Spain`s SHEN Yanfei Austria`s LIU Jia and Germany`s Sabine WINTER were beaten by Hong Kong`s TIE Yana Taipei`s CHENG I-Ching and Singapore`s FENG Tianwei respectively There are no European players in the semi-finals of the Seamaster 2016 ITTF Women´s World Cup in Philadelphia USA. SHEN Yanfei from Spain LIU Jia from Austria and Sabine WINTER from Germany lost their games against Hong Kong`s TIE Yana Taipei`s CHENG I-Ching and FENG Tianqei respectively. Top seeded FENG Tianwei from Singapore (World No. 6) won both her matches in a straight games beating in the Round of 16 Egypt`s Dina MESHREF (No. 120). In same stage Sabine WINTER (No. 56) prevailed against Korea`s YANG Haeun (No. 28) after full seven games. It was an impressive comeback as German`s player was three sets down – 4:3 (10:12 9:11 10:12 11:8 12:10 11:4 11:7). Round of 16 brought two all-European clashes: the 2005 individual European champion LIU Jia (AUT No. 21) beat Georgina POTA (HUN No. 34) in five sets while SHEN Yanfei (ESP No. 57) was better than Olympic Team Silver medalist Petrissa SOLJA (GER No. 16) in six games. One of four countries will go down in history having a very first non-Chinese winner after 20 years dominancy of China. Semi-final pairs are FENG Tianwei (SGP) vs. Miu HIRANO (JPN) TIE Yana (HKG) vs. CHENG I-Ching (TPE). Rio 2016 Olympic Singles Champion DING Ning (CHN) and four time Women’s World Cup Champion LIU Shiwen (CHN) were forced to withdraw from the event due to injury. Round of 16 FENG Tianwei (SGP) – Dina MESHREF (EGY) 4:0 (11:9 11:8 11:6 11:5) Sabine WINTER (GER) – YANG Haeun (KOR) 4:3 (10:12 9:11 10:12 11:8 12:10 11:4 11:7) Miu HIRANO (JPN) – Elizabeta SAMARA (ROU) – 4:2 (11:9 11:4 3:11 11:9 7:11 11:8) Sofia POLCANOVA (AUT) – Mima ITO (JPN) 2:4 (11:8 9:11 11:7 8:11 11:13 8:11) Petrissa SOLJA (GER) – SHEN Yanfei (ESP) 2:4 (11:5 5:11 11:9 8:11 4:11 2:11) JIANG Huajun (HKG) – TIE Yana (HKG) 1:4 (7:11 9:11 6:11 11:7 9:11) LIU Jia (AUT) – Georgina POTA (HUN) 4:1 (11:9 8:11 11:8 11:9 11:8) ZHANG Lily (USA) – CHENG I-Ching (TPE) 1:4 (8:11 6:11 10:12 13:11 12:14) Quarter-finals FENG Tianwei (SGP) – Sabine WINTER (GER) 4:0 (11:7 15:13 13:11 11:9) Miu HIRANO (JPN) – Mima ITO (JPN) 4:1 (11:13 11:4 11:8 11:4 11:8) SHEN Yanfei (ESP) – TIE Yana (HKG) 1:4 (7:11 11:5 7:11 5:11 7:11) LIU Jia (AUT) – CHENG I-Ching (TPE) 1:4 (8:11 11:9 3:11 8:11 9:11) Semi-finals FENG Tianwei (SGP) – Miu HIRANO (JPN) TIE Yana (HKG) – CHENG I-Ching (TPE)
Audrey ZARIF won the title in photo finish
Romania’s DRAGOMAN and DIACONU second and third Audrey ZARIF of France won the title in the Junior Girls Singles Event at the JOOLA European Top 10 in Prague. In the very last match Adina DIACONU of Romania the leading player throughout the whole tournament suffered first defeat and lost her crown; she finished third. Andrea DRAGOMAN of Romania is second. Audrey ZARIF of France kept her spirit high. She started the last round with one defeat and odds against her but she did not hold back. In the ultimate match she beat Adina in straight games. “I never beat Adina before. I still remember her victory in the semi final of the European Championships last year. Even now when everything is finished I cannot believe I won the match. And I won it in superb style!” said ZARIF. The fact that she has nothing to lose helped. “I knew who is on the other side of the net. She was the favorite from the very first minute of the game. It gives me freedom to be less stressed. I just went there to show my best.” Audrey’s service game was very powerful. “I put a lot of variation and surprised Adina. She did not know what to expect and that give me certain advantage. Also my attitude was very important. I was brave I believed in my game and I attacked. I did not let Adina control the game.” ZARIF suffered defeat in only one match at the tournament. She lost her encounter against Andreea DRAGOMAN of Romania. “This is the tournament where everything can happen. Every girl can beat every one. It was difficult when I lost against Andreea but I was very happy after my victory over Tin Tin Ho. She beat me in quarterfinal of the European Championships in seven games duel. It was very important victory for me here ” said ZARIF. Audrey is playing for French St. Quentin in French Pro A but she lives in Belgium. “I moved to Belgium because my coach lives there ” explained ZARIF. “ 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) Round 7 Adina DIACONU (Romania) – ZHANG Xuan (Spain) 4:0 (11:7 11:0 11:0 11:0) Audrey ZARIF (France) – NING Jing (Azerbaijan) 4:1 (11:8 11:7 12:10 8:11 