Tin-Tin Ho got a deserved victory, but Ukraine proved too strong overall for England women as they ende their stay at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 Presented by ACN.

Tin-Tin Ho notched England’s first individual win of the Championships as defeated Tetyana Bilenko 3-1 (4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7) – something to give her and her team-mates heart after coming so close a couple of times during Stage 1A.

It was a run of five points from 2-1 down in the second which ignited Ho’s match, and she was only briefly behind at the starts of games three and four as she put England one up.

Tianer Yu was giving up 238 places to world No 51 Margaryta Pesotska, and the defensive player had too much weaponry for the teenager, winning 3-0 (5, 6, 6).

The gap between Ella Pashley and Veronika Matiunina is 323 places but the Cleveland teenager again tackled her task with energy and skill and was edged out 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 – she led 8-5 and 9-7 in the second and also 9-7 in the fourth but could not press home the advantage and get a game on the board.

Pesotska, twice a European singles silver medallist, was then back on court to take on Ho, and again the English player was unable to get close enough and a 3-0 (4, 7, 8) victory sent Ukraine through to the last 16.

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By Alan Man, Michael Loveder and Sam Mellish