2019 Portugal Open Feb 13-17

[JesperStef]

Top 16 seeded players

Men's Singles

01) Lin Gaoyuan
02) Jonathan Groth
03) Liang Jingkun
04) Vladimir Samsonov
05) Quadri Aruna
06) Daniel Habesohn
07) Ovidiu Ionescu
08) Omar Assar
09) Stefan Fegerl
10) Lubomir Pistej
11) Mihai Bobocica
12) Eric Jouti
13) Lubomir Jancarik
14) Hunor Szocs
15) Wang Chuqin
16) Marcelo Aguirre


Women's Singles

01) Liu Shiwen
02) Hitomi Sato
03) Saki Shibata
04) Elisabeta Samara
05) Miyu Kato
06) Honoka Hashimoto
07) Shan Xiaona, GER
08) Georgina Pota
09) Minnie Soo Wai Yam
10) Britt Eerland
11) Hina Hayata
12) Ng Wing Nam
13) Wu Yue, USA
14) Dina Meshref
15) Natalia Partyka
16) Sabine Winter


Source: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5014...portugal-open/

[FruitLoop]

Wang Chuqin 15th seed, in after Hunor Szocs. Lol.

[FruitLoop]

Truls made it into the main competition. It'll be exciting to see how he performs.

As did Sidorenko and Sipos Rares, so 3 of top 5 juniors from Europe last year. Unfortunately Pletea ran into China.

[Janard]

Men's Singles Round of 64

1st Quarter

Lin Gaoyuan – David Serdaroglu
Joao Geraldo – Tobias Hippler
Alexander Shibaev – Sun Wen
Eric Joulti – Truls Moregard
Mihai Bobocica – Yu Heyi
Pavel Sirucek – Carlos Machado
Andreas Levenko – Simon Soderlund
Quadri Aruna – Sadi Ismailov

2nd Quarter

Daniel Habesohn – Alek Tiutriumov
Martin Allegro – Amalraj Anthony
Pavel Platonov – Cao Wei
Marcelo Aguirre – Xu Yingbin
Masaki Takami – Lubomir Jancarik
Deni Kozul – David Reitspies
Tom Jarvis – Robin Devos
Diogo Silva – Vladmir Samsonov

3rd Quarter

Liang Jingkun – Vladimir Sidorenko
Elias Ranefur – Florent Lambiet
Bence Majoros – Wisutmaythang
Andre Silva – Wang Chuqin
Qiu Dang – Lubomir Pistej
Alberto Mino – Sai Linwei
Paul Drinkhall – Niu Guankai
Ovidiu Ionescu – Steffen Mengel

4th Quarter

Omar Assar – Xiang Peng
Nandor Ecseki – Xu Haidong
Diogo Carvalho – Yukiya Uda
Stefan Fegerl – Zhang Yudong
Hunor Szocs – Alek Jarakasevic
Rares Sipos – Harmeet Desai
Alexey Liventsov – Liu Yebo
Jonathan Groth – Shunsuke Togami

Women's Singles Round of 64

1st Quarter

Liu Shiwen – Madhurika Patkar
Shao Jieni – Archana Kamath
Liu Jia – Dodea Monteiro
Hina Hayata – Chantal Mantz
Ng Wing Nam – Huang Hsin
Yana Noskova – Zhang Binyue
Soma Yumeno – Szandra Pergel
Pota Georgina – Lin Chia-Hsuan

2nd Quarter

Hu Limei – Shan Xiaona
Stephanie Loeuilette – Huang Yingqi
Dora Madarasz – Kuai Man
Britt Eerland – Andrea Todorovic
Sabine Winter – Su Pei-ling
Irina Ciobanu – Linda Bergstrom
Lily Zhang – Val Scherbatykh
Saki Shibata – Kim Vermaas

3rd Quarter

Elizabeta Samara – Haruna Ojio
Nadia Bogdanova – Rachel Moret
Olga Vorobeva – Li Jiayuan
Ayami Narumoto – Wu Yue
Minnie Soo – Daria Trigolos
Adina Diaconu – Debora Vivarelli
Dana Cechova – Wu Yangchen
Miyu Kato – Laura Gasnier

4th Quarter

Honoka Hashimoto – Liu Yangzi
Mariia Tailakova – Chen Yi
Ganna Gaponova – Krittwika Roy
Natalia Bajor – Dina Mashref
Natalia Partyka – Fan Siqi
Guo Yuhan – Bruna Takahashi
Satsuki Odo – Ma Wenting
Tatiana Kukulkova – Hitomi Sato

[Lightzy]

When does it start

[drunix80]

Will be keeping an eye on Sun Wen from CNT. He did exceptionally well in Chinese Super League.

[jawien]

LIU Shiwen vs PATKAR Madhurika - 11:3 11:4 11:2 11:2.

Yep, she's on fire!

[Janard]

LIU Shiwen vs PATKAR Madhurika - 11:3 11:4 11:2 11:2.

Yep, she's on fire!

Both players were faulted for service but I didn't quite understand why from the umpire's gestures. He seemed to suggest that LSW threw the ball backwards instead of vertically up? Interesting, because I always felt LSW's services were among the most 'legit'.

