ITTF WJC Swedish Junior Open Group Stages.

[DaveR]

Less than a week after the Hungarian Open the young English players are back in action, this time in Safir, Sweden. There have been a few changes to the team with Gavin Evans, Mathew Ware, Liam Pitchford and Sean Cullen representing England.
Mathew ware is the only English player to make it out of the group stages, we will monitor his progress throughout the rest of the tournament.

The full English results are below:
Group 6, Gavin Evans
Anthony Tran(SWE) bt. Gavin Evans, 2-11, 6-11, 10-12.
Koki Niwa (JPN) bt. IIva Zhidkov (RUS), 12-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-3
Koki Niwa (JPN) bt. Gavin Evans, 11-8, 11-7, 12-10
Anonthy Tran (SWE) bt. IIva Zhidkov (RUS), 11-4, 11-5, 11-7
Gavin Evans bt. IIva Zhidkov (RUS), 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 6-11, 11-9
Koki Niwa (JPN) bt. Anonthy Tran (SWE), 11-4, 11-6, 11-8

Group 7, Mathew Ware

Juan Antonio Vila (DOM) bt. Oussama Chaieb (TUN), 12-6, 11-6, 11-6
Asuka Machi (JPN) bt. Mathew Ware, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4
Asuka Machi (JPN) bt. Juan Antonio Vila (DOM), 11-6, 10-12, 11-6, 11-3
Mathew Ware bt. Oussama Chaieb (TUN), 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-3
Mathew Ware bt.Juan Antonio Vila (DOM), 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8
Asuka Machi (JPN) bt. Oussama Chaieb (TUN) 12-7, 11-7, 11-4

Group 8, Liam Pitchford

Thomas Le Breton (FRA) bt. Adem Hmam (TUN), 12-5, 11-4, 10-12, 11-7
Liam Pitchford bt. Damiano Seretti (ITA), 11-4, 11-4, 11-9
Thomas Le Breton (FRA) bt. Liam Pitchford 14-16, 6-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-4
Adem Hmam (TUN) bt. Damiano Seretti (ITA) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
Thomas Le Breton (FRA) bt. Damiano Seretti (ITA) 11-4, 11-5, 11-7
Adem Hmam (TUN) bt. Liam Pitchford, 11-6, 11-9, 12-10

Group 18, Sean Cullen

Paul Lavergne (FRA) bt. Jonathan Groth (DEN), 12-9, 9-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8
Paolo Bisi (ITA) bt. Sean Cullen, 12-4, 11-9, 11-8,
Paul Lavergne (FRA) bt. Paolo Bisi (ITA), 5-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7
Jonathan Groth (DEN) bt. Sean Cullen, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-2
Paul Lavergne (FRA) bt. Sean Cullen, 11-3, 11-6, 11-4
Paolo Bisi (ITA) bt. Jonathan Groth (DEN) 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-7

By James Cornford

[DaveR]

Update............

In the boys doubles competition there were three teams with English representation, but only one all English team off Sean Cullen and Mathew Ware.

Boys Doubles
Round 1
David Karas (SVK)/Tibor Sekera (SVK) bt. Gavin Evans/ Cedric Nuytinck (BEL), 14-12, 11-8, 4-11, 7-11, 11-5

Ludovic Bierny (BEL)/ Liam Pitchford bt. Pavel Sirucek (CZE)/Karel Volny 9CZE), 11-6, 12-10, 11-9

Sean Cullen/Mathew Ware got a bye.

Round 2
So Ri Ham (KOR)/Dong Hyun Kim (KOR) bt. Ludovic Bierny (BEL)/ Liam Pitchford, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8.

Josue Donado (ESA)/Juan Restrepo (COL) bt. Sean Cullen/Mathew Ware, 11-8, 12-10, 11-4.

Final
TBA

Boys Singles
Mathew Ware was the only English player to make it out of the group stages and successfully made it through round 1, but lost out to Simon Arvidson (SWE) in round 2.

Mathew Ware bt. Juan Restrepo (COL), 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8

Simon Arvidsson (SWE) bt. Mathew Ware, 13-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9,

Finals
TBA