Darko JORGIC reached the semifinal of the WTT Star Contender

After the edge of the knife duels Dimitrij OVTCHAROV of Germany and Darko JORGIC of Slovenia reached the semifinal at the WTT Middle East Hub – WTT Star Contender Doha. Ruwen FILUS and Elizabeta SAMARA of Romania did not lose the steam neither; both will be on duty tomorrow in the penultimate stage of their respective Singles Events.

World’s no. 10 the winner at the inaugural WTT official event week ago beat Anton KALLBERG of Sweden in five games (11:8 12:10 13:15 10:12 9:11). KALLBERG saved five match balls before Dimitrij eventually halted his progress. For the place in the final he will meet Japan’s Tomakazu HARIMOTO World’s no. 5 the player who suffered by the hands of OVTCHAROV week earlier. It was at the same stage of the previous event.

OVTCHAROV shook his head in disbelief after the match:

“That was one of the craziest games I’ve ever made. Anton was very strong. He was three times in a row in the position to close the match. But that is the position that always brings best of me. I always stayed on high alert and somehow turned the game around. I’m still very perplexed and happy. “

In other semifinal Ruwen FILUS will meet Darko JORGIC. FILUS beat LIN Yun Ju of Taipei in straight games today (11:3 13:11 11:9) whilst JORGIC was stretched to full distance in the duel against Kristian KARLSSON of Sweden (11:7 4:11 11:5 8:11 15:17).

The list of prominent victims of Ruwen FILUS is getting longer and longer.

“We had never played against each other and I thought that works in my favor. However I would never have thought to win so clearly. I was quite nervous at first to stand on the Center Court is something special. I’m very happy to have reached the semi-finals ” said FILUS. ”Playing against Europeans who know my game well it’s a bit more difficult. The last time I lost to JORGIC but with my current shape I do not need to hide. Tomorrow I will go full throttle again.”

Elizabeta SAMARA of Romania beat KIM Hayeong of Korea in by the very narrowest of five games margins (13:15 11:7 11:6 8:11 12:14).

 

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