sora faulted on first serve of the match. Umpire said inside the end line. My first time seeing TTR being used at these Worlds - nothing shown on video screen and no suspenseful music (which is understandable in a multi-table setting), it seems
(Edit: the result was later shown on screen, at...
Aruna missed a chop smash in the 5th, then Assar won, then Egypt easily took the 3rd match.
Gionis came back from 6-10 against Ursu to win the game, then won the match 3-0 to force a decider between Greece and Moldova
Nincovic saved a match point by Arce to put Serbia up 2-1 against Mexico
Automatic 2nd-place advancers for women are: Canada, Netherlands, Ukraine, Thailand, Malaysia, Puerto Rico
The listed playoff round matchups are: KAZ-BEL, HUN-SUI, POL-THA (should it be LUX instead of THA?), CRO-AUS
Carey comes back in the 4th game, wins the match and group for Wales
SUI won against CHI in 5th game of 5th match
Last 2 matches in progress are of more consequence - CRO-TUR and GRE-HUN (in a decider) women determine which teams will advance in some way
Men's preliminary round matchups are: MDA-GRE, ITA-ARG, EGY-NGR, MEX-SRB
EGY-NGR to decide which team will represent Africa in the main draw. Aruna vs Assar (2 of the top 3 picks in the MLTT draft yesterday) should be a good one, if they meet.