Danilo Faso victorious in Helsingborg
Compass supported Danilo Faso and Siri Benjegård won gold and silver respectively in the U15 and U13 events when the WTT Youth Contender Tour visited Helsingborg. Steven Moreno was a semi-finalist in the U15 category.
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Mentally strong in Helsingborg. The U15 winner Danilo Faso from Italy. Photo: WTT
Eight compass-supported players competed in Helsingborg. The most successful of these was Danilo Faso, who won the U15 boys event.
“I am very happy with the tournament,” he said afterwards. “There were a lot of good players and I had a lot of interesting matches.”
After a bye in the first round of the knockout stage and an easy win over Mongolia’s Ulziibat Munkhulzii, Danilo faced Yu Yi-Cing, one of the many talented and strong players from Chinese Taipei. Danilo lost the first game 6:11, but managed to take the second game 14:12 (!) and then controlled the rest of the match, winning the third and fourth games 11:8 and 11:6.
“This was the toughest match of the U15 event for me. I was trailing 0:1 and 1:7 but I was mentally strong and managed to turn the match around”.
Clear victory in the final
In the round of the last eight, Danilo beat Jonas Rinderer of Germany in straight games and Enriqo Rios of Puerto Rico 3:2 and 11:5 in the semi-finals. And in the final, Kim Kang-hyun of Korea Republic had no chance, going down 3:0 to Danilo, who was ruthless, dropping just 15 points.
“That was a nice win. Now I am preparing for the European Youth Championship in Sweden, which will be held in Malmö from 12 to 21 July.”
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Steven Moreno in action in Helsingborg. Photo: WTT
Steven Moreno from Puerto Rico also made it onto the podium. Steven defeated Adam Wallin of Sweden in the round of the last eight and lost to Kim Kang-hyun in the semi-finals 9:11 in the fifth and deciding game after leading 2:1.
Görkem Öcal lost in the round of the last 16 to Chen Yi-Jui of Chinese Taipei 2:3 after a long and hard battle, losing one game 17:19. Ivo Quett lost to Max Radiven of England in the first round of the knockout stage, while Joel Isaksson failed to qualify from his group.
Siri in the final
Siri Benjegård reached the final after beating the number two of the U13 world ranking, Li Jen-Yueh from Chinese Taipei, 3:2 in the semi-final after an exciting and even match, at least in the first three games. Trailing 1:2, Siri turned the match around by winning the last two games 11:2, 11:7.
“There were a lot of ups and downs in this match,” said Siri. “But the longer the match went, the better I played and I found the right tactics.”
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Siri Benjegård on her way to second place in the U13 category on home soil in Helsingborg. Photo: WTT
Happy with silver
In the final, Siri was up against Ahona Ray, an Indian girl who trains at the Raman TT High Performance Centre in Chennai. Ahona is the U13 champion in India and won the final 3:1 – 11:8, 11:13, 11:6, 11:6.
“She was very confident in her game and made very few mistakes. I had problems to get through her. I played well but could not go all the way. My goal was to win the U13 title but I am happy with the silver medal.”
Moreno last 8 in U17
In the boys U13 category, Joel Isaksson defeated the impressive nine-year-old Joseph Sebatindira of Uganda by two balls in the decider, but a straight games defeat to Korea’s Yoon Jaeyeon meant that all three won two matches each, but Joel failed to qualify due to fewer games won.
In the U17 event, Otalvaro, Faso, Moreno and Öcal reached the knockout stage. Of the four compass players, Moreno was the most successful in this event reaching the round of the last eight where he lost 3:1 to Iranian Benjamin Faraji.
Two quarter-finals for Siri in Norway
In Sandefjord, Norway, a WTT Youth Contender was played from the 10th to the 13th of June. The only compass-supported player among the participants was Siri Benjegård, who managed to reach the knockout stage in both U15 and U17 despite the fact that she will soon turn 13. In U17 she managed to win one game against the top seeded Natalia Bogdanowicz from Poland in the round of sixteen. In the U15 category, Siri reached the quarter-finals, beating England’s Sienna Jetha 3:2 after coming back from 0:2 down in the round of 16, before losing in straight games to Chen Chi-Yun of Chinese Taipei. Siri also reached the quarter-finals in the U15 mixed with compatriot Adam Wallin, where the Swedes were 2:1 up against eventual winners Chen and Chen of Chinese Taipei, but lost the decider 11:6.
