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October 27, 2025 | Paul Stimpson From WTT Star Contender London to BATTS of Harlow, Larry Trumpauskas and Ella Pashley were the winners of the Under-21 National Cup. Trumpauskas swept all before him to win the menâ€s title with a perfect record of nine victories, while Pashley was beaten only by Anna Green as she took the womenâ€s trophy. Jakub Piwowar and Max Radiven – who also competed at the Copper Box Arena earlier in the week, won silver and bronze respectively in the menâ€s. Eva Eccles and Rachael Iles joined Pashley in the podium positions, ahead of Sienna Jetha and Mabel Shute after a four-way countback. Final positions Women: 1 Ella Pashley, 2 Eva Eccles, 3 Rachael Iles, 4 Sienna Jetha, 5 Mabel Shute, 6 Anna Green, 7 Alyssa Nguyen, 8 Jonabel Taguibao, 9 Rebecca Savage, 10 Saskia Key Men: 1 Larry Trumpauskas, 2 Jakub Piwowar, 3 Max Radiven, 4 Isaac Kingham, 5 Krish Chotai, 6 Abraham Sellado, 7 Rohan Dani, 8 Gabriel Schogger, 9 Kacper Piwowar, 10 Wajid Wafiq Day one Trumpauskas and Pashley were unbeaten at the end of a day which saw some competitive matches and close results, notably in the girls†competition, which saw eight matches go to a decider – double the number of the boys. There were three in the first round alone, with Alyssa Nguyen coming from 2-1 down to beat Anna Green, Mabel Shute also recovering a 2-1 deficit against Rebecca Savage, and Eva Eccles staving off a comeback from Rachael Iles to win 11-6 in the fifth. Ella Pashley and Sienna Jetha both won 3-0 against Jonabel Taguibao and Saskia Key respectively. Taguibao got off the mark in the second round, 11-8 in the fifth against Savage. There was also a first win for Iles, in four over Shute, while Jetha dug in to beat Nguyen in five. Eccles kept her unbeaten run with a 3-2 (10-12, 11-4, 4-11, 11-7, 11-8) win over Jetha in round three, but she was defeated by Pashley in the round four – the same stage at which Green got a belated first win, 3-1 over Savage. Key and Savage remained winless after day one, though both came very close in the final round of the day, Key losing out 3-2 (11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 8-11, 11-4) to Eccles and Savage being beaten by Jetha – 3-2 (11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 10-12, 12-10) the score in that one. The boys†first round saw Jakub Piwowar and Max Radiven play out a 3-2 (11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 12-10) in the formerâ€s favour. Larry Trumpauskas beat Krish Chotai 3-1, it was the same score for Rohan Dani against Gabriel Schogger and for Isaac Kingham over Kacper Piwowar, while Abraham Sellado defeated Wajid Wafiq – who replaced Joseph Hunter in the starting line-up and took Hunterâ€s No 2 seed position, in three. Trumpauskas had one of his biggest tests in the second round, defeating Sellado 3-2 (9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3). Radiven got his first win, in three against Kingham, and Schogger also got off the mark by beating Wafiq. Kacper Piwowarâ€s first win came in round three, over Wafiq, while Chotaiâ€s first win came courtesy of a 3-2 (8-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8) scoreline against Sellado. Radiven beat Dani in the fifth having trailed 2-1, meaning nine of the 10 athletes already had at least one win and only Trumpauskas remained unbeaten after three rounds – howâ€s that for an indicator of a competitive cohort? Rounds 4 and 5 were actually relatively uneventful, only three matches going beyond a third game and all of those done in four. It left Trumpauskas with clear water at the top after day one, with Jakub Piwowar having won 4/5. Day two Eccles kept up her medal hopes in the first round on Sunday as she squeezed past Nguyen 12-10 in the fifth – and she also had a win in the decider in round seven, coming from 2-1 down to beat Taguibao 3-2 (8-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9). In the same round, Jetha had an even better fightback to overcome Green 3-2 (5-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6). Pashley had continued to be flawless, but that record was lost in round eight, when Green put in her best performance of the competition to win 3-1 (12-14, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9). Shuteâ€s 3-2 (10-12, 11-9, 13-11, 7-11, 15-13) win over Eccles put her in the medal picture – both had match points. The final round saw Pashley defeat Jetha 3-0 (7, 5, 7) to take the title – Jetha would have won gold with victory, but ended up with nothing as defeat moved her down to fourth. Eccles†four-game win over Savage confirmed silver and Iles†victory in three against Nguyen sealed bronze, with Shute also missing out despite beating Taguibao. In the menâ€s category, Trumpauskas versus Piwowar senior (Jakub) at the start of the second day had a pivotal look and feel about it, and it went the distance. Trumpauskas fought back from 2-1 down to win it 3-2 (11-6, 6-11, 5-11, 11-7, 12-10) to take a big step towards gold. Radiven had an even better comeback, turning around his match against Sellado from two down – the final scoreline 3-2 (6-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6) in the left-handerâ€s favour. Schogger, meanwhile, won a see-saw clash with Kacper Piwowar 3-2 (11-8, 4-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8). Radiven had another 3-2 win in round seven, seeing off Schogger 11-5, 7-11, 11-2, 5-11, 11-8). Jakub Piwowar beat Sellado and Trumpauskas beat Kingham, both 3-1, to maintain their medal campaigns. The top two had a tougher time in round eight as Trumpauskas held off a Rohan Dani comeback to prevail 3-2 (14-12, 12-10, 7-11, 7-11, 11-4). Piwowarâ€s 3-2 was against Schogger, coming from behind to win 12-14, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8). Radivenâ€s 3-0 win over Kacper Piwowar sealed the bronze as it meant he could not be overtaken by Kingham, no matter the results in the final round. In fact, Radiven lost 3-2 (13-11, 14-12, 6-11, 9-11, 11-8) to Chotai and Kingham was also beaten – 3-2 (11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9) by Schogger. Piwowar versus Piwowar was won by Jakub in three, while Trumpauskas completed his perfect weekend by defeating Wafiq in three. Rachael Iles, Ella Pashley and Eva Eccles Max Radiven, Larry Trumpauskas and Jakub Piwowar Source link

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsWest of Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, is the lesser-known nation of Cameroon. Split between an eastern third that speaks English and a western two thirds that speaks French. The west African nation has an Atlantic Ocean coastline and is not far from the equator. Led for 43 years by Paul […]