Green and Trumpauskas claim double titles at Cleveland Senior 4* event

Anna Green left Middlesbrough Sports Village as the clear standout of the Cleveland Senior 4* Open, taking both the women’s singles and Under-21 girls’ titles to anchor a weekend that also saw Lorestas Trumpauskas win the men’s crown.

Green, from Draycott Club, handled the pressure cleanly when it mattered most. Her women’s singles semifinal win over Hannah Saunders was emphatic, 4,6,6, and she carried that control through the rest of the draw to complete a double. That made her the most successful player in the event and underlined why her name has stayed in the conversation across English age-group table tennis after reaching the Junior Girls’ Singles final at the Mark Bates Ltd Junior & Under-21 Nationals in May 2025 and the Under-21 National Cup final later that year.

Trumpauskas delivered the other headline result, winning the men’s singles by defeating Adam Jepson 10,8,-7,9 in the final. The scoreline told the story of a match that was competitive without ever fully tipping away from him. After dropping the third game, he recovered quickly and closed it out in four. He had already shown the same composure in the semifinal, where he beat Matthew Dodds 6,-9,9,7. For a player who won both singles and doubles gold at the European Veterans’ Championships in Serbia in June 2025, including the MS55 title, the Cleveland victory added another strong domestic result to an already decorated run.

The tournament ran over 30-31 May 2026 at Middlesbrough Sports Village, Alan Peacock Way, Middlesbrough, TS4 3AE, with Cleveland County TTA organising and promoting the event alongside support from Everyone Active. Alan Ransome OBE was listed as tournament organiser and Dave Cochrane as referee on the entry form, which set the closing date for midnight on Sunday 10 May 2026.

Cleveland again showed why the 4* circuit matters in English table tennis. Table Tennis England described the event as a 4* tournament and the programme spread across open, under-21, veterans, restricted and banded events, with men’s and women’s banded draws on Saturday and the open age-group competitions on Sunday. That mix brought together club players, rising juniors and veteran names in one place, giving the weekend a depth that extended well beyond the two finals at the top.

The result also fits Cleveland’s growing status as a proving ground. A 2025 report said the tournament was the first in England to run under Table Tennis England’s new 4* programme, and this year’s results reinforced that role. Green’s double and Trumpauskas’s title showed that the event still rewards players with the form to handle a full weekend, not just one big match.