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Belated Birthday Present for Adam Szudi, Junior Boys’ Title Clinched in Velenje |
Adam Szudi, a milestone reached in Velenje |
Hungary’s Adam Szudi, who celebrated his 16th day birthday on Sunday 29th January 2012, had further cause to celebrate five days later.
He won the Junior Boys’ Singles title at the Slovenian Junior and Cadet Open in Velenje on Friday 3rd February 2012 and in so doing won his first ever ITTF Junior Circuit.
Seeded no.3, at the final hurdle Adam Szudi overcame Croatia’s top seeded, Luka Fucec in five games (11-7, 4-11, 14-12, 11-7, 11-9), to arrest the title on what proved a good day for Hungary. It was the second gold medal of the day for the Magyars.
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Final Piece of Jigsaw, Riches to Riches, Marina Berho Crowned in Velenje |
Marina Berho, the Junior Girls' Singles champion in Velenje |
Victory in Velenje for Marina Berho and without any doubt whatsoever, a major step forward for French teenager.
The gold medal won in the Junior Girls’ Singles event at the Slovenian Junior and Cadet Open, on the afternoon of Friday 3rd February 2012, takes the 16 year old several rungs up the international ladder of fame.
Furthermore, the win underlines indelibly the riches currently being enjoyed by France. Wherever you look at the moment, French teenagers are succeedings; one win just follows another, not rags to riches, riches to riches.
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Anton Kallberg and Arina-Dora Singeorzan Secure Slovenian Cadet Titles |
Arina-Dora Singeorzan, the Cadet Girls' Singles winner in Velenje |
Sweden’s Anton Kallberg and Romania’s Arina-Dora Singeorzan emerged as the winners of the respective Cadet Boys’ and Cadet Girls’ Singles events at the Slovenia Junior and Cadet Open in Velenje on Friday 3rd February 2012.
Both are 14 years old and both occupied the second seeded position in the draw.
At the final hurdle Anton Kallberg overcame Hungary’s Janos Bence Majoros to clinch gold (11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8) whilst the same stage, Arina-Dora Singeorzan accounted for Poland’s Paulina Knyszewska 8-11, 11-5, 13-15, 11-6, 11-7).
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An Opportunity to Compete in the China National League |
Will Zheng Peifeng be in action in the China 'A' or China 'B' League? |
The Chinese Table Tennis Association invites clubs to register for the 2012 staging of the China ‘A’ League and the China ‘B’ League.
Both competitions are organised in two stages. The first phase is based on a group system, the second on the knock-out principle, with play-off matches for positions.
First stop for the China ‘A’ League is Huhhot City in Inner Mongolia from Tuesday 29th May to Saturday 2nd June, with the second stop on the journey being in Chongqing City, a centrally controlled municipal area in south west China.
Meanwhile, for the China ‘B’ League, there is a similar programme.
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Top Three Seeds Progress but Four Seed Stumbles in Round Three |
David Reitspies is through to the Junior Boys' Singles quarter-finals |
Croatia’s Luka Fucec and the Czech Republic’s David Reitspies, the respective top two seeds in the Junior Boys’ Singles event at the Slovenian Junior and Cadet Open in Velenje, both emerged successful in their third round encounters on Thursday 2nd February 2012 and thus booked quarter-final places.
Furthermore, both were in fine form, both stamped their authority on proceedings, both recorded straight games wins.
Luka Fucec beat Hungary’s Janos Bence Majoros (12-10, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9), before David Reitspies overcame Slovenia's Ludvik Persolja in a similar unforgiving manner (13-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-8).
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