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Spain’s Ladimir MAYOROV moved to the top of the Under 15 Boys standings at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes after six rounds, with Germany’s Tien Nghia PHONG matching his 5-1 win-loss record. Marcos GOMEZ of Spain, the only unbeaten player after the opening day, is third at 4-2.

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After six rounds, both MAYOROV and PHONG have five victories and one defeat, while Marcos GOMEZ of Spain, who had been the only unbeaten player at the end of the opening day, suffered two defeats on Saturday and now stands on four wins.

PHONG, the No. 3 player on the starting list, enjoyed a perfect second day. He opened with a 4-1 victory over Czechia’s Ondrej MORAVEK before beating Sweden’s Emil ELLERMANN 4-2.

His final match of the day brought him up against GOMEZ, who had won his opening four matches. The Spaniard twice moved ahead, taking the first and third games, but PHONG responded strongly. From 2-1 down, the German won three consecutive games to secure a 4-2 victory and finish the day with a 5-1 record.

MAYOROV, No. 6 on the starting list, was equally impressive. The Spaniard had already won two of his three matches on Friday and added three more victories on the second day.

He beat Germany’s Lukas WANG in straight games before overcoming France’s Noah TESSIER 4-2. MAYOROV completed his perfect day with another 4-0 performance, this time against Russia’s Nazar BAKIROV.

For GOMEZ, Saturday brought a dramatic change of fortunes. After three victories on the opening day, he extended his winning run by beating ELLERMANN 4-2 in Round 4. However, WANG brought that unbeaten sequence to an abrupt end with a 4-0 victory in the following round. PHONG then inflicted GOMEZ’s second defeat in the evening session.

There were significant results throughout the field. TESSIER, the No. 10 player on the starting list, produced a convincing 4-1 victory over top-listed Alexander MALOV and later closed the day with a straight-games win over WANG.

Poland’s Hubert KWIECINSKI also collected two victories, beating BAKIROV 4-1 and ELLERMANN 4-1, although MORAVEK stopped him in straight games in Round 5.

MALOV continued to experience a difficult competition. After winning only once on the opening day, the No. 1 player lost to TESSIER and BAKIROV before recovering with a 4-1 victory over MORAVEK in the final round of the day.

With three rounds remaining, PHONG and MAYOROV have put themselves in a strong position at 5-1, but GOMEZ remains close behind at 4-2 as the battle for the U15 Boys title heads into the final day in Antibes.

Round 1

  • Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 2-4 (-15, 9, 9, -7, -13, -9)
  • Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 4-1 (-7, 9, 8, 5, 4)
  • Lukas WANG (GER) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 0-4 (-7, -8, -11, -7)
  • Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 1-4 (-11, -10, 2, -6, -9)
  • Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-2 (3, 5, 6, -5, -8, 9)

Round 2

  • Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-0 (6, 1, 8, 8)
  • Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) – Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) 2-4 (-8, -8, 11, 5, -6, -12)
  • Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) – Noah TESSIER (FRA) 3-4 (-5, 4, 10, -8, 4, -8, -9)
  • Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – Lukas WANG (GER) 3-4 (7, -8, -3, -6, 6, 8, -7)
  • Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) 0-4 (-5, -6, -5, -10)

Round 3

  • Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 1-4 (-9, -5, 5, -3, -7)
  • Lukas WANG (GER) – Alexander MALOV (ESP) 3-4 (-9, 4, 9, -10, -13, 5, -4)
  • Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 3-4 (4, -2, 9, -7, 12, -9, -11)
  • Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 2-4 (9, 7, -10, -5, -9, -6)
  • Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 2-4 (8, 13, -6, -4, -5, -5)

Round 4

  • Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 4-2 (-9, 8, -8, 5, 6, 9)
  • Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-1 (3, 8, -10, 8, 9)
  • Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) 4-1 (9, -9, 8, 6, 7)
  • Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Noah TESSIER (FRA) 1-4 (-5, 8, -7, -2, -3)
  • Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Lukas WANG (GER) 4-0 (8, 8, 4, 10)

Round 5

  • Lukas WANG (GER) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 4-0 (14, 13, 9, 9)
  • Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) 2-4 (7, -4, -2, 6, -4, -10)
  • Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Alexander MALOV (ESP) 4-2 (10, -8, 4, 6, -9, 3)
  • Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 4-0 (6, 8, 8, 9)
  • Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 2-4 (-8, -8, -8, 9, 15, -8)

Round 6

  • Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 2-4 (9, -9, 8, -8, -6, -5)
  • Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 4-1 (2, -12, 3, 6, 12)
  • Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-1 (6, -8, 15, 11, 2)
  • Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) 4-0 (7, 5, 8, 7)
  • Lukas WANG (GER) – Noah TESSIER (FRA) 0-4 (-10, -3, -10, -8)

Round 7 – 4 October, 10:50

  • Noah TESSIER (France) – Marcos GOMEZ (Spain)
  • Nazar BAKIROV (Russia) – Lukas WANG (Germany)
  • Ondrej MORAVEK (Czechia) – Ladimir MAYOROV (Spain)
  • Emil ELLERMANN (Sweden) – Alexander MALOV (Spain)
  • Tien Nghia PHONG (Germany) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (Poland)

Round 8 – 4 October, 14:50

  • Marcos GOMEZ (Spain) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (Poland)
  • Alexander MALOV (Spain) – Tien Nghia PHONG (Germany)
  • Ladimir MAYOROV (Spain) – Emil ELLERMANN (Sweden)
  • Lukas WANG (Germany) – Ondrej MORAVEK (Czechia)
  • Noah TESSIER (France) – Nazar BAKIROV (Russia)

Round 9 – 4 October, 18:10

  • Nazar BAKIROV (Russia) – Marcos GOMEZ (Spain)
  • Ondrej MORAVEK (Czechia) – Noah TESSIER (France)
  • Emil ELLERMANN (Sweden) – Lukas WANG (Germany)
  • Tien Nghia PHONG (Germany) – Ladimir MAYOROV (Spain)
  • Hubert KWIECINSKI (Poland) – Alexander MALOV (Spain)

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Varvara TOLMACHEVA of Russia maintained her perfect record in the Under 15 Girls event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes, moving to the top of the standings with six wins from six matches.

