England won nine of the 12 gold medals at the Senior Schools International in Jersey – and 27 medals in total.

Included in the haul were gold-silver finishes in three of the team events and a clean sweep of all four medals in the individual Under-14 Boys’ competition.

The Non-Playing Captains were Kate Hughes, Dave Pilkington, Helen Lower, Chris Parker, Cherith Graham and Steve Lyons. Umpires Paul Nichols and Philip Ware completed the English delegation.

Team events

Under-14 Girls

England A (Gianna Pang and Assil Sarri) saw off Scotland B 4-1 on Day 1 and followed up with 5-0 wins over a Mixed B team, Guernsey B, Jersey A and Wales A.

England B (Senuli Ranasinghe and Charlotte Wong) were defeated 3-2 by Scotland A on the first day but 5-0 wins over Wales B, Mixed A, Jersey B and Guernsey A put them into the semi-finals.

There, they were defeated 3-2 by England A in  close match which saw the B team come back from 2-0 down to force a decider.

Pang beat Wong 3-1 in the first match and Sarri then defeated Ranasinghe 3-2 (14-12, 10-12, 12-10, 9-11, 11-5) to put England A 2-0 up. But the B team won the doubles 11-9 in the fifth and Ranasinghe beat Pang 3-2 (12-10, 12-10, 4-11, 9-11, 12-10) to level the match. Sarri clinched a place in the final as she defeated Wong 3-0 (8, 9, 5).

In the final, England A defeated Scotland 3-2, twice seeing Scotland level the score as Kiisha Adekola won twice. Sarri clinched gold by defeating Alexandra Hart 3-1 (11-9, 11-13, 12-10, 11-4) in the deciding match. England B got the bronze with a 3-0 victory over Jersey A.

Gold: England A; bronze: England B

Under-14 Boys

England A (Ryan Holland and Kai Lun Chow) had 5-0 wins over Scotland B, Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey A and Wales, while England B (Aaron Wong, Oscar Nikolli and Rishaan Sawant) defeated Wales, Mixed, Jersey B and Isle of Man 5-0 and Scotland A 4-1.

In the semi-finals, England A overcame Scotland A 3-1 and England B defeated Ireland 3-0.

The two England teams met in the final and it was a 3-1 win for the A team. Chow put them ahead as he beat Nikolli 3-0 (7, 11, 9) and Holland then beat Sawant 3-1 (13-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8) to make it 2-0. England B hit back by winning the doubles 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 8-11, 13-11) but Chow sealed victory for the A team by beating Sawant in four close games.

Gold: England A; silver: England B

Under-16 Girls

In the round-robin competition, England A (Millie Noble and Chloe Evans) started with a 5-0 win over Guernsey, while England B (Catherine Lv and Ria Wun) overcame Scotland A 3-2 and Wales 4-1 on Day 1. The win over Scotland owed much to Lv’s remarkable 3-2 (11-8, 12-14, 10-12, 14-12, 13-11) win over Maja Wojcicka.

The second day saw England A beat Ireland, Scotland B and Wales 5-0 and Scotland A 4-1, while the B team overcame Scotland B, Ireland and Guernsey 5-0.

The key meeting between the two England teams saw the A-string win 3-2, having seen the B-team come back from 2-0 down to force a deciding match.

Evans beat Wun in four in the first match and then Noble overcame Lv 3-2 – 12-10 in the fifth. England B won the doubles and Lv then won 3-2 against Evans to make it 2-2. The decider between Noble and Wun went to five and Noble finally imposed herself on the match to clinch it 3-2 (11-7, 11-13, 11-4, 8-11, 11-1).

Gold: England A; silver: England B

Under-16 Boys

England A (Rex Wong, Angad Saggu and Hugo Nguyen) whitewashed Scotland B on Day 1 and followed up with a 4-1 win over Ireland and 5-0 scorelines against Guernsey B, Jersey A and Wales A.

England B (Winston Hill and Prayrit Ahluwalia) started with a 4-1 defeat to Scotland A but bounced back to beat Wales B, Jersey B and Guernsey A, all 5-0.

The two England teams met in the semi-finals and it was England B who came out on top, 3-1. Hill and Ahluwalia beat Nguyen and Saggu respectively, both in the fifth game, but the two A-team players combined to win the doubles in four. Ahluwalia’s 3-1 win over Nguyen sealed the place in the final.

England B went on to lose the final 3-0 to Scotland A, though Hill fought hard against Ben Hart before losing the first match 3-2 (11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 13-11, 17-15), while England A secured bronze with a 3-0 defeat of Scotland B.

Silver: England B; bronze: England A

Under-18 Girls

England A (Jonabel Taguibao and Rachel Chak Yan Li) opened up by beating Guernsey 5-0 in the round-robin tournament, while England B had a tough first day, losing out 3-2 to hosts Jersey and 4-1 to Wales.

