European Rising Talents Set for Antibes Top 10

Europe’s leading U15 players will take centre stage in Antibes from 2 to 4 October as the 2026 Europe Youth Top 10 brings together ten Boys and ten Girls for three days of competition at the Azur Arena.

Last year’s U15 events produced two unbeaten champions. Italy’s Francesco TREVISAN completed a perfect campaign to take the Boys title, while Germany’s Koharu ITAGAKI went through the Girls competition without defeat. With both moving on from the category, two new U15 champions will be crowned in Antibes.

Several players in this year’s field have already made their mark at the European Youth Championships in Portugal in July.

In the U15 Boys field, Sweden’s Emil ELLERMANN was the silver medallist at the EYC, while Spain’s Ladimir MAYOROV reached the semi-finals.

Spain’s Alexander MALOV heads the confirmed U15 Boys list, followed by Poland’s Hubert KWIECINSKI and Germany’s Tien Nghia PHONG. ELLERMANN, Czech Republic’s Ondrej MORAVEK, MAYOROV, Germany’s Lukas WANG, Spain’s Marcos GOMEZ, Nazar BAKIROV and France’s Noah TESSIER complete the ten-player field.

The U15 Girls competition includes the reigning European Youth champion Amina ILIMBETOVA, alongside EYC silver medallist Varvara TOLMACHEVA and semi-finalist Siri BENJEGARD of Sweden.

The field also includes Poland’s Lucja KOBOSZ, Germany’s Amelie JIA, Austria’s Sophia PICHLER, Czech Republic’s Adela BRHELOVA, Poland’s Aleksandra NAWROCKA, Slovakia’s Barbora GUASSARDO and France’s Albane ROCHUT.

The opening three rounds will be played on Friday 2 October, followed by rounds four to six on Saturday. The decisive final three rounds will be played on Sunday, with the last U15 matches scheduled for 17:20 and 18:10.

U15 – Confirmed Players

No.U15 BoysCountryU15 GirlsCountry
1Alexander MALOVESPAmina ILIMBETOVARUS
2Hubert KWIECINSKIPOLSiri BENJEGARDSWE
3Tien Nghia PHONGGERLucja KOBOSZPOL
4Emil ELLERMANNSWEAmelie JIAGER
5Ondrej MORAVEKCZESophia PICHLERAUT
6Ladimir MAYOROVESPAdela BRHELOVACZE
7Lukas WANGGERVarvara TOLMACHEVARUS
8Marcos GOMEZESPAleksandra NAWROCKAPOL
9Nazar BAKIROVRUSBarbora GUASSARDOSVK
10Noah TESSIERFRAAlbane ROCHUTFRA

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