See the pictures by Anthoine BERTHELEMY here.

After completing the opening day unbeaten, TOLMACHEVA continued her run with another three victories on Saturday. She first overcame Austria’s Sophia PICHLER 4-2 before facing a much tougher challenge from Switzerland’s Enya HU.

TOLMACHEVA won the opening two games, but HU responded by taking three in succession to move 3-2 ahead. TOLMACHEVA regained control when it mattered most, taking the sixth and seventh games to prevail 4-3. She then completed her perfect day with a 4-1 victory over Germany’s Amelie JIA.

Amina ILIMBETOVA is TOLMACHEVA’s closest challenger in the standings with a 5-1 record. After losing to TOLMACHEVA in the opening round on Friday, ILIMBETOVA has won five matches in succession.

Her second day began with one of the most dramatic encounters of the competition against France’s Albane ROCHUT. The match went the full distance before ILIMBETOVA prevailed in the seventh game for a 4-3 victory, inflicting ROCHUT’s first defeat of the tournament.

ILIMBETOVA followed with a 4-1 win over Slovakia’s Barbora GUASSARDO and closed the day in commanding fashion, beating Czechia’s Adela BRHELOVA in straight games.

ROCHUT remains firmly in contention at 5-1. After the narrow defeat to ILIMBETOVA, the French player responded with a 4-1 victory over Poland’s Aleksandra NAWROCKA.

Her final match against HU produced another seven-game battle. ROCHUT moved 3-1 ahead before HU fought back to force a decider, but the home favourite held her nerve to win the seventh game and secure her fifth victory.

NAWROCKA, JIA and GUASSARDO are all on 3-3, with NAWROCKA occupying fourth place in the official standings. The Polish player edged HU 4-3 in Round 4, lost to ROCHUT and then finished strongly with a 4-0 victory over GUASSARDO.

With three rounds remaining, TOLMACHEVA holds the only perfect record at 6-0, while ILIMBETOVA and ROCHUT are both one victory behind at 5-1. The three are now setting the pace as the battle for the U15 Girls title heads into the final day in Antibes.

U15 Girls – Results

Round 1

  • Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 2-4 (-9, 7, -9, -7, 9, -8)
  • Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 4-3 (-9, 4, 13, -10, -6, 7, 5)
  • Enya HU (SUI) – Amelie JIA (GER) 3-4 (-4, 7, -8, 6, 9, -4, -7)
  • Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-0 (6, 5, 6, 7)
  • Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 4-3 (-3, 9, -6, 10, -8, 10, 8)

Round 2

  • Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 4, 8, 11)
  • Sophia PICHLER (AUT) – Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) 1-4 (-11, -9, -7, 4, -8)
  • Amelie JIA (GER) – Albane ROCHUT (FRA) 3-4 (-8, 9, 6, -10, 5, -9, -5)
  • Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – Enya HU (SUI) 2-4 (3, -13, -5, -6, 8, -3)
  • Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) 4-3 (8, 10, -9, -9, -10, 8, 8)

Round 3

  • Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 3-4 (9, -3, 8, 7, -2, -3, -12)
  • Enya HU (SUI) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) 1-4 (-4, 8, -7, -6, -7)
  • Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 4-2 (10, 3, -9, -8, 7, 3)
  • Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Amelie JIA (GER) 0-4 (-10, -6, -7, -10)
  • Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-0 (8, 6, 7, 9)

Round 4

  • Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-2 (-4, 2, 4, -7, 6, 9)
  • Amelie JIA (GER) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 1-4 (-11, 2, -3, -7, -9)
  • Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) 3-4 (-7, 5, 6, -7, 8, -8, -13)
  • Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Albane ROCHUT (FRA) 4-3 (-13, 4, -8, 9, -7, 8, 9)
  • Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Enya HU (SUI) 4-3 (7, 8, -7, -8, -9, 6, 10)

Round 5

  • Enya HU (SUI) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 3-4 (-6, -9, 6, 6, 8, -1, -5)
  • Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) 4-1 (6, 5, -8, 10, 11)
  • Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) 1-4 (9, -10, -6, -9, -5)
  • Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 0-4 (-9, -8, -8, -10)
  • Sophia PICHLER (AUT) – Amelie JIA (GER) 1-4 (-7, -4, -4, 4, -9)

Round 6

  • Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – Amelie JIA (GER) 4-1 (8, 8, 5, -10, 4)
  • Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-1 (12, 3, 4, -6, 8)
  • Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 4-0 (2, 4, 6, 10)
  • Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) 4-0 (8, 1, 4, 2)
  • Enya HU (SUI) – Albane ROCHUT (FRA) 3-4 (7, -4, -9, -8, 17, 8, -6)

Round 7, 10:00

  • Albane ROCHUT (France) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (Russia)
  • Barbora GUASSARDO (Slovakia) – Enya HU (Switzerland)
  • Adela BRHELOVA (Czechia) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (Poland)
  • Sophia PICHLER (Austria) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (Russia)
  • Amelie JIA (Germany) – Lucja KOBOSZ (Poland)

Round 8, 14:00

  • Varvara TOLMACHEVA (Russia) – Lucja KOBOSZ (Poland)
  • Amina ILIMBETOVA (Russia) – Amelie JIA (Germany)
  • Aleksandra NAWROCKA (Poland) – Sophia PICHLER (Austria)
  • Enya HU (Switzerland) – Adela BRHELOVA (Czechia)
  • Albane ROCHUT (France) – Barbora GUASSARDO (Slovakia)

Round 9, 17:20

  • Barbora GUASSARDO (Slovakia) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (Russia)
  • Adela BRHELOVA (Czechia) – Albane ROCHUT (France)
  • Sophia PICHLER (Austria) – Enya HU (Switzerland)
  • Amelie JIA (Germany) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (Poland)
  • Lucja KOBOSZ (Poland) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (Russia)

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France’s Leana HOCHART remains unbeaten in the Under 19 Girls event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes after another impressive day, while compatriot Alexia NODIN stayed firmly in the title race with three victories on Saturday.

See the pictures by Anthoine BERTHELEMY here.

