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England's under-13 team won their first-stage group at the European Under-13 Championships in Nevşehir, Türkiye, on 11 November.
The squad of Dimitar Dimitrov, Amber Lemmon, Serene Rahmani-Walentynska and Lusio Wen, ranked 12th, beat Kosovo 5-0, lost 3-2 to fifth seeds Romania and then beat Belgium 5-0.
The Belgium tie decided the group, which was settled on matches won. Dimitrov and Lemmon won the mixed doubles, Rahmani-Walentynska came from 2-1 down to beat Lore Goethals in five, Wen beat Aiden Braekmans in four and Lemmon beat Marie Chapodze in four. Dimitrov finished it off by beating Florian Cambier 11-7 in the fifth, after a 17-15 third game.
England's 12 match wins put them top, ahead of Romania on 10. Both go through, while Belgium move into the lower draw.
In the next stage England are in Group 2 with Poland, France and second seeds Czechia, with only group winners reaching the semi-finals. Mixed doubles and boys' and girls' singles follow, with the championships running until 15 November.
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Young players moving up usually do best with a controllable all-wood blade, such as the Tibhar Felix Lebrun ALL or JOOLA Hugo Calderano AW-7.
Sources: Table Tennis England, 11 Nov 2026 · Table Tennis England: squad · AFTT (Belgium), 11 Nov 2026 · ETTU
