Duda/Franziska reach semis
Germany’s Patrick Franziska with Benedikt Duda have reached the semi-finals of the ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open, as they defeated Brazilians Vitor Ishiy and Eric Jouti in impressive straight games win (11-6, 11-6, 11-5).
The news of the session, however, was the progression of India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta with Sathiyan Gnanasekaran into the final four, as they steamed on against the home favorites Nandor Ecseki with Adam Szudi in a brilliant 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-8) win.
Lee/Doo pick up where they left off
Day two of the main event here in Budapest has kicked off with some great news for the Hong Kong China fans. Picking up from where they left off yesterday, Doo Hoi Kem with Lee Ho Ching were quick to settle their nerves against the mixed duo of England’s Ho Tin-Tin with Austria’s Karoline Mischek, winning 3-1 (4-11, 11-6, 11-1, 11-5) in under 20 minutes.
For the Japanese pairing of Miu Hirano with Kasumi Ishikawa, the challenge of Portugal’s Shao Jieni with Yu Fu came as a reality check, as they lost the first game. However, Hirano and Ishikawa found their feet and eventually ran out 3-1 winners.