Qualifications begins in Olomouc

August 21, 2018
11:25 am
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Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Czech Open (August 21-26)

Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Czech Open (August 21-26) begins today August 21st by the Qualification games. A total of 355 players in both tournaments Men`s (196) and Women`s (159) are going to compete in the next six days in the Czech city of Olomouc. Main draw will start this Thursday August 23rd.

Actual World No. 5 Dimitrij OVTCHAROV is nominated No. 1 seed of the Men`s Singles event while that place in the Women`s Singles is reserved for Japan`s Kasumi ISHIKAWA current World No. 4.

Women`s Doubles winners at the recent 2018 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open in Panagyurishte Kasumi ISHIKAWA and Mima ITO from Japan are posted as No. 1 and No. 2 seed in Olomouc respectively. ITO defends the crown.

Men`s top 10 seeds: No. 1 Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (Germany) No. 2 Tomokazu HARIMOTO (Japan) No. 3 Koki NIWA (Japan) No. 4 Marcos FREITAS No. 5 Jonathan GROTH (Denmark) No. 6 Mattias FALCK (Sweden) No. 7 Ruwen FILUS (Germany) No. 8 Kristian KARLSSON (Sweden) No. 9 Patrick FRANZISKA (Germany) No. 10 (Vladimir SAMSONOV).

Women`s top 10 Singles: No. 1 Kasumi ISHIKAWA (Japan) No. 2 Mima ITO (Japan) No. 3 Miu HIRANO (Japan) No. 4 Hitomi SATO (Japan) No. 5 Hina HAYATA (Japan) No. 6 Sofia POLCANOVA (Austria) No. 7 Saki SHIBATA (Japan) No. 8 Elizabeta SAMARA (Romania) No. 9 Honoka HASHIMOTO (Japan) No. 10 Matilda EKHOLM (Sweden).

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