Sam Walker and Tin-Tin Ho were unable to reach the main draw of the WTT Star Contender Ljubljana.

Walker led 2-1 against world No 91 Liao Cheng-Ting but was defeated 3-2, while Ho went down in four to Bernadett Balint of Hungary.

Liao will play Liam Pitchford in the last 64. The match is at 4.40pm UK time on Wednesday. Watch on the WTT YouTube channel (Table 2).

Pitchford & Tom Jarvis got through the men’s doubles against a pair from Puerto Rico.

They will play Noshad Alamiyan & Nima Alamian of Iran in the last 16. The match is scheduled at 1.10pm UK time on Wenesday. Watch on the WTT YouTube channel (Table 3).

Results

Men’s Singles
Qualifying round 2
Liao Cheng-Ting (TPE) bt Sam Walker 3-2 (11-7, 11-13, 6-11, 11-6, 11-2)

Women’s Singles
Qualifying round 2
Bernadett Balint (HUN) bt Tin-Tin Ho 3-1 (6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7)

Men’s Doubles
Qualifying round 2
Liam Pitchford & Tom Jarvis bt Angel Naranjo & Daniel Gonzalez (PUR) 3-2 (11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-5)