Enfield’s Amelia Chan celebrated being crowned a national school table tennis champion.
The 13-year-old Channing School pupil won the Under-13 Girls Singles title at the Butterfly English Schools Table Tennis Association individual finals in Wolverhampton.
Chan took the title the hard way, coming from 2-0 down in the semi-finals and then sinking top seed Jasmin Wong in a close final.
The second seed had been on the verge of elimination as she trailed 2-0 to sixth seed Gemma Kerr in the semi-finals before storming back to win 3-2 (13-15, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5).
The final was a compelling battle, with Chan shading it 3-1 (17-15, 5-11, 15-13, 11-8).
Chan said: “I’m very happy. I thought I was going to lose in the semi-final but I calmed down a bit and came back.”
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