On October 20, Beijing time, the 2024 European Table Tennis Championships continued, and the 1/4 finals of the men's and women's singles have ended, and in the quarterfinals, the men's singles were won by France, Germany, and Sweden.
In this round, there was still an upset, the top seed F Lebrun was reversed and eliminated, Germany originally had four players in the quarterfinals, and two were eliminated in this round, Qiu Dang and Francesca were out.
Alex · Lebrun 4-1 Chiu, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6, 13-11
Brother A Lebrun is currently France's second single, the international results are not as good as his brother, but his strength is relatively strong, that is, the ups and downs, the rhythm grasp of the comprehensive still needs to be improved, Qiu Dang is already the first brother of Germany, but the international results are average, the Paris Olympics is even more early, the best result is the Macao Championship not long ago won the runner-up. The Bichu party was reversed by Lebrun after winning the first game.
Ocharov 4-0 Francesca, 11-3, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8
Germany's civil war, Ocharov after all has a brilliant record, World Cup singles champion, world ranking has been to the first, in recent years the form has declined somewhat, but the competitiveness is okay, Francesca occasionally plays good, but the overall is not eye-catching. In this game, Ocharov basically suppressed Francesca to play, and the situation was also dominant, and the offensive performance was better and more stable.
Duda 4-3 Felix · Lebrun, 5-11, 4-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 16-14, 11-6
The top seed F Lebrun, who was originally the favorite to win the championship, and against Duda, should be more sure, leading 3-1 by a big score, reversed by Duda, and missed opportunities in the third and sixth games, especially in the sixth game with match points in hand, and may be affected in the deciding game, the mentality is unstable, the mistakes increase, and finally the upset is out.
Moregaard 4-2 Anton · Carlberg, 11-5, 11-6, 4-11, 3-11, 11-7, 17-15
A civil war in Sweden, the strength of the two is relatively close, Carlberg himself also has strong strength, the forehand and backhand are balanced, the quality of the shot is also very high, the relative ups and downs are larger, and Moregard has been relatively stable since the Paris Olympics. In the semi-finals, Sweden's sole seedling Moregaard, but after F Lebrun was out, he became the favorite to win the championship, Germany also had Duda and Ocharov, and France's sole seedling A Lebrun.
Women's Singles matches
Polkanova 4-1 Sabine · Winter, 7-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8, 12-10
In a reversal game, after Polkanova lost the first game, she was still able to dominate the next four games, and her skills and tactics and the first three boards were better.
Szox 4-2 Charlotte · Lutz, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9
The fight was more intense, but Szokos was still stronger overall, and Charlotte · Lutz played remarkably, and her improvement was obvious, especially the ability to hold on to each other.
Xiao Yaoqian 4-3 Yuan Jianan, 13-15, 11-8, 11-13, 13-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-3
Yuan Jianan himself is also a European master, and even before the game, he was a strong contender for the championship, but he still lost in seven games, and he was always ahead in the number of games, and he was always tied, and in the end he was still unable to resist, and this year's state is not as good as the previous two years.
Mittram 4-10,000, 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8
Mittram played more steadily, and his strength was also suppressing Wan Yuan's play, and the injury had also affected his state for a period of time, and he was basically back to normal at present.
Men's Doubles semifinals
A · Lebrun/F · Lebrun 3-0 Ursu, Kolojejcek, 11-5, 11-9, 11-3
Moregaard/A. · Carlberg 3-0 Magnus/Falke, 12-10, 11-6, 11-2
World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles champion Carlsen/Falke is no longer in the form of three years ago, losing to teammates, and the Lebrun brothers are still very competitive in doubles.
Women's Doubles semifinals
Balazova/Matlova 3-2 Kukulova/Bayo, 8-11, 5-11, 14-12, 11-5, 13-11
Szoks/Polkanova 3-2 Surjan/Luprescu, 10-12, 11-4, 11-5, 5-11, 11-3