Table tennis ace Amber Lemmon does England proud at European event

Peterborough's Amber Lemmon battled past some of the best young table tennis prospects in Europe to secure a top-16 finish at the Euro Mini Championships.

Amber, 13, from Hampton Hargate, was part of a six-strong England squad at the event in France, which is a key tournament in the development of promising athletes aged 11 to 13.

In the Under-13 Girls’ category, Amber came through three group stages but was drawn against the top qualifier, Michelle Wu of Switzerland, in the round of 16. It was a 3-0 (11-9, 11-1, 11-6) victory for Wu, who went on to win the silver medal.

Amber dropped into the positional play-offs for ninth to 16th but was unable to win a further match and finished in 16th, though she narrowly missed out 3-2 (12-14, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 14-12) to Eva Chalkovskyte of Lithuania in her final match.

Amber is part of the Table Tennis England performance pathway, which identifies and coaches talented youngsters with the potential to represent England and Great Britain at major international events right up to the Olympic Games. she is the current Under-13 Girls' Singles national champion.