2019 Stag European youth Championships
In the semi final of the Cadet Boys Singles Event at the 2019 STAG European Youth Championships in Ostrava Milosz REDZIMSKI of Poland will meet Iulian CHIRITA of Romania whilst Darius MOVILEANU of Romania will play against Alexis KOURAICHI of France.
In the quarterfinal Alexis KOURAICHI beat Denis IZUMRUDOV of Russia in seven games (13-11 10-12 7-11 11-4 11-9 8-11 11-6).
“it is incredible win. I was seeded at the position no. 23 only so after the second round my draw was very tough. However this match against IZMURUDOV was the toughest and hardest of all. It was very challenging physically ” said KOURAICHI. “Before the Championships I was dreaming about such success but I never thought it could be real.”
Milosz REDZIMSKI overcame Vladislav MAKAROV of Russia in another thriller (13-11 5-11 14-12 11-5 5-11 10-12 11-9). Iulian CHIRITA of Romania needed one game less to beat Mike HOLLO of Germany (9-11 11-5 6-11l 11-7 16-14 11-6). Darius MOVILEANU of Romania beat Hugo DESCHAMPS of France.
In Cadet Boys Doubles Event Uri ALMOR and Eitay SHUSHAN of Israel overcame top seeds Simon BELIK and Mike HOLLO of Germany in the Round of 16 before they met Felix LEBRUN and Thibault PORET of France. French boys proved too strong for Israel’s pairings and booked another medal (11-7 11-8 11-8).
Further Vincent SENKBEIL and Tom SCHWEIGER of Germany beat no. two seeds Darius MOVILEANU and Andrei TOMICA of Romania in the Round of 16 to meet Gabrielius CAMARA and Milo DE BOER of Netherlands. They stayed at the wining path and overcame Dutch pairings (14-12 11-7 9-11 7-11 11-6).
Iulian CHIRITA and Eduard IONESCU of Romania secured the place at the medal rostrum after success against Miguel Angel PANTOJA and Diego LILLO of Spain (11-7 11-7 11-7) whilst Hugo DESCHAMPS and Alexis KOURAICHI of France overcame Vladislav MAKAROV and Sergey RYZHOV of Russia (6-11 11-7 11 7 11-9).
