Belarus Open: Silver medals for Viktoria PAVLOVICH and Grigory VLASOV

September 11, 2016
8:50 pm
Other Events

Saki SHIBATA and JANG Woojin newly crowned champions of the 2016 ITTF World Tour Belarus Open (Challenge) in Minsk. Konstantin CHERNOV and Sadi ISMAILOV from Russia runners-up of Men`s Doubles Event

Favorite player of host audience Viktoria PAVLOVICH from Belarus and Russian Grigory VLASOV are the runners-up of the singles events at the 2016 ITTF World Tour Belarus Open (Challenge) concluded today in Minsk. Two times individual women`s champion of Europe lost to 19-year old Saki SHIBATA from Japan 4:2 although she had advantage after first three sets while VLASOV was defeated by top seeded Korean JANG Woojin who managed to recover from 0:3 to 4:3.

Actual World no. 55 PAVLOVICH played 13 games in total in just few hours bearing in mind her semi-final victory against Yuka ISHIGAKI from Japan in seven sets. SHIBATA who recently jumped 57 places on the ITTF World ranking list (from 132 to 75) upset her compatriot top seeded Hitomi SATO (World no. 23).

“I’m glad to have won my 1^st adult title. The match was lengthy with the last set being especially tough” stated Saki SHIBATA.

World no. 72 VLASOV played one of his best tournaments so far showing his strength in the semi-final clash against Japanese CHO Eonrae – 4:0 (11:8 11:9 11:7 11:5). He easily won first three games in final match but JANG responded sharply winning four sets in a row.

“This is my first world tournament title and I’m very happy. The final match turned out to be difficult since I was getting used to the opponent for at least 3 sets but then was able to choose the right tactics and win the match. I really enjoyed the tournament – it was very well organized – and next year I plan to come back to Belarus” emphasized JANG Woojin.

European representatives reached one more final as Russians Konstantin CHERNOV and Sadi ISMAILOV finished second at the Men`s Doubles Event.

Men`s Singles semi-finals: JANG Woojin (Korea) – Hunor SZOCS (Romania) 4:1 (7:11 11:5 11:6 14:12 11:4) Grigory VLASOV (Russia) – CHO Eonrae (Korea) 4:0 (11:8 11:9 11:7 11:5). Final: JANG Woojin – Grigory VLASOV 4:3 (8:11 7:11 5:11 11:7 11:5 11:3 11:5).

Women`s Singles semi-finals: Saki SHIBATA (Japan) – Hitomi SATO (Japan) 4:1 (8:11 11:7 11:9 11:5 11:9) Viktoria PAVLOVICH (Byelorussia) – Yuka ISHIGAKI (Japan) 4:3 (11:8 10:12 11:9 3:11 11:7 12:14 11:7). Final: Saki SHIBATA –Viktoria PAVLOVICH 4:2 (11:8 7:11 5:11 11:8 14:12 11:9).

Men`s Doubles final: JANG Woojin/LIM Jonghoon (Korea) – Konstantin CHERNOV/Sadi ISMAILOV (Russia) 3:1 (8:11 11:7 11:2 11:6).

Women`s Doubles final: Honoka HASHIMOTO/Hitomi SATO (Japan) – JUNG Yumi/PARK Seri (Korea) 3:1 (9:11 11:8 11:7 11:9).

Women’s Singles Field Packed with Title Contenders at ROMSTAL U21 European Championships

The Women’s Singles event at the ROMSTAL European Under 21 Championships brings together an impressive mix of reigning champions, former winners and rising stars from across Europe. Wales’ Anna HURSEY...

KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg Crowned Polish Champions for the 33rd Time

Fresh from lifting the ETTU Champions League Women trophy, KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg have once again confirmed their dominance on the domestic stage by securing the Polish Women’s Team Championship...

Josef “Joe” VESELSKY’s life and legacy celebrated in Dublin

The life and legacy of Josef “Joe” VESELSKY, one of the most respected figures in European table tennis, were celebrated during a special commemorative evening held in Dublin on 27...

KAUFMANN and QIU crowned German champions as Erfurt celebrates another record-breaking Finals

The LOTTO Thüringen TT-Finals 2026 concluded in Erfurt with Annett KAUFMANN and Dang QIU claiming the national singles titles and bringing the curtain down on four days of top-class table...