Tonight Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships came to a conclusion. A tournament that had raised the bar for Para table tennis finished with the matches in the singles events.
In the playing hall a total of 39 events Korea Republic set the standard winning no less than 10 gold; KIM Gitae class 11 emerged the most successful player. He secured gold in all three possible events – men’s singles men’s doubles mixed doubles – the only player to achieve the feat.
Overall on the final day of play a total of 10 titles were on offer the level of excitement nerves and emotion as prevalent as six days earlier when the first service crossed the net.
A first title in the individual events at a World Para Table Tennis Championships for NAM Kiwon; it was the same in women’s singles class 9 for Hungary’s Alexa SVITACS; she beat Australia’s LEI Li Na the winner at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to arrest the title (4-11 11-7 11-9 11-9).
“I don’t know what can I say. It my first World Championships and I’ve won; when I lost some match points I was a little nervous because I lost against her at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. I hope in future I will get the gold medal in Paris ” said Alexa SVITACS.
Poland’s Dorota BUCKLAW overcame Aino TAPOLA (6-11 11-7 11-7 11-6) to win the first ever class 1 women’s singles title at a World Para Table Tennis Championships.
“I feel fantastic it’s the first-time class 1 has been separate from class 2; that has allowed me to match my level with players of a similar disability. I must say that I have really enjoyed my time in Granada; I hope to come back with my family ” stated Dorota BUCKLAW.
Gold for Dorota BUCKLAW but not for compatriot Natalia Partyka who was seeking no less than her seventh women’s singles class 10 title at a World Para Table Tennis Championships. In the final she was beaten by Australia’s YANG Qian (11-5 11-7 11-8).
Poland’s Patryk CHOJNOWSKI captured the men’s singles class 10 title; at the final hurdle he beat Indonesia’s David JACOBS (11-9 11-9 11-7).
“I think I did not play that well chaotic but I won gold; this week I’ve been a bit stressed the important thing is that I managed to cope with the stress and win here in Granada ” said Patryk CHOJNOWSKI.
Three consecutive wins for Patryk CHOJNOWSKI in the match that brought play to a conclusion it was exactly the same for Frenchman Fabien LAMIRAULT; at the final hurdle he accounted for Poland’s Rafal CZUPER (11-9 11-8 11-9) to claim the men’s singles class 2 title.
ANDALUCIA 2022 WORLD PARA TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women’s Singles Class 1
SF: Dorota BUCLAW (POL) v Jana SPEGEL (GER) -13 2 10 6
SF: Aino TAPOLA (FIN) v Evanthia BOURNIA (GRE) 7 12 3
F: Dorota BUCLAW (POL) v Aino TAPOLA (FIN)
-6 7 7 6
Women’s Singles Class 2
SF: Giada ROSSI (ITA) v Catia OLIVEIRA (BRA) 7 7 -7 -9 5
SF: Seo SUYEON (KOR) v Coty GARRONE (ARG) 5 3 4
F: Giada ROSSI (ITA) v Seo SUYEON (KOR) 6 -9 7 4
Women’s Singles Class 3
SF: YOON Jiyu (KOR) v LI Migyu (KOR) 1 5 7
SF: Andela MUZINIC (CRO) v Alena KANOVA (SVK) -8 2 8 6
F: YOON Jiyu (KOR) v Andela MUZINIC (CRO) 5 6 5
Women’s Singles Class 4
SF: WIJITTRA Jaion (THA) v Irem OLUK (TUR) – 11 9 9 7
SF: Sandra MIKOLASCHEK (GER) v Nada MATIC (SRB) 7 10 9
F: WIJITTRA Jaion (THA) v Sandra MIKOLASCHEK (GER) 9 9 -11 -8 10