England A beat Scotland 5-0 and Ireland 4-1, but lost narrowly to Jersey and Wales, both 3-2. The B team (Anna Piercey and Luna Archard) beat Scotland and Guernsey 5-0 and Ireland 4-1, while the match between the two England teams finished 5-0 in favour of the A team.

That all meant a bronze medal for England A and a fourth-place finish for the B team. Hosts Jersey, inspired by Butterfly National Schools champion Hannah Silcock, took gold and Wales the silver.

Bronze: England A

Under-18 Boys

England A (Joseph Dennison and Hiko Yan Masa) beat Scotland B and Isle of Man 5-0 on Day 1 and completed a whitewash of the group stage with 5-0 results against Wales B and Jersey B on Day 2.

England B’s opening match was a 5-0 defeat of Jersey and the line-up of Wajid Wafiq and Zac Greenhough went on to win the group as they also beat Ireland 4-0 and Scotland A 4-1.

England A beat Ireland 3-0 in the semi-finals, while the B team defeated Wales A 3-0.

The all-England final finished 3-0 in favour of England A. Dennison overcame Wafiq 3-1 (11-9, 10-12, 12-10, 12-10), Masa beat Greenhough 3-1 (11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9) and the doubles was won in three.

Gold: England A; silver: England B

Individual events

Sunday saw the individual events, with England winning four of the six gold medals and 16 medals in total.

Under-14 Girls

Gianna Pang and Assil Sarri met in the final and Pang completed a 3-1 (11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8) victory to take gold.

Pang was taken to five in the semi-finals by Kiisha Adekola of Scotland before winning through 3-2 (11-5, 5-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5). Sarri beat Alexandra Hart of Scotland in three.

England’s Charlotte Wong and Senuli Ranasinghe reached the quarter-finals, losing to Hart and Pang respectively.

Gold: Gianna Pang; silver: Assil Sarri

Under-14 Boys

England completed a stunning clean sweep of all four medals, with Kai Lun Chow leading the way with gold.

He beat Oscar Nikolli 3-1 (11-6, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7) in the final. In the semis, Chow defeated Rishaan Sawant 3-0 (6, 7, 5) and Nikolli staged a fine comeback to edge past Ryan Holland 3-2 (6-11, 7-11, 11-9, 13-1, 11-7). Holland had beaten compatriot Aaron Wong in the quarter-finals.

Gold: Kai Lun Chow; silver: Oscar Nikolli; bronze: Rishaan Sawant, Ryan Holland

Under-16 Girls

Catherine Lv beat team-mate Millie Noble 3-1 (11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 12-10) to take the gold.

There was also a bronze for England as Chloe Evans reached the semi-finals, wjere she lost 3-0 (14-12, 11-6, 11-8) to Lv. Noble beat Maja Wojcicka of Scotland in four in the other semi-final.

Ria Wun reached the quarter-finals for England, going out in four to team-mate Lv.

Gold: Catherine Lv; silver: Millie Noble; bronze: Chloe Evans

Under-16 Boys

Harry Street of Wales beat three English players on the way to the final, but could not make it four as Rex Wong took gold for England, winning 3-1 (11-4, 7-11, 11-6, 11-4) in the final.

Street had ended the hopes of Prayrit Ahluwalia in the semi-finals, with a 3-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-4) victory, with Ahluwalia taking bronze along with Joe Mulhern of Scotland.

Earlier, Street beat Winston Hill in the last 16 and Hugo Nguyen in the quarter-finals – the former a close 3-2 (11-5, 11-8, 11-13, 8-11, 12-10) win over a spirited Hill. Angad Saggu was beaten by Mulhern in the last 16.

Gold: Rex Wong; bronze: Prayrit Ahluwalia

Under-18 Girls

Jersey’s Hannah Silcock was the class player in the field as she won gold on home territory, completing the achievement with a 3-0 (6, 9, 10) win over Rachel Chak Yan Li in the final.

There was a bronze for Jonabel Taguibao, who was beaten by Silcock in the semi-finals, while Anna Piercey and Luna Archard reached the quarter-finals, losing to Wales’ Lowri Hurd and team-mate Taguibao respectively – Taguibao’s was a close 3-2 (11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7) margin.

Silver: Rachel Chak Yan Li; bronze: Jonabel Taguibao

Under-18 Boys

Hiko Yan Masa beat team-mate Joseph Dennison 3-2 (6-11, 13-11, 4-11, 11-6, 11-8) in the final as England won gold and silver.

There was a bronze for Zac Greenhough, who was beaten in three close games by Masa in the semi-finals. Wajid Wafiq reached the quarter-finals, going out to Bruce Tan of Ireland.

Gold: Hiko Yan Masa; silver: Joseph Dennison; bronze: Zac Greenhough