HOCHART has yet to lose after six matches and continued her run without dropping a game on the second day. She opened with a commanding 4-0 victory over Czechia’s Veronika POLAKOVA and later produced another straight-games performance against Portugal’s Julia LEAL.

The French player had already made a strong start on Friday, when she won all three of her matches, and she remains the only unbeaten player in the competition.

NODIN, whose only defeat came against Romania’s Bianca MEI-ROSU on the opening day, responded with an excellent second day. She began by beating Poland’s Karolina HOLDA 4-0, overcame Belgium’s Lilou MASSART 4-2 and finished with another straight-games victory against POLAKOVA.

MEI-ROSU also remains very much in contention. The Romanian added two victories on Saturday, beating MASSART 4-2 and POLAKOVA 4-1. Her only defeat so far came against NODIN on Friday.

Behind the leading trio, Natalia BOGDANOWICZ of Poland continued her solid campaign, while HOLDA finished the day with a dramatic seven-game victory over MASSART.

Germany’s Koharu ITAGAKI was forced to withdraw from the competition through injury after Round 4. Following her withdrawal, her results were erased and are no longer counted in the competition.

With the decisive matches still ahead, HOCHART carries an unbeaten record into the final day, with NODIN and MEI-ROSU keeping the pressure on in the battle for the U19 Girls title.

Under 19 Girls

  • Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-0 (9, 9, 4, 3)
  • Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 0-4 (-5, -6, -9, -9)
  • Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 1-4 (-7, -4, 8, -6, -6)
  • Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Julia LEAL (POR) 4-2 (-7, -7, 6, 6, 8, 7)
  • Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) 1-4 (8, -7, -8, -10, -7)

Round 2

  • Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) 1-4 (3, -6, -9, -9, -10)
  • Julia LEAL (POR) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 1-4 (-9, -9, -10, 9, -5)
  • Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-2 (-10, -8, 7, 9, 5, 3)
  • Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 4-1 (6, 8, -5, 4, 5)
  • Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Alexia NODIN (FRA) 0-4 (-7, -2, -9, -6)

Round 3

  • Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-0 (8, 8, 6, 6)
  • Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 1-4 (10, -9, -6, -6, -6)
  • Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 1-4 (-7, -8, 11, -8, -12)
  • Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 4-2 (4, -8, 9, 4, -6, 6)
  • Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) – Julia LEAL (POR) 3-4 (-9, -8, 10, 8, 5, -5, -8)

Round 4

  • Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Julia LEAL (POR) 0-4 (-6, -7, -8, -3)
  • Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 5, 9, 5)
  • Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-2 (8, -10, 8, -7, 8, 3)
  • Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 4-0 (7, 6, 8, 5)

Round 5

  • Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-3 (-7, -5, 5, -5, 9, 4, 5)
  • Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Alexia NODIN (FRA) 2-4 (-4, 7, -5, -9, 8, -9)
  • Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 1-4 (-8, -6, -8, 8, -10)
  • Julia LEAL (POR) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 4-2 (9, 8, -6, 10, -10, 10)

Round 6

  • Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 1-4 (-6, -7, 10, -4, -2)
  • Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Julia LEAL (POR) 4-0 (6, 8, 9, 7)
  • Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 3, 10, 6)
  • Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-3 (9, 6, -11, 4, -6, -7, 4)

Round 7 – 11:40

  • Lilou MASSART (Belgium) – Alesia SFERLEA (Romania)
  • Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia) – Karolina HOLDA (Poland)
  • Julia LEAL (Portugal) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (Romania)
  • Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland) – Leana HOCHART (France)

Round 8 – 15:40

  • Alesia SFERLEA (Romania) – Leana HOCHART (France)
  • Bianca MEI-ROSU (Romania) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland)
  • Alexia NODIN (France) – Julia LEAL (Portugal)
  • Lilou MASSART (Belgium) – Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia)

Round 9 – 19:00

  • Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia) – Alesia SFERLEA (Romania)
  • Julia LEAL (Portugal) – Karolina HOLDA (Poland)
  • Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland) – Alexia NODIN (France)
  • Leana HOCHART (France) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (Romania)

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Aleksei SAMOKHIN of Russia remains unbeaten in the Under 19 Boys event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes after another strong day, while France’s Antoine NOIRAULT produced a perfect Saturday to stay firmly in contention.

See the pictures by Anthoine BERTHELEMY here.

SAMOKHIN carried his perfect record from the opening day into Saturday and immediately faced a demanding test against Bulgaria’s Yoan VELICHKOV. The match was level after four games, but SAMOKHIN took the final two to secure a 4-2 victory.

His evening encounter with Portugal’s Tiago ABIODUN was even closer. ABIODUN led 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2, but SAMOKHIN responded each time. The Russian took the sixth game to force a decider and completed the comeback in the seventh for a 4-3 victory.

ABIODUN nevertheless enjoyed a strong day. He beat Poland’s Marcel BLASZCZYK 4-2 before producing one of the best comebacks of the competition against VELICHKOV. Trailing 3-0, ABIODUN won four games in succession to claim a dramatic 4-3 victory.

NOIRAULT was flawless on Saturday, adding three victories to his campaign. The French player opened with a 4-1 win over Slovakia’s Samuel ARPAS before beating BLASZCZYK by the same score.

His final match against VELICHKOV went the full distance. The Bulgarian held a 3-1 advantage, but NOIRAULT turned the contest around, winning the final three games to complete a 4-3 victory and a perfect second day.

France’s Nathan PILARD also strengthened his position with two victories. He beat ARPAS 4-1 before overcoming BLASZCZYK by the same score in the evening session.

ARPAS finished the day on a high after a dramatic seven-game contest against France’s Flavio MOURIER. The Slovak player trailed 3-1 but recovered to win the final three games and take the match 4-3.

The competition was also affected by injuries, with Poland’s Patryk ZYWORONEK and Romania’s Robert ISTRATE forced to withdraw.

With the decisive matches still to come, unbeaten SAMOKHIN has the advantage, while ABIODUN, PILARD and NOIRAULT remain firmly involved in the battle for the U19 Boys title.

