Jamie Liu reached the quarter-finals at the Euro Minis Championships.
The Reading player was in great form in Strasbourg, battling his way through four stages to reach the Under-11 Boys’ knockout event.
Liu was eventually beaten in the quarter-finals by David Bessa of Portugal and, after defeat to Aadil Anand of India in the next positional play-off, beat Felix Lebrun of France to secure seventh place overall.
In the Under-12 Boys’ category, Joshua Weatherby of Sunderland also reached the knockout stages and finished 26th.
Also competing were Rhys Davies, Ruby Chan and Sophie Chiang (Under-11) and Thomas Rayner, Darcie Proud and Jasmin Wong (Under-12), with Wong finishing second in the consolation event.
Results (players from France unless stated)
Stage 1
Under-11 Boys
Group 7
Jamie Liu bt Loris Stephany (LUX) 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-5)
Jamie Liu bt Damien Reynaud 3-0 (11-8, 13-11, 13-11)
Jamie Liu bt Louis Laffaille 3-1 (11-6, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8)
Group 23
Tim Giltia (BEL) bt Rhys Davies 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5)
Rhys Davies bt Logan Lun Guilbert 3-2 (11-3, 11-8, 10-12, 5-11, 12-10
Alexis Petey bt Rhys Davies 3-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7)
Under-11 Girls
Group 3
Ruby Chan bt Margaux Richard 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-8)
Vasylysa Kanunnikova (UKR) bt Ruby Chan 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 13-11)
Group 17
Hana Loncarevic (CRO) bt Sophie Chiang 3-1 (11-9, 11-9, 13-15, 11-7)
Solene Riout bt Sophie Chiang 3-0 (11-5, 12-10, 11-3)
Melissa Belache bt Sophie Chiang 3-1 (11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 11-3)
Under-12 Boys
Group 5
Antonin Tufery bt Thomas Rayner 3-1 (5-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-4)
Boriss Pavlotskiy (RUS) bt Thomas Rayner 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-8)
Group 30
Norbert Tauler (ESP) bt Joshua Weatherby 3-1 (12-10, 5-11, 12-10, 11-6)
Joshua Weatherby bt Victor Ferrer 3-2 (11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-4)
Joshua Weatherby bt Floris Zur Muhlen (NED) 3-1 (11-2, 7-11, 12-10, 11-4)
Under-12 Girls
Group 1
Elizabeth Abraamian (RUS) bt Darcie Proud 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-5)
Group 19
Jasmin Wong bt Roxane Bourg 3-0 (13-11, 11-7, 12-10)
Emma Van Der Zanden (NED) bt Jasmin Wong 3-0 (15-13, 11-6, 11-6)
Stage 2
Under-11 Boys
Group 6
Madis Moos (EST) bt Rhys Davies 3-1 (11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 11-5)
Kylian Fardel bt Rhys Davies 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-7)
Quentin Anquetil bt Rhys Davies 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-7)
Group 24
Dillon Byrne (IRE) bt Jamie Liu 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7)
Jamie Liu bt Maxime Salis 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-3)
Jamie Liu bt Tom Rico 3-1 (14-12, 8-11, 11-8, 13-11)
Under-11 Girls
Group 22
Clara Beaudron bt Ruby Chan 3-1 (11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3)
Ruby Chan bt Katharina Bondarenko-Getz (GER) 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-5)
Under-12 Boys
Group 15
Joshua Weatherby bt Filip Borovnjak (CRO) 3-2 (11-9, 3-11, 11-7, 2-11, 11-4)
Joshua Weatherby bt Filip Delincak (SVK) 3-1 (11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7)
Joshua Weatherby bt Benjamin Fruchart 3-1 (11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7)
Group 20
Ethan Claude bt Thomas Rayner 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-5)
Ricardo Correia (POR) bt Thomas Rayner 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-7)
Miquel Van Es (SUI) bt Thomas Rayner 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-8)
Under-12 Girls
Group 12
Raluca Guceanu (ROM) bt Darcie Proud 3-0 (12-10, 11-4, 11-2)
Group 16
Diana Loginova (RUS) bt Jasmin Wong 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8)
Cecile Ancelot bt Jasmin Wong 3-2 (10-12, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9)
Stage 3
Under-11 Boys
Group 19
Jamie Liu bt Morgan Tissandier 3-1 (5-11, 11-7, 11-2, 12-10)
Felix Lebrun bt Jamie Liu 3-0 (11-3, 11-9, 11-6)
