National Championships: LUNDQUIST?s and EKHOLM’s 4th title in Sweden

March 5, 2012
12:00 am
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04/03/2012 – For a fourth time Jens LUNDQUIST become Swedish champion last weekend in Boras (2005 2008 2009 2012). In the final he overcame Jorgen PERSSON who lost his final encounter in second consecutive year after he suffered last year agains

Matilda EKHOLM who previously won the titles in 2007 2009 and 2011 repeated the success this year. In the ultimate stage she beat Sara RASK.

In Doubles Joachim BACHSTATTER and Andreas TORNKVIST made it for a fourth time whilst Linda BERGSTROM and Matilda EKHOLM won first firth title together. However it was the third for EKHOLM in a row.

MENS SINGLES
Jens LUNDQUIST Soderhamns UIF-Jorgen PERSSON Halmstad BTK 11-9 11-6 11-8 5-11 11-13 7-11 11-7.
Semifinals: Jorgen PERSSON-Robert SVENSSON Eslovs AI 11-8 11-3 11-6 10-12 5-11 8-11 11-5 LUNDQUIST-Kristian KARLSSON Halmstad BTK 11-8 11-7 7-11 11-9 5-11 11-9.

WOMENS SINGLES
Final: Matilda EKHOLM Angby SK-Sara RASK Danningelanda BTK 11-6 11-3 11-5 11-6.
Semifinals: EKHOLM-Sofia WESTHOLM Fridhem/Urnan BTK 11-7 11-6 11-9 11-3 Rask-Marina DONNER Tabergs SK 11-6 9-11 11-5 11-4 11-6.

MENS DOUBLES
Final: Joachim BACHSTATTER/Andreas TORNKVIST Vaxjo PK-Par GERELL/Jens LUNDQUIST Falkenbergs BTK/Soderhamns UIF 8-11 11-8 6-11 14-12 11-9.
Semifinals: GERELL/LUNDQUIST-Viktor BRODD/Hampus NORDBERG Soderhamns UIF 13-11 11-2 11-8 BACHSTATTER/TORNKVIST-Lukas RYD

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