by Ian Marshall, Editor
It was a day to raise the eyebrows, not a dull moment.
Men’s Singles
…………qualifier Steffen Mengel beat German colleague Ruwen Filus, the top seed (12-14, 11-9, 13-11, 11-13, 11-8, 13-15, 11-8), before at the quarter-final stage ousting Brazil’s Vitor Ishiy, the no.12 seed (11-5, 11-13, 11-2, 11-6, 11-8)
…………Qiu Dang, the no.12 seed overcame fellow pen-holder, Jesus Cantero, the no.16 seed (11-9, 11-1, 13-11, 11-5, 11-7) in the round of the last eight and thus ended the hopes of the host nation. He meets colleague Steffen Mengel in the penultimate round, thus guaranteeing Germany a place in the final.
…………Romania’s Rares Sipos, also a qualifier, accounted for the Czech Republic’s Tomas Tregler, the no.25 seed (11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7) to book his semi-final place
…………Denmark’s Zhai Yujia upset the seeding in the quarter-final round. The no.26 seed, he accounted for Sweden’s Pår Gerell, the no.17 seed (11-13, 11-6, 12-10, 11-9, 6-11, 8-11, 11-7)
Women’s Singles
………..Huang Yu-Wen caused the biggest quarter-final upset. A qualifier, she accounted for Luxembourg’s Ni Xia Lian, the no.3 seed (6-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-3)
……….. Italy’s Li Xiang, the no.27 seed, upset the order of merit in the quarter-finals. She overcame Slovakia’s Barbora Balazova, the no.5 seed (6-11, 8-11, 11-6, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8)
………..Romania’s Adina Diaconu beat fellow qualifier, Liu Xin to end Spanish hopes (8-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-4)
………..Japan’s Miyu Kato, the top seed, made her intentions clear. She booked her place in the final by beating Chinese Taipei qualifier Li Yu-Jhun (11-4, 11-9, 11-3, 6-11, 11-4)
Men’s Doubles
………..Both pairs required to qualify, Lee Chia-Sheng and Yang Heng-Wei overcame Chinese Taipei colleagues Huang Chien-Tu and Wang Tai-Wei at the semi-final stage (11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-13, 14-12). In the final they meet Germany’s Kilian Ort and Qiu Dang, the no.7 seeds; in the penultimate round they accounted for Belgian bothers Laurens Devos and Robin Devos, the no.6 seeds (11-9, 11-8, 14-12).
Women’s Doubles
………..The French partnership formed by Stéphanie Loeuillette and Yan Jia Nan will face Poland’s Natalia Bajor and Natalia Partyka in the final. At the semi-final stage Stéphanie Loeuillette and Yan Jia Nan gained a walk-over against Spain’s Liu Xin and Maria Xiao. Natalia Bajor and Natalia Partyka, the no.6 seeds, beat qualifiers Chinese Taipei’s Huang Yu-Wen and Li Yu-Jhun (7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 9-11, 13-11)
Under 21 Men’s Singles
………..Argentina’s Horacio Cifuentes emerged the winner; in a full distance final he beat Frenchman Jules Rolland by the very narrowest of margins (6-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10)
Under 21 Women’s Singles
………..Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz ended the hopes of the host nation; in the final, she accounted for Ana Garcia (9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-8)
