Spain’s Ladimir MAYOROV claimed the Under 15 Boys title at the 2026 Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes, completing the nine-round competition with eight victories and only one defeat. MAYOROV proved the most consistent player across the three days at the Azur Arena. His only defeat came against compatriot Marcos GOMEZ in the third round, but from that point he remained unbeaten, putting together six consecutive victories to secure top position. On the final day, the Spaniard defeated Czechia’s Ondrej MORAVEK and Sweden’s Emil ELLERMANN in straight games before facing Germany’s Tien Nghia PHONG in his last match. PHONG pushed the eventual champion all the way, but MAYOROV prevailed 4-3 to finish with an 8-1 record. France’s Noah TESSIER secured second place with six wins and three defeats. He finished the competition strongly with three victories on the closing day, beating GOMEZ 4-0, Nazar BAKIROV 4-2 and MORAVEK 4-3. PHONG also completed the tournament with a 6-3 record and took third place. The German beat Alexander MALOV 4-0 in Round 8 and came close to finishing with another victory before MAYOROV edged him in seven games. Poland’s Hubert KWIECINSKI and GOMEZ both finished with five wins and four defeats, taking fourth and fifth places respectively. BAKIROV and Germany’s Lukas WANG followed with four victories each. The round-robin format once again produced plenty of changes throughout the three days, but MAYOROV ultimately separated himself from the field, recovering from his early defeat and going unbeaten through the remaining six rounds to take the U15 Boys crown. Final standings Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9

Varvara TOLMACHEVA emerged as the winner of the Under 15 Girls event at the 2026 Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes after a thrilling conclusion that saw three players finish level with eight wins and one defeat. The Russian player claimed top spot ahead of France’s Albane ROCHUT and compatriot Amina ILIMBETOVA, with the final order between the trio decided by the tie-break after all three completed the nine rounds with identical 8-1 records. TOLMACHEVA entered the final day unbeaten and, after suffering her only defeat in a dramatic seven-game encounter against ROCHUT in Round 7, responded strongly. She beat Poland’s Lucja KOBOSZ 4-1 before closing her campaign with a commanding 4-0 victory over Slovakia’s Barbora GUASSARDO. ROCHUT produced a perfect final day to surge into second place. The French player first inflicted TOLMACHEVA’s only defeat, winning 4-3 in a match decided 14-12 in the seventh game. She then overcame GUASSARDO 4-0 and completed her campaign with a 4-1 victory over Czechia’s Adela BRHELOVA. ILIMBETOVA also finished on eight victories. She was dominant in her final three matches, beating Austria’s Sophia PICHLER 4-0, Germany’s Amelie JIA 4-0 and KOBOSZ 4-2. Her only defeat of the competition had come earlier against TOLMACHEVA. With TOLMACHEVA, ROCHUT and ILIMBETOVA all finishing on 17 points and 8-1 records, the tie-break placed TOLMACHEVA first, ROCHUT second and ILIMBETOVA third. Poland’s Aleksandra NAWROCKA finished fourth with six wins and three defeats, while JIA took fifth place. Switzerland’s Enya HU was sixth, followed by GUASSARDO, KOBOSZ and BRHELOVA, with PICHLER completing the standings. Final standings U15 Girls – Results Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9

Aleksei SAMOKHIN of Russia remains unbeaten in the Under 19 Boys event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes after another strong day, while France’s Antoine NOIRAULT produced a perfect Saturday to stay firmly in contention. See the pictures by Anthoine BERTHELEMY here. SAMOKHIN carried his perfect record from the opening day into Saturday and immediately faced a demanding test against Bulgaria’s Yoan VELICHKOV. The match was level after four games, but SAMOKHIN took the final two to secure a 4-2 victory. His evening encounter with Portugal’s Tiago ABIODUN was even closer. ABIODUN led 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2, but SAMOKHIN responded each time. The Russian took the sixth game to force a decider and completed the comeback in the seventh for a 4-3 victory. ABIODUN nevertheless enjoyed a strong day. He beat Poland’s Marcel BLASZCZYK 4-2 before producing one of the best comebacks of the competition against VELICHKOV. Trailing 3-0, ABIODUN won four games in succession to claim a dramatic 4-3 victory. NOIRAULT was flawless on Saturday, adding three victories to his campaign. The French player opened with a 4-1 win over Slovakia’s Samuel ARPAS before beating BLASZCZYK by the same score. His final match against VELICHKOV went the full distance. The Bulgarian held a 3-1 advantage, but NOIRAULT turned the contest around, winning the final three games to complete a 4-3 victory and a perfect second day. France’s Nathan PILARD also strengthened his position with two victories. He beat ARPAS 4-1 before overcoming BLASZCZYK by the same score in the evening session. ARPAS finished the day on a high after a dramatic seven-game contest against France’s Flavio MOURIER. The Slovak player trailed 3-1 but recovered to win the final three games and take the match 4-3. The competition was also affected by injuries, with Poland’s Patryk ZYWORONEK and Romania’s Robert ISTRATE forced to withdraw. With the decisive matches still to come, unbeaten SAMOKHIN has the advantage, while ABIODUN, PILARD and NOIRAULT remain firmly involved in the battle for the U19 Boys title. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 – 12:30 Round 8 – 16:30 Round 9 – 19:50