Round 1

  • Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) – Patryk ZYWORONEK (POL) 4-0 (0, 0, 0, 0)
  • Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) – Samuel ARPAS (SVK) 4-0 (9, 8, 7, 3)
  • Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) – Robert ISTRATE (ROU) 4-2 (-7, 9, 6, -10, 9, 5)
  • Tiago ABIODUN (POR) – Flavio MOURIER (FRA) 4-2 (3, 7, -9, -7, 9, 9)
  • Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) – Nathan PILARD (FRA) 1-4 (-9, -11, -9, 8, -10)

Round 2

  • Patryk ZYWORONEK (POL) – Nathan PILARD (FRA) 0-4 (0, 0, 0, 0)
  • Flavio MOURIER (FRA) – Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) 1-4 (-5, -9, -7, 6, -4)
  • Robert ISTRATE (ROU) – Tiago ABIODUN (POR) 3-4 (-6, -8, 5, -8, 8, 9, -10)
  • Samuel ARPAS (SVK) – Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) 2-4 (-9, -4, 8, -5, 9, -6)
  • Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) – Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) 2-4 (6, -7, -11, 9, -4, -7)

Round 3

  • Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) – Patryk ZYWORONEK (POL) 4-0 (0, 0, 0, 0)
  • Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) – Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) 4-3 (-5, -8, -8, 9, 11, 7, 4)
  • Tiago ABIODUN (POR) – Samuel ARPAS (SVK) 4-2 (3, -9, 9, 10, -9, 5)
  • Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) – Robert ISTRATE (ROU) 4-2 (4, 7, 10, -9, -8, 9)
  • Nathan PILARD (FRA) – Flavio MOURIER (FRA) 2-4 (10, -3, 9, -7, -4, -7)

Round 4

  • Samuel ARPAS (SVK) – Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) 1-4 (9, -9, -6, -7, -5)
  • Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) – Tiago ABIODUN (POR) 2-4 (7, -10, -7, 8, -6, -8)
  • Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) – Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) 2-4 (8, -9, 7, -7, -10, -8)

Round 5

  • Tiago ABIODUN (POR) – Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) 4-3 (-3, -9, -7, 7, 8, 3, 6)
  • Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) – Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) 4-1 (6, -4, 6, 6, 11)
  • Nathan PILARD (FRA) – Samuel ARPAS (SVK) 4-1 (6, -9, 9, 4, 7)

Round 6

  • Samuel ARPAS (SVK) – Flavio MOURIER (FRA) 4-3 (-8, 6, -7, -8, 5, 7, 9)
  • Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) – Nathan PILARD (FRA) 1-4 (-9, -8, -8, 10, -7)
  • Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) – Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) 3-4 (5, -8, 8, 6, -11, -3, -6)
  • Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) – Tiago ABIODUN (POR) 4-3 (-7, 8, -9, 3, -8, 8, 10)

Round 7 – 12:30

  • Antoine NOIRAULT (France) – Aleksei SAMOKHIN (Russia)
  • Nathan PILARD (France) – Yoan VELICHKOV (Bulgaria)
  • Flavio MOURIER (France) – Marcel BLASZCZYK (Poland)

Round 8 – 16:30

  • Yoan VELICHKOV (Bulgaria) – Flavio MOURIER (France)
  • Aleksei SAMOKHIN (Russia) – Nathan PILARD (France)
  • Tiago ABIODUN (Portugal) – Antoine NOIRAULT (France)

Round 9 – 19:50

  • Nathan PILARD (France) – Tiago ABIODUN (Portugal)
  • Flavio MOURIER (France) – Aleksei SAMOKHIN (Russia)
  • Samuel ARPAS (Slovakia) – Marcel BLASZCZYK (Poland)

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Varvara TOLMACHEVA emerged as the winner of the Under 15 Girls event at the 2026 Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes after a thrilling conclusion that saw three players finish level with eight wins and one defeat.

The Russian player claimed top spot ahead of France’s Albane ROCHUT and compatriot Amina ILIMBETOVA, with the final order between the trio decided by the tie-break after all three completed the nine rounds with identical 8-1 records.

TOLMACHEVA entered the final day unbeaten and, after suffering her only defeat in a dramatic seven-game encounter against ROCHUT in Round 7, responded strongly. She beat Poland’s Lucja KOBOSZ 4-1 before closing her campaign with a commanding 4-0 victory over Slovakia’s Barbora GUASSARDO.

ROCHUT produced a perfect final day to surge into second place. The French player first inflicted TOLMACHEVA’s only defeat, winning 4-3 in a match decided 14-12 in the seventh game. She then overcame GUASSARDO 4-0 and completed her campaign with a 4-1 victory over Czechia’s Adela BRHELOVA.

ILIMBETOVA also finished on eight victories. She was dominant in her final three matches, beating Austria’s Sophia PICHLER 4-0, Germany’s Amelie JIA 4-0 and KOBOSZ 4-2. Her only defeat of the competition had come earlier against TOLMACHEVA.

With TOLMACHEVA, ROCHUT and ILIMBETOVA all finishing on 17 points and 8-1 records, the tie-break placed TOLMACHEVA first, ROCHUT second and ILIMBETOVA third.

Poland’s Aleksandra NAWROCKA finished fourth with six wins and three defeats, while JIA took fifth place. Switzerland’s Enya HU was sixth, followed by GUASSARDO, KOBOSZ and BRHELOVA, with PICHLER completing the standings.