11:6) Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) – Marie MIGOT (France) 4:2 (8:11 11:8 4:112 14:12 11:9 12:10) Maria MALANINA (Russia) – Nikita PETROVOVA (Czech Republic) 4:0 (11:6 11:9 11:9 12:10) Tin-Tin HO (England) – Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 2:4 (9:11 11:5 8:11 11:2 211 12:14) Round 8 Adina DIACONU (Romania) – NING Jing (Azerbaijan) 4:0 (11:5 13:11 11:6 11:6) Audrey ZARIF (France) – ZHANG Xuan (Spain) 4:0 Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) – Nikita PETROVOVA (Czech Republic) 4:1(11:6 11:8 11:7 10:12 11:1) Maria MALANINA (Russia) – Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 2:4 (11:13 12:10 11:8 4:11 7;11 1:11) Tin-Tin HO (England) – Marie MIGOT (France) 4:1 (12:10 7:11 11:8 11:9 11:3) Round 9 Adina DIACONU (Romania) – Audrey ZARIF (France) 0:4 (6:11 7:11 5:11 8:11) NING Jing (Azerbaijan)- ZHANG Xuan (Spain) 4:0 Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) – Tin-Tin HO (England) 1:4 (11:9 8;11 10:12 2:11 3:11) Maria MALANINA (Russia) – Marie MIGOT (France) 2:4 (11:6 7:11 11:6 6:11 3:11 7:11) Nikita PETROVOVA (Czech Republic) – Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 0:4 (5:11 8:11 3:11 10:12) Audrey ZARIF (France) 8/1 Andreea DRAGOMAN (Romania) 8/1 Adina DIACONU (Romania) 8/1 NING Jing (Azerbaijan) 5/4 Marie MIGOT (France) 4/5 Tin-Tin HO (England) 3/6 Daria TRIGOLOS (Belarus) 3/6 Maria
Tomas POLANSKY clinched the title at the home soil
LEVENKO clinched silver bronze for SEYFRIED Top seeded in the Junior Boys Singles Event at the JOOLA European Top 10 in Prague Tomas POLANSKY was spared from agonizing wait for the last round to be sure he is the winner. Already in the opening round of the day in round 7 host nation ace secured the title in Czech Republic by recording the seventh victory at the tournament against Cristian PLETEA of Romania. Andreas LEVENKO of Austria is second and Joe SEYFRIED of France is third. The winner of the Top 10 tournament in 2013 as cadet repeated the success by clinching the top prize as junior. Earlier this year he won silver in Team’s Event and Mixed Doubles Event at the European Championships in Zagreb as well as bronze in Singles. He was also three times champion at the European championships as cadet and once he won silver. In 2014 he won bronze in doubles also at the Continental gathering. His good results did not go unnoticed. From August he is the member of Germany’s 1. FC Saarbrucken. “I made a great step forward. I am very happy the way that the things are going now. Having the opportunity to play and to work with the top players in Bundesliga is wonderful thing ” said POLANSKY. Tomas was very happy with his performance in Prague as well. “I was challenged in two matches but for the rest I think I did not faced great obstacles. In the first match against Tobias HIPPLER of Germany I was little nervous. It is always hard to play the opening match at the tournaments. In addition I was not used to the venue and playing in front of home crowd added some extra pressure ” admitted POLANSKY. The pressure did not eased on in the next duel against Irvin BERTRAND. “It is always hard for me to play against him. Only at the European championships I beat him in straight games all other duels were much longer. I was down 0:2 and 4:7 when I called for time out. It proved to be good decision. Everything changed after that. He lost his momentum; I played much better.” Carlos VEDRIEL of Spain was next in line. “It was not very close match. I beat him at the World Junior Championships and I knew what to do ” said POLANSKY.” The most important and worthy win was against Andreas LEVENKO. We were both unbeaten up to that point and he proved he is in splendid shape. We were the major contenders to the title. He managed to put every ball on the table from the beginning of the match. When I beat him it was very important for me.” Alexandru MANOLE of Romania lost recently against POLANSKY at the European Championships. “He does not like playing against me but I love to play against him ” laughed Tomas.” After that victory I had to play against Rares SIPOS the last match on the second day. It was very hard and exhausting match. Sipos was two games up and he played fantastic match. I had to work hard to level the score and after that I played ball for ball. I succeeded and that was very important win. I made it in a very hard match; went full distance but it gave me extra confidence for the ultimate day. I started as unbeaten player.” However the beginning of the third day was by no mean easier. “Both Cristian PLETEA and me started very