To view live results from across the weekend, visit here.

20:00 – And that’s it from us today at the Mark Bates Ltd Under-21 National Championships! We can’t wait to do it all over again for the Junior event tomorrow!

19:59 – Ceremonies wrapped, but in the end it was Ella Pashley & Sienna Jetha who took the title in the women’s doubles, and Joe Hunter and James Hamblett who took the crown in the men’s doubles!

19:12 – Max Radiven & Rachael Iles save two Championships points in the fifth to claim the Mixed Doubles title!

18:41 – The mixed doubles final is off and running!

18:07 – The mixed doubles final is set, it’ll be Joe Hunter & Sophie Earley vs Max Radiven & Rachael Iles, but before that, we have the men’s and women’s doubles semi-finals which are underway.

17:30 – The mixed doubles semi-finals have begun! The men’s and women’s doubles semis will follow this round of matches.

16:54 – The men’s and women’s doubles are in full swing. The quarter finals are underway, with the mixed doubles semi-finals coming up next.

15:58 – The mixed doubles opening rounds are complete and were are left with the semi finallists who will compete at approximately 17:10!

Mixed Doubles semi finals:
Joe Hunter & Sophie Earley vs Isaac Kingham & Mabel Shute
Gabriel Schogger & Eva Eccles vs Max Radiven & Rachael Iles

14:48 – From two tables in use to the hall, to eight, the mixed doubles competition is underway, and we’re straight into the knockouts!

14:30 – Isaac Kingham takes the deciding set to claim the National title! He is the Under-21 National Champion in the Men’s Singles event!

14:22 – Tianer Yu breaks the deadlock in the third to claim the all important end 16-14 to claim her second Under-21 National title!

13:47 – The finals are set:
Isaac Kingham vs Abraham Sellado
Tianer Yu vs Sophie Earley

13:04 – Ella Pashley takes the fifth set decider 19-17! She saved six match points from Anna Green to progress into the semi finals!

And with that, the semi finals are all set and ready to go. Bronze medals secured, but which two athletes from each event will go the extra mile and land themself a chance to compete for the National title?

Men’s singles
Joe Hunter vs Isaac Kingham
Rohan Dani vs Abraham Sellado

Women’s singles
Tianer Yu vs Ella Pashley
Sienna Jetha vs Sophie Earley

12:52 – All quarter finals are complete, with the exception of Anna Green vs Ella Pashley… the fifth set decider has just begun….

12:21 – Who’s ready for the quarter finals? See the draw below and check the link above for the full match results from the whole competition. A note worthy match came from Catherina Lv who turned around a 2-0 deficit to progress into the last eight.

Men’s singles
Joe Hunter vs Max Radiven
Zac Greenhough vs Isaac Kingham
Jakub Piwowar vs Rohan Dani
Abraham Sellado vs Larry Trumpauskas

Women’s singles
Tianer Yu vs Rachael Iles
Anna Green vs Ella Pashley
Sienna Jetha vs Catherine Lv
Alyssa Nguyen vs Sophie Earley

12:13 – The quarter finals are beginning to take shape. A few matches are still ongoing… who will take the final few spots in the last eight of each competition?

11:53 – The men’s singles Round of 16 is underway with the following match-ups taking place:
Joe Hunter vs Krish Chotai
Gabriel Schogger vs Max Radiven
Kacper Piwowar vs Zac Greenhough
Joseph Marlor vs Isaac Kingham
Jakub Piwowar vs James Hamblett
Frederic Wilke vs Rohan Dani
Abraham Sellado vs Adam Dennison
Francesco Bonato vs Larry Trumpauskas

11:49 – Round 1 of the knockout stages is set to begin with the group stages almost completely wrapped up. As things stand, no groups have finished on countback! Keep your eyes on the results page as the knockout spreadsheets populate with the full draws.

As things stand in the women’s singles, both Tianer Yu and Sophie Earley take a bye with the them directly into the quarter finals, on opposite sides of the draw, while the remaining matches as follows:
Rachael Iles vs Eva Eccles
Anna Green vs Saskia Key
Hannah Saunders vs Ella Pashley
Sienna Jetha vs Rebecca Savage
Catherine Lv vs Mabel Shute
Alyssa Nguyen vs Maliha Baig

10:27 – The group stages are well underway across the hall. We are expecting the next round of matches to commence at approximately 11:30, where results should coming in from the groups.

8:50 – Good morning from Nottingham!

The stage is set for the 2026 Mark Bates Ltd Under-21 National Championships from the David Ross Sports Village at the University of Nottingham where five titles will be decided, with the men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles all up for grabs. Play is set to commence at 9:00.

A strong field of athletes in both the men’s and women’s singles look to impress, with the 2025 winners, Larry Trumpauskas and Ella Pashley hoping to defend their respective titles. The finals of the Men’s and Women’s Singles are scheduled for 13:30, assuming no delays in play.

In the afternoon, the doubles’ events take centre stage. Isaac Kingham and Mabel Shute will look to defend their title from 2025, while Max Radiven and Rohan Dani will be hoping to claim another title as they defend their crown. Sophie Earley, one half of the women’s doubles winning duo last year – with Eva Eccles, will compete with Anna Green this time around. The mixed doubles is scheduled for a 18:30 grandstand, while the men’s and women’s finals happening immediately after at 19:10.

For the full preview of the weekend’s action, visit here. Live updates from today’s action will be posted throughout the day.