France’s Leana HOCHART remains unbeaten in the Under 19 Girls event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes after another impressive day, while compatriot Alexia NODIN stayed firmly in the title race with three victories on Saturday. See the pictures by Anthoine BERTHELEMY here. HOCHART has yet to lose after six matches and continued her run without dropping a game on the second day. She opened with a commanding 4-0 victory over Czechia’s Veronika POLAKOVA and later produced another straight-games performance against Portugal’s Julia LEAL. The French player had already made a strong start on Friday, when she won all three of her matches, and she remains the only unbeaten player in the competition. NODIN, whose only defeat came against Romania’s Bianca MEI-ROSU on the opening day, responded with an excellent second day. She began by beating Poland’s Karolina HOLDA 4-0, overcame Belgium’s Lilou MASSART 4-2 and finished with another straight-games victory against POLAKOVA. MEI-ROSU also remains very much in contention. The Romanian added two victories on Saturday, beating MASSART 4-2 and POLAKOVA 4-1. Her only defeat so far came against NODIN on Friday. Behind the leading trio, Natalia BOGDANOWICZ of Poland continued her solid campaign, while HOLDA finished the day with a dramatic seven-game victory over MASSART. Germany’s Koharu ITAGAKI was forced to withdraw from the competition through injury after Round 4. Following her withdrawal, her results were erased and are no longer counted in the competition. With the decisive matches still ahead, HOCHART carries an unbeaten record into the final day, with NODIN and MEI-ROSU keeping the pressure on in the battle for the U19 Girls title. Under 19 Girls Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 – 11:40 Round 8 – 15:40 Round 9 – 19:00

Varvara TOLMACHEVA of Russia maintained her perfect record in the Under 15 Girls event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes, moving to the top of the standings with six wins from six matches. See the pictures by Anthoine BERTHELEMY here. After completing the opening day unbeaten, TOLMACHEVA continued her run with another three victories on Saturday. She first overcame Austria’s Sophia PICHLER 4-2 before facing a much tougher challenge from Switzerland’s Enya HU. TOLMACHEVA won the opening two games, but HU responded by taking three in succession to move 3-2 ahead. TOLMACHEVA regained control when it mattered most, taking the sixth and seventh games to prevail 4-3. She then completed her perfect day with a 4-1 victory over Germany’s Amelie JIA. Amina ILIMBETOVA is TOLMACHEVA’s closest challenger in the standings with a 5-1 record. After losing to TOLMACHEVA in the opening round on Friday, ILIMBETOVA has won five matches in succession. Her second day began with one of the most dramatic encounters of the competition against France’s Albane ROCHUT. The match went the full distance before ILIMBETOVA prevailed in the seventh game for a 4-3 victory, inflicting ROCHUT’s first defeat of the tournament. ILIMBETOVA followed with a 4-1 win over Slovakia’s Barbora GUASSARDO and closed the day in commanding fashion, beating Czechia’s Adela BRHELOVA in straight games. ROCHUT remains firmly in contention at 5-1. After the narrow defeat to ILIMBETOVA, the French player responded with a 4-1 victory over Poland’s Aleksandra NAWROCKA. Her final match against HU produced another seven-game battle. ROCHUT moved 3-1 ahead before HU fought back to force a decider, but the home favourite held her nerve to win the seventh game and secure her fifth victory. NAWROCKA, JIA and GUASSARDO are all on 3-3, with NAWROCKA occupying fourth place in the official standings. The Polish player edged HU 4-3 in Round 4, lost to ROCHUT and then finished strongly with a 4-0 victory over GUASSARDO. With three rounds remaining, TOLMACHEVA holds the only perfect record at 6-0, while ILIMBETOVA and ROCHUT are both one victory behind at 5-1. The three are now setting the pace as the battle for the U15 Girls title heads into the final day in Antibes. U15 Girls – Results Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7, 10:00 Round 8, 14:00 Round 9, 17:20