bad. We were cautious and we just took care to make as fewer mistakes as it was possible. I got confused; I lost the game because I gave too much easy balls… We forgot about tactics we just wanted to play safe and to try to win.” The victory in the seventh round against PLETEA meant POLANSKY secured the crown. The duels against Aliaksandr KHANIN of Belarus and Joe SEYFRIED of France could not change anything. “Against KHANIN I won the opening game 11:0 and that is dangerous situation for me. The lack of motivation cost me a lot few times. That is why KHANIN managed to find his way back into the match. Luckily I woke up before it was late and won.” In the last duel against Joe SEYFRIED of France POLANSKY had a shaky start. “I had a problem with his service game. When I managed to receive better I managed to control the duel.” Next stops for POLANSKY are the European Championships in Budapest and World Junior Championships in cape Town. Junior Boys Event Round 1 Tomas POLANSKY (Czech Republic) – Tobias HIPPLER (Germany) 4:2 (11:7 9:11 11:7 7:11 11:6 11:6) Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Irvin BERTRAND (France) 4:2 (11:6 9:11 11: 8 11:7 2:11 14:12) Aliaksandr KHANIN (Belarus) – Carlos VEDRIEL (Spain) 1:4 (11:7 10:12 6:11 6:11 6:11) Cristian PLETEA (Romania) – Andreas LEVENKO (Austria) 1:4 (10:12 6:11 11:8 9:11 8:11) Rares SIPOS (Romania) – Alexandru MANOLE (Romania) 4:1 (11:8 11:9 10:12 11:7 12:10) Round 2 Tomas POLANSKY (Czech Republic) – Irvin BERTRAND (France) 4:2 (9:11 9:11 13:11 11:6 12:10 11:9) Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Carlos VEDRIEL (Spain) 4:2 (12:10 11:9 8:11 11:5 8:11 11:5) Aliaksandr KHANIN (Belarus) – Andreas LEVENKO (Austria) 1:4 (11:7 7:11 12:14 6:11 8:11) Cristian PLETEA (Romania) – Alexandru MANOLE (Romania) 4:2 (15:13 4:11 10:12 11:5 11:5 11:9) Rares SIPOS (Romania) – Tobias HIPPLER (Germany) 2:4 (12:14 10:12 15:13 6:11 6:11 11:4 9:11) Round 3 Tomas POLANSKY (Czech Republic) – Carlos VEDRIEL (Spain) 4:1 (11:8 7:11 11:6 11:8 11:6) Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Andreas LEVENKO (Austria) 2:4 (12:10 9:11 11:4 9:11 8:11 7:11) Aliaksandr KHANIN (Belarus) – Alexandru MANOLE (Romania) 4:0 (11:9 11:9 11:7 11:7) Cristian PLETEA (Romania) – Rares SIPOS (Romania) 4:1 (11:6 11;3 11:9 10:12 12:10) Irvin BERTRAND (France) – Tobias HIPPLER (Germany) 4:1 (9:11 11:5 11:4 11:6 11:4) Round 4
Anastasia KOLISH underlined her status at Top 10
PLAIAN finished second and ZIRONOVA is third Anastasia KOLISH of Russia clinched the title at the Cadet Girls Singles Event at the JOOLA European Top 10 in Prague. Tania PLAIAN of Romania finished second and Ekaterina ZIRONOVA is third. The last round duel between Anastasia KOLISH and CHEN Xingtai of Azerbaijan was the re-run of the European Championships clash in Singles Event in Round of 16. “In Zagreb I was so sad. CHEN Xingtai halted my progress much earlier then I expected. I came there with big hopes but the team of Azerbaijan surprised us. I won gold with my team and silver in Doubles but I regret I could not go further in singles. Here I had my revenge ” said KOLISH. At least Anastasia was ready for the challenge in Prague. “I let her play her game in Zagreb. Here I surprised her. I changed the rhythm; I used a lot of variations and spins. She just did not know what to do to stop me. She could not see what is coming. I left no space to my adversary to beat me ” said KOLISH. Also the duel against Tania PLAIAN of Romania was the difficult one. “I was 3:1 in the lead but she recovered to level. I lost two games by narrowest margins. She put me under severe test. But I won it.” On her way to the title Anastasia lost two matches. One of them was against Polish player Anna WEGRZYN. “Last time we played against each other I won 3:1 but here she caught me on the wrong foot. Also I lost against ZHOU Chuyi of Azerbaijan. Last time I beat her in Team’s Event at the European Championships. It seams I forgot what I had to do” said Anastasia laughing. Anastasia will be the part of the European team that will play at the World Cadet Challenge in Shanghai. Last year she won two silver medals in Team’s and Doubles Events and bronze in Singles. Cadet Girls Singles Round 1 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 4:2 (11:6 9:11 11:7 6:11 11:4 11:6) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 4:0 (11:4 11:5 14:12 11:6) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:2 (11:9 11:8 6:11 11:9 8:11 11:7) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 4:1 (14:12 10:12 11:8 11:5 