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Danilo Faso victorious in Helsingborg
Danilo Faso victorious in Helsingborg
Compass supported Danilo Faso and Siri Benjegård won gold and silver respectively in the U15 and U13 events when the WTT Youth Contender Tour visited Helsingborg. Steven Moreno was a semi-finalist in the U15 category.
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Mentally strong in Helsingborg. The U15 winner Danilo Faso from Italy. Photo: WTT
Eight compass-supported players competed in Helsingborg. The most successful of these was Danilo Faso, who won the U15 boys event.
“I am very happy with the tournament,” he said afterwards. “There were a lot of good players and I had a lot of interesting matches.”
After a bye in the first round of the knockout stage and an easy win over Mongolia’s Ulziibat Munkhulzii, Danilo faced Yu Yi-Cing, one of the many talented and strong players from Chinese Taipei. Danilo lost the first game 6:11, but managed to take the second game 14:12 (!) and then controlled the rest of the match, winning the third and fourth games 11:8 and 11:6.
“This was the toughest match of the U15 event for me. I was trailing 0:1 and 1:7 but I was mentally strong and managed to turn the match around”.
Clear victory in the final
In the round of the last eight, Danilo beat Jonas Rinderer of Germany in straight games and Enriqo Rios of Puerto Rico 3:2 and 11:5 in the semi-finals. And in the final, Kim Kang-hyun of Korea Republic had no chance, going down 3:0 to Danilo, who was ruthless, dropping just 15 points.
“That was a nice win. Now I am preparing for the European Youth Championship in Sweden, which will be held in Malmö from 12 to 21 July.”
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Steven Moreno in action in Helsingborg. Photo: WTT
Steven Moreno from Puerto Rico also made it onto the podium. Steven defeated Adam Wallin of Sweden in the round of the last eight and lost to Kim Kang-hyun in the semi-finals 9:11 in the fifth and deciding game after leading 2:1.
Görkem Öcal lost in the round of the last 16 to Chen Yi-Jui of Chinese Taipei 2:3 after a long and hard battle, losing one game 17:19. Ivo Quett lost to Max Radiven of England in the first round of the knockout stage, while Joel Isaksson failed to qualify from his group.
Siri in the final
Siri Benjegård reached the final after beating the number two of the U13 world ranking, Li Jen-Yueh from Chinese Taipei, 3:2 in the semi-final after an exciting and even match, at least in the first three games. Trailing 1:2, Siri turned the match around by winning the last two games 11:2, 11:7.
“There were a lot of ups and downs in this match,” said Siri. “But the longer the match went, the better I played and I found the right tactics.”
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Siri Benjegård on her way to second place in the U13 category on home soil in Helsingborg. Photo: WTT
Happy with silver
In the final, Siri was up against Ahona Ray, an Indian girl who trains at the Raman TT High Performance Centre in Chennai. Ahona is the U13 champion in India and won the final 3:1 – 11:8, 11:13, 11:6, 11:6.
“She was very confident in her game and made very few mistakes. I had problems to get through her. I played well but could not go all the way. My goal was to win the U13 title but I am happy with the silver medal.”
Moreno last 8 in U17
In the boys U13 category, Joel Isaksson defeated the impressive nine-year-old Joseph Sebatindira of Uganda by two balls in the decider, but a straight games defeat to Korea’s Yoon Jaeyeon meant that all three won two matches each, but Joel failed to qualify due to fewer games won.
In the U17 event, Otalvaro, Faso, Moreno and Öcal reached the knockout stage. Of the four compass players, Moreno was the most successful in this event reaching the round of the last eight where he lost 3:1 to Iranian Benjamin Faraji.
Two quarter-finals for Siri in Norway
In Sandefjord, Norway, a WTT Youth Contender was played from the 10th to the 13th of June. The only compass-supported player among the participants was Siri Benjegård, who managed to reach the knockout stage in both U15 and U17 despite the fact that she will soon turn 13. In U17 she managed to win one game against the top seeded Natalia Bogdanowicz from Poland in the round of sixteen. In the U15 category, Siri reached the quarter-finals, beating England’s Sienna Jetha 3:2 after coming back from 0:2 down in the round of 16, before losing in straight games to Chen Chi-Yun of Chinese Taipei. Siri also reached the quarter-finals in the U15 mixed with compatriot Adam Wallin, where the Swedes were 2:1 up against eventual winners Chen and Chen of Chinese Taipei, but lost the decider 11:6.
More information about the tournaments can be found at:
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