Two gold medals for Anders LIND and Stefanie H CHRISTENSEN

March 5, 2018
8:22 pm
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Danish National Championships

The 19- year-old Anders LIND (club Brønshøj) and 24 year-old Stefanie H. CHRISTENSEN (Hillerød) are the newly crowned Danish champions in singles. They won one more gold LIND in Mixed Doubles and CHRISTENSEN in Women`s Doubles.

LIND beat former European Team champion 49-year-old Allan BENTSEN in straight games of the final whilst Stefanie H CHRISTENSEN has defended her 2017 title in six sets against Sophie WALLØE in the women`s final. It was very first national title for LIND whilst eight-time champion BENTSEN had his 13^th final.

Men`s Singles semi-finals

Anders LIND (Brønshøj) – Finn TUGWELL (Roskilde) 4:0 (11-9 11-5 11-4 14-12)

Allan BENTSEN (Roskilde) – Tobias RASMUSSEN (København Sisu/MBK) 4:1 (11:7 11:9 12:10 6:11 11-9)

Final

Anders LIND – Allan BENTSEN 4:0 (11-9 11-8 11-7 12-10)

Women`s Singles semi-finals

Stefanie H. CHRISTENSEN (Hillerød) –Izabell NØRLEM (Bordtennis) 4:0 (11-9 11-8 11-7 12-10)

Mie BINNERUP Jacobsen (Sis/MBK) – Sophie WALLØE (Brønshøj) 2:4 (11-9 2-11 5-11 6-11 12-10 7-11)

Final

Stefanie H CHRISTENSEN – Sophie WALLØE 4:2 (11-9 11-2 10-12 10-12 11-9 11-7)

Men`s Doubles semi-finals

Allan BENTSEN / Finn Peter TUGWELL (Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61) – Tobias RASMUSSEN (Københavns BTK)/Nichlas MIDDELHEDE (Brønshøj Bordtennis) 3:0 (14-12 11-7 11-5)

Kasper STERNBERG Sjelle (Københavns BTK)/ Kasper Schübeler (Brønshøj Bordtennis) – Christian T KONGSGAARD/Morten Hyrup RASMUSSEN (Brønshøj Bordtennis) 3:1 (13-15 11-6 12-14 6-11)

Final

Allan BENTSEN / Finn Peter TUGWELL – Christian T KONGSGAARD / Morten Hyrup RASMUSSEN 3:2 (7-11 9-11 11-7 11-4 11-8)

Women`s Doubles semi-finals

Stefanie CHRISTENSEN (Hillerød) / Izabell NØRLEM (Brønshøj Bordtennis) – Thea Amalie NIELSEN (Silkeborg BTK) / Jocefina HAAGENSEN (Hvidovre Bordtennis) 3:1 (7-11 11-6 11-5 11-6)

Mie Binnerup JACOBSEN (Sisu/MBK) / Pia TOELHØJ (Hillerød GI) – Pernille AGERHOLM (BTK Viby) / Pernille SØNDERGAARD (Sisu/MBK) 0:3 (7-11 8-11 3-11)

Final

Stefanie CHRISTENSEN / Izabell NØRLEM – Pernille AGERHOLM /Pernille SØNDERGAARD 3:1 (12-10 10-12 11-9 11-3)

Mixed Doubles semi-finals

Pernille Refstrup AGERHOLM / Tobias STEMANN LAU (BTK Viby) – Sophie WALLØE / Anders LIND (Brønshøj Bordtennis) 3:0 (12-14 7-11 6-11)

Izabell NØRLEM (Brønshøj Bordtennis) / Thomas JENSEN (Brønshøj Bordtennis) – Pia TOELHØJ (Hillerød GI) / Kasper Sternberg SJELLE (Københavns BTK) 0:3 (4-11 4-11 8-11)

Final

Sophie WALLØE/ Anders LIND – Pia TOELHØJ / Kasper Sternberg SJELLE 3:2 (11-4 7-11 11-8 7-11 12-10)

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