Spain’s Ladimir MAYOROV moved to the top of the Under 15 Boys standings at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes after six rounds, with Germany’s Tien Nghia PHONG matching his 5-1 win-loss record. Marcos GOMEZ of Spain, the only unbeaten player after the opening day, is third at 4-2.
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After six rounds, both MAYOROV and PHONG have five victories and one defeat, while Marcos GOMEZ of Spain, who had been the only unbeaten player at the end of the opening day, suffered two defeats on Saturday and now stands on four wins.
PHONG, the No. 3 player on the starting list, enjoyed a perfect second day. He opened with a 4-1 victory over Czechia’s Ondrej MORAVEK before beating Sweden’s Emil ELLERMANN 4-2.
His final match of the day brought him up against GOMEZ, who had won his opening four matches. The Spaniard twice moved ahead, taking the first and third games, but PHONG responded strongly. From 2-1 down, the German won three consecutive games to secure a 4-2 victory and finish the day with a 5-1 record.
MAYOROV, No. 6 on the starting list, was equally impressive. The Spaniard had already won two of his three matches on Friday and added three more victories on the second day.
He beat Germany’s Lukas WANG in straight games before overcoming France’s Noah TESSIER 4-2. MAYOROV completed his perfect day with another 4-0 performance, this time against Russia’s Nazar BAKIROV.
For GOMEZ, Saturday brought a dramatic change of fortunes. After three victories on the opening day, he extended his winning run by beating ELLERMANN 4-2 in Round 4. However, WANG brought that unbeaten sequence to an abrupt end with a 4-0 victory in the following round. PHONG then inflicted GOMEZ’s second defeat in the evening session.
There were significant results throughout the field. TESSIER, the No. 10 player on the starting list, produced a convincing 4-1 victory over top-listed Alexander MALOV and later closed the day with a straight-games win over WANG.
Poland’s Hubert KWIECINSKI also collected two victories, beating BAKIROV 4-1 and ELLERMANN 4-1, although MORAVEK stopped him in straight games in Round 5.
MALOV continued to experience a difficult competition. After winning only once on the opening day, the No. 1 player lost to TESSIER and BAKIROV before recovering with a 4-1 victory over MORAVEK in the final round of the day.
With three rounds remaining, PHONG and MAYOROV have put themselves in a strong position at 5-1, but GOMEZ remains close behind at 4-2 as the battle for the U15 Boys title heads into the final day in Antibes.
Round 1
- Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 2-4 (-15, 9, 9, -7, -13, -9)
- Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 4-1 (-7, 9, 8, 5, 4)
- Lukas WANG (GER) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 0-4 (-7, -8, -11, -7)
- Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 1-4 (-11, -10, 2, -6, -9)
- Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-2 (3, 5, 6, -5, -8, 9)
Round 2
- Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-0 (6, 1, 8, 8)
- Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) – Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) 2-4 (-8, -8, 11, 5, -6, -12)
- Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) – Noah TESSIER (FRA) 3-4 (-5, 4, 10, -8, 4, -8, -9)
- Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – Lukas WANG (GER) 3-4 (7, -8, -3, -6, 6, 8, -7)
- Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) 0-4 (-5, -6, -5, -10)
Round 3
- Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 1-4 (-9, -5, 5, -3, -7)
- Lukas WANG (GER) – Alexander MALOV (ESP) 3-4 (-9, 4, 9, -10, -13, 5, -4)
- Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 3-4 (4, -2, 9, -7, 12, -9, -11)
- Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 2-4 (9, 7, -10, -5, -9, -6)
- Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 2-4 (8, 13, -6, -4, -5, -5)
Round 4
- Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 4-2 (-9, 8, -8, 5, 6, 9)
- Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-1 (3, 8, -10, 8, 9)
- Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) 4-1 (9, -9, 8, 6, 7)
- Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Noah TESSIER (FRA) 1-4 (-5, 8, -7, -2, -3)
- Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Lukas WANG (GER) 4-0 (8, 8, 4, 10)
Round 5
- Lukas WANG (GER) – Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) 4-0 (14, 13, 9, 9)
- Noah TESSIER (FRA) – Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) 2-4 (7, -4, -2, 6, -4, -10)
- Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) – Alexander MALOV (ESP) 4-2 (10, -8, 4, 6, -9, 3)
- Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) 4-0 (6, 8, 8, 9)
- Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 2-4 (-8, -8, -8, 9, 15, -8)
Round 6
- Marcos GOMEZ (ESP) – Tien Nghia PHONG (GER) 2-4 (9, -9, 8, -8, -6, -5)
- Hubert KWIECINSKI (POL) – Emil ELLERMANN (SWE) 4-1 (2, -12, 3, 6, 12)
- Alexander MALOV (ESP) – Ondrej MORAVEK (CZE) 4-1 (6, -8, 15, 11, 2)
- Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) – Nazar BAKIROV (RUS) 4-0 (7, 5, 8, 7)
- Lukas WANG (GER) – Noah TESSIER (FRA) 0-4 (-10, -3, -10, -8)
Round 7 – 4 October, 10:50
- Noah TESSIER (France) – Marcos GOMEZ (Spain)
- Nazar BAKIROV (Russia) – Lukas WANG (Germany)
- Ondrej MORAVEK (Czechia) – Ladimir MAYOROV (Spain)
- Emil ELLERMANN (Sweden) – Alexander MALOV (Spain)
- Tien Nghia PHONG (Germany) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (Poland)
Round 8 – 4 October, 14:50
- Marcos GOMEZ (Spain) – Hubert KWIECINSKI (Poland)
- Alexander MALOV (Spain) – Tien Nghia PHONG (Germany)
- Ladimir MAYOROV (Spain) – Emil ELLERMANN (Sweden)
- Lukas WANG (Germany) – Ondrej MORAVEK (Czechia)
- Noah TESSIER (France) – Nazar BAKIROV (Russia)
Round 9 – 4 October, 18:10
- Nazar BAKIROV (Russia) – Marcos GOMEZ (Spain)
- Ondrej MORAVEK (Czechia) – Noah TESSIER (France)
- Emil ELLERMANN (Sweden) – Lukas WANG (Germany)
- Tien Nghia PHONG (Germany) – Ladimir MAYOROV (Spain)
- Hubert KWIECINSKI (Poland) – Alexander MALOV (Spain)