Final standings

  1. Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – 8 wins, 1 defeat
  2. Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – 8 wins, 1 defeat
  3. Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – 8 wins, 1 defeat
  4. Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – 6 wins, 3 defeats
  5. Amelie JIA (GER) – 4 wins, 5 defeats
  6. Enya HU (SUI) – 4 wins, 5 defeats
  7. Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – 3 wins, 6 defeats
  8. Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – 2 wins, 7 defeats
  9. Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) – 2 wins, 7 defeats
  10. Sophia PICHLER (AUT) – 0 wins, 9 defeats

U15 Girls – Results

Round 1

  • Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 2-4 (-9, 7, -9, -7, 9, -8)
  • Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 4-3 (-9, 4, 13, -10, -6, 7, 5)
  • Enya HU (SUI) – Amelie JIA (GER) 3-4 (-4, 7, -8, 6, 9, -4, -7)
  • Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-0 (6, 5, 6, 7)
  • Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 4-3 (-3, 9, -6, 10, -8, 10, 8)

Round 2

  • Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 4, 8, 11)
  • Sophia PICHLER (AUT) – Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) 1-4 (-11, -9, -7, 4, -8)
  • Amelie JIA (GER) – Albane ROCHUT (FRA) 3-4 (-8, 9, 6, -10, 5, -9, -5)
  • Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – Enya HU (SUI) 2-4 (3, -13, -5, -6, 8, -3)
  • Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) 4-3 (8, 10, -9, -9, -10, 8, 8)

Round 3

  • Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 3-4 (9, -3, 8, 7, -2, -3, -12)
  • Enya HU (SUI) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) 1-4 (-4, 8, -7, -6, -7)
  • Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 4-2 (10, 3, -9, -8, 7, 3)
  • Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Amelie JIA (GER) 0-4 (-10, -6, -7, -10)
  • Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-0 (8, 6, 7, 9)

Round 4

  • Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-2 (-4, 2, 4, -7, 6, 9)
  • Amelie JIA (GER) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 1-4 (-11, 2, -3, -7, -9)
  • Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) 3-4 (-7, 5, 6, -7, 8, -8, -13)
  • Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Albane ROCHUT (FRA) 4-3 (-13, 4, -8, 9, -7, 8, 9)
  • Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Enya HU (SUI) 4-3 (7, 8, -7, -8, -9, 6, 10)

Round 5

  • Enya HU (SUI) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 3-4 (-6, -9, 6, 6, 8, -1, -5)
  • Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) 4-1 (6, 5, -8, 10, 11)
  • Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) 1-4 (9, -10, -6, -9, -5)
  • Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 0-4 (-9, -8, -8, -10)
  • Sophia PICHLER (AUT) – Amelie JIA (GER) 1-4 (-7, -4, -4, 4, -9)

Round 6

  • Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – Amelie JIA (GER) 4-1 (8, 8, 5, -10, 4)
  • Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-1 (12, 3, 4, -6, 8)
  • Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 4-0 (2, 4, 6, 10)
  • Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) 4-0 (8, 1, 4, 2)
  • Enya HU (SUI) – Albane ROCHUT (FRA) 3-4 (7, -4, -9, -8, 17, 8, -6)

Round 7

  • Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 4-3 (5-11, 16-14, 11-1, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 14-12)
  • Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Enya HU (SUI) 3-4 (9-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-2, 9-11, 5-11)
  • Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) 3-4 (11-6, 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 5-11, 3-11, 13-15)
  • Sophia PICHLER (AUT) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) 0-4 (5-11, 2-11, 10-12, 4-11)
  • Amelie JIA (GER) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 4-2 (10-12, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7)

Round 8

  • Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 4-1 (11-9, 4-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-6)
  • Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Amelie JIA (GER) 4-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8)
  • Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-3, 13-11)
  • Enya HU (SUI) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 4-3 (12-10, 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5)
  • Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) 4-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8)

Round 9

  • Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 0-4 (7-11, 6-11, 6-11, 3-11)
  • Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) – Albane ROCHUT (FRA) 1-4 (11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 2-11, 1-11)
  • Sophia PICHLER (AUT) – Enya HU (SUI) 2-4 (9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 6-11, 7-11)
  • Amelie JIA (GER) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) 2-4 (12-14, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11)
  • Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) 2-4 (10-12, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 12-14, 9-11)

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Spain’s Ladimir MAYOROV claimed the Under 15 Boys title at the 2026 Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes, completing the nine-round competition with eight victories and only one defeat.

MAYOROV proved the most consistent player across the three days at the Azur Arena. His only defeat came against compatriot Marcos GOMEZ in the third round, but from that point he remained unbeaten, putting together six consecutive victories to secure top position.

On the final day, the Spaniard defeated Czechia’s Ondrej MORAVEK and Sweden’s Emil ELLERMANN in straight games before facing Germany’s Tien Nghia PHONG in his last match. PHONG pushed the eventual champion all the way, but MAYOROV prevailed 4-3 to finish with an 8-1 record.

France’s Noah TESSIER secured second place with six wins and three defeats. He finished the competition strongly with three victories on the closing day, beating GOMEZ 4-0, Nazar BAKIROV 4-2 and MORAVEK 4-3.

PHONG also completed the tournament with a 6-3 record and took third place. The German beat Alexander MALOV 4-0 in Round 8 and came close to finishing with another victory before MAYOROV edged him in seven games.

Poland’s Hubert KWIECINSKI and GOMEZ both finished with five wins and four defeats, taking fourth and fifth places respectively. BAKIROV and Germany’s Lukas WANG followed with four victories each.

The round-robin format once again produced plenty of changes throughout the three days, but MAYOROV ultimately separated himself from the field, recovering from his early defeat and going unbeaten through the remaining six rounds to take the U15 Boys crown.

Final standings

  1. Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – 8 wins, 1 defeat
  2. Noah TESSIER (FRA) – 6 wins, 3 defeats
  3. Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) – 6 wins, 3 defeats
  4. Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – 5 wins, 4 defeats
  5. Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – 5 wins, 4 defeats
  6. Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – 4 wins, 5 defeats
  7. Lukas WANG (GER) – 4 wins, 5 defeats
  8. Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) – 3 wins, 6 defeats
  9. Alexander MALOV (ESP) – 3 wins, 6 defeats
  10. Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) – 1 win, 8 defeats

Round 1

  • Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 2-4 (-15, 9, 9, -7, -13, -9)
  • Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 4-1 (-7, 9, 8, 5, 4)
  • Lukas WANG (GER) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 0-4 (-7, -8, -11, -7)
  • Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 1-4 (-11, -10, 2, -6, -9)
  • Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-2 (3, 5, 6, -5, -8, 9)

Round 2

  • Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-0 (6, 1, 8, 8)
  • Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) – Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) 2-4 (-8, -8, 11, 5, -6, -12)
  • Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) – Noah TESSIER (FRA) 3-4 (-5, 4, 10, -8, 4, -8, -9)
  • Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – Lukas WANG (GER) 3-4 (7, -8, -3, -6, 6, 8, -7)
  • Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) 0-4 (-5, -6, -5, -10)

