Nigeria Open: RUMGAY vs. HACHARD in the semis

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)

 

More information:here

Related News

Top Seeds Advance in U19 Mixed Doubles as Possible Sibling Showdown Looms

Top seeds in the Under 19 Mixed Doubles event, Daniel BERZOSA of Spain and Veronika MATIUNINA of Ukraine, successfully progressed to the quarterfinals at the European Youth Championships in Ostrava....

Read more

Big Upset Marks Quarterfinal Line-Up in U15 Mixed Doubles

Hanka KODET, last year’s runner-up alongside Jan SKALDA, reached the quarterfinal of the Under 15 Mixed Doubles event at the European Youth Championships in Ostrava, this time partnering with Italy’s...

Read more

Medal Table – Team Events European Youth Championships 2025

The Team Events at the 2025 European Youth Championships in Ostrava concluded with a medal distribution across 12 nations. France emerged as the most successful country with two medals, including...

Read more

Romania Edges Portugal in Thrilling U19 Boys Final to Capture Historic Fourth Straight Title

In a breathtaking final of the Under 19 Boys Event, Romania clinched their fourth consecutive gold medal at the European Youth Championships in Ostrava. By doing so, they equaled the...

Read more

Contact

About Us

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe, and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation. The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level, including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations, and the organization of continental table tennis competitions, including the European Championships.

Powered By

All Competitions

Senior Competitions

Club Competitions

Youth Competitions

More Competitions