Europe Youth Top-10 | 8 Oct 2016
Adina DIACONU preserved unbeaten status
Photo: Czech Table Tennis Association/Jan Brychta
JOOLA European Youth Top 10 in Prague
Adina DIACONU is the leading player after six rounds of play in the Junior Girls Event at the JOOLA European Top 10 in Prague. She beat all her adversaries on her way to the final day of the tournament in Czech Republic. Audrey ZARIF of France and Andreea DRAGOMAN of Romania followed her closely with one defeat.
“After six round, still, the match against DRAGOMAN was the hardest for me. I am the only player to beat her here and it speaks a lot too. I have to be ready for tomorrow. I have to play against Audrey ZARIF, NING Jing and ZHANG Xuan. It is going to be hard, but I will start the day with great confidence that I have after those victories. In addition I beat them all already, so I am not afraid,” said DIACONU.
Today, Audrey ZARIF faced Maria MALANINA of Russia in the opening round of day two, but she highlighted the victory over Tin Tin Ho day earlier as a most important in first four rounds.
“I lost against Tin Tin in the quarterfinal of the European Championships and it was important for me to nullified that defeat. It has not started good for me. I was 3:1 in reverse, before I recovered to win in seven games,” explained ZARIF.
Audrey is the no. three seed.
For me here, it is most important to take my chances. I am trying to be as much aggressive in my approach to the game, as I can. Also I must keep my spirit high and preserve good attitude,” said ZARIF.
Strong nerves helped her in the fifth round. She won the nail biting marathon against Daria TRIGOLOS of Belarus.
Junior Girls Event
Round 1
Adina DIACONU (Romania) - Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 4:3 (9:11, 5:11, 11:5, 11:8, 11:7, 10:12, 11:9)
Audrey ZARIF (France) - Marie MIGOT (France) 4:0 (11:8, 11:6, 11:6, 11:6)
NING Jing (Azerbaijan) - Nikita PETROVOVA (Czech Republic) 4:1 (11:6, 11:6, 2:11, 12:10, 11:3)
ZHANG Xuan (Spain) - Tin-Tin HO (England) 4:1 (9:11, 11:8, 11:5, 12:10, 11:6)
Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) - Maria MALANINA (Russia) 4:1 (11:8, 9:11, 11:6, 11:9, 11:7)
Round 2
Adina DIACONU (Romania) - Marie MIGOT (France) 4:2 (12:10, 12:10, 6:11, 11:3, 11:13, 11:9)
Audrey ZARIF (France) - Nikita PETROVOVA (Czech Republic) 4:2 (11:5, 11:6, 11:13, 6:11, 11:7, 11:5)
NING Jing (Azerbaijan) - Tin-Tin HO (England) 4:0 (11:8, 11:6, 15:13, 12:10)
ZHANG Xuan (Spain) - Maria MALANINA (Russia) 2:4 (11:7, 6:11, 4:11, 11:4, 11:13, 7:11)
Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) - Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 1:4 (8:11, 9:11, 11:9, 7:11, 9:11)
Round 3
Adina DIACONU (Romania) - Nikita PETROVOVA (Czech Republic) 4:0 (11:9, 11:9, 15:13, 11:9)
Audrey ZARIF (France) - Tin-Tin HO (England) (9:11, 11:8, 7:11, 6:11, 11:8, 11:5,
NING Jing (Azerbaijan) - Maria MALANINA (Russia) 4:2 (11:3, 11:5, 11:4, 7:11, 9:11, 11:7)
ZHANG Xuan (Spain) - Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) 4:1 (9:11, 11:5, 13:11, 12:10, 12:10)
Marie MIGOT (France) - Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 3:4 (11:9, 10:12, 3:11, 8:11, 11:8, 11:6, 7:11)
Round 4
Adina DIACONU (Romania) - Tin-Tin HO (England) 4:2 (11:8, 11:4, 11:7, 8:11, 8:11, 11:7)
Audrey ZARIF (France) - Maria MALANINA (Russia) 4:2 (11;8, 15:13, 6:11, 11:6, 6:11, 11:9)
NING Jing (Azerbaijan) - Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) 4:0 (11:7, 11:8, 11:2, 11:2)
ZHANG Xuan (Spain) - Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 0:4 (6:11, 4:11, 9:11, 11:13)
Marie MIGOT (France) - Nikita PETROVOVA (Czech Republic) 4:3 (11:5, 11:13, 7:11, 9:11, 11:8, 11:7, 12:10)
Round 5
Adina DIACONU (Romania) – Maria MALANINA (Russia) 4:0 (11:7, 11:5, 12:10, 12:10)
Audrey ZARIF (France) - Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) 4:3 (9:11, 11:9, 11:4, 12:14, 11:4, 13:15, 11:5)
NING Jing (Azerbaijan) - Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 1:4 (11:9, 4:11, 8:11, 8:11, 10:12)
ZHANG Xuan (Spain) - Marie MIGOT (France) 1:4 (7:11, 11:9, 5:11, 5:11, 9:11)
Tin-Tin HO (England) - Nikita PETROVOVA (Czech Republic) 4:0 (11:6, 11:2, 13:11, 11:4)
Round 6
Adina DIACONU (Romania) - Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) 4:0 (11:5, 11:8, 11:8, 11:4)
Audrey ZARIF (France) - Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 2:4 (11:5, 7:11, 3:11, 12:10, 7:11, 4:11)
NING Jing (Azerbaijan) - Marie MIGOT (France) 2:4 (11:13, 4:11, 9:11, 11:8, 7:11)
ZHANG Xuan (Spain) - Nikita PETROVOVA (Czech Republic) 4:0 (11:1, 11:9, 11:8, 11:8)
Maria MALANINA (Russia) - Tin-Tin HO (England) 4:2 (7:11, 7:11, 11:8, 11:9, 11:9, 11:5)
Adina DIACONU (Romania) 6/0
Audrey ZARIF (France) 5/1
Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 5/1
NING Jing (Azerbaijan) 4/2
Marie MIGOT (France) 3/3
ZHANG Xuan (Spain) 3/3
Maria MALANINA (Russia) 2/4
Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) 1/5
Tin-Tin HO (England) 1/5
Nikita PETROVOVA (Czech Republic) 0/6