Bethany Yang and Stefen Wierszyllowski reached the semi-finals and there were quarter-final appearances for Max Radiven and Lusio Wen at WTT Youth Contender Vila Real in Portugal.

Yang (pictured above with coach Charlotte Carey at the event), was close to getting into the final of the Under-13 Girls’ Singles, but lost out 3-2 to eventual champion Lara Monteiro of the host nation.

Yang had battled back from 2-0 down, winning the fourth 13-11, but saw Monteiro take the decider 11-8.

In the corresponding boys’ category, Wen won his group and two knockout rounds without dropping a game. His run came to an end in the quarter-finals at the hands of Deyvan Lemaire of France.

Brothers Stefan and Ignacy Wierszyllowski, at their first WTT event, went out in the group stage, but both picked up two victories in the group stage in the Under-11 Boys’ Singles.

For Stefan, that was enough to put him into the semi-finals, finishing second in his group on countback, having defeated Junior Aruna of Nigeria – son of Quadri, current world No 34. Ignacy finished third in his five-player group.

In the semi-finals, Stefan came up against Daniel Dias of the host nation, who won in three straight.

In the Under-17 Boys’ Singles, Radiven topped his group and then defeated two more opponents to set up a quarter-final against France’s Sandro Cavaille, ranked 76 places above him at No 159 on the Junior list. Radiven twice led, but Cavaille fought back both times and then won the decider 11-9.

Abraham Sellado also won his group and continued through the round of 32, but faced third seed Dario Salcedo of Spain in the last 16. Salcedo, ranked 96 places above Sellado at No 114, took the win in four games.

Kacper Piwowar, the highest ranked of the English trio at No 147, went through as a group runner-up and had to play in the round of 64. He won that match but then faced second seed and world No 89 Steven Moreno of Puerto Rico, going out in three. Theo Kniep went out in the group stage.

Piwowar, Sellado, Radiven and Isaac Kingham all made it through the Under-19 Boys’ Singles group stage into Friday’s knockouts.

In the knockouts, Sellado and Piwowar were both defeated in a deciding game in the Round of 64 by lower-ranked players, but Kingham advanced against higher-ranked Matt Closset of Belgium.

In the Round of 32, Kingham went out to Noah Vitel of France, the third seed and world No 69 Junior, but Radiven, who had received a bye through the last 64, continued his run by beating Aaron Sahr of Luxembourg, ranked 113 places above him at No 122.

His run ended in the last 16, losing out in three to Luca Khidasheli of Spain.

Ella Pashley and Rachael Iles did not pick up a win between them in the corresponding girls’ category, Pashley’s defeats including to top seed Maria Berzosa of Spain, the world No 26, who then ended the run of Jersey’s Hannah Silcock in the last 16, with a 3-2 (10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9) victory.

In the Under-15 age bracket, Yang and Wen went out in their respective group stages, but Kniep had a couple of remarkable results to top his group and move into the last 32.

Having won his first match with relative ease, he took on Puerto Rico’s Owen Shemesh, ranked more than 250 places above him on the Junior list. It was a titanic struggle and Kniep came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 (13-15, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 15-13). Not content with that, he came from 2-0 down again in his last match, overcoming Sergio Munoz of Spain 3-2 (10-12, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6).

Kniep defeated Julian Alto of Argentina in the last 32, before his run was ended in four games in the Round of 16 by top seed Matthew Cao of Puerto Rico.

There were also three pairs involving English players competing in the Under-19 Mixed Doubles, but only Kingham & Hannah Silcock of Jersey made it through the first round before going out 3-2 (10-12, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7) to Nathan Doussinet of France & Elinor Davidov of Israel in the round of 16. The victors had earlier beaten Radiven & Iles in the first round, thereby denying an all-UK match-up. Sellado & Pashley also went out in the round of 32.

Results and draws

Under-19 Boys’ SIngles
Qualifying group 4
Luca Khidasheli (ESP) bt Isaac Kingham 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5)
Kingham bt Hugo Lapina (FRA) 3-2 91-11, 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 11-8)

Qualifying group 18
Max Radiven bt Lowis Vogler (SUI) 3-1 (11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8)
Radiven bt Thijmen Bos (NED) 3-1 (11-2, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8)

Qualifying group 19
Kacper Piwowar bt Victor Bartholomaeussen (DEN) 3-1 (11-5, 7-11, 11-9, 11-3)
Yali Mor (ISR) bt Piwowar 3-2 (7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6)

Qualifying group 22
Abraham Sellado bt Alvaro Gimeno (ESP) 3-1 (11-6, 11-7, 11-13, 12-10)
Sellado bt Francisco Donoso (CHI) 3-1 (9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6)

Round of 64
Kingham bt Matt Closset (BEL) 3-2 (11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5)
Carlos Goncalves (POR) bt Piwowar 3-2 (11-6, 13-11, 6-11, 5-11, 11-8)
Per Gevers (BEL) bt Sellado 3-2 (9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-1, 11-9)

Round of 32
Radiven bt Aaron Sahr (LUX) 3-1 (13-11, 11-9, 6-11, 12-10)
Noah Vitel (FRA) bt Kingham 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-5)

Round of 16
Luca Khidasheli (ESP) bt Radiven 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-9)

Under-19 Girls’ Singles
Qualifying group 1
Maria Berzosa (ESP) bt Ella Pashley 3-1 (11-9, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8)
Beatriz Pinto (POR) bt Pashley 3-1 (7-11, 11-1, 11-7, 11-7)