Round 3

  • Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 1-4 (-9, -5, 5, -3, -7)
  • Lukas WANG (GER) – Alexander MALOV (ESP) 3-4 (-9, 4, 9, -10, -13, 5, -4)
  • Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 3-4 (4, -2, 9, -7, 12, -9, -11)
  • Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 2-4 (9, 7, -10, -5, -9, -6)
  • Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 2-4 (8, 13, -6, -4, -5, -5)

Round 4

  • Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 4-2 (-9, 8, -8, 5, 6, 9)
  • Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-1 (3, 8, -10, 8, 9)
  • Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) 4-1 (9, -9, 8, 6, 7)
  • Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Noah TESSIER (FRA) 1-4 (-5, 8, -7, -2, -3)
  • Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Lukas WANG (GER) 4-0 (8, 8, 4, 10)

Round 5

  • Lukas WANG (GER) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 4-0 (14, 13, 9, 9)
  • Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) 2-4 (7, -4, -2, 6, -4, -10)
  • Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Alexander MALOV (ESP) 4-2 (10, -8, 4, 6, -9, 3)
  • Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 4-0 (6, 8, 8, 9)
  • Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 2-4 (-8, -8, -8, 9, 15, -8)

Round 6

  • Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 2-4 (9, -9, 8, -8, -6, -5)
  • Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 4-1 (2, -12, 3, 6, 12)
  • Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-1 (6, -8, 15, 11, 2)
  • Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) 4-0 (7, 5, 8, 7)
  • Lukas WANG (GER) – Noah TESSIER (FRA) 0-4 (-10, -3, -10, -8)

Round 7

  • Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 4-0 (10, 7, 7, 8)
  • Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Lukas WANG (GER) 4-1 (9, 6, 7, -4, 11)
  • Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) – Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) 0-4 (-6, -7, -6, -8)
  • Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) – Alexander MALOV (ESP) 4-1 (13, 5, 6, -10, 3)
  • Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 1-4 (-11, -7, -7, 6, -10)

Round 8

  • Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 0-4 (-7, -5, -5, -6)
  • Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 0-4 (-6, -7, -7, -7)
  • Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 4-0 (2, 8, 4, 7)
  • Lukas WANG (GER) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-2 (8, 8, -7, -7, 6, 15)
  • Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) 4-2 (8, 4, 8, -10, -9, 4)

Round 9

  • Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 2-4 (-9, 12, -12, 7, -5, -6)
  • Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) – Noah TESSIER (FRA) 3-4 (9, -10, 7, 9, -9, -10, -7)
  • Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) – Lukas WANG (GER) 2-4 (-9, 7, -12, -9, 7, -7)
  • Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) – Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) 3-4 (10, -9, -6, 9, 6, -10, -10)
  • Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – Alexander MALOV (ESP) 3-4 (-9, 10, -9, -11, 11, 3, -9)

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France’s Leana HOCHART completed an outstanding Europe Youth Top 10 campaign in Antibes by finishing unbeaten and securing the Under 19 Girls title ahead of compatriot Alexia NODIN and Romania’s Bianca MEI-ROSU.

HOCHART went through the competition without a defeat and closed the event with three more victories on the final day. She beat Poland’s Natalia BOGDANOWICZ 4-2 and Romania’s Alesia SFERLEA 4-0 before overcoming MEI-ROSU 4-2 in the last round.

Behind the champion, NODIN and MEI-ROSU both finished with seven wins and two defeats. NODIN took second place, with MEI-ROSU completing the podium in third.

NODIN strengthened her position with a 4-1 win over Portugal’s Julia LEAL in Round 8, although she was denied victory in the closing round by BOGDANOWICZ, who prevailed 4-1. MEI-ROSU beat LEAL 4-2 and BOGDANOWICZ 4-1 before meeting HOCHART in the final round.

BOGDANOWICZ finished fourth with five wins, ahead of Poland’s Karolina HOLDA in fifth. Czechia’s Veronika POLAKOVA was sixth, Belgium’s Lilou MASSART seventh, Portugal’s Julia LEAL eighth and Romania’s Alesia SFERLEA ninth.

Germany’s Koharu ITAGAKI was forced to withdraw from the competition through injury after her fourth match.

Final standings

  1. Leana HOCHART (FRA)
  2. Alexia NODIN (FRA)
  3. Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU)
  4. Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL)
  5. Karolina HOLDA (POL)
  6. Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE)
  7. Lilou MASSART (BEL)
  8. Julia LEAL (POR)
  9. Alesia SFERLEA (ROU)
  10. Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) – withdrew due to injury

Under 19 Girls

  • Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-0 (9, 9, 4, 3)
  • Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 0-4 (-5, -6, -9, -9)
  • Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 1-4 (-7, -4, 8, -6, -6)
  • Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Julia LEAL (POR) 4-2 (-7, -7, 6, 6, 8, 7)
  • Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) 1-4 (8, -7, -8, -10, -7)

Round 2

  • Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) 1-4 (3, -6, -9, -9, -10)
  • Julia LEAL (POR) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 1-4 (-9, -9, -10, 9, -5)
  • Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-2 (-10, -8, 7, 9, 5, 3)
  • Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 4-1 (6, 8, -5, 4, 5)
  • Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Alexia NODIN (FRA) 0-4 (-7, -2, -9, -6)

Round 3

  • Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-0 (8, 8, 6, 6)
  • Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 1-4 (10, -9, -6, -6, -6)
  • Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 1-4 (-7, -8, 11, -8, -12)
  • Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 4-2 (4, -8, 9, 4, -6, 6)
  • Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) – Julia LEAL (POR) 3-4 (-9, -8, 10, 8, 5, -5, -8)

Round 4

  • Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Julia LEAL (POR) 0-4 (-6, -7, -8, -3)
  • Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 5, 9, 5)
  • Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-2 (8, -10, 8, -7, 8, 3)
  • Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 4-0 (7, 6, 8, 5)

Round 5

  • Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-3 (-7, -5, 5, -5, 9, 4, 5)
  • Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Alexia NODIN (FRA) 2-4 (-4, 7, -5, -9, 8, -9)
  • Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 1-4 (-8, -6, -8, 8, -10)
  • Julia LEAL (POR) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 4-2 (9, 8, -6, 10, -10, 10)

