Danilo three-time champion at Tunis Youth Star Contender
compass supported Danilo Faso from Italy won three titles when the first Youth Star Contender tournament of 2025 was held in Tunis, Tunisia on 17-19 January.
He won gold in the mixed doubles with another compass supported player – Josi Neumann from Germany. In Linz, Ladimir Mayorov won the U13 title.
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compass supported Italian Danilo Faso at the prize ceremony for the singles event, one of his three titles at the Youth Star Contender in Tunis, Tunisia. Photo: WTT
Danilo spent a whole week in Tunis. First, he took part in the Youth Contender event, where he played in the U19 and U17 categories, reaching the last 32 (losing to Frenchman Antoine Noirault) and the quarter-finals (losing to Austrian Julian Rzihauschek) respectively.
The Star Contender followed and here Danilo worked his way to a jackpot – gold in U15 singles, doubles (with compatriot Francesco Trevisan) and mixed (with German Josi Neumann).
In the singles, Danilo defeated Alexander Malov of Spain in straight games in his first match of the knockout stage. He then defeated Jan Mrugala of Poland and Swedish defender Albin Ingestrom, both 3:1.
“That was the toughest match for me. Albin is a strong defender who I have never faced before.”
In the final, Danilo faced his doubles partner Francesco Trevisan and won comfortably – 11:4, 11:5, 12:10.
“Francesco is a dear friend of mine and we have played against each other so many times. I am happy that I could beat him this time.”
In the doubles, Danilo and Francesco were never threatened. The world’s top-ranked team won 3:1 against the pair of Malov and Nolan Johnston (France). They then beat the English duo of Abraham Sellado and Kacper Piwowar 3:0 and finally beat Jacob Huang/Amir Essid (Australia/Tunisia) 3:0 in the final – 11:8, 11:8, 11:7.
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Danilo on the left and Francesco Trevisan, the clear winners of the doubles event. Photo: WTT
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none Winner straight away. Danilo Faso and Josi Neumann had never played together before - yet the compass team won the U15 mixed at the Youth Star Contender in Tunis. Photo: WTT
Fun mixed doubles
The triple was achieved in the mixed doubles where Danilo teamed up with Josi Neumann, also supported by compass. In the knockout stage, the compass team defeated Moemen Sghaier/Elee Abassi of Tunisia 3:1 in the second round. In the quarter-finals, Trevisan and Koharu Itagaki of Germany took the match to a decider where Danilo and Josi were the strongest, winning 11:6. The semi-final was a more comfortable 3:1 win over the Austrian-Italian duo of Mariia Lytvyn/Giulio Campagna. And in the final, the numbers were even clearer – 11:9, 11:6, 12:10 against the Malaysian/Tunisian pairing of Dania Mohd and Amir Essid.
“It was very nice and fun to play with Josi and the fact that she is also a compass player was a bonus.”
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Josi Neumann finished in the top four in the U15 singles and the top eight in the U19 singles in Tunis. Photo: WTT
Josi performed in all disciplines
Besides the gold medal in the mixed doubles, Josi Neumann also won a bronze medal in the U15 singles. She defeated Sweden’s Angelina Bebawy in straight games and had a tough time against the three years younger Dania Mohd, winning 3:2, 11:8 in the decider. In the semi-finals she lost to France’s Nina Guo Zheng.
Josi also had a good performance in the U19 category, beating Natalia Bogdanowicz of Poland 3:1 and playing a fairly even match in the quarter-finals against the semi-finalist of the U19 World Youth Championship, Mia Griesel, also of Germany, before losing 1:3.
Ladimir wins U13 event in Linz
Ladimir Mayorov from Spain won his first title of the new year in Linz, Austria, which took place from the 8th to the 11th of January. A year younger than most of his opponents, “Ladi” went through the U13 event without dropping a single game. Dimitar Dimitrov, England, Alexandru Pop, Romania and Mihai Iordan, Romania – Ladimir defeated them all in straight games.
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Creative serving. Ladimir Mayorov won the U13 title at the Youth Contender in Linz, Austria. Photo: WTT
Alyssia wins French U10 Top 16
And at national level, Alyssia Bataille was crowned champion of the French U10 Top 16, winning all her matches! In the group stage, she won eight out of eight matches to finish first. In the quarter-finals, Alyssia won in straight games. In the semi-final against Lyson Poncin she was 2:0 up, lost two games but won the decider 11:6. In the final against Melina Chkam, Alyssia was the better player and won 3:0. “A beautiful experience!” Alyssia wrote on her Instagram account.
