It’s day two of the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships – and the big guns are entering the fray. Here’s everything you need to know.

We’ll be streaming Table 1 all day on our YouTube channel, beginning with the Mixed Doubles semi-final at 9am.

We have Men’s and Women’s Singles, Para Classes 1-5 and 6-10 and three doubles competitions on the bill, with a place at Finals Day tomorrow up for grabs – with seven champions to be crowned.

Yesterday saw the qualifying tournament as 24 men and 24 women got through to meet the top seeds in the Round of 32.

Photos by Michael Loveder

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6.50pm: Tianer Yu wins the final match of the day against Rachael Iles by a 4-0 margin (5, 4, 5, 4) and will play Sophie Earley in the semi-finals – she beat Jasmin Wong 4-2 (12-10, 11-4, 11-7, 6-11, 9-11, 11-7).

6.35pm: Tin-Tin Ho defeats Letitia McMullan 4-0 (13-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-6) to move into the semi-finals, where she will face Ella Pashley, a 4-1 (11-8, 11-7, 11-5, 11-13, 11-9) victor over Alyssa Nguyen.

6.20pm: Incredible, incredible match between Andrew Baggaley and Sam Walker – Baggaley was 3-0 up only for Walker to turn it around after more than an hour of scintillating action.

6.15pm: We’ve had some amazing men’s quarter-finals! Top seed Tom Jarvis came from 2-1 down to beat Shaquille Webb-Dixon 4-2 (11-3, 9-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7); Joseph Hunter defeated Connor Green 4-2 (11-5, 11-7, 11-8, 3-11, 6-11, 11-9); and Larry Trumpauskas thrillingly beat David McBeath 4-2 (14-12, 4-11, 11-8, 9-11, 14-12, 12-10).

5.30pm: Now the No 6 seed falls in the women’s as Mari Baldwin loses in six to Under-17 national champion Alyssa Nguyen, who will play Ella Pashley in the quarter-finals.

5.28pm: The women’s quarter final line-up sees Sophie Earley meet Jasmin Wong and Tianer Yu versus Rachael Iles in the bottom half of the draw. In the top half, Tin-Tin Ho faces Letitia McMullan. We’re still waiting on the final result between Mari Baldwin and Alyssa Nguyen.

5.20pm: No 8 seed Anna Green has been upset by Rachael Iles in the last 16 – it was 4-3 (11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 7-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6) in the end to the Cippenham player. And Letitia McMullan has knocked out seventh seed Sienna Jetha 4-3 (11-8, 10-12, 11-6, 11-7, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5).

5.15pm: Tianer Yu is safely through but needed five games against Mia Lakhani, Sophie Earley got past Eva Eccles in four and it was also four for Jasmin Wong against Sara Williams.

5pm: Tin-Tin Ho breezes past Catherine Lv, who stayed positive throughout and had some good moments but not enough weaponary to trouble the top seed.

4.45pm: We know our men’s quarter-final line-up, which involves all seven seeds and Shaquille Webb-Dixon – who faces top seed Tom Jarvis. Also in the top half, Joseph Hunter plays Connor Green – Hunter defeated Shayan Siraj 4-3 (11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 14-16, 9-11, 11-6).

In the bottom half, David McBeath faces Larry Trumpauskas and Sam Walker will play three-time champion Andrew Baggaley.

4.23pm: Sam Walker lost the first against Isaac Kingham but came back to win in five.

4.20pm: Seeds David McBeath, Connor Green and Andrew Baggaley also all had 4-0 wins, over Krish Chotai, Ben Piggott and Toby Ellis respectively.

4.15pm: Another straightforward win for Tom Jarvis – Olly Cornish had his moments but Jarvis strode into the quarters in four straight . . . in fact, those were the only games Cornish lost all tournament as he was 18-0 up to this point.

3.45pm: Mia Lakhani had a cracking win over Mabel Shute – 3-2 (11-7, 12-10, 5-11, 6-11, 12-10).

3.42pm: The closest men’s matches saw Toby Ellis beat Jakub Piwowar 3-2 (11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7) and Krish Chotai overcome Leo Nguyen 3-2 (11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-6).

3.40pm: Tin-Tin Ho and Tianer Yu both made it through 3-0 against Maliha Baig and Mya Sultan respectively, third seed Sophie Earley and fourth seed Ella Pashey also through in three straight. The seeds in the 5-8 bracket – Jasmin Wong, Mari Baldwin, Sienna Jetha and Anna Green also all safely through.

3.35pm: The Round of 32 is all over and no alarms for any of the top seeds in either Men’s and Women’s Singles. In the Men’s, Sam Walker, David McBeath and Connor Green all made it through, although Green lost the first game against Felix Thomis. Andrew Baggaley, Joseph Hunter and Larry Trumpauskas all won 3-0 to complete the roll-call of seeds making it through.

1.45pm: A brutal display by No 1 seed Tom Jarvis, defeating Umair Mauthoor 3-0 (11-0, 11-4, 11-2) to move into the last 16.

1.25pm: The doubles bronze medallists have been presented with their medals (the main medal ceremonies will be after the finals tomorrow) – and that’s everything updated. Now for an afternoon of Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles!

