The first day of the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships threw up a big story as three young players who have won medals at WTT Youth Contenders set up ties against current England Seniors.

Max Radiven will play Sam Walker, Abraham Sellado (pictured above) will face Connor Green and Isaac Kingham has a plum draw against defending champion Paul Drinkhall.

All three overcame higher-ranked players in their groups to get through to the last 16 – the matches are on Saturday afternoon at David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham.

In the Women’s Singles, Darcie Proud and Brooke Morris caused upsets to qualify for the knockout stage, where they will play Sophie Earley and last year’s silver medallist Jasmin Wong respectively.

All six tables were streamed live all day – Table 1 on YouTube and Tables 2-6 at TTE.TV – visit the two platforms to watch on demand.

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Men’s Singles

Three rising young England players have set up the match of their lives after coming through the group stage at the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships.

Max Radiven, Isaac Kingham and Abraham Sellado all beat higher-ranked players to top their groups and will play, respectively, Sam Walker, Paul Drinkhall and Connor Green in the Round of 16 tomorrow.

Sellado was the first to seal his passage to the knockouts as he won his two matches from third ranked in Group 5, first defeating Rohan Dani 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-6) and then Felix Thomis 3-1 (11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 11-3).

The Cadet and Under-17 National champion at the same venue two weeks ago will face the current Under-21 champion Green in the last 16, with the winner seeded to face Liam Pitchford in the quarter-finals.

Radiven set up his match against Walker by defeating top-ranked Josh Bennett in Group 2, both having earlier beaten Krish Chotai. Radiven was in control all the way against Bennett and won 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-7).

Bennett was earlier tested by Chotai, recovering from a 2-1 deficit to win it in a decider – the final score 13-11, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9.

Kingham came through Group 3 to set up his match with seven-time champion Drinkhall. Both he and the group’s top-ranked player, Larry Trumpauskas, beat Adam Dennison and Kingham then defeated Trumpauskas 3-1 (11-2, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8).

The battle to face six-time champion Pitchford in the last 16 played out between the three players in Group 1 and Bryan Kwan struck the first blow by coming from 2-1 down to beat Victor Guang Shi 3-2 (9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5).

Ben Piggott then defeated Guang Shi in three and went on to seal a match against the top seed by beating Kwan 3-1 (9-11, 11-0, 14-12, 11-5).

Nahom Asgedom had to shake off Joseph Dennison before winning 3-2 (8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7) in Group 6, which set him up for a victory against higher-ranked Ismaila Akindiya, this time by a 3-1 (10-12, 11-7, 13-11, 11-9) margin. Asgedom will play David McBeath in the last 16.

There was also victory for the second-ranked player in Group 8 as Joseph Hunter beat Jakub Piwowar 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 15-13). Hunter’s reward is a tie against two-time champion and second seed Tom Jarvis.

Louis Price was not unduly troubled in winning Group 7, beating Leo Nguyen in three and Maxim Stevens in four to advance to a meeting with Shayan Siraj in the last 16.

Group 4 also went as expected as Toby Ellis defeated Kacper Piwowar (in three) and Gabriel Achampong (in four). Ellis will face Andrew Baggaley tomorrow.

Piwowar defeated the higher-ranked Achampong to finish second – and both players were in demand for autographs from an admiring class of pupils from a local primary school who enjoyed their day at the Championships.

Women’s Singles

Second-ranked Darcie Proud upset top-ranked Maliha Baig to win Group 7 and book a match in the last 16 against Sophie Earley.

Proud was twice pegged back by Holly Holder in her first match before winning that tie 3-2 (11-8, 2-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6). She then defeated Baig in three (11-6, 11-7, 13-11).

Countback was needed in Group 4 to decide who would face last year’s runner-up Jasmin Wong, as Millie Rogove, Brooke Morris and Evie Knaapen all won once.

Morris was first to win, defeating Knaapen 3-1 (7-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6), but third-ranked Knaapen bounced back to beat top-ranked Rogove 3-2 (12-10, 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3).

Rogove’s 3-2 (13-11, 6-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7) win meant the abacus came out, and it was second-ranked Morris who took the verdict to make it through to that clash with Wong.

Mabel Shute had to recover a two-set deficit to beat Anna Piercey in Group 5 and go through to a meeting with third seed Mari Baldwin.

Third-ranked Piercey, who had earlier beaten second-ranked Mya Sultan in three, forced Shute to dig deep to win 3-2 (7-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-7, 11-3).

Rebecca Savage made it through as expected from Group 6, to play Anna Green in the last 16. Savage defeated Eva Eccles in four and Lauren McIndoe in three.

Eccles came from 2-1 down to beat McIndoe 3-2 (2-11, 11-5, 5-11, 14-12, 12-10), saving match points in the fourth.

Group 3 went with ranking, Rachael Iles coming through in three games against Millie Noble and four against Saskia Key to set up a match against Ella Pashley tomorrow.

Sally Hughes won Group 8, as per seeding, defeating Kelsey Fordham and Luna Archard without dropping a game. Hughes will face Letitia McMullan in the last 16.

Erin Green set up a match with second seed Tianer Yu as she defeated Sarah Horsnell 3-1 (11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7) and Sophie Ackred in three (6, 4, 6) to win Group 2.

Sienna Jetha safely came through Group 1 and will face six-time winner and defending champion Tin-Tin Ho. Jetha defeated Catharine Cody in four and Alyssa Nguyen in three.