Other Events | 22 Aug 2017
Nina MITTELHAM, Can AKKUZU and Anton KALLBERG secure their places in the semis
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)