by Simon Daish 18-year-old Alexis Lebrun secured his passage to the Round of 16 following a runner-up finish in group one, chalking up convincing victories over Poland’s Maksymilian Miastowski (11-7, 11-4, 11-7) and Czech Republic’s Adam Stalzer (11-4, 11-9, 11-6). Felix Lebrun, 15, was even more impressive as he rose above Russia’s Sergey Ryzhov (10-12, […]
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by Simon Daish The lowest-ranked player in his group at 519th in the ITTF Table Tennis Youth Rankings, Turkey’s Dursun accounted for world number 73 Deepit Patil 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8) before backing it up with victory over the host nation’s Youssef Ben Attia, ranked 165th (11-7, 14-12, 4-11, 11-7). Another inspiring performance came […]
International Table Tennis Federation 14 May 2021
Another undeniably impressive performance from the Romanian contingent present at the Pavilhão dos Desportos de Vila Real, has resulted in two further titles as Darius Movileanu and Iulian Chirita emerged victorious on the third day of play at WTT Youth Contender Vila Real.
Darius Movileanu one of two Romanian title winners on day three in Vila Real
by Simon Daish
A young man who wasn’t in the mood for sharing the spotlight in the Under-19 Boys’ Singles tournament, Movileanu, ranked 51st in the ITTF Table Tennis Youth Ranking, toppled some of the biggest names on duty in the Portuguese city.