The respective 2012/13 Under 21s National Champions, Tin-Tin Ho and Sam Walker were unable to continue their blinding form after running into difficult matches during the French Open.
Tin-Tin, winner of the Women’s Under 21s, was beaten at the semi-final stage of the Cadet Singles after running into the top seed Minnie Soo Wai Yam (HKG). It meant she was unable to defend her title from 2012 but the youngster maintained her reputation on the world stage – especially after such a busy recent schedule.
Walker was also unlucky in his pursuit of glory as, despite winning his group convincingly, he was drawn against the fourth seed Joao Geraldo (POR) in the last 32 where he lost in five games.
Also during the tournament, the three English teams in action, Junior Boys, Cadet Boys and Cadet Girls all made it to the quarter-finals of their respective events.
For the full English results, check out the details below.
French Junior & Cadet Open (Metz, FRA 6-10th March 2013)
Junior Boys Singles
Group 2:
Masato Kakitsuka (JPN) bt Igor Morais 3-1 (11-1, 8-11, 11-5, 12-10)
Igor Morais bt Elia Schmid (SUI) 3-1 (8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7)
Group 10:
Sam Walker bt Meng Hean Loy (SIN) 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 12-10)
Sam Walker bt Nolan Givone (FRA) 3-0 (15-13, 11-7, 11-6)
Sam Walker bt Dominik Scheja (GER) 3-1 (7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10)
Group 11:
Helshan Weerasinghe bt Laurens Devos (BEL) walkover
Li Hon Ming (HKG) bt Helshan Weerasinghe 3-0 (11-9, 12-10, 11-8)
Helshan Weerasinghe bt Vladimir Anca (ROU) 3-1 (5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6)
Preliminary Round:
Joe Seyfried (FRA) bt Igor Morais 4-2 (11-7, 8-11, 13-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-5)
Nolan Givone (FRA) bt Helshan Weerasinghe 4-3 (5-11, 11-2, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7)
Last 32:
Joao Geraldo (POR) bt Sam Walker 4-1 (11-5, 11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 11-5)
Junior Girls Singles
Group 15:
Lauranne Hackemack (BEL) bt Tin-Tin Ho 3-1 (11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9)
Tin-Tin Ho bt Yuko Imamura (GER) 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8)
Tin-Tin Ho bt Amanda Fauvel (SUI) 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-3)
Last 32:
Ayane Morita (JPN) bt Tin-Tin Ho 4-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9)
Junior Boys Doubles:
Can Akkuzu/Alexandre Cassin (FRA) bt Igor Morais/Andrey Semenov (RUS) 3-0 (11-1, 11-5, 11-7)
Sam Walker/Helshan Weerasinghe bt Filip Karin/Simon Schaffter (SUI) 3-2 (9-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6)
Last 16:
Mehdi Bouloussa/Romain Ruiz (FRA) bt Sam Walker/Helshan Weerasinghe 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8)
Team Events:
Junior Boys:
Group F:
Netherlands 3-0 England
Martin Khatchanov bt Sam Walker 3-2 (11-8, 5-11, 5-11, 15-13, 11-5)
Rajko Gommers bt Helshan Weerasinghe 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-7)
Laurens Tromers bt Igor Morais 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-7)
England 3-0 Switzerland
Sam Walker bt Elia Schmid 3-1 (11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7)
Helshan Weerasinghe bt Filip Karin 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-8)
Igor Morais bt Simon Schaffter 3-1 (9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-4)
Quarter-final:
Germany A bt England 3-2
Florian Schreiner bt Igor Morais 3-0 (11-8, 11-2, 11-4)
Sam Walker bt Leon Abich 3-1 (11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9)
Marius Zaus bt Helshan Weerasinghe 3-2 (11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9)
Sam Walker bt Florian Schreiner 3-2 (11-7, 13-15, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9)
Leon Abich bt Igor Morais 3-1 (11-5, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8)
Cadet Boys:
Group D:
England 3-1 Switzerland
Marcus Giles bt Dimitri Brunner 3-2 (11-6, 5-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8)
Tom Jarvis bt Andrin Melliger 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-6)
Melliger/Brunner bt Giles/Jarvis 3-1 (11-13, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5)
Marcus Giles bt Andrin Melliger 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6)
England 3-2 France B
Tom Jarvis bt Clement Chobeau 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-7)
Marcus Giles bt Joris Reynauld 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-6)
Chobeau/Irvin Bertrand bt Giles/Jarvis 3-0 (11-2, 11-9, 11-9)
Clement Chobeau bt Marcus Giles 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-8)