13:11) Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) – Prithika PAVADE (France) 3:4 (11:6 11:9 11:5 7:11 5:11 5:11 4;11) Round 2 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 2:4 (5:11 5:11 11:7 8:11 11:9 6:11) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:0 (11:5 11:7 11:8 11:3) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 1:4 (5:11 4:11 11:6 5:11 6:11) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – Prithika PAVADE (France) 1:4 (11:9 8:11 3:11 5:11 1:11) Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 2:4 (12:10 11:9 9:11 9:11 9:11 9:11) Round 3 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:0 (11:8 11:9 11:4 11:9) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 4:1 (11:2 11:7 11:5 10:12 11:8) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Prithika PAVADE (France) 3:4 (11:5 11:9 7:11 3:11 11:9 9:11 9:11) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) 4:0 (11:9 11:5 11:5 11:7) ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 0:4 (12:14 8:11 6:11 7:11) Round 4 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 1:4 (2:11 5:11 11:7 10:12 7:11) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Prithika PAVADE (France) 4:1 (8:11 11:5 11:6 11:9 11:8) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) 4:3 (8:11 11:7 11:5 7:11 11:8 6:11 11:5) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 4:3 (8:11 11:8 11:6 12:10 8:11 8:11 11:4) ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:0 (13:11 11:6 11:8 15:13) Round 5 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Prithika PAVADE (France) 4:2 (6:11 11:6 11:8 6:11 11:9 13:11) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) 4:1 (5:11 11:5 11:7 11:6 11:8) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 1:4 (9:11 11:13 5:11 12:10 2:11) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 4:0 (11:4 11:8 15:13 11:3) Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 0:4 (8:11 9:11 5:11 9:11) Round 6 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) 4:0 (12:10 11:9 11:7 11:7) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 1:4 (12:10 6:11 10:12 4:11 9:11) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 4:2 (11:8 6:11 11:7 11:9 10:12 11:5) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:0 (11:3 11:6 11:9 11:3) Prithika PAVADE (France) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 1:4 (8:11 4:11 13:11 3:11 7:11) Round 7 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Tania PLAIAN (Romania) 4:3 (11:9 5:11 11:3 13:11 9:11 9:11 11:6) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) 3:4 (11:8 2:11 11:4 11:9 9:11 4:11 6:11) Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) – ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 0:4 (5:11 7:11 6:11 8:11) Prithika PAVADE (France) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:3 (9:11 5:11 11:5 11:6 11:7 10:12 13:11) Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 4:3 (11:6 14:16 11:5 6:11 8:11 13:11 11:4) Round 8 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) 4:2 (11:6 11:6 7:11 12:10 9:11 11:9) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Tania PLAIAN (Romania) 0:4 (9:11 10:12 7:11 7:11) Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 0:4 (7:11 6:11 8:11 8:11) Prithika PAVADE (France) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 4:3 (9:11 12:10 11:2 9:11 11:8 9:11 11:5) Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) – ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 3:4 (7:11 6:11 13:11 11:5 11:8 11:13 4:11) Round 9 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) 4:0 (11;9 11:8 11:6 11:8) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Tania PLAIAN (Romania) 4:3 (10:12 10:12 11:6 7:11 11:7 11:7 11:6) Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 1:4 (11:4 12:14 10:12 1:11 4:11) Prithika PAVADE (France)- ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 2:4 (6:11 11:5 12:10 8:11 8:11 9:11) Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 3:4 (9:11 5:11 6;11 11:4 12:10 12:10 2:11) Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) 7/2 Tania PLAIAN (Romania) 6/3 Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 5/4 CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) 5/4 Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 5/4
Truls MOREGARD conquered Prague
