Nina MITTELHAM Can AKKUZU and Anton KALLBERG secure their places in the semis

Opening day of the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Czech Open is concluded by U21 quarter-finals

 

Two promising European players met in the Women`s Singles U21 quarter-final at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Czech Open in Olomouc as Germany`s Nina MITTELHAM beat Russia`s Mariia TAILAKOVA after full five games. Can AKKUZU from France and Anton KALLBERG from Sweden also secured their places in the Men`s Singles U21 semis being successful against Japan`s Yuma TSUBOI and China`s XUE Fei respectively.

 

At the semi-final stage the 2013 European Junior champion Nina MITTELHAM opposes Japan`s Mizuki MORIZONO (JPN) who overcame Serbia`s Izabela LUPULESKU.

 

The no.2 seed Anton KALLBERG 2015 European Junior champion faces hero of the opening day in Olomouc Chinese Taipei`s LIN Yun-Ju who eliminated host Tomas POLANSKY in five games. The 16-year-old LIN actual World no.210 upset earlier in the day the no.3 seed Kirill GERASIMENKO from Kazakhstan adding one more important victory against World no.53 Austria`s Robert GARDOS in the group stage of the qualification for the Men`s Singles Event.

 

Can AKKUZU meets top seeding player from Japan Yuto KIZIKURI who managed to recover against German`s Kilian ORT playing fifth very close and tense game.

 

Men`s Singles U21 Round of 16

 

Yuto KIZUKURI (JPN) – YANG Tzu-Yi (TPE) 3:2 (11-5 11-8 11-13 17-19 11-5)

QIU Dang (GER) – Kilian ORT (GER) 0:3 (9-11 8-11 7-11)

Yuma TSUBOI (JPN) – Marek BADOWSKI (POL) 3:1 (9-11 11-6 13-11 11-5)

YANG Heng-Wei (TPE) – Can AKKUZU (FRA) 1:3 (5-11 11-8 3-11 3-11)

Kirill GERASSIMENKO (KAZ) – LIN Yun-Ju (TPE) 0:3 (3-11 4-11 8-11)

Tomas POLANSKY (CZE) – Darko JORGIC (SLO) 3:2 (11-9 2-11 11-7 9-11 11-5)

XUE Fei (CHN) – Cristian PLETEA (ROU) 3:1 (11-13 11-6 12-10 14-12)

Koyo KANAMITSU (JPN) – Anton KALLBERG (SWE) 0:3 (5-11 9-11 6-11)

 

Men`s Singles U21 Quarter-finals

 

Yuto KIZUKURI (JPN) – Kilian ORT (GER) 3:2 (11-3 8-11 6-11 11-5 11-9)

Yuma TSUBOI (JPN) – Can AKKUZU (FRA) 1:3 (11-8 5-11 5-11 8-11)

LIN Yun-Ju (TPE) – Tomas POLANSKY (CZE) 3:2 (11-5 5-11 11-3 5-11 11-4)

XUE Fei (CHN) – Anton KALLBERG (SWE) 1:3 (8-11 11-5 8-11 4-11)

 

Women`s Singles U21 Round of 16

 

Adriana DIAZ (PUR) – Bernadett BALINT (HUN) 3:0 (11-8 11-9 11-6)

HUANG Yingqi (CHN) – Giorgia PICCOLIN (ITA) 3:1 (11-8 11-8 8-11 11-9)

LIN Chia-Hsuan (TPE) – Kim VERMAAS (NED) 3:1 (7-11 13-11 11-6 13-11)

Maria MALANINA (RUS) – Asuka SASAO (JPN) 0:3 (1-11 10-12 3-11)

Nina MITTELHAM (GER) – HUANG Yu-Chiao (TPE) 3:1 (6-11 11-9 11-8 11-9)

Solomiya BRATEYKO (UKR) – Mariia TAILAKOVA (RUS) 0:3 W.O.

Kristina KAZANTSEVA (RUS) – Izabela LUPULESKU (SRB) 1:3 (11-6 5-11 8-11 5-11)

HO Tin-Tin (ENG) – Mizuki MORIZONO (JPN) 1:3 (11-7 14-16 6-11 5-11)

 

Women`s Singles U21 Quarter-finals

 

Adriana DIAZ (PUR) – HUANG Yingqi (CHN) 3:1 (13-11 11-8 9-11 12-10)

LIN Chia-Hsuan (TPE) – Asuka SASAO (JPN) 2:3 (5-11 12-10 12-10 9-11 5-11)

Nina MITTELHAM (GER) – Mariia TAILAKOVA (RUS) 3:2 (12-10 6-11 11-3 5-11 11-7)

Izabela LUPULESKU (SRB) – Mizuki MORIZONO (JPN) 1:3 (3-11 4-11 12-10 9-11)

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