Unbeaten HOCHART sets the pace as NODIN stays in the hunt

October 3, 2026
5:59 pm
Europe Youth Top-10

France’s Leana HOCHART remains unbeaten in the Under 19 Girls event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Antibes after another impressive day, while compatriot Alexia NODIN stayed firmly in the title race with three victories on Saturday.

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HOCHART has yet to lose after six matches and continued her run without dropping a game on the second day. She opened with a commanding 4-0 victory over Czechia’s Veronika POLAKOVA and later produced another straight-games performance against Portugal’s Julia LEAL.

The French player had already made a strong start on Friday, when she won all three of her matches, and she remains the only unbeaten player in the competition.

NODIN, whose only defeat came against Romania’s Bianca MEI-ROSU on the opening day, responded with an excellent second day. She began by beating Poland’s Karolina HOLDA 4-0, overcame Belgium’s Lilou MASSART 4-2 and finished with another straight-games victory against POLAKOVA.

MEI-ROSU also remains very much in contention. The Romanian added two victories on Saturday, beating MASSART 4-2 and POLAKOVA 4-1. Her only defeat so far came against NODIN on Friday.

Behind the leading trio, Natalia BOGDANOWICZ of Poland continued her solid campaign, while HOLDA finished the day with a dramatic seven-game victory over MASSART.

Germany’s Koharu ITAGAKI was forced to withdraw from the competition through injury after Round 4. Following her withdrawal, her results were erased and are no longer counted in the competition.

With the decisive matches still ahead, HOCHART carries an unbeaten record into the final day, with NODIN and MEI-ROSU keeping the pressure on in the battle for the U19 Girls title.

Under 19 Girls

Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-0 (9, 9, 4, 3)
Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 0-4 (-5, -6, -9, -9)
Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 1-4 (-7, -4, 8, -6, -6)
Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Julia LEAL (POR) 4-2 (-7, -7, 6, 6, 8, 7)
Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) 1-4 (8, -7, -8, -10, -7)

Round 2

Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) 1-4 (3, -6, -9, -9, -10)
Julia LEAL (POR) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 1-4 (-9, -9, -10, 9, -5)
Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-2 (-10, -8, 7, 9, 5, 3)
Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 4-1 (6, 8, -5, 4, 5)
Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Alexia NODIN (FRA) 0-4 (-7, -2, -9, -6)

Round 3

Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-0 (8, 8, 6, 6)
Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 1-4 (10, -9, -6, -6, -6)
Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 1-4 (-7, -8, 11, -8, -12)
Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 4-2 (4, -8, 9, 4, -6, 6)
Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) – Julia LEAL (POR) 3-4 (-9, -8, 10, 8, 5, -5, -8)

Round 4

Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Julia LEAL (POR) 0-4 (-6, -7, -8, -3)
Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 5, 9, 5)
Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-2 (8, -10, 8, -7, 8, 3)
Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 4-0 (7, 6, 8, 5)

Round 5

Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-3 (-7, -5, 5, -5, 9, 4, 5)
Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Alexia NODIN (FRA) 2-4 (-4, 7, -5, -9, 8, -9)
Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 1-4 (-8, -6, -8, 8, -10)
Julia LEAL (POR) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 4-2 (9, 8, -6, 10, -10, 10)

Round 6

Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 1-4 (-6, -7, 10, -4, -2)
Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Julia LEAL (POR) 4-0 (6, 8, 9, 7)
Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 3, 10, 6)
Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-3 (9, 6, -11, 4, -6, -7, 4)

Round 7 – 11:40

Lilou MASSART (Belgium) – Alesia SFERLEA (Romania)
Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia) – Karolina HOLDA (Poland)
Julia LEAL (Portugal) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (Romania)
Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland) – Leana HOCHART (France)

Round 8 – 15:40

Alesia SFERLEA (Romania) – Leana HOCHART (France)
Bianca MEI-ROSU (Romania) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland)
Alexia NODIN (France) – Julia LEAL (Portugal)
Lilou MASSART (Belgium) – Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia)

Round 9 – 19:00

Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia) – Alesia SFERLEA (Romania)
Julia LEAL (Portugal) – Karolina HOLDA (Poland)
Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland) – Alexia NODIN (France)
Leana HOCHART (France) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (Romania)

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