Vladimir SIDORENKO second and Maksim GREBNEV third at JOOLA Top 10 Truls MOREGARD of Sweden is the newly crowned champion of the Cadet Boys Event at the 2016 JOOLA European Top 10 in Prague. Vladimir SIDORENKO of Russia is second and Maksim GREBNEV third after three days of fierce battles. The winner of the event was decided in the last match. Both MOREGARD and SIDORENKO started the last round with seven wins and one defeat. After nail biting seven games the well-deserved victory went to Swede. Top seeded SIDORENKO had his consolation in silver. MOREGARD is the member of Sweden’s TTCLM member Eslovs Al and he also compete in the second division for the same club. This year at the European Championships in Zagreb he won three silver medals in singles doubles and team’s events. “In Prague I was nervous at the beginning against Jan VALENTA but I beat him. In next round I expect the closer match against WANG Chenxi of Azerbaijan since we already met in Zagreb. When I won in straight game it was relief “ said TRULS. Next on line was Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK of Austria. “I had never played against him. I did not know what to expect. Especially his service game worried me. At the end he failed to put the pressure on me. I concluded that duel in straight games. My confidence boosted after the match against Bilal HAMACHE of France in fourth round. He was unbeaten day before and he made few upsets on his way to the fourth round. Against Vincent PICARD of France I expected harder challenge because I always had problem with his game. It was not a case this time. His coach complained about my service game and there were a lot of talking in between points but it ended with my 4:0 victory.” Maksim GREBNEV of Russia also failed to stop Truls. “That was important win for me.” The only match Truls lost was against Carlo ROSSI of Italy. “I was 3:1 up before I felt the pain in the knee. It affected my game but I managed to win in seven games. However in next match against Lilian BARDET of France I was not at the top of the game. I calculated and I decided to save some energy for the last match at the tournament against the top seed.” The last match against SIDORENKO was direct clash for the title. “I study his game set the tactics but I had to change it. My first plan was to play spin on his forehand but then I went for backhand and I tried to stay as safe as I could. We went full distance in very nice clash. I won it in big style.” Trules will go to Shanghai where he will be part of the Cadet World Challenge. “Last year I won silver medal after unfortunate defeat against Chinese player I had 3:2 and 11:10 before I lost in the final. I also won the medal in Doubles and Mixed Doubles…I hope this year it will be better. We have great team and I expect good results.” Cadet Boys Event Round 1 Vladimir SIDORENKO (Russia) – Maksim GREBNEV (Russia) 4:3 (11:8 3:11 9:11 11:8 5:11 11:9 11:8) Truls MOREGARD (Sweden) – Jan VALENTA (Czech Republic) 4:0 (11:4 11:9 13:11 11:6) Carlo ROSSI (Italy) – WANG Chenxi (Azerbaijan) 4:0 (11:8 11:6 11:6 11:6) Lilian BARDET (France) – Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (Austria) 4:1 (11:8 8:11 11:5 119 11:7) Vincent PICARD (France) – Bilal HAMACHE (France) 1:4 (14:16 6:11 8:11 11:8 5:11) Round 2 Vladimir SIDORENKO (Russia) – Jan VALENTA (Czech Republic) 4:3 (10:12 8:11 11:9 11:4 9:11 11:6) Truls MOREGARD (Sweden) – WANG Chenxi (Azerbaijan) 4:0 (11:5 11:6 11:3 12:10) Carlo ROSSI (Italy) – Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (Austria) 1:4 (9:11 8:11 10:12 11:8 6:11) Lilian BARDET (France) – Bilal HAMACHE (France) 3:4 (11:7 8:11 4:11 11:7 6;11 11:5 7:11) Vincent PICARD (France) – Maksim GREBNEV (Russia) 2:4 (11:6 4:11 5:11 9:11 11:6 7:11) Round 3 Vladimir SIDORENKO (Russia) – WANG Chenxi (Azerbaijan) 4:0 (11:8 11:7 11:6 11:3) Truls MOREGARD (Sweden) – Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (Austria) 4:0 (11:5 11:7 11:7 11:7) Carlo ROSSI (Italy) – Bilal HAMACHE (France) 2:4 (9:11 5:11 11:5 11:7 8:11 8:11) Lilian BARDET (France) – Vincent PICARD (France) 4:3 (5:11 11:7 11:7 9:11 11:5 12:14 11:9 11:9) Jan VALENTA (Czech Republic) – Maksim GREBNEV (Russia) 2:4 (10:12 5:11 11:7 7:11 11:8 10:12) Round 4 Vladimir SIDORENKO (Russia) – Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (Austria) 4:1 (12:10 7:11 11:8 11:9 12:10) Truls MOREGARD (Sweden) – Bilal HAMACHE (France) 4:1 (11:8 11:6 8:11 11:9 15:13) Carlo ROSSI (Italy) – Vincent PICARD (France) 4:2 (12:10 11:4 11:2 9:11 9:11 11:5) Lilian BARDET (France) – Maksim GREBNEV (Russia) 2:4 (11:8 4:11 10:12 5:11 11:6 4:11) Jan VALENTA (Czech Republic) – WANG Chenxi (Azerbaijan) 0:4 (9:11 9:11 7:11 6:11) Round 5 Vladimir SIDORENKO (Russia) – Bilal HAMACHE (France) 4:2 (11:7 8:11 11:9 8:11 11:7 11:7) Truls MOREGARD (Sweden) – Vincent PICARD (France) 4:0 (11:3 15:13 11:5 11:9) Carlo ROSSI (Italy) – Maksim GREBNEV (Russia) 1:4 (7:11 12:10 3:11 7:11 9:11) Lilian BARDET (France) – Jan VALENTA (Czech Republic) 4:0 (11:5 11:7 11:2 11:5) Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (Austria) – WANG Chenxi (Azerbaijan) 1:4 (11:8 5:11 8:11 7:11 6:11) Round 6 Vladimir SIDORENKO (Russia) – Vincent PICARD (France) 3:4 (5:11 13:11 2:11 11:3 7:11 11:6 6:11) Truls MOREGARD (Sweden) – Maksim GREBNEV (Russia) 4:0 (11:8 11:8 11:8 12:10) Carlo ROSSI (Italy) – Jan VALENTA (Czech Republic) 4:3 (11:7 7:11 9:11 7: 11 11:5 11:4 13:11) Lilian BARDET (France) – WANG Chenxi (Azerbaijan) 4:0 (11:7 11:8 11:5 11:6) Bilal HAMACHE (France) – Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (Austria) 4:1 (11:9 11:4 11:9 8:11 12:10) Round 7 Vladimir SIDORENKO (Russia) – Lilian BARDET (France) 4:2 (8:11 11:7 15:13 8:11 11:8 11:9) Truls MOREGARD (Sweden) – Carlo ROSSI (Italy) 4:3 (11:7 11:8 9:11 11:9 10:12 7:11 11:5) Vincent PICARD (France)- Jan VALENTA (Czech Republic) 4:0 (11:5 13:11 11:8 11:6)
Serbian girls delighted host nation’s supporters
2016 Serbia and Junior Cadet Open in Vrnjacka Banja Serbia clinched both the Junior Girls’ Team and Cadet Girls’ Team titles at the 2016 Serbia and Junior Cadet Open in Vrnjacka Banja. The trio comprising Tijana JOKIC Izabela LUPULESKU and Dragana VIGNJEVIC emerged victorious in the Junior Girls; in the Cadets the top honours were bestowed on the shoulders of Reka BEZEG and Kalina HRISTOVA. Tijana JOKIC Izabela LUPULESKU and Dragana VIGNJEVIC occupying the top seeded position in the event recorded a three matches to nil win in opposition to their Serbia ‘B’ Team colleagues Ana ALEKSANDRIC Edina BENKO and Andjela MENGER before recording the same margin of victory in the final. They showed no mercy when confronting the outfit formed by Portugal’s Raquel ANDRADE who joined forces with Nadezhda BOGDANOVA of Belarus and Norway’s Ilka DOVAL. Star of the Cadet Girls’ Team competition was Radmila TOMINJAK. At the semi-final stage against Serbia ‘B’ she beat Danijela KARKUSOVA whilst combining with Reka BEZEG to secure the doubles at the expense of Lilla KOVACS-KATONA and Anna FEJOS. Later in the final in opposition to Bulgaria ‘A’ in a second three matches to one victory she overcame both Kalina HRISTOVA and Kalina HRISTOVA. Winner of the Junior Boys’ Singles title two days earlier Jiri MARTINKO added to his list of success by guiding the Czech Republic to success in the Junior Boys’ Team event. Joining forces with Patrik KLOS the player he had beaten in the Junior Boys’ Singles final and Tomas KOLDAS he remained unbeaten as the second seeds claimed the top prize. In contests that went the full five match distance; at the semi-final stage against Serbia ‘A’ Jiri MARTINKO beat both Pero TEPIC and Aleksa GACEV; before in the final accounting for Bahrain’s Rashed SANAD in a titanic five games duel and in an equally closely fought duel Montenegro’s Filip RADOVIC to seal the Czech win. Patrik KLOS accounted for Pero TEPIC in the vital fifth and deciding match of the fixture. Later in the final in the opening match of the engagement he defeated Filip RADOVIC. Success for the Czech Republic in the Junior Boys’ Team event; in the Cadet Boys’ Team event it was success for the Croatian partnership of Ivor BAN and Jakov JAKELIC. At the final hurdle a three-one success was recorded against Romania with Ivor BAN the mainstay of the victory. Earlier at the semi-final stage Ivor Ban and Jakov JAKELIC had accounted for the Qatari duo of Abdulaziz Al-ABDULLA and Nawaf Al-MALKI by three matches to nil.
Seven players selected for Eurotalents Development group 2016
ETTU Eurotalents (TI&S) The final selection camp in Slovenia’s Otocec concluded successfully. ETTU Eurotalents (TI&S) invited 35 players selected from Pre-Selection Camps 2016 and Eurominichamp’s tournament 2016 in Schiltingheim to Otočec. In Slovenia 27 of them were on duty; after evaluations seven of them are chosen for the Eurotalents Development group 2016. “After very complex analyses done by Istvan KORPA Joze URH and me we selected seven players. We used six criteria. Those players will be part of our ETTU Eurotalents Development U-15 project in 2017 together with the players selected in 2014 and 2015 ” said ETTU Development Manager Neven CEGNAR. The selected players are: Ionescu Eduard (ROM) Tomica Andrej (ROM) Badea Bogdan (ROM) Oleskevych Jaroslav (UKR) Papadimitriou Malammatenia (GRE) Santos Patricia (POR) Carnovale Miriam (ITA) The players who were not able to come to Otocec will still have the chance to be selected based on their results and quality.
