by Simon Daish Carrying out most of the heavy lifting on the opening day in Muscat, Payas Jain, 17, took another giant step towards the Under 17 Boys’ Singles title with a 3-1 win against surprise Sri Lankan semi-finalist Pitiyage Silva (11-9, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7). Passing the first test drama-free, but Jain was aware nothing […]
by Simon Daish One of the key contenders in the Under 17 Boys’ Singles picture, Saudi Arabia’s Khalid Alshareif was made to work hard in his pursuit of a semi-final spot. Alshareif couldn’t have asked for a brighter start to his campaign, coming through his opening three fixtures without dropping a game. However, the second-highest […]
by Simon Daish Russia’s Orlov endured a gruelling day at the office in the Under 17 Boys’ Singles draw, with his sixth and final fixture of the day providing his most formidable challenge. Taking on Liu Zhenlong, the second-ranked competitor in the event, Orlov embraced the occasion and his bravery was rewarded as he prevailed […]
by Simon Daish Dropping just the one game across his quarter-final and semi-final encounters against Tunisia’s Youssef Ben Attia (11-5, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9) and India’s Deepit Patil (11-3, 11-4, 11-7), Rassenfosse set up a title clash with fellow Belgian Louis Laffineur. Two players who know each other well, Rassenfosse and Laffineur battle it out for […]
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