9/27/2009 2009 Chile Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit

Samuel Novota is the lucky winner of the Junior Circuit event in Chile. Three times the 17 year old Slovak looked like the loser, but he always saved his neck.

Once in the final, the right-hander found the perfect mix of aggressiveness and art. He overcame Spain’s Alvaro Robles in five games and proved to be able to make points from everywhere in the court and from every angle.

 9/27/2009 2009 Chile Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit

Singapore’s defensive ace Li Isabelle Siyun remained unbeaten on the final day at the Chile Junior and Cadet Open in Coquimbo. The 15 year old won the final in her age category (Cadets) as well as in the Junior event.

It is the fourth title for Li on the ITTF Junior Circuit and already the third this year. She emerged as winner of all three Latin American Junior Circuit events this September in Ecuador, Argentina and Chile.

 9/27/2009 2009 Chile Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit

He had to work hard before he could celebrate, but top seeded Cadet player Pablo Saragovi of Argentina won the Cadet Boys’ Singles event in the end.

The 14 year old from Buenos Aires beat Chew Zhe Yu Clarence of Singapore in the semi-final and Brazil’s Eric Jouti in the final each time in five games.

 9/27/2009 2009 Chile Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit

Danilo Toma is mainly an unknown player in the world of table tennis. After Chile this will change. The 16 year old right-hander ousted Paraguay’s top seeded Marcelo Aguirre in four straight games.

After constantly strong performances during the event in Coquimbo, Toma has no-one to fear anymore. His semi-final opponent, Slovakia’s Samuel Novota, is a player exactly on his level; thus the fresher one might have an advantage.

 9/27/2009 2009 Chile Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit

After the semi-final defeat in the Cadet event, US girl Ariel Hsing was given the chance to take revenge on Brazil’s Caroline Kumahara. In the quarter-final of the Junior event, the North American used the opportunity and won in four straight games.

The first match ended 3-0 in favour of the Brazilian. There seems no logic behind the results, but every new match is a new chance and Hsing took it.

 9/27/2009 2009 Chile Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit

Both girls from the United States lost their respective semi-final matches in the Cadet Girls’ Singles. While Lily Zhang was stopped by top seeded Li Isabelle Siyun of Singapore, Ariel Hsing lost in three straight games to Brazilian Caroline Kumahara.

Hsing was keen on a rematch against the girl from Singapore in order to get used to the defensive style. The Brazilian Kumahara, however, destroyed this wish. Still it is not yet time to celebrate for Kumahara.

 9/27/2009 2009 Chile Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit

Sunday morning when the city of Coquimbo is still sleeping, a 13 year old boy from Singapore has already executed a huge workload. Chew Zhe Yu Clarence first prevailed in the Cadet Singles quarter-final before winning in the Junior Boys’ Singles too.

Both times the match went over the full distance, five games in the Cadet, seven games in the Junior event. Chew’s successes on the Latin American continent reach new heights and maybe he will get a nice reward.