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By Simon Daish Leading the Under-19 Girls’ Team draw, Russia bypassed the Round of 16 through the benefit of seeding, but its journey was short-lived. Claiming an early lead against ninth seed China thanks to Elizabet Abraamian’s comeback win over Chen Yi (2-11, 5-11, 13-11, 11-9, 12-10), Russia’s fortunes took a turn for the worst […]
By Simon Daish The unanticipated Round of 32 departure for top-ranked Payas Jain blew the title contest wide open, and amongst a star-studded field, it was Quek who capitalised. Brushing aside Luxembourg’s Mael Van Dessel (11-4, 14-12, 11-9) and India’s Himnakulhpuingheta Jeho (12-10, 11-5, 11-4), Quek then added Australia’s Finn Luu to his list of […]
By Simon Daish Dreaming big, Belik’s first objective was to make his way through the Under-17 Boys’ Singles quarter-finals. Taking on Carlos Fernandez of Peru, Belik rose to the occasion to beat the Latin American across four games (11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9). One victory in the bag, Belik earnt his second of the day in […]
By Simon Daish Problems began to arise for Jain in his second group fixture against Colombia’s Alex Federico Otalvaro Garcia, who narrowly lost out to the top-ranked competitor in five games (12-14, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8). Jain was stretched the full distance again in the Round of 32, with Australia’s Finn Luu putting up a […]
By Simon Daish Patrick Skarsholm enjoyed an impressive start to the Under-19 Boys’ Singles knock-out rounds, accounting for Under-17 champion Nicholas Lum of Australia in the Round of 16 (11-9, 13-15, 11-9, 13-11). Brimming with confidence, the 18-year-old Dane took his game up another level as he dispatched Croatia’s Rino Vidan (11-8, 11-9, 11-7) and […]