Adina DIACONU preserved unbeaten status
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
Joe SEYFRIED found the fine rhythm
JOOLA European Youth Top 10 Tomas POLANSKY of Czech Republic is still unbeaten in the Junior Boys Event at the JOOLA European Top 12 in Prague but he made a narrow escape today facing two match balls against himself in the sixth round against Rares SIPOS. Seeded no two Joe SEYFRIED of France lost two matches in six rounds. After the fourth round victory over Alexandru MANOLE of Romania and Tobias HIPPLER of Germany he is still in game for the title. “Despite the defeat against Andreas LEVENKO I will give my best to reach the medal rostrum and even to win the gold. It was hard for me to play against Irvin BERTRAND at the opening and I also faced tough time against Carlos VEDRIEL of Spain but I am happy with my shape. I have not space for mistakes but I can still reach the goal ” said SEYFRIED. However his confidence was shaken after thrilling seven gams duel against Rares SIPOS. He lost it and spoiled his chances for gold. Rares SIPOS came to Prague as a fourth reserve and it seamed he needed the time to get into the rhythm. “Only two days ago I was informed I would play here. I was very happy to get a chance to be in Czech Republic but my game was not at the top level yesterday. I beat my teammate Alexandru MANOLE but despite very good match I lost close encounter against Tobias HIPPLER of Germany. It affected by moral and certainly made a great damage to my performance against Cristian PLETEA. I could not find my game. Before I settled properly it was 3:0 for him. I raised my game after that but it was too late ” said SIPOS. In the fourth round he beat Aliaksandr KHANIN of Belarus. “After yesterday’s defeats it was most important thing to find the motivation to come back into the playing arena. I lift my spirit and kept on fighting.” He preserved good spirit to beat Joe for sure. Latter SIPOS stretched Tomas POLANSKY the top seeded player to full distance in the sixth round. POLANSKY even faced two match balls but survived. Long days in the venue and lot of matches troubled Andreas LEVENKO. In the opening match of the day he lost his first match at the tournament against top seeded Tomas POLANSKY of Czech Republic. “It is hard to find the focus early in the morning. I needed the time to settle into the rhythm but after that defeat I was back in shape. Carlos VEDRIEL played good but I was not under pressure “ said LEVENKO. Junior Boys Event Round 1 Tomas POLANSKY (Czech Republic) – Tobias HIPPLER (Germany) 4:2 (11:7 9:11 11:7 7:11 11:6 11:6) Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Irvin BERTRAND (France) 4:2 (11:6 9:11 11: 8 11:7 2:11 14:12) Aliaksandr KHANIN (Belarus) – Carlos VEDRIEL (Spain) 1:4 (11:7 10:12 6:11 6:11 6:11) Cristian PLETEA (Romania) – Andreas LEVENKO (Austria) 1:4 (10:12 6:11 11:8 9:11 8:11) Rares SIPOS (Romania) – Alexandru MANOLE (Romania) 4:1 (11:8 11:9 10:12 11:7 12:10) Round 2 Tomas POLANSKY (Czech Republic) – Irvin BERTRAND (France) 4:2 (9:11 9:11 13:11 11:6 12:10 11:9) Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Carlos VEDRIEL (Spain) 4:2 (12:10 11:9 8:11 11:5 8:11 11:5) Aliaksandr KHANIN (Belarus) – Andreas LEVENKO (Austria) 1:4 (11:7 7:11 12:14 6:11 8:11) Cristian PLETEA (Romania) – Alexandru MANOLE (Romania) 4:2 (15:13 4:11 10:12 11:5 11:5 11:9) Rares SIPOS (Romania) – Tobias HIPPLER (Germany) 2:4 (12:14 10:12 15:13 6:11 6:11 11:4 9:11) Round 3 Tomas POLANSKY (Czech Republic) – Carlos VEDRIEL (Spain) 4:1 (11:8 7:11 11:6 11:8 11:6) Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Andreas LEVENKO (Austria) 2:4 (12:10 9:11 11:4 9:11 8:11 7:11) Aliaksandr KHANIN (Belarus) – Alexandru MANOLE (Romania) 4:0 (11:9 11:9 11:7 11:7) Cristian PLETEA (Romania) – Rares SIPOS (Romania) 4:1 (11:6 11;3 11:9 10:12 12:10) Irvin BERTRAND (France) – Tobias HIPPLER (Germany) 4:1 (9:11 11:5 11:4 11:6 11:4) Round 4 Tomas POLANSKY (Czech Republic) – Andreas LEVENKO (Austria) 4:3 (11:1 11:5 8:11 11:8 8:11 9:11 11:6) Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Alexandru MANOLE (Romania) 4:0 (11:1 11:4 11:7 11:5) Aliaksandr KHANIN (Belarus) – Rares SIPOS (Romania) 1:4 (11:13 12:14 7:11 11:5 5:11) Cristian PLETEA (Romania) – Tobias HIPPLER (Germany) 4:1 (7:11 11:9 12:10 11:7 11:7) Irvin BERTRAND (France) – Carlos VEDRIEL (Spain) 4:0 (11:5 11:6 13:11 11:3) Round 5 Tomas POLANSKY (Czech Republic) – Alexandru MANOLE (Romania) 4:0 (11:6 11:5 11:8 11:1) Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Rares SIPOS (Romania) 3:4 (13:11 8:11 11:7 10:12 11:9 7:11 8:11) Aliaksandr KHANIN (Belarus) – Tobias HIPPLER (Germany) 1:4 (9:11 9:11 2:11 11:8 14:16) Cristian PLETEA (Romania) – Irvin BERTRAND (France) 4:2 (11:6 6:11 11:13 11:7 11:7 11:8) Andreas LEVENKO (Austria) – Carlos VEDRIEL (Spain) 4:2 (11:6 11:7 5:11 11:7 9:11 11:7) Round 6 Tomas POLANSKY (Czech Republic) – Rares SIPOS (Romania) 4:3 (9:11 9:11 11:8 5:11 11:5 11:8 15:13) Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Tobias HIPPLER (Germany) 4:0 (12:10 13:11 11:3 11:9) Aliaksandr KHANIN (Belarus) – Irvin BERTRAND (France) 4:0 (11:9 11:5 11:7 11:7) Cristian PLETEA (Romania) – Carlos VEDRIEL (Spain) 3:4 (11:9 8:11 17:15 7:11 8:11 8:11) Alexandru MANOLE (Romania) – Andreas LEVENKO (Austria)4:2 (11:9 8:11 13:11 6:11 11:8 11:8) Tomas POLANSKY (Czech Republic) 6/0 Cristian PLETEA (Romania) 4/2 Joe SEYFRIED (France) 4/2 Andreas LEVENKO (Austria) 4/2 Rares SIPOS (Romania) 3/3 Irvin BERTRAND (France) 2/4 Tobias HIPPLER Germany) 2/4 Aliaksandr KHANIN (Belarus) 2/4 Carlos VEDRIEL (Spain) 2/4 Alexandru MANOLE (Romania) 1/5