Under-12 Boys
Group 10
Joshua Weatherby bt Avet Vasilyan (ARM) 3-0 (12-10, 11-9, 12-10)
Joshua Weatherby bt Theo Demarche 3-0 (11-3, 11-9, 11-9)
Under-12 Girls
Group 12
Anastasiia Moskaliuk (UKR) bt Darcie Proud 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-7)
Estelle Duvivier (BEL) bt Darcie Proud 3-0 (11-2, 11-9, 11-3)
Stage 4
Under-11 Boys
Group 2
Simon Belik (CZE) bt Jamie Liu 3-1 (11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 12-10)
Jamie Liu bt Quentin Anquetil 3-0 (11-5, 13-11, 11-7)
Under-12 Boys
Group 15
Romee De Bouyn bt Joshua Weatherby 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-9)
Joshua Weatherby bt Ivor Ban (CRO) 3-1 (9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10)
Knockout stages
Under-11 Boys
Round of 32
Jamie Liu bt Kylian Fardel 3-2 (11-5, 13-15, 11-5, 3-11, 11-5)
Round of 16
Jamie Liu bt Eduard Ionescu (ROM) 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-9)
Quarter-final
David Bessa (POR) bt Jamie Liu 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-5)
Places 5-8
Aadil Anand (IND) bt Jamie Liu 3-0 (11-3, 11-9, 11-8)
Places 7-8
Jamie Liu bt Felix Lebrun 3-1 (13-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6)
Under-12 Boys
Round of 32
Alexis Lebrun bt Joshua Weatherby 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-5)
Places 17-32
Louis Laine Campino bt Joshua Weatherby 3-2 (4-11, 14-12, 12-10, 5-11, 14-12)
Places 25-32
Joshua Weatherby bt Lucas Schmidt 3-0 (w/o)
Places 25 to 28
Joshua Weatherby bt Julien Thomas 3-2 (3-11, 11-9, 11-9, 14-16, 11-7)
Places 25 to 26
Hannes Hoermann (GER) bt Joshua Weatherby 3-2 (12-10, 11-4, 9-11, 8-11, 11-6)
Consolation events
Stage A
Under-11 Boys
Group 6
Rhys Davies bt Conrad Puli (MLT) 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-6)
Rhys Davies bt Pierrick Crenn 3-1 (11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 11-6)
Damien Reynaud bt Rhys Davies 3-1 (13-15, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6)
Rhys Davies bt Romain Cecile (11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7)
Enzo Berino bt Rhys Davies 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-9)
Rhys Davies bt Leonids Farbtuhsl (LAT) 3-1 (6-11, 17-15, 11-3, 11-6)
Under-11 Girls
Group 2
Ruby Chan bt Linda Pihelgas (EST) 3-1 (11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-2)
Ruby Chan bt Julija Kireviceva (LAT) 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-1)
Ruby Chan bt Justine Dedit 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-5)
Ruby Chan bt Crystal Chan 3-2 (11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6)
Group 7
Sophie Chiang bt Lara Whitton (WAL) 3-2 (11-8, 12-14, 11-9, 9-11, 15-13)
Barbora Brezinova (CZE) bt Sophie Chiang 3-1 (11-3, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6)
Anne-Lise Bonneau bt Sophie Chiang 3-0 (13-11, 11-5, 11-8)
Sophie Chiang bt Sara Devos (BEL) 3-2 (14-12, 4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 13-11)
Amelie Vogt bt Sophie Chiang 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-3)
Under-12 Boys
Group 8
Thomas Rayner bt David Taylor (IRE) 3-1 (11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6)
Thomas Rayner bt Robin Lescout 3-1 (11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9)
Thomas Rayner bt James Vella Vidal (MLT) 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-6)
Filip Delincak bt Thomas Rayner 3-1 (11-2, 6-11, 11-4, 14-12)
Under-12 Girls
Group 1
Jasmin Wong bt Mercedes Fernandez (ESP) 3-2 (11-6, 4-11, 6-11, 11-2, 11-6)
Jasmin Wong bt Anais Lecoq 3-1 (11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 17-15)
Final phase (full scores not available)
Under-11 Girls
First round
Nomin Baasan (SWE) bt Ruby Chan 3-1
Under-12 Girls
First round
Jasmin Wong bt Cecile Ancelot 3-0
Second round
Loane Massenat bt Darcie Proud 3-2
Jasmin Wong bt Viktorija Porina (LAT) 3-0
Quarter-finals
Jasmin Wong bt Hana Slobodnikova (SVK) 3-0
Semi-finals
Jasmin Wong bt Fonia Fasilleau 3-1
Final
Roxane Bourg bt Jasmin Wong 3-1
Final positions
Under-11 Boys: 57= Rhys Davies
Under-11 Girls: 17= Ruby Chan, 41= Sophie Chiang
Under-12 Boys: 49= Thomas Rayner
Under-12 Girls: 2 Jasmin Wong, 9= Darcie Proud