One step higher for Miyuu Kihara and Miyuu Nagasaki

Runners up just over one year ago when the tournament was staged in early April, one year later it was one step higher for Japan’s Miyuu Kihara and Miyu Nagasaki.

In an all Japanese final they caused an upset of note; the no.6 seeds, they beat Satsuki Odo and Saki Shibata, the no.2 seeds, to claim gold and thus secured their first ever such title at either an ITTF Challenge Series or ITTF World Tour tournament.

Battle of the qualifiers

Croatia’s Wei Shihao has confirmed his place in the men’s singles final with a 4-1 victory over Japanese opponent Takuya Jin (9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5) in the battle of the qualifiers.

Wei Shihao takes on Jakub Dyjas for the men’s singles trophy at approximately 4.45pm local time.

End-to-end action

Hungarian star Georgina Pota has gained the second available spot in the women’s singles tournament after coming out on top in a thrilling duel against Hong Kong’s Soo Wai Yam Minnie. In an end-to-end contest six games were required to send second seed Georgina Pota through (11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-6).

The women’s singles final is scheduled to take place at approximately 3.50pm local time.

Top seed falls at penultimate hurdle

That’s right, we’ve lost the top seeded player from the men’s singles event after Austria’s Daniel Habesohn suffered defeat in his semi-final encounter with the no.12 seed from Poland, Jakub Dyjas. Very little separated the two players during the course of each game but ultimately it was Jakub Dyjas who came away with the win (11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 15-13).

Ukraine star advances in style

Seeded sixth for the women’s singles competition, Margaryta Pesotska has booked her place in the gold medal contest following a rousing performance in the opening fixture of the day.

Impressive right from the start of play the Ukraine player dealt with Japanese no.12 seed Satsuki Odo in straight games (11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5) to extend her journey by a further round.

Final Day in Otocec

The final day of the Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Slovenia Open is here – take a detailed look at the day’s schedule below: