After winning his first match earlier today, Liam Pitchford has been knocked out of the Euro Top 16 cup by France’s Emmanuel Lebesson in the Round of 8.

Pitchford put up a good fight against the Frenchman with two of the games he lost going to 12-10, but it was not to be for England’s number one in Greece today.

The competition continues tomorrow with semi-finals between Patrick Franziska vs (TBC) and Marcos Freitas vs Emmanuel Lebesson which can be watched live on ETTU TV.

Results

Round of 8 
Emmanuel Lebesson (FRA) bt Liam Pitchford 4-2 (11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 10-12, 12-10)