1.22pm: Will Bayley beat Max Flint in the key match in Para Class 6-10 Group 1, while Billy Shilton got past Shae Thakker in Group 2 – Bayley & Shilton will meet in tomorrow’s final.

1.20pm: In the Para Class 1-5 competition, Nathan Drayner beat Andrew Green in the Group 1 decider, while Thomas Hepburn is through to the final from Group 2, overcoming Jack Silberston in the key match.

1.15pm: In the Men’s Doubles, it will be Paul Drinkhall & Sam Walker versus Tom Jarvis & Connor Green in the final. Drinkhall & Walker defeated Nahom Asgedom & Toby Ellis 3-0 (6, 9, 5), while Jarvis & Green beat Ben Piggott & Felix Thomis 3-1 (11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9).

1.10pm: We’re in the lunch break now – let’s tidy up the results from the last hour or so. The Women’s Doubles semi-finals saw the top two pairs go through – Tin-Tin Ho & Sophie Earley defeated Jasmin Wong & Anna Green 3-2 (11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6), while Ella Pashley & Sienna Jetha overcame Eva Eccles & Mollie Patterson 3-1 (11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 14-12) – tomorrow will be Sienna’s first experience of Finals Day.

12.10pm: Sad to report that Chris Doran is out of the singles as a result of the injury that forced him to withdraw from the Mixed Doubles earlier. He was due to play Rohan Dani, who will get a bye into the last 16.

12.05pm: Tin-Tin Ho & Sophie Earley are into the Women’s Doubles quarter-finals, seeing off Mia Lakhani & Anna Piercey in the quarters.

11.39am: Ben Piggott & Felix Thomis complete the Men’s Doubles semi-final line-up – they will face Tom Jarvis & Green.

11.32am: No problems for the top two pairs in the Men’s Doubles. Meanwhile, Nahom Asgedom & Toby Ellis have beaten the Nguyen twins Leo & Hugo, and they will play Drinkhall & Walker in the semi-finals.

11.30am: In the Para Class 1-5, Nathan Drayner and Andrew Green have both defeated Bethany Kelf and will play later to decide the winner of Group 1. In Group 2, Thomas Hepburn and Jack Silberston have both defeated Dave Lawrence.

11.25am: In the Para Class 6-10 competition, wins for Shae Thakker and Max Flint – they will face Billy Shilton and Will Bayley respectively to determined the group winners.

11am: The other pairs to make it through in the Women’s Doubles are Rachael Iles & Rebecca Savage and Maliha Baig & Luna Archard, with Letitia McMullan & Mya Sultan also through to complete the quarter-final line-up.

10.50: Mia Lakhani & Anna Piercey are through to the Women’s Doubles quarter-finals – and a meeting with top seeds Tin-Tin Ho & Sophie Earley – after beating Holly Holder & Sally Hughes.

10.25: Two other sets of brothers go through – the Bennetts and the Piwowars joining the Nguyens in the quarter-finals.

10.15am: No such issues for the top two pairs as Drinkhall/Walker and Jarvis/Green advance in three straight against Schogger/Onweng and Sawyer/Thakker respectively.

10.10am: Surprise in the Men’s Doubles – third seeds and silver medallists from two years ago, Joe Hunter & Larry Trumpauskas are bundled out of the competition in the first round by twins Hugo & Leo Nguyen – 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 13-11).

9.30am: Holders Connor & Anna Green are through to the Mixed Doubles final to face Sam Walker & Tin-Tin Ho – the Greens defeated Joe Hunter & Sophie Earley in four games in their semi-final.

9.20am: Paralympic stars Will Bayley and Billy Shilton are seeded to meet in the Class 6-10 final tomorrow – and they both started with wins against Dan Thomson and Bailey Page respectively.

9am: First news of the day is that Chris Doran has pulled out of the Mixed Doubles – he & Mari Baldwin were due to play Sam Walker & Tin-Tin Ho in the semi-finals. We’ll let you know if Chris is able to play in the Men’s Singles.

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What happened in the Mixed Doubles yesterday?

The top four pairs have made it through to the semi-finals after the first two rounds of the Mixed Doubles at the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships in Nottingham.

The quarter-finals were pretty smooth sailing, with only second seeds Joseph Hunter & Sophie Earley dropping a game, as they beat Nahom Asgedom & Luna Archard 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-2).

It was 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-6) for twins and defending champions Connor & Anna Green against Kacper Piwowar & Brooke Morris – the winners will play Hunter & Earley on Saturday.

In the top half, Sam Walker & Tin-Tin Ho overcame Andrew Baggaley & Rebecca Savage 3-0 (3, 8, 5) and Chris Doran & Mari Baldwin won in three against Josh Bennett & Letitia McMullan (16-14, 11-5, 11-9).

Earlier, in the first round, it was a similar story as again only Hunter & Earley of the four seeded pairs dropped a game, against Isaac Kingham & Mabel Shute.

There were a couple of close games, though – Piwowar & Morris beating Max Radiven & Rachael Iles 3-2 (11-7, 4-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-8) and Asgedom & Archard defeating Jakub Piwowar & Ella Pashley 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8).