The first 'doubling-up' casualty is Calum Macgeoch - he retired at 0-1 down from his U16 match as he'd just made the semis in the U18.

Hopefully just a cautionary thing ahead of his semi but it gives his opponent an 'unearned' victory in the U16s (Ben Draper, as it happens) and may well reflect a real niggle/injury.

He'll play Tom Hands, unseeded, who beat Vidal, also unseeded. Ryan Peniston plays Sam Rice in the other semi.

In the U14s, Jake Hersey (the number 1 seed) lost to Aidan McHugh.

edit: for the sake of clarity:

U18 semis:

(1) Ryan Peniston v (wc) Sam Rice

Calum Macgeoch v Tom Hands

I am surprised all the funded top players are not playing this week, unless injured it should be a requirement that all players receiving funding should play in their National Event.

This years event is weaker than it's ever been and does not achieve what it is suppose to, by the best players in the country compete to be National champions, how can this happen if so many of the "top" players are allowed to play overseas, or even worse pull out once the draw has been made and ruin the seed balance.

my mind boggles with the LTA at times.

Players I believe should not be allowed to play in two age groups at Nationals. It should be their own age group only and another player would of got the chance.