Para sensation Bly Twomey was among the young athletes to seal invitations to the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships via the Cambridge Charity Junior 4*.

The competition, in aid of WheelPower, was held at the University of Cambridge Sports Centre at the weekend.

Matches in the Junior and Cadet categories contribute to the leaderboards which provide a qualifying route into their respective age group Nationals next year. Winners are automatically invited (if eligible) and points are awarded according to how far players go in the competitions.

Photos by Michael Loveder – see more on PhotoShelter.

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Leaderboards

Cadet Girls | Cadet Boys
Junior Girls | Junior Boys

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Paralympic medallist and European champion Twomey won the Junior (U19) Girls’ event to seal her invitation to the Nationals.

Twomey had a walkover in the final against Stuti Kashyap, having overcame Soraya Rahmani-Walentynska 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-4) in the semi-finals. At the same stage, Kashyap beat Rachael Iles 3-1 (11-6, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9).

The quarter-final stage saw a couple of matches go to the fifth – Twomey beat Rachael Li 3-2 from 2-0 down (9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4) and Iles also came from two behind to defeat Hannah Saunders 3-2 (9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 16-14, 11-5).

Isaac Kingham saw off Max Radiven to win the Junior Boys’ final, twice coming from behind as he took the title 3-2 (13-15, 11-5, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5).

Radiven had not dropped a game up to that point, and it was Aarav Parihar whom he beat in the semi-finals (4, 8, 4).

Kingham came through the bottom half of the draw, where he found Rohan Dani a tough nut to crack in the semi-finals, eventually winning 3-2 (9-11, 12-10, 8-11, 14-12, 11-6).

Dani also went to five in the last 16, where he defeated Harrison Hill 3-2 (6-11, 11-6, 11-3, 7-11, 11-4). There was a remarkable scoreline at the same stage as Rishaan Sawant took on Andreas Kongsdel of Denmark, Sawant winning 3-2 (19-17, 0-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9).

Kai Lun Chow won the Cadet (U15) Boys’ final, defeating Sinan Surensoy 3-1 (11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7) in the final.

In the semis, Chow overcame Ryan Holland 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8), while Surensoy beat Zihan in 3-1 (11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6).

Chow’s toughest match was in the last 16, where he had to work hard to shake off Charlton Ngitngit 3-2 (11-7, 11-2, 13-15, 10-12, 11-3).

Surensoy also had an epic encounter at the same stage, defeating Sawant 3-2 (12-14,11-4, 13-15, 11-7, 11-5). It was also 3-2 in the quarter-final clash between Lin and Pablo Ramirez Rioja, won by the former 3-2 (15-13, 9-11, 15-17, 11-6, 11-6).

In the Cadet Girls’ competition, victory belonged to Alyssa Nguyen, who met Hannah Saunders in the final and prevailed 3-1 (14-12, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6).

Saunders defeated Assil Sarri 3-1 (6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7) in the semi-finals, while Nguyen needed all five to get past Soraya Rahmani-Walentynska (11-3, 6-11, 9-11, 11-1, 11-9).

In the quarters, Saunders defeated club-mate Amber Lemmon 3-2 (11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8) and Sarri defeated Charlotte Lok Ching Wong 3-2 (11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9), while back in the last 16, Rahmani-Walentynska needed five against Alexia Ciobanica (11-9, 11-5, 12-14, 5-11, 11-5).

There were some close matches in the Under-17 Boys, though winner Radiven was largely untroubled as he only dropped one game in the knockouts.

That was in the semi-final, when he defeated Prayrit Ahluwalia 3-1 (11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9). Radiven went on to beat Kai Lun Chow 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-8) in the final.

Chow beat Oscar Nikolli 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-9) in his semi-final, but his quarter-final was tougher as he came from 2-1 down to edge past Adam Alibhai 3-2 (13-11, 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 13-11).

There were three great matches involving Noah Byrne-Smith in the earlier rounds. First, he defeated Leo Nguyen 3-2 (12-10, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11) and then overcame Harry Tomlinson 3-2 (11-9, 12-10, 6-11, 10-12, 11-7). His run was ended by Ahluwalia in the quarter-finals, again in five (13-11, 11-9, 6-11, 8-11, 11-7).

The Under-17 Girls’ final went to Stuti Kashyap, the American girl being awarded a walkover against Soraya Rahmani-Walentynska.

Rahmani-Walentynska came from 2-0 down to beat Charlotte Lok Ching Wong 3-2 (8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8) in the semi-finals, where Kashyap defeated Eva Eccles.

The first round saw a couple of great comebacks as lower-ranked players defeated higher-ranked opponents – Assil Sarri beat second seed Alyssa Nguyen 3-2 (8-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8) and Millie Noble beat Hannah Saunders 3-2 (4-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-7, 12-10).

Malek Shamakh won the Under-13 Boys’ event beating Li Hao Chan in the final. In the semis, Shamakh beat Saisuriya Prasanna Kumar 3-1 (11-4, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7), while Chen defeated Christopher Darby.

Shamakh’s quarter-final saw him hold off a comeback by Lev Sahmurov to win 3-2 (11-6, 11-3, 10-12, 9-11, 11-5).

Amber Lemmon won the Under-13 Girls as she defeated Bethany Yang 3-1 (11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6) in the final.

Lemmon’s semi-final was done in three (11-5, 12-10, 11-7) against Alexia Ciobanica, while Yang went the distance with Serene Rahmani-Walentynska, coming from 2-0 down to win 3-2 (8-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4).