[Janard]

Men's Singles Round of 32

1st Quarter

Lin Gaoyuan – Joao Geraldo
Truls Moregard – Sun Wen
Mihai Bobocica – Pavel Sirucek
Simon Soderlund – Quadri Aruna

2nd Quarter

Daniel Habesohn – Amalraj Anthony
Pavel Platonov – Xu Yingbin
Masaki Takami – Deni Kozul
Tom Jarvis – Vladmir Samsonov

3rd Quarter

Liang Jingkun – Elias Ranefur
Wisutmaythang – Wang Chuqin
Qiu Dang – Mino Alberto
Niu Guankai – Ovidiu Ionescu

4th Quarter

Omar Assar – Xu Haidong
Zhang Yudong – Uda Yukiya
Hunor Szocs – Harmeet Desai
Togami Shunsuke – Liu Yebo

Women's Singles Round of 32

1st Quarter

Liu Shiwen – Shao Jieni
Liu Jia – Hina Hayata
Huang Hsin – Yana Noskova
Soma Yumeno – Pota Georgina

2nd Quarter

Hu Limei – Huang Yingqi
Kuai Man – Britt Eerland
Su Pei-ling – Linda Bergstrom
Lily Zhang – Saki Shibata

3rd Quarter

Elizabeta Samara – Nadia Bogdanova
Li Jiayuan – Ayami Narumoto
Minnie Soo – Adina Diaconu
Wu Yangchen – Miyu Kato

4th Quarter

Honoka Hashimoto – Chen Yi
Ganna Gaponova – Natalia Bajor
Fan Siqi – Guo Yuhan
Satsuki Odo – Hitomi Sato

[jawien]

Both players were faulted for service but I didn't quite understand why from the umpire's gestures. He seemed to suggest that LSW threw the ball backwards instead of vertically up? Interesting, because I always felt LSW's services were among the most 'legit'.

Yeah, I would say the judge was quite picky ...

[NextLevel]

Does anyone hit the ball harder than Ionescu?

[usualsuspect]

Does anyone hit the ball harder than Ionescu?

Mattias Falck? Hugo Calderano? FZD? Wang Chuqin? Liang Jingkun?

[jawien]

Does anyone hit the ball harder than Ionescu?

... looks like he got his silver for a reason, last years European Champs. Too bad he lost that tight match with Niu Guanaki.
Btw, who puts Lin Gaoyuan vs Truls Moregard on a third, not streamed table .. ? Jeeez such an interesting matchup.

[mart1nandersson]

... looks like he got his silver for a reason, last years European Champs. Too bad he lost that tight match with Niu Guanaki.
Btw, who puts Lin Gaoyuan vs Truls Moregard on a third, not streamed table .. ? Jeeez such an interesting matchup.

I really hope that Truls does well. Especially since he’s dropped out of school and gone all in on TT. It’s amazing as a 40 year old to get a new idol The first Swedish player since Peter Karlsson that I really have big hopes for.

[jawien]

I really hope that Truls does well. Especially since he’s dropped out of school and gone all in on TT. It’s amazing as a 40 year old to get a new idol The first Swedish player since Peter Karlsson that I really have big hopes for.

Exactly the same here ; ) Yes Truls is still very promising, makes sense for him to go the sport route. Don't want to say too much, but you have a talent like Persson or Jan possibly, he has a very interesting game. Hard task tomorrow though ...

[Lightzy]

Aaaand Liu Shiwen is the boss.
Destroying her competition in a way that to mortals just looks impossible. How does she get so much spin with such tiny motions? How is she always in the right place at the right time? How do all her balls go on the table, even the most illogical and forced ones?
And she's like 30!

[jawien]

Aaaand Liu Shiwen is the boss.
Destroying her competition in a way that to mortals just looks impossible. How does she get so much spin with such tiny motions? How is she always in the right place at the right time? How do all her balls go on the table, even the most illogical and forced ones?
And she's like 30!

Still 27, though Miss Liu probably feels oldie cause of the CNT's average age ; ) Yeah, she usually takes no prisoners in those early rounds. When you think about her, she had a glamorous career so far, overshadowed maybe by Ding a little. Still there is Budapest and hopefully Tokyo available for her ... I'm feeling these are defining years for her legacy.

[Lightzy]

Still 27, though miss Liu probably feels oldie cause of the CNT's average age ; ) Yeah, she usually takes no prisoners in those early rounds. When you think about her, she had a glamorous career so far, overshadowed maybe by Ding a little. Still there is Budapest and hopefully Tokyo available for her ... I'm feeling these are defining years for her legacy.

I find I'm half happy to see her play, half sad that a 27 year old woman has no children and family yet.

[jawien]

I find I'm half happy to see her play, half sad that a 27 year old woman has no children and family yet.

Athletes life ... but 27 is not that bad for today's standards, after Tokyo who knows ...

[piligrim]

Exactly the same here ; ) Yes Truls is still very promising, makes sense for him to go the sport route. Don't want to say too much, but you have a talent like Persson or Jan possibly, he has a very interesting game. Hard task tomorrow though ...

he has weak nervous system, can't keep calm during the game