Other Events | 21 Aug 2018
Qualifications begins in Olomouc
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Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, Czech Open (August 21-26)
Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, Czech Open (August 21-26) begins today, August 21st, by the Qualification games. A total of 355 players in both tournaments, Men`s (196) and Women`s (159), are going to compete in the next six days in the Czech city of Olomouc. Main draw will start this Thursday, August 23rd.
Actual World No. 5 Dimitrij OVTCHAROV is nominated No. 1 seed of the Men`s Singles event, while that place in the Women`s Singles is reserved for Japan`s Kasumi ISHIKAWA, current World No. 4.
Women`s Doubles winners at the recent 2018 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open in Panagyurishte, Kasumi ISHIKAWA and Mima ITO from Japan are posted as No. 1 and No. 2 seed in Olomouc respectively. ITO defends the crown.
Men`s top 10 seeds: No. 1 Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (Germany), No. 2 Tomokazu HARIMOTO (Japan), No. 3 Koki NIWA (Japan), No. 4 Marcos FREITAS, No. 5 Jonathan GROTH (Denmark), No. 6 Mattias FALCK (Sweden), No. 7 Ruwen FILUS (Germany), No. 8 Kristian KARLSSON (Sweden), No. 9 Patrick FRANZISKA (Germany), No. 10 (Vladimir SAMSONOV).
Women`s top 10 Singles: No. 1 Kasumi ISHIKAWA (Japan), No. 2 Mima ITO (Japan), No. 3 Miu HIRANO (Japan), No. 4 Hitomi SATO (Japan),No. 5 Hina HAYATA (Japan), No. 6 Sofia POLCANOVA (Austria), No. 7, Saki SHIBATA (Japan), No. 8 Elizabeta SAMARA (Romania), No. 9 Honoka HASHIMOTO (Japan), No. 10 Matilda EKHOLM (Sweden).
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