Host nation wins Cadet Boys Team Event

April 21, 2018
10:51 pm
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2018 Belgium Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior Circuit

Host nation won gold medal in the Cadet Boys Team Event at the 2018 Belgium Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior Circuit in the city of Spa while other three champions are Japan/Greece (Junior Boys) Hong Kong (Junior Girls) and China (Cadet Girls)

Adrien RASSENFOSSE and Nicolas DEGROS have prevailed against France`s Felix LEBRUN and Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA in straight games of the Cadet Boys Team final. Second match has defined the final as DEGROS managed to turn the score from 0:2 to 3:2.

Junior Boys Singles winner Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS from Greece and Japan`s Aoto ASAZU have won Junior Boys Team Event. They overcame Spain A in the final.

Two European sides lost to their opponents from Asia in the Girls Team finals: Hong Kong – France 3:1 (Junior Girls) and Norway – China 1:3.

Junior Girls Team Event

Semi-finals

Hong Kong – Belgium 3:0

France – Hungary 3:0

Final

Hong Kong – France 3:1

WONG Chin Yau – Leili MOSTAFAVI 2:3 (10:12 6:11 11:7 11:7 8:11)

LEE Ka Yee – Lucie GAUTHIER 3:0 (11:6 11:5 11:6)

CHAU Wing Sze – Camille LUTZ 3:2 (7:11 7:11 11:5 11:6 12:10)

WONG Chin Yau – Lucie GAUTHIER 3:0 (11:7 11:8 11:8)

Junior Boys Team Event

Semi-finals

Japan/Greece – Poland 3:0

Spain A – Belgium A 3:2

Final

Japan/Greece –Spain A 3:1

Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS – Francisco Miguel RUIZ 3:1 (11:8 9:11 11:6 11:6)

Aoto ASAZU- Alberto LILLO 2:3 (11:5 7:11 11:9 9:11 6:11)

Takeru KASHIWA – Javier SORIA 3:1 (11:6 11:9 11:13 12:10)

Cadet Girls Team Event

Semi-finals

Norway – France A 3:0

China – France B 3:0

Final

Norway – China 1:3

Katarina WETZEL – DING Xinnan 1:3 (11:13 6:11 11:3 3:11)

Martine TOFTAKER – HOU Suheng 1:3 (12:14 14:12 5:11 6:11)

Katarina WETZEL/Martine TOFTAKER – HOU Suheng/XU Yuhan 3:2 (13:15 3:11 16:14 13:11 11:8)

Katarina WETZEL – HOU Suheng 0:3 (8:11 8:11 8:11)

Cadet Boys Team Event

Semi-finals

Belgium A – Spain B 3:1

France – China 3:2

Final

Belgium A – France 3:0

Adrien RASSENFOSSE – Felix LEBRUN 3:0 (11:2 11:6 11:4)

Nicolas DEGROS – Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA 3:2 (6:11 9:11 13:11 11:6 11:7)

Adrien RASSENFOSSE/ Nicolas DEGROS – Felix LEBRUN/ Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA 3:0 (11:4 11:6 11:8)

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