Danilo FASO Wins Under-15 Boys’ Title at 2024 Europe Youth Top 10

The winner of the Under-15 Boys’ Singles event at the 2024 Europe Youth Top 10 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki Poland is Italy’s Danilo FASO. Samuel MICHNA of Poland secured second place while Italy’s Francesco TREVISAN finished third.

In the CAIIS Sports and Entertainment Hall FASO completed all nine rounds undefeated cementing his dominance in the competition. FASO the European Under-13 champion crowned in Zagreb two years ago improved on his fourth-place finish at last year’s Top 10 in Bucharest. He has twice reached the medal podium at the European Youth Championships winning bronze in doubles and advanced to the singles quarterfinals in Malmö.

Samuel MICHNA lost two matches in the tournament one to FASO and the other to Mark GERGELY of Hungary. Earlier this year MICHNA claimed gold in the doubles event at the European Championships in Sweden and also reached the singles quarterfinals.

Francesco TREVISAN FASO’s doubles partner and co-medalist also reached the singles quarterfinals in Malmö. At the Top 10 in Poland he was defeated by both MICHNA and FASO.

Round seven

  • Pavol KOKAVEC (Slovakia) – Görkem ÖÇAL (Turkiye) 1-4 (9-11 11-3 9-11 8-11 3-11)
  • Samuel MICHNA (Poland) – Jan SKALDA (Czechia) 4-2 (11-4 11-6 8-11 8-11 11-6 13-11)
  • Aleks PAKULA (Poland) – Francesco TREVISAN (Italy) 0-4 (9-11 5-11 8-11 6-11)
  • Mark GERGELY (Hungary) – Robert Alexandru ISTRATE (Romania) 1-4 (11-13 8-11 11-13 12-10 4-11)
  • Sandro CAVAILLE (France) – Danilo FASO (Italy) 0-4 (13-15 5-11 3-11 7-11)

Round eight

  • Görkem ÖÇAL (Turkiye) – Danilo FASO (Italy) 2-4 (7-11 9-11 8-11 11-9 11-5 7-11)
  • Robert Alexandru ISTRATE (Romania) – Sandro CAVAILLE (France) 1-4 (8-11 9-11 12-10 7-11 11-13)
  • Francesco TREVISAN (Italy) – Mark GERGELY (Hungary) 4-0 (11-5 11-6 11-5 11-9)
  • Jan SKALDA (Czechia) – Aleks PAKULA (Poland) 4-3 (11-4 4-11 11-7 5-11 15-13 9-11 13-11)
  • Pavol KOKAVEC (Slovakia) –Samuel MICHNA (Poland) 1-4 (6-11 5-11 5-11 12-10 9-11)

Round nine

  • Samuel MICHNA (Poland) – Görkem ÖÇAL (Turkiye) 4-2 (11-8 6-11 10-12 11-5 11-7 11-7)
  • Aleks PAKULA (Poland) – Pavol KOKAVEC (Slovakia) 4-2 (11-2 9-11 9-11 11-8 11-2 11-4)
  • Mark GERGELY (Hungary) –Jan SKALDA (Czechia) 2-4 (10-12 14-12 9-11 11-7 9-11 11-13)
  • Sandro CAVAILLE (France) – Francesco TREVISAN (Italy) 2-4 (11-3 4-11 6-11 3-11 11-8 5-11)
  • Danilo FASO (Italy) – Robert Alexandru ISTRATE (Romania) 4-0 (11-5 11-9 11-8 11-6)

Final standings

  1. Danilo FASO (Italy)
  2. Samuel MICHNA (Poland)
  3. Francesco TREVISAN (Italy)
  4. Görkem ÖÇAL (Turkiye)
  5. Mark GERGELY (Hungary)
  6. Jan SKALDA (Czechia)
  7. Sandro CAVAILLE (France)
  8. Aleks PAKULA (Poland)
  9. Robert Alexandru ISTRATE (Romania)
  10. Pavol KOKAVEC (Slovakia)

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