2018 European Youth Top 10
At the fothcoming 2018 European Youth Top 10 Serbia’s Sabina SURJAN will play as top seed in the Junior Gorls Singles Event. Portugal’s Vila Real will host 40 elite players this weekend in boys and girls junior and cadet category.
Sabina tops the list which includes the names of Anna WERGRZYN of Poland Franziska SCHREINER of Germany Andreea DRAGOMAN of Romania her compatriot tania PLAIAN Lucie GAUTHIER of France Zdena BLASKOVA of Czech Republic Andrea PAVLOVIC of Croatia Tijana JOKIC of Serbia and host nation representative celia SILVA.
“Against all girls I recorded wins and defeats in my career. It will be very close fight in each match in Portugal. I do not feel much pressure regarding my seeding position but right now I just hope I can reach one of top four positions ” stated Sabina SURJAN.
Sabina had great season so far. She won the medal in doubles at the European Youth Championships and previously qualified for the Youth Olympic Games this October.
“I feel like I exploded after those qualifications. It gave me great boost of self confidence energy and will to play. I just want to play more and more ” said SURJAN.
And her wish was granted. This summer she was a part of the ITTF training camp for the YOG players but before Buenos Aires she will play in Portugal at Top 10 and at the ITTF European Individual Championships in Alicante as a member of the Serbian senior team.
“I feel little unease because it will be my first European individual senior Championships but I know I have nothing to lose. It is much greater pressure to play against juniors when I have to justify my status.”
In Junior Boys Event will play: Rares SIPOS and Cristian PLETEA of Romania Irvin BERTRAND of France Matteo MUTTI of Italy Lev KATSMAN of Russia Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK of Austria Jules ROLLAND of France Kay STUMPER of Germany Laurens DEVOS of Belgium and Tiago LI of Portugal.
Cadet Boys: Maciej KUBIK of Poland Myshaal SABHI of France Mike HOLLO of Germany Adrien RASSENFOSSE of Belgium Simon BELIK of Czech Republic Andrea PUPPO of Italy Arnau PONS of Spain Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA of France Ivor BAN of Croatia and David BESSA of Portugal.
Cadet Girls: Elena ZAHARIA of Romania Elizabet ABRAAMIAN of Russia Kornelija RILISKYTE of Lithuania Radmila TOMINJAK of Serbia Prithika PAVADE of France Hana ARAPOVIC of Croatia Sophia KLEE of Germany Arina SLAUTINA of Russia Anna HURSEY of Walles and Ines MATOS of Portugal.
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