Nigeria Open: RUMGAY vs. HACHARD in the semis

August 11, 2018
10:15 pm
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The 2018 ITTF Challenge Seamaster Nigeria Open in Lagos (August 8-12)

Scotland`s Gavin RUMGAY and France`s Antoine HACHARD will play one against another in the Men`s Singles semi-finals tomorrow August 12 at the 2018 ITTF Challenge Seamaster Nigeria Open in Lagos (August 8-12). RUMGAY No. 9 seed has defeated Thailand`s Padasak TANVIRIYAVECHAKUI after full seven games while HACHARD beat Argentina`s Horacio CIFUENTES in five sets. Other semi-finalists are No. 1 seed host Quadri ARUNA who overcame young Romanian Rares SIPOS and Thailand`s Supanut WISUTMAYTHANGKOON who eliminated the 2016 Nigeria Open gold medalist Benedek OLAH from Finland.

Hungary`s Szandra PERGEL Women`s Singles No. 2 seed didn’t manage to progress to the semi-final stage as she lost to China`s FAN Siqi.

Two European pairs will decide the winner of the Men`s Doubles event as Alexandre ROBINOT/Joe SEYFRIED (France) and Tamas LAKATOS (Hungary)/Benedek OLAH (Finland) beat Sarthak GANDHI/Abhishek YADAV (India) and Horacio CIFUENTES (Argentina)/Thiago MONTEIRO (Brazil) respectively in the straight games of the semi-finals.

Men`s Singles Quarter-finals

Quadri ARUNA (Nigeria) – Rares SIPOS (Romania) 4:0 (11:6 11:8 11:5 12:10)

Benedek OLAH (Finland) – Supanut WISUTMAYTHANGKOON (Thailand) 3:4 (12:10 7:11 9:11 11:8 8:11 11:5 9:11)

Gavin RUMGAY (Scotland) – Padasak TANVIRIYAVECHAKUI (Thailand) 4:3 (6:11 11:9 1:11 11:9 11:9 9:11 12:10)

Antoine HACHARD (France) – Horacio CIFUENTES (Argentina) 4:1 (11:3 11:8 13:11 10:12 11:9)

Women`s Singles Semi-finals

Suthasini SAWETTABUT (Thailand) – WEI Wensheng (China) 3:4 (5:11 9:11 11:5 6:11 11:8 11:2 8:11)

QI Fenjie (China) – GUO Yan (China 1997) 3:4 (8:11 5:11 11:8 12:10 11:7 5:11 8:11)

WANG Shu (China) – SUN Chen (China) 1:4 (3:11 11:9 10:12 3:11 9:11)

Szandra PERGEL (Hungary) – FAN Siqi (China) 0:4 (7:11 7:11 5:11 8:11)

Men`s Doubles Semi-finals

Alexandre ROBINOT/Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Sarthak GANDHI/Abhishek YADAV (India) 3:0 (11:9 13:11 11:6)

Tamas LAKATOS (Hungary)/Benedek OLAH (Finland) – Horacio CIFUENTES (Argentina)/Thiago MONTEIRO (Brazil) 3:0 (11:8 11:4 12:10)

Women`s Doubles Semi-finals

QI Fenjie/SUN Chen (China) – Ilka DOVAL (Norway)/Yousra HELMY (Egypt) 3:0 (11:1 11:6 11:9)

WANG Shu/WEI Wensheng (China) – FAN Siqi/GUO Yan (China) 0:3 (7:11 8:11 6:11)

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