It’s Finals Day of the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships, with no fewer than seven national titles to be won. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the day.
We’ll be streaming all day on our YouTube channel, beginning with the Women’s Singles and Men’s Singles semi-finals from 9.30am.
Then it’s finals all the way from 1pm, beginning with the Mixed Doubles, followed by Para Class 1-5, Women’s Doubles, Men’s Doubles, Para Class 6-10 and finally the Women’s Singles and Men’s Singles.
It could be a historic day as Paul Drinkhall goes for a record-breaking 16th Men’s Doubles title, and Tin-Tin Ho stands two victories away from winning her eighth Women’s Singles title and surpassing the record of Jill Parker MBE.
Catch up on previous days
Photos by Michael Loveder
10.34: Two on the bounce for Walker as he converts his lead into the third game (11-9) and edge himself in front 2-1.
10.31: Having taken the second game, Walker is trying to make this third is own as he opens up a 6-4 lead.
10.27: Some big shots are starting to be traded here and Walker has equalled the match up at 1-1 having taken that second game 11-6.
10.21: The first game goes the way of Trumpauskas (11-7) in this best of seven match.
10.20: Trumpauskas has opened up a lead in this first game and leads 8-4.
10.14: The announcements have been made and Trumpauskas and Walker have made their way to court for the warm up. The winner of this match will line up against the winner of the second semi-final between Tom Jarvis and Joseph Hunter.
10.10: Next up at 10.15 is the first of the Men’s Singles Semi-Finals as Larry Trumpauskas plays Sam Walker.
10.08: And that’s the match! Yu takes the final game 14-12 to take the win and secure a place in this afternoon’s Women’s Singles Final. The second semi-final between Tin-Tin Ho and Ella Pashley will get underway at 11.00.
10.06: Yu has pulled it back and the score sits at 11-11.
10.03: Earley makes a charge to get back into this match as she puts the pressure on to open up an 8-6 lead in this fifth game.
09.57: Yu converts her lead and gives herself some breathing space as she makes the scoreline 3-1 in this best of seven encounter.
09.55: The players have returned from Earley’s time out and are back to trading winners and going for their shots. Yu edges in front 9-7.
09.51: This fourth game has been a tight affair in the opening exchanges with both players playing their shots and going for the winners. 5-5.
09.48: Into the net from Earley and that’s the third game complete. Yu edging in front to lead 2-1 in this Women’s Singles Semi-Final. The second semi-final will see defending champion Tin-Tin Ho take on Ella Pashley at 11.00.
09.47: Having got on level terms with that second game, Yu is really starting to find her grove and make her mark as she takes a 9-5 lead.
09.42: And that’s the game. Yu takes it 11-8 to bring the match back to evens at 1-1. A reminder that you can watch this and all today’s matches live on the Table Tennis England YouTube channel – the link is at the top of this page.
09.40: Yu has called a time out as Earley pulls the game back to 9-7.
09.39: This second game is proving a lot more even and Yu is starting to find her game as she establishes a lead in this game. 8-4.
09.34: Earley has raced through that first game. Having stormed to a 9-1 lead she takes the opener 11-4 to make her mark in this match.
09.30: And play is underway for Finals Day! Sophie Earley picks up the first point of the day, a day which will culminate in our 2026 national champions being crowned.
09.27: Sophie Earley and Tianer Yu have made their way to court for the first match of the day, Women’s Singles Semi-Final 1.