First Danes ever in Grand Finals

Farum, Copenhagen, 30 November 2001. Allan BENTSEN/Finn TUGWELL (DEN) on Friday secured their qualification in the men’s doubles at the Grand Finals in Tianjin, China, in January.

They are the first Danes ever to be in a Pro Tour final. The Danes needed just one victory at the Farum Danish Open to earn the necessary points  to stay among the 8 best pairs in the Pro Tour standings and they beat the Swedes Jens LUNDQVIST/Mattias STEENBERG quite easily 3-0.

Now there is only one place left to fight for in men’s doubles since the first 6 pairs cannot be reached, and since a pair from host nation China is in anyway (WANG Liqin/YAN Sen are currently the highest ranked Chinese pair as nr. 7).

Before Danish Open CHEUNG Yuk/LEUNG Chu Yuan (HKG) were nr. 8 and the draw in Denmark brought them in a possible quarter final against nr. 9  Danny HEISTER/Trinko KEEN (NED).

In case they both reach the quarter finals the two pairs can have a “direct confrontation” for the last place in the Grand Finals.