A full house for Yan Shuo (Photo: Draganfilm) Impressively, Liao Keli and Yan Shuo secured the title, at the final hurdle they accounted for colleagues Chen Chao and Huang Jiaxin (8-11, 11-4, 12-10, 4-11, 11-5). At the semi-final stage the unbeaten record of Clément Bérthier and Esteban Herrault came to an end the winners on each appearance in 2023, succeeding in Egypt, Lignano, Costa Brava and Brazil, they were beaten in the penultimate round by Liao Keli and Yan Shuo (12-10, 12-10, 11-9). Otherwise, there was no stopping China, the performance to note being in men’s doubles class 14 once again France being involved but on this occasion for a different reason. Titles for China, in the doubles’ events, the success level was even higher in each discipline just one title proved elusive, the thorn in the side being France.įabien Lamirault and Julien Michaud claimed the men’s doubles class 4 gold Lucie Hautière and Morgen Caillaud prevailed in women’s doubles class 14, Florian Merrien and Flora Vatier succeded in mixed doubles class 7. Thumbs up from Zhao Xiaojing, the women’s singles class 10 winner (Photo: Draganfilm) Similarly, Croatia’s Andela Muzinic (class 3), Germany’s Sandra Mikolaschek (class 4) and Kelly van Zon from the Netherlands (class 6-7) justified their status. Gold for Zhao Xiaojing as anticipated it was gold for colleagues Liu Jing (class 1-2), Zhang Bian (class 5), Mao Jingdian (class 8) and Xiong Guiyan (class 9). Unbeaten, she inflicted the one defeat on Brazil’s Bruna Alexandre (11-7, 1-11, 11-9, 11-8), the top seed and winner earlier this year in Lignano and São Paulo. Success for the most prominent names, in the women’s singles, the favourites held sway the one minor upset being in a class 10 group organised event won by China’s Zhao Xiaojing, the no.2 seed and Asian champion in both 20. Otherwise, it was gold for the favourites Frenchman Fabien Lamirault (class 1-2), China’s Feng Panfeng (class 3) and Zhao Shuai (class 8) justified their top seeded positions, as did Japan’s Koyo Iwabuchi (class 9) and the host nation’s Filip Radovic (class 10). Boris Travincek, the men’s singles class 4 winner (Photo: Draganfilm) In class 5, Slovakia’s Boris Travincek, the no.5 seed, accounted for Spain’s Francisco Lopez, the top seed (11-8, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5) to secure the top prize. Surprise outcomes in the men’s singles and there was one more but not of great magnitude. Notably, Israel Stroh was very much a player in form, at the semi-final stage he had beaten China’s Liao Keli (9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6), the quarter-final winner in opposition to colleague Yan Shuo, the no.2 seed and reigning Paralympic Games champion (11-4, 11-4, 13-11). Success by prevailing against highly ranked names, it was the same for Katsuyoshi Yagi in the penultimate round he overcame Jean-Paul Montanus of the Netherlands, the top seed (13-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8), prior to securing gold at the expense of Brazil’s Israel Stroh, the no.3 seed (13-11, 11-4, 10-12, 9-11, 11-7). One round earlier, Bobi Simion, who had finished in second place in his group, had ousted Christian Dettoni, the top seed, like Ignacio Torres from Chile (11-5, 4-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-6). At the final hurdle he beat Frenchman, Esteban Herrault, the no.3 seed (11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7), the semi-final winner in opposition to Romania’s Bobi Simion, the no.2 seed (11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 7-11, 11-6). Good form maintained throughout, it was the same from Ignacio Torres. Liu Fu, the surprise men’s singles class 5 winner (Photo: Draganfilm) In the group stage he beat Norway’s Tommy Urhaug, the top seed and winner in 2012 in London (11-8, 12-10, 11-7) in the final, he overcame Cao Ningning, the no.2 seed, successful four years later in Rio de Janeiro (11-8, 12-10, 11-7). Most impressively Liu Fu, bronze medallist at the 2019 Asian Para Championships in Taichung, accounted for the two leading names on duty, both Paralympic Games gold medallists.įurthermore, on each occasion he recorded straight games wins. Liu Fu won class 5, Ignacio Torres class 6 and Katsuyoshi Yagi class 7, to secure their first ever such titles at an open international Para tournament. Requirements of the Registered Testing PoolĬomplete outsiders, not seeded, China’s Liu Fu and Chile’s Ignacio Torres, alongside Japan’s Katsuyoshi Yagi emerged the shock men’s singles winners at the ITTF Montenegro Para Championships 2023, play concluding in Podgorica on Sunday 7 th May. Testing procedures – Urine, Blood & the ABP Use of Medications & Risk of Supplements Use
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