Spain’s Ladimir MAYOROV moved to the top of the Under 15 Boys standings at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes after six rounds, with Germany’s Tien Nghia PHONG matching his 5-1 win-loss record. Marcos GOMEZ of Spain, the only unbeaten player after the opening day, is third at 4-2. See the pictures by Anthoine BERTHELEMY here. After six rounds, both MAYOROV and PHONG have five victories and one defeat, while Marcos GOMEZ of Spain, who had been the only unbeaten player at the end of the opening day, suffered two defeats on Saturday and now stands on four wins. PHONG, the No. 3 player on the starting list, enjoyed a perfect second day. He opened with a 4-1 victory over Czechia’s Ondrej MORAVEK before beating Sweden’s Emil ELLERMANN 4-2. His final match of the day brought him up against GOMEZ, who had won his opening four matches. The Spaniard twice moved ahead, taking the first and third games, but PHONG responded strongly. From 2-1 down, the German won three consecutive games to secure a 4-2 victory and finish the day with a 5-1 record. MAYOROV, No. 6 on the starting list, was equally impressive. The Spaniard had already won two of his three matches on Friday and added three more victories on the second day. He beat Germany’s Lukas WANG in straight games before overcoming France’s Noah TESSIER 4-2. MAYOROV completed his perfect day with another 4-0 performance, this time against Russia’s Nazar BAKIROV. For GOMEZ, Saturday brought a dramatic change of fortunes. After three victories on the opening day, he extended his winning run by beating ELLERMANN 4-2 in Round 4. However, WANG brought that unbeaten sequence to an abrupt end with a 4-0 victory in the following round. PHONG then inflicted GOMEZ’s second defeat in the evening session. There were significant results throughout the field. TESSIER, the No. 10 player on the starting list, produced a convincing 4-1 victory over top-listed Alexander MALOV and later closed the day with a straight-games win over WANG. Poland’s Hubert KWIECINSKI also collected two victories, beating BAKIROV 4-1 and ELLERMANN 4-1, although MORAVEK stopped him in straight games in Round 5. MALOV continued to experience a difficult competition. After winning only once on the opening day, the No. 1 player lost to TESSIER and BAKIROV before recovering with a 4-1 victory over MORAVEK in the final round of the day. With three rounds remaining, PHONG and MAYOROV have put themselves in a strong position at 5-1, but GOMEZ remains close behind at 4-2 as the battle for the U15 Boys title heads into the final day in Antibes. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 – 4 October, 10:50 Round 8 – 4 October, 14:50 Round 9 – 4 October, 18:10

The opening day of the Under 19 Boys event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes produced several surprises, as Aleksei SAMOKHIN of Russia and Portugal’s Tiago ABIODUN completed the first three rounds unbeaten, while Bulgaria’s Yoan VELICHKOV also made a major impact. See the pictures by Anthoine BERTHELEMY here. The results significantly disrupted the order suggested by the starting list. Poland’s Marcel BLASZCZYK entered the competition as the No. 1 player, ahead of Slovakia’s Samuel ARPAS, with France’s Antoine NOIRAULT and Nathan PILARD at No. 3 and No. 4 respectively. SAMOKHIN was No. 8, VELICHKOV No. 9, while ABIODUN started at No. 7. SAMOKHIN opened his campaign with a 4-2 victory over Romania’s Robert ISTRATE before beating second-listed ARPAS by the same score. His biggest test came against BLASZCZYK in the final round of the day. The Polish player raced into a 3-0 lead, but SAMOKHIN produced a remarkable recovery. He won four consecutive games to complete a 4-3 victory and close the day with a perfect record. ABIODUN was equally impressive. The Portuguese player started with a 4-2 win over France’s Flavio MOURIER before surviving a seven-game battle against ISTRATE. In Round 3, ABIODUN added another notable victory, beating ARPAS 4-2 to make it three wins from three. VELICHKOV also made a flying start. The Bulgarian opened with a straight-games victory over ARPAS and followed it by beating BLASZCZYK 4-2. His third scheduled match against Patryk ZYWORONEK was recorded as a 4-0 result, with no games played. For BLASZCZYK, the opening day proved difficult after his first scheduled match against ZYWORONEK was recorded as a 4-0 result without games played. He then suffered back-to-back defeats, first against VELICHKOV and then against SAMOKHIN despite holding a 3-0 advantage. Among the French contingent, NOIRAULT recovered strongly from a 4-1 opening defeat to compatriot PILARD. He beat MOURIER 4-1 and ISTRATE 4-2 to finish the day with two wins. PILARD started with victory over NOIRAULT and also had a 4-0 recorded result against ZYWORONEK, before MOURIER stopped him 4-2 in the final round. That victory gave MOURIER his first success after defeats to ABIODUN and NOIRAULT. After an eventful opening day, SAMOKHIN and ABIODUN have perfect records from three played matches, while VELICHKOV has also made an unbeaten start. With six rounds still ahead, the early results have already shown how unpredictable the battle for the U19 Boys title could be in Antibes. U19 Boys – Results Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 – 12:30 Round 5 – 16:30 Round 6 – 19:50 Round 7 – 12:30 Round 8 – 16:30 Round 9 – 19:50