Round 6

  • Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 1-4 (-6, -7, 10, -4, -2)
  • Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Julia LEAL (POR) 4-0 (6, 8, 9, 7)
  • Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 3, 10, 6)
  • Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-3 (9, 6, -11, 4, -6, -7, 4)

Round 7

  • Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-0 (8, 5, 12, 8)
  • Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 3-4 (8, 8, -7, -6, -9, 9, -5)
  • Julia LEAL (POR) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 2-4 (9, -7, 6, -6, -7, -5)
  • Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 2-4 (8, -7, -4, -5, 8, -5)

Round 8

  • Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 0-4 (-5, -9, -6, -4)
  • Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 4-1 (4, -10, 10, 7, 8)
  • Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Julia LEAL (POR) 4-1 (6, 8, -3, 8, 9)
  • Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 0-4 (-8, -9, -10, -6)

Round 9

  • Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 2-4 (-10, -8, -9, 5, 14, -5)
  • Julia LEAL (POR) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 1-4 (-4, -10, -7, 5, -7)
  • Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) – Alexia NODIN (FRA) 4-1 (-8, 8, 8, 10, 5)
  • Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 4-2 (9, 6, 9, -6, -2, 9)

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Portugal’s Tiago ABIODUN emerged as the winner of the Under 19 Boys event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes, finishing the competition with eight wins from nine matches.

ABIODUN entered the final day in contention for the title and completed his campaign with victories over France’s Antoine NOIRAULT and Nathan PILARD. After a 4-2 win over NOIRAULT in Round 8, the Portuguese player beat PILARD 4-1 in the concluding round to secure top spot.

The battle behind ABIODUN was extremely close. PILARD and NOIRAULT both finished with seven wins and two defeats, with PILARD taking second place and NOIRAULT third.

PILARD had earlier beaten Bulgaria’s Yoan VELICHKOV 4-1 and Russia’s Aleksei SAMOKHIN 4-3, while NOIRAULT defeated SAMOKHIN 4-1 before losing to ABIODUN.

SAMOKHIN finished fourth with six wins, ahead of France’s Flavio MOURIER, who recorded five victories. VELICHKOV was sixth and Poland’s Marcel BLASZCZYK seventh, both finishing with four wins.

Slovakia’s Samuel ARPAS took eighth place.

The competition was also affected by injuries, with Romania’s Robert ISTRATE and Poland’s Patryk ZYWORONEK forced to withdraw.

Final standings

  1. Tiago ABIODUN (POR) – 8 wins, 1 defeat
  2. Nathan PILARD (FRA) – 7 wins, 2 defeats
  3. Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) – 7 wins, 2 defeats
  4. Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) – 6 wins, 3 defeats
  5. Flavio MOURIER (FRA) – 5 wins, 4 defeats
  6. Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) – 4 wins, 5 defeats
  7. Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) – 4 wins, 5 defeats
  8. Samuel ARPAS (SVK) – 3 wins, 6 defeats
  9. Robert ISTRATE (ROU) – withdrew due to injury
  10. Patryk ZYWORONEK (POL) – withdrew due to injury

Round 1

  • Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) – Patryk ZYWORONEK (POL) 4-0 (0, 0, 0, 0)
  • Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) – Samuel ARPAS (SVK) 4-0 (9, 8, 7, 3)
  • Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) – Robert ISTRATE (ROU) 4-2 (-7, 9, 6, -10, 9, 5)
  • Tiago ABIODUN (POR) – Flavio MOURIER (FRA) 4-2 (3, 7, -9, -7, 9, 9)
  • Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) – Nathan PILARD (FRA) 1-4 (-9, -11, -9, 8, -10)

Round 2

  • Patryk ZYWORONEK (POL) – Nathan PILARD (FRA) 0-4 (0, 0, 0, 0)
  • Flavio MOURIER (FRA) – Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) 1-4 (-5, -9, -7, 6, -4)
  • Robert ISTRATE (ROU) – Tiago ABIODUN (POR) 3-4 (-6, -8, 5, -8, 8, 9, -10)
  • Samuel ARPAS (SVK) – Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) 2-4 (-9, -4, 8, -5, 9, -6)
  • Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) – Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) 2-4 (6, -7, -11, 9, -4, -7)

Round 3

  • Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) – Patryk ZYWORONEK (POL) 4-0 (0, 0, 0, 0)
  • Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) – Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) 4-3 (-5, -8, -8, 9, 11, 7, 4)
  • Tiago ABIODUN (POR) – Samuel ARPAS (SVK) 4-2 (3, -9, 9, 10, -9, 5)
  • Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) – Robert ISTRATE (ROU) 4-2 (4, 7, 10, -9, -8, 9)
  • Nathan PILARD (FRA) – Flavio MOURIER (FRA) 2-4 (10, -3, 9, -7, -4, -7)

Round 4

  • Samuel ARPAS (SVK) – Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) 1-4 (9, -9, -6, -7, -5)
  • Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) – Tiago ABIODUN (POR) 2-4 (7, -10, -7, 8, -6, -8)
  • Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) – Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) 2-4 (8, -9, 7, -7, -10, -8)

Round 5

  • Tiago ABIODUN (POR) – Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) 4-3 (-3, -9, -7, 7, 8, 3, 6)
  • Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) – Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) 4-1 (6, -4, 6, 6, 11)
  • Nathan PILARD (FRA) – Samuel ARPAS (SVK) 4-1 (6, -9, 9, 4, 7)

Round 6

  • Samuel ARPAS (SVK) – Flavio MOURIER (FRA) 4-3 (-8, 6, -7, -8, 5, 7, 9)
  • Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) – Nathan PILARD (FRA) 1-4 (-9, -8, -8, 10, -7)
  • Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) – Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) 3-4 (5, -8, 8, 6, -11, -3, -6)
  • Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) – Tiago ABIODUN (POR) 4-3 (-7, 8, -9, 3, -8, 8, 10)

Round 7

  • Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) – Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) 4-1 (7, 9, 10, 0, 7)
  • Nathan PILARD (FRA) – Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) 4-1 (10, -8, 10, 8, 10)
  • Flavio MOURIER (FRA) – Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) 2-4 (9, 13, -8, -5, -7, -3)

