Soraya Rahmani-Walentynska and Harry Tomlinson confirmed their places at the National Championships with winning performances at the Cliffedale Chanders Junior 4*.

Matches in Junior and Cadet categories at the 4* events contribute to the leaderboards which provide a qualifying route into their respective age group Nationals this season.

Winners are automatically invited (if eligible) and points are awarded according to how far players go in the competitions. Updated leaderboards can be viewed on the respective Cadet and Junior Nationals pages.

Top seed Rahmani-Walentynska (pictured above) defeated Penny Muil to win the Under-19 Girls’ Singles, winning the final 3-0 (11-7, 13-11, 11-4).

The champion did not drop a game in her quarter-final or semi-final (the latter against Maja Wojcicka), but had a tough match against Zoe Gonpot in the last 16 – her opponent hit back from 2-0 down to level, before Rahmani-Walentynska won it 3-2 (11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8).

Muil had to survive a fightback in the semi-finals, getting past Luna Archard, who had earlier defeated second seed Kiishi Adekola, 3-2 (11-9, 13-11, 6-11, 8-11, 11-8).

Tomlinson was the Under-19 Boys’ Open champion as he recovered from losing a tight first game to overcome Ryan Goodier 3-1 (12-14, 11-6, 11-7, 11-4).

Goodier came through the top half of the draw, beating Jake Davidson in a battle of the left-handers 3-1 (11-6, 12-14, 11-9, 13-11) in the semi-finals, having earlier staved off an Oscar Nikolli comeback to win 3-2 (13-11, 12-10, 8-11, 5-11, 11-5) in the quarters.

In the bottom half, Tomlinson overcame Ryan Holland 3-0 (13-11, 11-8, 11-9) in the semi-finals. Holland had a cracking quarter-final against Zihan Lin, finally prevailing 3-2 (9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 15-17, 11-5).

That was part of a string of 3-2s in that sector of the draw – Lin had beaten Janak Shah from 2-1 down in the last 16, while Shah had won 17-15 in the fifth against Aaron Wong in the last 32

Charlotte LokChing Wong won the Under-15 Girls’ Singles with a 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-9) win in the final against Cindy Xiao.

The semi-finals were both 3-0 – Xiao against Amber Lemmon and Wong against Sakinah Damji, but both finalists had a tough encounter earlier in the draw. Xiao beat Maisha Patel 3-2 (11-9, 12-10, 10-12, 7-11, 11-2) in the quarter-finals, while Wong defeated Serene Rahmani-Walentynska 3-2 (11-4, 11-5, 5-11, 7-11, 11-6) in the last 16.

Kai Lun Chow won the Under-15 Boys’ Open as he defeated Rishaan Sawant 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-6) in the final.

Chow did not drop a game throughout the knockouts, reaching the final with a 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-6) scoreline against Zihan Lin.

In the bottom-half semi-final, Sawant beat Mustafa Ibrahim 3-0 (11-6, 15-13, 11-6). Ibrahim had a 3-2 (11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7) win over Gabriel Church in the last 16.

The Under-17 Boys’ Open Singles title also went to Kai Lun Chow, who beat Aaron Wong 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-4) in the final.

Wong beat Zihan Lin 3-2 (11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-3) in the semis, while Chow needed only three against Ryan Holland.

Kiishi Adekola won the girls’ competition in the same age group, beating Soraya Rahmani Walentynska 3-0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-8) in the final.

In the semis, Adekola overcame Amber Lemmon 3-0 (6, 3, 8), while it was tougher for Rahmani-Walentynska, who got past Isabella Xiao Xu 3-2 (12-10, 11-5, 6-11, 5-11, 11-6).

The Under-13 Boys’ Open went to third seed Leo Shahmurov, who beat Dominic Rimmy 3-1 (11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 11-7) in the final.

Shahmurov beat Jayden Xuan Chen in the semi-finals, while Rimmy overcame Sebastian Li.

The Under-13 Girls’ category was won by Isabella Xiao Xu, who just got the better of Cindy Xiao 3-2 (9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 12-10, 11-6) in a thrilling final.

In the semi-finals, the champion beat Hattie Xiao in four, while Cindy Xiao won in three against Mindy Gao.