Other Events | 22 Aug 2017

Nina MITTELHAM, Can AKKUZU and Anton KALLBERG secure their places in the semis

Photo: Courtesy TuS bad Driburg

Opening day of the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Czech Open is concluded by U21 quarter-finals

 

Two promising European players met in the Women`s Singles U21 quarter-final at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Czech Open in Olomouc, as Germany`s Nina MITTELHAM beat Russia`s Mariia TAILAKOVA after full five games. Can AKKUZU from France and Anton KALLBERG from Sweden also secured their places in the Men`s Singles U21 semis, being successful against Japan`s Yuma TSUBOI and China`s XUE Fei respectively.

 

At the semi-final stage, the 2013 European Junior champion Nina MITTELHAM opposes Japan`s Mizuki MORIZONO (JPN) who overcame Serbia`s Izabela LUPULESKU.

 

The no.2 seed Anton KALLBERG, 2015 European Junior champion, faces hero of the opening day in Olomouc, Chinese Taipei`s LIN Yun-Ju who eliminated host Tomas POLANSKY in five games. The 16-year-old LIN, actual World no.210, upset earlier in the day the no.3 seed Kirill GERASIMENKO from Kazakhstan, adding one more important victory against World no.53, Austria`s Robert GARDOS in the group stage of the qualification for the Men`s Singles Event.

 

Can AKKUZU meets top seeding player from Japan Yuto KIZIKURI who managed to recover against German`s Kilian ORT, playing fifth very close and tense game.

 

Men`s Singles U21 Round of 16

 

Yuto KIZUKURI (JPN) - YANG Tzu-Yi (TPE) 3:2 (11-5, 11-8, 11-13, 17-19, 11-5)

QIU Dang (GER) - Kilian ORT (GER) 0:3 (9-11, 8-11, 7-11)

Yuma TSUBOI (JPN) - Marek BADOWSKI (POL) 3:1 (9-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-5)

YANG Heng-Wei (TPE) - Can AKKUZU (FRA) 1:3 (5-11, 11-8, 3-11, 3-11)

Kirill GERASSIMENKO (KAZ) - LIN Yun-Ju (TPE) 0:3 (3-11, 4-11, 8-11)

Tomas POLANSKY (CZE) - Darko JORGIC (SLO) 3:2 (11-9, 2-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5)

XUE Fei (CHN) - Cristian PLETEA (ROU) 3:1 (11-13, 11-6, 12-10, 14-12)

Koyo KANAMITSU (JPN) - Anton KALLBERG (SWE) 0:3 (5-11, 9-11, 6-11)

 

Men`s Singles U21 Quarter-finals

 

Yuto KIZUKURI (JPN) - Kilian ORT (GER) 3:2 (11-3, 8-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9)

Yuma TSUBOI (JPN) - Can AKKUZU (FRA) 1:3 (11-8, 5-11, 5-11, 8-11)

LIN Yun-Ju (TPE) - Tomas POLANSKY (CZE) 3:2 (11-5, 5-11, 11-3, 5-11, 11-4)

XUE Fei (CHN) - Anton KALLBERG (SWE) 1:3 (8-11, 11-5, 8-11, 4-11)

 

Women`s Singles U21 Round of 16

 

Adriana DIAZ (PUR) – Bernadett BALINT (HUN) 3:0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-6)

HUANG Yingqi (CHN) – Giorgia PICCOLIN (ITA) 3:1 (11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9)

LIN Chia-Hsuan (TPE) – Kim VERMAAS (NED) 3:1 (7-11, 13-11, 11-6, 13-11)

Maria MALANINA (RUS) – Asuka SASAO (JPN) 0:3 (1-11, 10-12, 3-11)

Nina MITTELHAM (GER) – HUANG Yu-Chiao (TPE) 3:1 (6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9)

Solomiya BRATEYKO (UKR) – Mariia TAILAKOVA (RUS) 0:3 W.O.

Kristina KAZANTSEVA (RUS) – Izabela LUPULESKU (SRB) 1:3 (11-6, 5-11, 8-11, 5-11)

HO Tin-Tin (ENG) – Mizuki MORIZONO (JPN) 1:3 (11-7, 14-16, 6-11, 5-11)

 

Women`s Singles U21 Quarter-finals

 

Adriana DIAZ (PUR) – HUANG Yingqi (CHN) 3:1 (13-11, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10)

LIN Chia-Hsuan (TPE) – Asuka SASAO (JPN) 2:3 (5-11, 12-10, 12-10, 9-11, 5-11)

Nina MITTELHAM (GER) – Mariia TAILAKOVA (RUS) 3:2 (12-10, 6-11, 11-3, 5-11, 11-7)

Izabela LUPULESKU (SRB) – Mizuki MORIZONO (JPN) 1:3 (3-11, 4-11, 12-10, 9-11)

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