At the end of the opening day in the Under 15 Boys’ event at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Tours, France, three players remain unbeaten: top seed Görkem ÖÇAL of Turkey, Jan MRUGALA of Poland, and Francesco TREVISAN of Italy.
ÖÇAL confirmed his status as the top favorite by defeating his teammate Kenan KAHRAMAN, France’s Quentin SANDONA, and Lenard SZABO of Hungary.
No. 2 seed Francesco TREVISAN of Italy followed the same path, overcoming SANDONA, SZABO, and Abraham SELLADO of England to finish the day with a perfect record.
One spot below in the seeding, Hungary’s Mark GERGELY started well with a victory in the first round but then fell short against SELLADO in the second.
The day also brought surprises. Germany’s Lukas WANG, who entered the event as a substitute, caused an upset in the opening round by defeating his teammate and no. 5 seed Jonas RINDERER in straight games. However, WANG was stopped in the second round by MRUGALA, who then went on to beat SELLADO and RINDERER, confirming his place among the unbeaten trio.
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Under 15 Boys – Results
- Quentin SANDONA (France) – Francesco TREVISAN (Italy) 1-4 (3-11, 4-11, 5-11, 12-10, 2-11)
- Abraham SELLADO (England) – Jan MRUGALA (Poland) 2-4 (10-12, 11-4, 5-11, 5-11, 14-12, 8-11)
- Lukas WANG (Germany) – Jonas RINDERER (Germany) 4-0 (12-10, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8)
- Lenard SZABO (Hungary) – Mark GERGELY (Hungary) 2-4 (9-11, 13-11, 7-11, 16-14, 9-11, 11-13)
- Görkem ÖÇAL (Turkey) – Kenan KAHRAMAN (Turkey) 4-2 (11-4, 11-2, 7-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-7)
Round 2
- Görkem ÖÇAL (Turkey) – Quentin SANDONA (France) 4-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-3)
- Francesco TREVISAN (Italy) – Lenard SZABO (Hungary) 4-2 (11-4, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 15-13)
- Mark GERGELY (Hungary) – Abraham SELLADO (England) 2-4 (11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 6-11, 5-11, 8-11)
- Kenan KAHRAMAN (Turkey) – Jonas RINDERER (Germany) 4-2 (8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9)
- Jan MRUGALA (Poland) – Lukas WANG (Germany) 4-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9)
Round 3
- Lukas WANG (Germany) – Mark GERGELY (Hungary) 2-4 (11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 6-11, 9-11, 7-11)
- Quentin SANDONA (France) – Kenan KAHRAMAN (Turkey) 2-4 (3-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 5-11, 8-11)
- Abraham SELLADO (England) – Francesco TREVISAN (Italy) 1-4 (7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 5-11, 6-11)
- Jonas RINDERER (Germany) – Jan MRUGALA (Poland) 1-4 (13-15, 6-11, 11-8, 2-11, 6-11)
- Lenard SZABO (Hungary) – Görkem ÖÇAL (Turkey) 2-4 (11-4, 9-11, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11)
