Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS proves his class

April 20, 2018
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Greek player wins Junior Boys Singles event at the 2018 Belgium Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior Circuit

Greek player Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS has justify his seeding place by winning Junior Boys Singles event at the 2018 Belgium Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior Circuit in the city of Spa. No. 1 seed actual European Junior champion from Guimaraes beat Przemyslaw WALASZEK in the final 4:1 (11:6 11:4 7:11 11:5 11:3). Greek player won three out of five matches in straight games on his road to the gold while two other took after five sets. Poland`s player upset no. 2 seed Dorian ZHENG in the quarter-finals. Borgar HAUG from Norway and Spain`s Alberto LILLO have reached bronze.

Lucie GAUTHIER lost to Japan`s Yukari SUGASAWA in straight games of the Junior Girls Singles final – 4:0 (11:5 11:8 11:2 11:9). No. 3 seed GAUTHIER has defeated SUGASAWA`s compatriot Kahe AKAE in four sets of the semis whilst SUGASAWA was extended to full distance by Poland`s Anna WEGRZYN who upset no. 2 seed Hong Kong`s WONG Chin Yau in the quarter-finals. Hungary`s Fanni HARASTOVICH created the biggest upset at the women`s event by eliminating top seed from Hong Kong CHAU Wing Sze in the Round of 16.

Two top seeding Junior Boys Doubles met in the final as Japan`s Aoto ASAZU and Takeru KASHIWA overcame Greek Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS and Borgar HAUG from Norway after full five games 3:2 (14:12 6:11 11:8 4:11 11:8).

LEE Ka Yee and WONG Chin Yau from Hong Kong are the winners of the Junior Girl Doubles event. The no. 1 seed prevailed against Alba FERNANDEZ and Ana GARCIA from Spain 3:1 (11:7 9:11 11:5 11:5). Kaho AKAE and Yukari SUGASAWA from Japan and Netherland`s MEN Shuohan and Karlijn VAN LIEROP have won bronze medals.

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