Kent’s Luke Savill hailed the best tournament of his life as he took a double gold medal at the Slovak Junior Open.

The Maidstone youngster, seeded sixth, was in scintillating form throughout the singles, winning three group matches and two knockout rounds without dropping a set to reach the quarter-finals.

There he faced top seed Tobias Hippler of Germany and edged a see-saw clash 4-3 (9-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7) to reach the last four.

There, he beat Csaba Andras of Hungary 4-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7) and he completed his memorable triumph against German fifth seed Kay Stumper in the final with a 4-0 (16-14, 11-2, 11-9, 11-8) scoreline.

The individual title added to the team crown won by England earlier in the tournament, beating top seeds Germany in the final, having won their group and beaten Czech Republic and Hungary in the knockout rounds.

Savill got England off to a superb start in the final by sinking Hippler in the first match by a 3-1 scoreline (11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-6).

Two wins by Tom Jarvis either side of a defeat for Josh Bennett sealed a 3-1 overall triumph for England, meaning Savill did not need to play his second match. The squad also included Matt Leete.

Savill, 17, said that victory over Hippler in the team event had been the springboard for his singles performance.

He said: “Beating Hippler in the team meant I felt more confident coming into the singles and I carried it forward.

“I’ve been training hard recently and trying to get a few good results and it all came together at this tournament.

“I’m over the moon, it’s definitely the best performance of my career and given me a lot of confidence going forward.”

In the doubles competition, Savill & Bennett reached the quarter-finals, where they were beaten 3-1 (11-6, 4-11, 11-9, 15-13) by Csaba Andras & Oliver Both of Hungary.