Varvara TOLMACHEVA of Russia maintained her perfect record in the Under 15 Girls event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes, moving to the top of the standings with six wins from six matches.
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After completing the opening day unbeaten, TOLMACHEVA continued her run with another three victories on Saturday. She first overcame Austria’s Sophia PICHLER 4-2 before facing a much tougher challenge from Switzerland’s Enya HU.
TOLMACHEVA won the opening two games, but HU responded by taking three in succession to move 3-2 ahead. TOLMACHEVA regained control when it mattered most, taking the sixth and seventh games to prevail 4-3. She then completed her perfect day with a 4-1 victory over Germany’s Amelie JIA.
Amina ILIMBETOVA is TOLMACHEVA’s closest challenger in the standings with a 5-1 record. After losing to TOLMACHEVA in the opening round on Friday, ILIMBETOVA has won five matches in succession.
Her second day began with one of the most dramatic encounters of the competition against France’s Albane ROCHUT. The match went the full distance before ILIMBETOVA prevailed in the seventh game for a 4-3 victory, inflicting ROCHUT’s first defeat of the tournament.
ILIMBETOVA followed with a 4-1 win over Slovakia’s Barbora GUASSARDO and closed the day in commanding fashion, beating Czechia’s Adela BRHELOVA in straight games.
ROCHUT remains firmly in contention at 5-1. After the narrow defeat to ILIMBETOVA, the French player responded with a 4-1 victory over Poland’s Aleksandra NAWROCKA.
Her final match against HU produced another seven-game battle. ROCHUT moved 3-1 ahead before HU fought back to force a decider, but the home favourite held her nerve to win the seventh game and secure her fifth victory.
NAWROCKA, JIA and GUASSARDO are all on 3-3, with NAWROCKA occupying fourth place in the official standings. The Polish player edged HU 4-3 in Round 4, lost to ROCHUT and then finished strongly with a 4-0 victory over GUASSARDO.
With three rounds remaining, TOLMACHEVA holds the only perfect record at 6-0, while ILIMBETOVA and ROCHUT are both one victory behind at 5-1. The three are now setting the pace as the battle for the U15 Girls title heads into the final day in Antibes.
U15 Girls – Results
Round 1
- Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 2-4 (-9, 7, -9, -7, 9, -8)
- Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 4-3 (-9, 4, 13, -10, -6, 7, 5)
- Enya HU (SUI) – Amelie JIA (GER) 3-4 (-4, 7, -8, 6, 9, -4, -7)
- Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-0 (6, 5, 6, 7)
- Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 4-3 (-3, 9, -6, 10, -8, 10, 8)
Round 2
- Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 4, 8, 11)
- Sophia PICHLER (AUT) – Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) 1-4 (-11, -9, -7, 4, -8)
- Amelie JIA (GER) – Albane ROCHUT (FRA) 3-4 (-8, 9, 6, -10, 5, -9, -5)
- Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – Enya HU (SUI) 2-4 (3, -13, -5, -6, 8, -3)
- Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) 4-3 (8, 10, -9, -9, -10, 8, 8)
Round 3
- Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 3-4 (9, -3, 8, 7, -2, -3, -12)
- Enya HU (SUI) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) 1-4 (-4, 8, -7, -6, -7)
- Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 4-2 (10, 3, -9, -8, 7, 3)
- Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Amelie JIA (GER) 0-4 (-10, -6, -7, -10)
- Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-0 (8, 6, 7, 9)
Round 4
- Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-2 (-4, 2, 4, -7, 6, 9)
- Amelie JIA (GER) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 1-4 (-11, 2, -3, -7, -9)
- Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) 3-4 (-7, 5, 6, -7, 8, -8, -13)
- Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Albane ROCHUT (FRA) 4-3 (-13, 4, -8, 9, -7, 8, 9)
- Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Enya HU (SUI) 4-3 (7, 8, -7, -8, -9, 6, 10)
Round 5
- Enya HU (SUI) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) 3-4 (-6, -9, 6, 6, 8, -1, -5)
- Albane ROCHUT (FRA) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) 4-1 (6, 5, -8, 10, 11)
- Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) 1-4 (9, -10, -6, -9, -5)
- Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) – Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) 0-4 (-9, -8, -8, -10)
- Sophia PICHLER (AUT) – Amelie JIA (GER) 1-4 (-7, -4, -4, 4, -9)
Round 6
- Varvara TOLMACHEVA (RUS) – Amelie JIA (GER) 4-1 (8, 8, 5, -10, 4)
- Lucja KOBOSZ (POL) – Sophia PICHLER (AUT) 4-1 (12, 3, 4, -6, 8)
- Amina ILIMBETOVA (RUS) – Adela BRHELOVA (CZE) 4-0 (2, 4, 6, 10)
- Aleksandra NAWROCKA (POL) – Barbora GUASSARDO (SVK) 4-0 (8, 1, 4, 2)
- Enya HU (SUI) – Albane ROCHUT (FRA) 3-4 (7, -4, -9, -8, 17, 8, -6)
Round 7, 10:00
- Albane ROCHUT (France) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (Russia)
- Barbora GUASSARDO (Slovakia) – Enya HU (Switzerland)
- Adela BRHELOVA (Czechia) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (Poland)
- Sophia PICHLER (Austria) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (Russia)
- Amelie JIA (Germany) – Lucja KOBOSZ (Poland)
Round 8, 14:00
- Varvara TOLMACHEVA (Russia) – Lucja KOBOSZ (Poland)
- Amina ILIMBETOVA (Russia) – Amelie JIA (Germany)
- Aleksandra NAWROCKA (Poland) – Sophia PICHLER (Austria)
- Enya HU (Switzerland) – Adela BRHELOVA (Czechia)
- Albane ROCHUT (France) – Barbora GUASSARDO (Slovakia)
Round 9, 17:20
- Barbora GUASSARDO (Slovakia) – Varvara TOLMACHEVA (Russia)
- Adela BRHELOVA (Czechia) – Albane ROCHUT (France)
- Sophia PICHLER (Austria) – Enya HU (Switzerland)
- Amelie JIA (Germany) – Aleksandra NAWROCKA (Poland)
- Lucja KOBOSZ (Poland) – Amina ILIMBETOVA (Russia)