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Alyssia Bataille, top of the podium in the U10 girls event of the French Top 16. Photo: Private
More information about the tournaments and all results can be found at:
Danilo three-time champion at Tunis Youth Star Contender
Danilo three-time champion at Tunis Youth Star Contender
compass supported Danilo Faso from Italy won three titles when the first Youth Star Contender tournament of 2025 was held in Tunis, Tunisia on 17-19 January.
He won gold in the mixed doubles with another compass supported player – Josi Neumann from Germany. In Linz, Ladimir Mayorov won the U13 title.
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compass supported Italian Danilo Faso at the prize ceremony for the singles event, one of his three titles at the Youth Star Contender in Tunis, Tunisia. Photo: WTT
Danilo spent a whole week in Tunis. First, he took part in the Youth Contender event, where he played in the U19 and U17 categories, reaching the last 32 (losing to Frenchman Antoine Noirault) and the quarter-finals (losing to Austrian Julian Rzihauschek) respectively.
The Star Contender followed and here Danilo worked his way to a jackpot – gold in U15 singles, doubles (with compatriot Francesco Trevisan) and mixed (with German Josi Neumann).
In the singles, Danilo defeated Alexander Malov of Spain in straight games in his first match of the knockout stage. He then defeated Jan Mrugala of Poland and Swedish defender Albin Ingestrom, both 3:1.
“That was the toughest match for me. Albin is a strong defender who I have never faced before.”
In the final, Danilo faced his doubles partner Francesco Trevisan and won comfortably – 11:4, 11:5, 12:10.
“Francesco is a dear friend of mine and we have played against each other so many times. I am happy that I could beat him this time.”
In the doubles, Danilo and Francesco were never threatened. The world’s top-ranked team won 3:1 against the pair of Malov and Nolan Johnston (France). They then beat the English duo of Abraham Sellado and Kacper Piwowar 3:0 and finally beat Jacob Huang/Amir Essid (Australia/Tunisia) 3:0 in the final – 11:8, 11:8, 11:7.
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Danilo on the left and Francesco Trevisan, the clear winners of the doubles event. Photo: WTT
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none Winner straight away. Danilo Faso and Josi Neumann had never played together before - yet the compass team won the U15 mixed at the Youth Star Contender in Tunis. Photo: WTT
Fun mixed doubles
The triple was achieved in the mixed doubles where Danilo teamed up with Josi Neumann, also supported by compass. In the knockout stage, the compass team defeated Moemen Sghaier/Elee Abassi of Tunisia 3:1 in the second round. In the quarter-finals, Trevisan and Koharu Itagaki of Germany took the match to a decider where Danilo and Josi were the strongest, winning 11:6. The semi-final was a more comfortable 3:1 win over the Austrian-Italian duo of Mariia Lytvyn/Giulio Campagna. And in the final, the numbers were even clearer – 11:9, 11:6, 12:10 against the Malaysian/Tunisian pairing of Dania Mohd and Amir Essid.
“It was very nice and fun to play with Josi and the fact that she is also a compass player was a bonus.”
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Josi Neumann finished in the top four in the U15 singles and the top eight in the U19 singles in Tunis. Photo: WTT
Josi performed in all disciplines
Besides the gold medal in the mixed doubles, Josi Neumann also won a bronze medal in the U15 singles. She defeated Sweden’s Angelina Bebawy in straight games and had a tough time against the three years younger Dania Mohd, winning 3:2, 11:8 in the decider. In the semi-finals she lost to France’s Nina Guo Zheng.
Josi also had a good performance in the U19 category, beating Natalia Bogdanowicz of Poland 3:1 and playing a fairly even match in the quarter-finals against the semi-finalist of the U19 World Youth Championship, Mia Griesel, also of Germany, before losing 1:3.
Ladimir wins U13 event in Linz
Ladimir Mayorov from Spain won his first title of the new year in Linz, Austria, which took place from the 8th to the 11th of January. A year younger than most of his opponents, “Ladi” went through the U13 event without dropping a single game. Dimitar Dimitrov, England, Alexandru Pop, Romania and Mihai Iordan, Romania – Ladimir defeated them all in straight games.
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Creative serving. Ladimir Mayorov won the U13 title at the Youth Contender in Linz, Austria. Photo: WTT
Alyssia wins French U10 Top 16
And at national level, Alyssia Bataille was crowned champion of the French U10 Top 16, winning all her matches! In the group stage, she won eight out of eight matches to finish first. In the quarter-finals, Alyssia won in straight games. In the semi-final against Lyson Poncin she was 2:0 up, lost two games but won the decider 11:6. In the final against Melina Chkam, Alyssia was the better player and won 3:0. “A beautiful experience!” Alyssia wrote on her Instagram account.
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Alyssia Bataille, top of the podium in the U10 girls event of the French Top 16. Photo: Private
More information about the tournaments and all results can be found at:
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