France’s Leana HOCHART made a perfect start to the Under 19 Girls event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes, emerging as the only player with three victories after the opening day. See the pictures by Anthoine BERTHELEMY here. HOCHART began with an impressive 4-0 win over compatriot Alexia NODIN before overcoming Poland’s Karolina HOLDA 4-1. In the final round of the day, she faced Belgium’s Lilou MASSART and secured another 4-1 victory to complete an unbeaten opening day on home soil. Behind HOCHART, six players finished the first three rounds with two wins and one defeat, underlining how open the competition remains. NODIN responded strongly after her opening defeat. She produced a commanding 4-0 victory over Romania’s Bianca MEI-ROSU in Round 2 and followed with another straight-games success against Romania’s Alesia SFERLEA. MEI-ROSU also ended the day with two wins. She opened with a 4-0 victory over compatriot SFERLEA, lost to NODIN and then recovered to beat HOLDA 4-1. Germany’s Koharu ITAGAKI, last year’s U15 Girls winner, made a strong start in her first Europe Youth Top 10 appearance in the U19 category. She beat Czechia’s Veronika POLAKOVA 4-1 and SFERLEA by the same score before suffering her first defeat against Portugal’s Julia LEAL. ITAGAKI recovered from 2-0 down to lead 3-2, but LEAL responded to take the final two games and prevail 4-3. POLAKOVA also recovered well from her opening defeat to ITAGAKI. She beat LEAL 4-1 before overcoming Poland’s Natalia BOGDANOWICZ 4-2 in the evening session. BOGDANOWICZ started with a 4-1 win over compatriot HOLDA and then came from two games down to defeat MASSART 4-2, before POLAKOVA ended her unbeaten run. MASSART and LEAL also collected victories during a competitive opening day, with LEAL’s seven-game success against ITAGAKI providing one of the highlights of the third round. After three of nine rounds, HOCHART is the only player with a perfect record, but with six rounds still to come, the battle for the U19 Girls title remains wide open in Antibes. Under 19 Girls Round 2 Round 3 Schedule Round 4 – 11:40 Round 5 – 15:40 Round 6 – 19:00 Round 7 – 11:40 Round 8 – 15:40 Round 9 – 19:00

Spain’s Marcos GOMEZ emerged as the only unbeaten player after the opening three rounds of the Under 15 Boys event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes, completing the first day with three victories. See the pictures by Anthoine BERTHELEMY here. GOMEZ was tested immediately in an all-Spanish opening-round encounter against Alexander MALOV. He prevailed 4-2 before producing a commanding performance against Czechia’s Ondrej MORAVEK, winning 4-0. In the final round of the day, GOMEZ faced another compatriot, Ladimir MAYOROV, and secured a 4-1 victory to complete his perfect start. Behind GOMEZ, the competition remains wide open, with several players ending the opening day with two wins from three matches. MAYOROV made an impressive start by beating Poland’s Hubert KWIECINSKI 4-1 and followed it with a straight-games victory over MALOV. His unbeaten run was ended by GOMEZ in Round 3. Russia’s Nazar BAKIROV also started strongly. He overcame MORAVEK 4-2 and Sweden’s Emil ELLERMANN 4-2 before Germany’s Tien Nghia PHONG stopped him in the evening session. BAKIROV took the opening two games against PHONG, but the German responded by winning four in succession for a 4-2 victory. ELLERMANN recovered well after losing to BAKIROV. The Swedish player had opened his campaign with a 4-1 win over France’s Noah TESSIER and returned to winning ways in Round 3, coming from 2-0 down to beat MORAVEK 4-2. PHONG also finished the day with two victories. He began in impressive fashion with a 4-0 win over compatriot Lukas WANG before losing a seven-game contest to TESSIER. He then recovered from two games down against BAKIROV to secure his second win. There was no shortage of close contests during the opening day. MALOV earned his first victory in Round 3 after a seven-game battle with WANG, while KWIECINSKI also needed the full distance to overcome TESSIER. WANG’s victory came in another seven-game encounter, against KWIECINSKI in Round 2. After three of the nine rounds, GOMEZ holds the only perfect record, but with six rounds still to play, the battle for the Under 15 Boys title remains wide open in Antibes. U15 Boys – Results Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Schedule Round 4 – 3 October, 10:50 Round 5 – 3 October, 14:50 Round 6 – 3 October, 18:10 Round 7 – 4 October, 10:50 Round 8 – 4 October, 14:50 Round 9 – 4 October, 18:10