Tom Jarvis bt Joris Reynauld 3-2 (8-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-4, 11-7)
England 3-2 Austria
Thomas Grininger bt Marcus Giles 3-2 (10-12, 11-4, 13-11, 9-11, 11-5)
Tom Jarvis bt Christian Friedrich 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 12-10)
Friedrich/Grininger bt Giles/Jarvis 3-2 (8-11, 11-4, 11-3, 10-12, 12-10)
Tom Jarvis bt Thomas Grininger 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-6)
Marcus Giles bt Christian Frierich 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-2)
Quarter-final:
Germany B 3-0 England
Marcus Hilker bt Tom Jarvis 3-2 (2-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9)
Nils Hohmeier bt Marcus Giles 3-0 (11-9, 12-10, 11-6)
Hohmeier/Hilker bt Giles/Jarvis 3-2 (2-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9)
Cadet Girls:
Group C:
England 3-1 Luxembourg
Sarah Meyer bt Amy Humphreys 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-0)
Tin-Tin Ho bt Liz Lethal 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-5)
Ho/Humphreys bt Meyer/Lethal 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6)
Tin-Tin Ho bt Sarah Meyer 3-0 (11-2, 11-9, 11-6)
France 3-2 England
Tin-Tin Ho bt Camille Campion 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 14-12)
Oceane Guisnel bt Amy Humphreys 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-7)
Guisnel/Campion bt Ho/Humphreys 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-5)
Tin-Tin Ho bt Oceane Guisnel 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-6)
Camille Campion bt Amy Humphreys 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-5)
England 3-1 Belgium B
Tin-Tin Ho bt Natacha Koszulap 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-9)
Lauranne Hackemack bt Amy Humphreys 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-3)
Ho/Humphreys bt Hackemack/Koszulap 3-1 (11-5, 11-13, 11-7, 11-5)
Tin-Tin Ho bt Lauranne Hackemack 3-2 (4-11, 14-16, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8)
Quarter-final:
France B 3-2 England
Tin-Tin Ho bt Emilie Jaffeux 3-0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-7)
Maeva Causse bt Amy Humphreys 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-8)
Causse/Jaffeux bt Ho/Humphreys 3-1 (5-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5)
Tin-Tin Ho bt Maeva Causse 3-1 (11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9)
Emilie Jaffeux bt Amy Humphreys 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-6)
Cadet Boys Singles:
Group 8:
Lilian Bardet (FRA) bt Tom Jarvis 3-2 (11-3, 11-13, 4-11, 11-9, 11-7)
Tom Jarvis bt Ethan Poh Shao Feng (SIN) 3-2 (11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-4)
Tom Jarvis bt Matthias Janssens (BEL) 3-2 (11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 5-11, 11-7)
Group 12:
Marcus Giles bt Marcus Hilker (GER) 3-2 (11-9, 17-15, 9-11, 5-11, 16-14)
Clement Chobeau (FRA) bt Marcus Giles 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 14-12)
Marcus Giles bt Erik Agamyan (NED) 3-1 (11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4)
Last 32:
Tom Jarvis (bye)
Vladimir Anca (ROU) bt Marcus Giles 3-1 (11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6)
Last 16:
Thibaut Darcis (FRA) bt Tom Jarvis 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 12-10)
Cadet Girls Singles:
Group 3:
Tin-Tin Ho bt Romane Le Scour (FRA) 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-4)
Tin-Tin Ho bt Marketa Sevcikova (CZE) 3-1 (11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5)
Tin-Tin Ho bt Alice Vos (NED) 3-1 (9-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-2)
Group 8:
Julia Kaim (GER) bt Amy Humphreys 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-6)
Sarah Meyer (LUX) bt Amy Humphreys 3-2 (6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9)
Mak Tze Wing (HKG) bt Amy Humphreys 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-1)
Last 16:
Tin-Tin Ho bt Mak Tze Wing (HKG) 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-6)
Quarter-final:
Tin-Tin Ho bt Emilie Jaffeux (FRA) 3-2 (8-11, 14-12, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5)
Semi-final:
Minnie Soo Wai Yam (HKG) bt Tin-Tin Ho 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-2)
Cadet Boys Doubles:
Last 16:
Jarvis/Giles bt Balaban/Mladenovic (walkover)
Quarter-final:
Lucas Rigault/Joe Seyfried (FRA) bt Marcus Giles/Tom Jarvis 3-0 (11-4, 13-11, 12-10)
Cadet Girls Doubles:
Last 16:
Sandra Fuchs/Karoline Mischek (AUT) bt Tin-Tin Ho/Amy Humphreys 3-1 (11-7, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8)