2013 Brazil Junior & Cadet Open - Surprise Defeat for Hung Ka Tak but Kwan Man Ho in Semi-Finals
Top Seed, Brazil’s Hugo Calderano booked his place in the semi-finals of the Junior Boys’ Singles event at the Brazil Junior and Cadet Open in Rio de Janeiro, as did the Czech Republic’s David Reitspies, the third seed and Chinese Taipei’s Yang Heng-Wei, the fourth seed.
All three enjoyed success on the fourth day of action, Saturday 14th September 2013.
However, there was no place in the penultimate round for Hong Kong’s Hung Ka Tak, the second seed; he was beaten in the second round of proceedings by Argentina’s Fermin Tenti, the no.12 seed (11-6, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6).
Kilian Ort Ends Progress
A fine performance from the Argentine but there was to be no semi-final place; he experienced defeat at the quarter-final stage.
Germany’s Kilian Ort ended progress in four straight games (11-9, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6).
In the penultimate round Kilian Ort meets Yang Heng-Wei, who overcame Portugal’s Diogo Chen, the no.6 seed (9-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5) to reserve his place in the last four. In the opposite half of the draw, the host nation’s Hugo Calderano opposes the Czech Republic’s David Reitspies.
Concluded Day
Hugo Calderano brought the penultimate day of action to a close by recovering from an opening game deficit to beat Hong Kong’s Lam Siu Hong, the no.7 seed (6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-3, 11-5); whilst David Reitspies secured victory in a tense full distance five games duel against Germany’s Qiu Dang (11-3, 8-11, 15-13, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-5).
Top Four Progress
One casualty amongst the top four names in the Junior Boys’ Singles event en route to the semi-finals but none in the counterpart Cadet Boys’ Singles competition, where the top four top names all progressed to the penultimate round.
Brazil’s Gustavo Yokota, the top seed, booked his places in the semi-finals courtesy of success against Singapore’s Tay Ming Han Maxxe, the no.6 seed (11-5, 14-12, 10-12, 12-10); whilst second seed, Hong Kong’s Kwan Man Ho, progressed by overcoming Argentina’s Francisco Sanchi, the no.8 seed (12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6).
Similar Situation
Similarly, there was quarter-final success for the latter’s colleague, Horacio Cifuentes, the no.3 seed and Singapore’s Ethan Poh Shao Feng, the no.4 seed.
Horacio Cifuentes beat Ethan Poh Shao Feng’s colleague, Darren Loy Meng Hean, the no.9 seed, by the very narrowest of five game margins (1-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 13-11); whilst Ethan Poh Shao Feng overcame Brazil’s Vitor Santos, the no.7 seed, in an equally close duel (8-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-9).
Semi-Finals
At the semi-final stage, Gustavo Yokota meets Ethan Poh Shao Feng, Kwan Man Ho opposes Horacio Cifuentes.
Doubles Trouble
No surprises of note in the Cadet Boys’ Singles event as matters advanced towards the semi-final stage but that was not the situation in the Junior Boys’ Doubles and Cadet Boys’ Doubles events.
In the Junior Boys’ Doubles, Chinese Taipei’s Sun Chia-Hung and Yang Heng-Wei, the top seeds, duly booked their place in the main draw as did the combination of Puerto Rico’s Brian Afanador and the Czech Republic’s David Reitspies, the no.2 seeds.
However, Hong Kong’s Lam Siu Hang and Li Hon Ming, the no.3 seeds, suffered a quarter-final defeat at the hands of Portugal’s Diogo Chen and Jorge Costa, with Germany’s Kilian Ort and Qiu Dang departing in the same round.
The no.4 seeds, they were beaten by Brazil’s Vitor Ishiy and Massao Kohatsu, the no.6 seeds (11-4, 12-10, 11-7).
Penultimate Round
In the penultimate round, Sun Chia-Hung and Yang Heng-Wei oppose Diogo Chen and Jorge Costa; Brian Afanador and David Reitspies oppose Vitor Ishiy and Massao Kohatsu.
One Casualty
Meanwhile, in the Cadet Boys’ Doubles event there was one casualty amongst the top four pairings en route to the semi-finals.
Argentina’s Horacio Cifuentes and Francisco Sanchi suffered a quarter-final defeat against Brazil’s Renan Ferreira and Gustavo Hayashi (11-8, 11-8, 11-7).
At the semi-final stage they meet Singapore’s Ethan Poh Shao Feng and Lucas Tan, the no.3 seeds; in the opposite half of the draw, Vitor Santos and Gustavo Yokota, the no.1 seeds, Darren Loy Meng Hean and Tay Ming Han Maxxe.
The Finals
All finals will be played on Sunday 15th September 2013. 作者: (=^x^=) 時間: 2013-9-16 11:43
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2013 Brazil Junior & Cadet Open - Ice Cool in Rio, Kwan Man Ho Wins Brazil Cadet Boys’ Title
The coolest player in Rio de Janeiro, the temperature is rising in the South American city as summer begins; in the CEFAN Arena, the home for the Brazil Junior and Cadet Open, one young man strolled around the court seeming oblivious to the degrees recorded on the thermometer or the heat generated in the tension of competition.
Kwan Man Ho, winner of the Cadet Boys’ Singles title on the afternoon of Sunday 15th September 2013, is one of the most laid back characters you could wish to meet; also to his credit he is one of the most polite, courteous and co-operative.
Perhaps the fact that he was determined to answers questions in English underlines that behind an amiable facade there is a steely determination to succeed.
Beat Top Seed
Occupying the second seeded position in the draw, he beat the host nation’s Gustavo Yokota, the top seed, in the final to repeat the success he had enjoyed earlier in the year at the El Salvador Junior and Cadet Open.
In San Salvador, the capital city of El Salvador, he overcame India’s Arjun Ghosh in the Cadet Boys’ Singles final in four games. He recovered from an opening games deficit to secure victory (8-11, 15-13, 11-8, 14-12).
Bad Start
A bad start in San Salvador, it was very much the same in Rio de Janeiro.
He lost the first six points of the first game against Gustavo Yokota before recovering to steal the opening duel and then win two of the next three games to gain victory.
In San Salvador he succeeded in the final in four games, in Rio de Janeiro, he did the same (12-10, 11-13, 11-4, 11-7).
Nervous
“I was nervous”, smiled Kwan Man Ho. “I think that’s really why I lost those first six points; then I really started to focus.”
Simply trailing 6-0 in the first game, Kwan Man Ho just smiled, looked around the hall and then continued as though he did not have a care in the world; lose a point Kwan Man Ho smiles, win a point Kwan Man Ho smiles.
You have no idea whether he is winning, losing, playing in a final or eating his breakfast.
Furthermore, remember he was playing in Latin America, in South America to be precise and in that part of the world they go bonkers, they show their emotions.
Success for Gustavo Yokota was met with rapturous applause and cheering, Kwan Man Ho looked around and smiled.
“I don’t think about anything that is going on outside the playing area”, explained Kwan Man Ho. “I just try to focus on the match and what I have to do.”
He did just that; most certainly he did just that and duly emerged successful.
A very talented player, good hands as they say in the trade and in the counterpart Cadet Girls’ Singles final two players with good hands contested the final, both from Chinese Taipei.
Lee En-Chi, the no.1 seed, 14 years old, beat Chen Ting-Ting, 13 years old, to collect the top prize; she won in three straight games (11-6, 11-6, 11-4). 作者: (=^x^=) 時間: 2013-9-16 11:46