Round 8

  • Yoan VELICHKOV (BUL) – Flavio MOURIER (FRA) 3-4 (9, -6, -8, 9, -4, 3, -5)
  • Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) – Nathan PILARD (FRA) 3-4 (8, 8, -7, -15, -6, 10, -8)
  • Tiago ABIODUN (POR) – Antoine NOIRAULT (FRA) 4-2 (6, 7, 8, -3, -9, 8)

Round 9

  • Nathan PILARD (FRA) – Tiago ABIODUN (POR) 1-4 (5, -9, -7, -9, -4)
  • Flavio MOURIER (FRA) – Aleksei SAMOKHIN (RUS) 4-0 (8, 8, 10, 8)
  • Samuel ARPAS (SVK) – Marcel BLASZCZYK (POL) 0-4 (-5, -9, -9, -6)

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The ETTU Executive Board has awarded the hosting rights for two European Championships in 2028, with Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina set to welcome Europe’s rising table tennis talents.

Władysławowo, Poland, will host the 2028 European Under 13 Championships, with the event to be staged at the Cetniewo venue.

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been awarded the 2028 European Under 21 Championships, which will take place at Arena Hills.

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Former European champion Dang QIU will lead a strong German contingent at the 2026 European Championships in Ljubljana, with the seven-player line-up combining some of the country’s most experienced names with a new generation ready to make its mark at senior level.

The 29-year-old QIU knows exactly what it takes to succeed on the European stage. He won the Men’s Singles crown in Munich in 2022, having previously claimed Mixed Doubles gold in Warsaw in 2020 and Team gold in Cluj-Napoca in 2021. He added Team bronze at the 2025 European Championships in Zadar and was runner-up at the Europe Top 16 in 2023.

At the 2023 European Games in Kraków-Małopolska, QIU collected two more gold medals, in Mixed Doubles and the Men’s Team event. Beyond European competition, he was part of Germany’s silver-medal-winning team at the 2022 World Championships in Chengdu and won Mixed Team bronze at the 2025 World Cup.

QIU heads to Ljubljana encouraged by his recent victory at the WTT Star Contender Astana, where he defeated reigning European champion Alexis LEBRUN on his way to the title.

“Every victory gives you additional confidence, and winning a tournament and beating a world-class player like Alexis Lebrun even more so. But the fact is that the cards are reshuffled every day and I have to continue working hard on myself to be in top form at the European Championships. There is also the China Smash in between, where a lot can happen.”

Germany will have another major contender in Benedikt DUDA, who produced his best European Championships Singles result in Linz two years ago. DUDA reached the final before taking silver behind Alexis LEBRUN, a result that marked the beginning of the strongest period of his career.

The 32-year-old also has two European Team titles, from 2019 and 2021, and added bronze at the Europe Top 16 earlier this year.

“That period propelled me all the way to No. 8 in the world ranking. In 2026, however, I haven’t progressed beyond the Round of 16 at any WTT tournament so far, and as a result I have dropped considerably in the ranking again. I think that after making that rise, I listened to too many people’s opinions instead of consistently continuing on my own path. But I am learning from that and will do better again now,” said DUDA.

Few players in Ljubljana will be able to match the European record of Dimitrij OVTCHAROV. The 38-year-old won the Men’s Singles title in 2013 and 2015 and has eight European Team titles to his name. He returned to the Singles podium in Linz in 2024, taking bronze.

His record extends far beyond Europe, with six Olympic medals and numerous World Championships honours, but OVTCHAROV believes he can still challenge Europe’s best.

“I have won two gold medals, one silver and three bronze medals. So the European Championships are a tournament that I have always really enjoyed and where I have usually played very well. My victory over Truls Möregardh a few weeks ago gave me a lot of confidence and the feeling that I can beat anyone and that I still belong among the title contenders. My goal is to win another medal. And once you reach the semi-finals, of course you want to go even further.”

Patrick FRANZISKA adds further experience to the German line-up. The 34-year-old is a former Europe Top 16 champion and has won four European Team titles, as well as European Men’s Doubles gold in 2016. He also has European Championships medals in Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

FRANZISKA expects a particularly open battle in Ljubljana.

“The European Championships are as evenly matched as they have been for a long time. There are many very strong players in Europe. Of course, I am once again travelling there with high expectations, but making a prediction is difficult. There are many players who can win the tournament or go very far. That’s why you simply have to take it round by round and see what is possible.”

Germany’s challenge will also include two players who earned their places through the 2026 European Under 21 Championships. European Under 21 champion Andre BERTELSMEIER returns to the senior continental stage after reaching the Round of 16 on his European Championships debut in 2024, while European Under 21 runner-up Wim VERDONSCHOT will make his first appearance at the senior event.

“My title at the European Under 21 Championships and reaching the Round of 16 in 2024 show that on a good day I can already cause problems for the leading players. Of course, my goal is also to challenge the established players. However, the depth of quality in Europe is incredibly high. Almost anyone can beat anyone – so every round at the European Championships is a major challenge,” said BERTELSMEIER.

VERDONSCHOT is approaching his senior European Championships debut without putting additional pressure on himself.

“Since it is my first senior European Championships, I’ll just see what is possible. Of course, I want to get through qualification and then simply see how far the journey takes me. I hope I can produce my best table tennis and get the maximum out of myself.”

Kay STUMPER completes Germany’s seven-player squad. Already a European Team champion and World Championships Team silver medallist, he will make his European Individual Championships debut in Ljubljana.

“I simply want to play as well as possible. I’m in good form at the moment and, of course, I would like to go far. I’m familiar with major tournaments, but I haven’t played at a European Individual Championships before. I’m really looking forward to it.”

Germany will also have considerable experience in the Doubles events. QIU will partner DUDA in Men’s Doubles, while FRANZISKA and OVTCHAROV join forces.

For QIU and DUDA, Ljubljana presents an opportunity to add one of the few European honours still missing from their partnership.

“Benne and I are a world-class doubles pair, but surprisingly we really are still missing that European Championships medal. We have been working towards it for quite some time. We hope that, with a little luck, it will finally happen in Ljubljana,” said QIU.

Photo by Manfred Schillings

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