Tania PLAIAN rose the bar after five victories
JOOLA European Youth Top 10 in Prague There are no unbeaten players in the Cadet Girls Event at the 2016 JOOLA European Top 10 in Prague. After six rounds two players holds the top with one defeat -CHEN Xingtai of Azerbaijan and Tania PLAIAN of Romania. Tania PLAIAN started the tournament at the position no. four at the seeding but after two days of play her ambition followed her good record. “When I came her I was not thinking of medal but with good results and good position on the standings now I become more ambitious ” admitted PLAIAN. Today she beat Laura TIEFENBRUNNER ZHOU Chuyi and Ekaterina ZIRONOVA. After poor start Laura TIEFENBRUNNER of Germany recorded first win in the fifth round against Anna WEGRZYN of Poland. “I am aware I am not among top 10 players in Europe; I came as no. 12 so my expectations are not very high. All I was wanted is to win few games. I was not able to record the victory on the opening day but today I was more relaxed. I realized I had nothing to lose I was under less pressure and it paid off ” said TIEFENBRUNNER. Cadet Girls Singles Round 1 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 4:2 (11:6 9:11 11:7 6:11 11:4 11:6) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 4:0 (11:4 11:5 14:12 11:6) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:2 (11:9 11:8 6:11 11:9 8:11 11:7) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 4:1 (14:12 10:12 11:8 11:5 13:11) Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) – Prithika PAVADE (France) 3:4 (11:6 11:9 11:5 7:11 5:11 5:11 4;11) Round 2 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 2:4 (5:11 5:11 11:7 8:11 11:9 6:11) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:0 (11:5 11:7 11:8 11:3) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 1:4 (5:11 4:11 11:6 5:11 6:11) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – Prithika PAVADE (France) 1:4 (11:9 8:11 3:11 5:11 1:11) Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 2:4 (12:10 11:9 9:11 9:11 9:11 9:11) Round 3 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:0 (11:8 11:9 11:4 11:9) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 4:1 (11:2 11:7 11:5 10:12 11:8) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Prithika PAVADE (France) 3:4 (11:5 11:9 7:11 3:11 11:9 9:11 9:11) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) 4:0 (11:9 11:5 11:5 11:7) ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 0:4 (12:14 8:11 6:11 7:11) Round 4 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 1:4 (2:11 5:11 11:7 10:12 7:11) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Prithika PAVADE (France) 4:1 (8:11 11:5 11:6 11:9 11:8) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) 4:3 (8:11 11:7 11:5 7:11 11:8 6:11 11:5) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 4:3 (8:11 11:8 11:6 12:10 8:11 8:11 11:4) ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:0 (13:11 11:6 11:8 15:13) Round 5 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Prithika PAVADE (France) 4:2 (6:11 11:6 11:8 6:11 11:9 13:11) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) 4:1 (5:11 11:5 11:7 11:6 11:8) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 1:4 (9:11 11:13 5:11 12:10 2:11) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 4:0 (11:4 11:8 15:13 11:3) Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 0:4 (8:11 9:11 5:11 9:11) Round 6 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) – Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) 4:0 (12:10 11:9 11:7 11:7) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) – Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 1:4 (12:10 6:11 10:12 4:11 9:11) Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) – ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 4:2 (11:8 6:11 11:7 11:9 10:12 11:5) Tania PLAIAN (Romania) – Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 4:0 (11:3 11:6 11:9 11:3) Prithika PAVADE (France) – Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 1:4 (8:11 4:11 13:11 3:11 7:11) CHEN Xingtai (Azerbaijan) 5/1 Tania PLAIAN (Romania) 5/1 Ekaterina ZIRONOVA (Russia) 42 Anastasia KOLISH (Russia) 4/2 Zdena BLASKOVA (Czech Republic) 3/3 Prithika PAVADE (France) 3/3 Anna WEGRZYN (Poland) 3/3 ZHOU Chuyi (Azerbaijan) 2/4 Laura TIEFENBRUNNER (Germany) 1/5 Marta VUKELIC (Croatia) 0/6