Women’s Singles Class 5
SF: Panwas SRINGAM (THA) v KANG Oejeong (KOR) 9 -12 5 3
SF: Alexandra SAINT-PIERRE (FRA) v Moon SUNGHYE (KOR) -8 9 8 9
F: Alexandra SAINT-PIERRE (FRA) v Panwas SRINGAM (THA) 7 6 7
Women’s Singles Class 6
SF: Maryna LYTOVCHENKO (UKR) v LEE Kunwoo (KOR) 9 5 8
SF: Katarzyna MARSZAL (POL) v Camelia CIRIPAN (ROU) -8 7 9 -4 10
F: Maryna LYTOVCHENKO (UKR) v Katarzyna MARSZAL (POL) 6 5 7
Women’s Singles Class 7
SF: Kelly van ZON (NED) v KIM Seongok (KOR) 8 5 4
SF: Kubra KORKUT (TUR) v Giselle MUÑOZ (ARG) 6 8 -8 3
F: Kubra KORKUT (TUR) v Kelly Van ZON (NED) -6 9 8 7
Women’s Singles Class 8
SF: Aida DAHLEN (NOR) v Sophia KELMER (BRA) 10 4 -3 -8 7
SF: Thu KAMKASOMPHU (FRA) v Frederique van HOOF (NED) 7 4 6
F: Thu KAMKASOMPHU (FRA) v Aida DAHLEN (NOR) 5 6 9
Women’s Singles Class 9
SF: LEI Li Na (AUS) v Neslihan KAVAS (TUR) 8 5 6
SF: Alexa SVITACS (HUN) v Karolina PEK (POL) 10 9 -4 9
F: Alexa SVITACS (HUN) v LEI Li Na (AUS) – 4 7 9 9
Women’s Singles Class 10
SF: Natalia PARTYKA (POL) v Merve DEMIR (TUR) 7 7 3
SF: YANG Qian (AUS) v Bruna ALEXANDRE (BRA) 8 8 1
F: YANG Qian (AUS) v Natalia PARTYKA (POL) 5 7 8
Women’s Singles Class 11
SF: LEA Ferney (FRA) v Maki Ito (JPN) 3 7 4
SF: Krystyna LYSIAK (POL) v Dorota NOWACKA (POL) 8 3 11
F: Lea FERNEY (FRA) v Krystyna LYSIAK (POL) 6 8 11
Men’s Singles Class 1
SF: JOO Youngdae (KOR) v Rob DAVIES (GBR) 6 9 7
SF: NAM Kiwon (KOR) v Andrea BORGATO (ITA) 10 5 -5 6
F: NAM Kiwon (KOR) v JOO Youngdae (KOR) 6.8.7
Men’s Singles Class 2
SF: Fabien LAMIRAULT (FRA) v CHA Soo Yong (KOR) 9 9 5
SF: Rafal CZUPER (POL) v Jan RIAPOS (SVK) 3 4 7
F: Fabien LAMIRAULT (FRA) v Rafal CZUPER (POL) 9 8 9
Men’s Singles Class 3
SF: Thomas SCHMIDBERGER (GER) v Thomas BRÜCHLE (GER) 6 1 9
SF: Jenson van EMBURGH (USA) v YUTTAJAK Glinbanchuen (THA) 9 8 10
F: Thomas SCHMIDBERGER (GER) v Jenson van EMBURGH (USA) 3 5-8 9
Men’s Singles Class 4
SF: Maxime THOMAS (FRA) v Nesim TURAN (TUR) 9 7 5
SF: KIM Junggil (KOR) v KIM Younggun (KOR) 11 8 6
F: KIM Junggil (KOR) v Maxime THOMAS (FRA) 5 -4 10 -5 10
Men’s Singles Class 5
SF: Valentin BAUS (GER) v CHENG Ming-Chih (TPE) -8 7 9 -4 10
SF: Ali OZTURK (TUR) v Lucas ARABIAN (BRA) 7 6 -9 -6 8
F: Valentin BAUS (GER) v Ali OZTURK (TUR) 8 – 7 5 7
Men’s Singles Class 6
SF: Rungroj THAINIYOM (THA) v Peter ROSENMEIER (DEN) 7 8 7
SF: Matteo PARENZAN (ITA) v Martin PERRY (GBR) 2 4 5
F: Matteo PARENZAN (ITA) v Rungroj THAINIYOM (THA) -3 12 9 -9 6
Men’s Singles Class 7
SF: Will BAYLEY (GBR) v Paulo SALMIN (BRA) 4 7 7
SF: Jean Paul MONTANUS (NED) v Maksym CHUDZICKI (POL) 8 8 12
F: Will BAYLEY (GBR) v Jean Paul MONTANUS (NED) 6 7 6
Men’s Singles Class 8
SF: Viktor DIDUKH (UKR) v Aaron MCKIBBIN (GBR) 8 -12 9 7
SF: Thomas BOUVAIS (FRA) v Ross WILSON (GBR) -5 10 -4 7 14
F: Viktor DIDUKH (UKR) v Thomas BOUVAIS (FRA) 12 5 5
Men’s Singles Class 9
SF: Laurens DEVOS (BEL) v MA Lin (USA) – 10 5 6 7
SF: Josh STACEY (GBR) v Didier LUCAS (FRA) 8 8 5
F: Laurens DEVOS (BEL) v Josh STACEY (GBR) 6 1 -12 6
Men’s Singles Class 10
SF: Patryk CHOJNOWSKI (POL) v Mateo BOHEAS (FRA)
SF: David JACOBS (INA) v Krisztian GARDOS (AUT)
F: Patryk CHOJNOWSKI (POL) v David JACOBS (INA) 9 9 7
Men’s Singles Class 11
SF: KIM Changgi (KOR) v Florian van ACKER (BEL) 9 10 -7 7
SF: KIM Gitae (KOR) v Eduardo CUESTA (ESP) 10 7 7
F: KIM Gitae (KOR) v KIM Changgi (KOR) 7 7 3
