, but the Junior Girls have narrowly missed out.
England’s Junior Girls won their group at the European Youth Championships in Ostrava, while the two Cadet teams finished second.
All four England teams got off to a winning start at the European Youth Championships in the Czech Republic on Sunday.
Ethan Walsh had a 100% record and Charlotte Bardsley came out on top of a three-way countback as they became Junior National Cup champions.
England have named a full complement of 14 players for the European Youth Championships in the Czech Republic in July.
Ethan Walsh and Denise Payet won the Junior singles titles at the PG Mutual Cadet & Junior Nationals in Nottingham – and both added a doubles title for good measure.
None of the England teams were able to make it through to the knockout rounds at the Spanish Junior & Cadet Open, despite some good battles in the groups.
Megan Gidney went out in the last 16 of the Junior Girls’ Singles and lost to the top seeds in the quarter-finals of the doubles alongside Denise Payet at the Spanish Junior & Cadet Open. Payet, Charlotte Bardsley and Ethan Walsh also all reached the main draw.
James Smith and Naphat Boonyaprapa were both knocked out by opponents near the top of the seedings in the last 64 of the Junior Boys’ Singles at the Italy Junior & Cadet Open.
Two English pairs earned bronze medals by reaching the doubles semi-finals at the Swedish Junior & Cadet Open, and there was a consolation singles silver for Mollie Patterson.
James Smith dropped only one game all day as he surged into the latter stages of the Junior Boys’ Singles and Doubles at the Swedish Junior & Cadet Open.