Spain’s Ladimir MAYOROV emerged as the only double gold medallist in the individual events at the 2026 European Under 13 Championships in Nevşehir, Türkiye, claiming the Boys’ Singles crown and partnering Switzerland’s Michelle WU to Mixed Doubles gold. Switzerland’s Enya HU completed the list of individual champions by winning the Girls’ Singles title on the final day of competition.
The five-day Championships concluded on Sunday at the Hacı Bektaş Veli University Sports Centre, with the three individual titles decided after closely contested semifinals and finals.
Ladimir MAYOROV rounded off an outstanding campaign with a convincing 3-0 victory over Pietro CAMPAGNA of Italy in the Boys’ Singles final.
The Spaniard controlled the encounter from the outset, winning 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 to secure his second gold medal of the day.
Earlier, MAYOROV had booked his place in the final by defeating Mark VORONOI of Ukraine 3-1 (11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6).
CAMPAGNA faced a tougher semifinal against Balint GILICZ of Hungary. After losing the opening game, the Italian recovered to win 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 13-11, 14-12), taking the last two games by the narrowest margins.
Enya HU of Switzerland secured the Girls’ Singles title with a 3-1 victory over Adela BRHELOVA of Czechia in a final decided by narrowest of margins.
BRHELOVA made the stronger start, taking the opening game 11-7, but HU responded to level at 11-9. The Swiss player then held her nerve in two closely contested games, winning 12-10 and 14-12 to complete her comeback.
Both finalists had advanced through the semifinals without dropping a game. HU defeated Boyao FANG of Belarus 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-6), while BRHELOVA overcame Blanche SEBBE of France by the same margin (11-3, 11-6, 11-6).
The Mixed Doubles final provided one of the most dramatic contests of the closing day, with Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) and Michelle WU (SUI) recovering from a game down to defeat Mikhail KIRILLOV and Viktoriia RYBALCHENKO of Russia 3-1.
The Russian pair opened strongly, taking the first game 11-7, but the Spanish-Swiss combination responded in a tense second game, edging it 17-15.
MAYOROV and WU maintained their momentum to claim the third game 12-10 before closing out the final 11-5.
In the semifinals, MAYOROV and WU defeated Louis FEGERL of Austria and Adela BRHELOVA 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-8).
KIRILLOV and RYBALCHENKO overcame compatriots Elisei KLOCHKO and Olesia ILINA (RUS) 3-1 (4-11, 16-14, 11-8, 11-8).
The Mixed Teams competition, completed earlier in the Championships, saw Russia secure gold with a 3-0 victory over Ukraine in the final. Ukraine took silver, while Germany and France secured bronze medals after reaching the semifinals.
