DaveR
05-30-2008, 07:08 PM
The second leg of the Far Eastern tour arrived in Korea with Paul Drinkhall, Daniel Reed, Gavin Evans, Liam Pitchford, Kelly Sibley and Joanna Parker fighting it out against some tough opposition.
Group stages
Men
It was always going to be tough for our players to get out of the group stages, due to the calibre of the opposition at such a high ranking international tournament. After some impressive performances to top his group, Paul went through, as did Liam and Danny despite coming bottom of their groups.
Paul Drinkhall bt. Andrei Gacina (HRV) 13-11, 7-11, 16-14, 11-7, 3-11, 8-11, 11-7
Paul Drinkhall bt. Gencay Menge (TUR) 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-2, 11-9
Mihai Bobocica (ITA) bt. Daniel Reed 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 12-10
Jon Persson (SWE) bt. Daniel Reed 8-11, 11-4, 12-14, 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-5
Ji Hoon Jo (KOR) bt. Gavin Evans 11-7, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
Michikazu Tsuboguchi (JPN) bt. Gavin Evans 11-3, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7
Zhong Ze ^ Liu (SIN) bt. Liam Pitchford 12-10, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6
Cem Zeng (TUR) bt. Liam Pitchford 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10
Women
An on form Joanna Parker progressed to the main draw after a win against Japanese player Moemi Terui.
Jie Li (NED) bt. Kelly Sibley 11-4, 11-7, 11-4, 11-2
Su Won Yoon (KOR) bt. Kelly Sibley 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-4, 11-7
Nikoleta Stefanova (ITA) bt. Joanna Parker 11-4, 2-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8
Joanna Parker bt. Moemi Terui (JPN) 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-4, 14-12
Women’s Doubles
The English pairing succumbed to their Austrian counterparts to exit the doubles tournament in the first preliminary round.
Preliminary Rd1
Veronika Heine/Jia Liu (AUT) bt. Joanna Parker/Kelly Sibley 11-3, 11-7, 11-9
Men’s Doubles
Paul and Danny progressed through to the second preliminary round of the doubles, where they went out after a tough 3-2 battle against the Japanese pairing of Takanori Shimoyama and Jin Ueda. Gavin and Liam didn’t have so much success going out in three straight sets in their first preliminary round.
Preliminary Rd1
Paul Drinkhall/Daniel Reed bt. Chien-An Chen/Chih-Chi Wu (TPE) 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-8
Kwun Nqai Li(HKG)/Alexei Smirnov(RUS) bt. Gavin Evans/Lima Pitchford 13-11, 11-5, 11-9
Preliminary Rd2
Takanori Shimoyama/Jin Ueda (JPN) bt. Paul Drinkhall/Daniel Reed 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7
Main Draw
Men
The progress of the English boys would go no further than the first round of the main draw, succumbing to an Oriental onslaught.
Hao Wang (CHN) bt. Liam Pitchford 11-4, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
Long Ma (CHN) bt. Daniel Reed 11-6, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
Peng-Lung Chang (TPE) bt. Paul Drinkhall 12-10, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9
Women
Facing an opponent with a home court advantage, Joanna’s tournament came to an abrupt end in the first round after a 4-0 defeat.
Banq Banq Kwak (Kwok Fong F)^ (KOR) bt. Joanna Parker 11-7, 11-2, 11-6, 11-6
Group stages
Men
It was always going to be tough for our players to get out of the group stages, due to the calibre of the opposition at such a high ranking international tournament. After some impressive performances to top his group, Paul went through, as did Liam and Danny despite coming bottom of their groups.
Paul Drinkhall bt. Andrei Gacina (HRV) 13-11, 7-11, 16-14, 11-7, 3-11, 8-11, 11-7
Paul Drinkhall bt. Gencay Menge (TUR) 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-2, 11-9
Mihai Bobocica (ITA) bt. Daniel Reed 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 12-10
Jon Persson (SWE) bt. Daniel Reed 8-11, 11-4, 12-14, 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-5
Ji Hoon Jo (KOR) bt. Gavin Evans 11-7, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
Michikazu Tsuboguchi (JPN) bt. Gavin Evans 11-3, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7
Zhong Ze ^ Liu (SIN) bt. Liam Pitchford 12-10, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6
Cem Zeng (TUR) bt. Liam Pitchford 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10
Women
An on form Joanna Parker progressed to the main draw after a win against Japanese player Moemi Terui.
Jie Li (NED) bt. Kelly Sibley 11-4, 11-7, 11-4, 11-2
Su Won Yoon (KOR) bt. Kelly Sibley 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-4, 11-7
Nikoleta Stefanova (ITA) bt. Joanna Parker 11-4, 2-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8
Joanna Parker bt. Moemi Terui (JPN) 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-4, 14-12
Women’s Doubles
The English pairing succumbed to their Austrian counterparts to exit the doubles tournament in the first preliminary round.
Preliminary Rd1
Veronika Heine/Jia Liu (AUT) bt. Joanna Parker/Kelly Sibley 11-3, 11-7, 11-9
Men’s Doubles
Paul and Danny progressed through to the second preliminary round of the doubles, where they went out after a tough 3-2 battle against the Japanese pairing of Takanori Shimoyama and Jin Ueda. Gavin and Liam didn’t have so much success going out in three straight sets in their first preliminary round.
Preliminary Rd1
Paul Drinkhall/Daniel Reed bt. Chien-An Chen/Chih-Chi Wu (TPE) 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-8
Kwun Nqai Li(HKG)/Alexei Smirnov(RUS) bt. Gavin Evans/Lima Pitchford 13-11, 11-5, 11-9
Preliminary Rd2
Takanori Shimoyama/Jin Ueda (JPN) bt. Paul Drinkhall/Daniel Reed 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7
Main Draw
Men
The progress of the English boys would go no further than the first round of the main draw, succumbing to an Oriental onslaught.
Hao Wang (CHN) bt. Liam Pitchford 11-4, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
Long Ma (CHN) bt. Daniel Reed 11-6, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
Peng-Lung Chang (TPE) bt. Paul Drinkhall 12-10, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9
Women
Facing an opponent with a home court advantage, Joanna’s tournament came to an abrupt end in the first round after a 4-0 defeat.
Banq Banq Kwak (Kwok Fong F)^ (KOR) bt. Joanna Parker 11-7, 11-2, 11-6, 11-6