Qualifying group 8
Elise Pujol (FRA) bt Rachael Iles 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-9)
Renata Shypsha (ESP) bt Iles 3-0 (13-11, 12-10, 11-4)

Under-17 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 3
Dario Salcedo (ESP) bt Theo Kniep 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-5)
Rodrigo Andrade (POR) bt Kniep 3-1 (11-7, 7-11, 11-3, 11-9)

Qualifying group 7
Kacper Piwowar bt Franco Aufiero (ARG) 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-3)
Dinis Ye (POR) bt Piwowar 3-2 (11-8, 12-10, 6-11, 9-11, 11-9)

Qualifying group 10
Abraham Sellado bt Joao Vieira (POR) 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 12-10)
Sellado bt Emil Hasselbalch (DEN) 3-0 (11-8, 13-11, 11-6)

Qualifying group 14
Max Radiven bt Simao Duarte (POR) 3-1 (11-5, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5)
Radiven bt Marcos Gomez (ESP) 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-6)

Round of 64
Piwowar bt Marcos Gomez (ESP) 3-1 (11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6)

Round of 32
Radiven bt Levi Ulrich (SUI) 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-7)
Sellado bt Rija Warin (FRA) 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-8)
Steven Moreno (PUR) bt Piwowar 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-6)

Round of 16
Radiven bt Argemiro Mory (BRA) 3-1 (11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 11-4)
Dario Salcedo (ESP) bt Sellado 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-6)

Quarter-finals
Sandro Cavaille (FRA) bt Radiven 3-2 (8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9)

Under-15 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 4
Joseph Sebatindira (UGA) bt Lusio Wen 3-1 (4-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6)
Duarte Silva (POR) bt Wen 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-5)

Qualifying group 13
Theo Kniep bt Martim Rodrigues (POR) 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-9)
Kniep bt Owen Shemesh (PUR) 3-2 (13-15, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 15-13)
Kniep bt Sergio Munoz (ESP) 3-2 (10-12, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6)

Round of 32
Kniep bt Julian Alto (ARG) 3-0 (11-6, 11-1, 11-8)

Round of 16
Matthew Cao (PUR) bt Kniep 3-1 (11-8, 13-11, 8-11, 11-5)

Under-15 Girls’ Singles
Qualifying group 10
Finja Hansen (LUX) bt Bethany Yang 3-1 (8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8)
Esther Hasek (ESP) bt Yang 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-3)
Lara Monteiro (POR) bt Yang 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-8)

Under-13 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 9
Lusio Wen bt Lourenco Sena (POR) 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-2)
Wen bt Junior Aruna (NGR) 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 12-10)

Qualifying group 10
Lucas Alto (ARG) bt Ignacy Wierszyllowski 3-0 (11-8, 11-2, 11-2)
Rodrigo Lourenco (POR) bt Wierszyllowski 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-5)

Qualifying group 11
Vicente Cardoso (POR) bt Stefan Wierszyllowski 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-4)
Gabriel Tramonti (FRA) bt Wierszyllowski 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-5)
Julian Alto (ARG) bt Wierszyllowski 3-0 (12-10, 11-5, 12-10)

Round of 32
Wen bt Martim Silva (POR) 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-7)

Round of 16
Wen bt Vasco Lopes (POR) 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-9)

Quarter-finals
Deyvan Lemaire (FRA) bt Wen 3-0 (12-10, 11-3, 11-5)

Under-13 Girls’ Singles
Qualifying group 3
Bethany Yang bt Leonor Sousa (POR) 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 13-11)
Leonor Ascenco (POR) bt Yang 3-1 (11-13, 11-6, 17-15, 11-2)

Quarter-finals
Yang bt Mafalda Monteiro (POR) 3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-4)

Semi-finals
Lara Monteiro (POR) bt Yang 3-2 (11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-13, 11-8)

Under-11 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 1
Valentino Alto (ARG) bt Ignacy Wierszyllowski 3-0 (11-5, 16-14, 11-5)
Wierszyllowski bt Boris Costa (POR) 3-1 (11-9, 10-12, 11-6, 11-6)
Daniel Dias (POR) bt Wierszyllowski 3-1 (11-7, 12-14, 11-3, 11-4)
Wierszyllowski bt Lourenco Sena (POR) 3-1 (11-13, 11-9, 15-13, 11-7)

Qualifying group 2
Stefan Wierszyllowski bt Junior Aruna (NGR) 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-8)
Joao Carneiro (POR) bt Wierszyllowski 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-2)
Abel Freitas (POR) bt Wierszyllowski 3-1 (7-11, 11-5, 14-12, 11-3)
Wierszyllowski bt Rodrigo Morais (POR) 3-2 (8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 5-11, 11-7)

Semi-finals
Daniel Dias (POR) bt Stefan Wierszyllowski 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-3)

Under-19 Mixed Doubles
Round of 32
Isaac Kingham & Hannah Silcock (JEY) bt Bernardo Antunes & Paula Camero (POR) 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-1)
Nathan Doussinet (FRA) & Elinor Davidov (ISR) bt Max Radiven & Rachael Iles 3-0 (11-7, 15-13, 11-5)
Carlos Goncalves & Mariana Santa (POR) bt Abraham Sellado & Ella Pashley 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-2)

Round of 16
Nathan Doussinet (FRA) & Elinor Davidov (ISR) bt Kingham & Silcock (JEY) 3-2 (10-12, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7)