Pro A. GV Hennebont TT – C’Chartres (3-2)
Undefeated since the start of the season in Pro A, the European team champion with Sweden, Kristian Karlsson, opposed to the Brazilian from Chartres Seiji Vitor Ishiy, left only crumbs to his opponent and easily won in three sets dry.
In the following match, Liam Pitchford, recent finalist of the WTT Contender in Oman, despite an injury to his left knee, was surprised by the surprising Argentinian player from C’Chartres Horacio Cifuentès in five sets. Although to his advantage in the first, the English international lost the next two. Then returning to a tie in the fourth set, by saving a match point, he gave in to the beauty by suffering the play of his opponent (7-11).
Liam Pitchford offers the last point to the Hennebontais
In the second half of the evening, Hennebontais Vladimir Sidorenko pulled out all the stops by crushing the Ecuadorian Alberto Mino (3-0).
Returning to the playing area to play his second match, like the talented Argentinian Horacio Cifuentès, Hennebont captain Kristian Karlsson lost his first match of the season in the deciding set. A big disappointment for the Morbihannais who did not expect such a scenario.
This defeat forced the two teams to play a fifth match. In this one, Liam Pitchford, confronted by Seiji Vitor Ishiy, got the better of the Brazilian international and offered a narrow victory to the Hennebontais (3-2)
Hennebont will travel to the Pro A championship on Friday, at Thorigné-Fouillard. But on Sunday the team will take a break, the ETTU having decided to review the date of the trip to Poland (Dzialdowo), on behalf of the Champions League. .
Datasheet
Match 1 (1-0). Kristian Karlsson (Sweden, world No. 36) beats Seiji Vitor Ishiy (Brazil, world No. 97) 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-6).
Match 2 (1-1). Horacio Cifuentès (Argentine, world no. 93) beat Liam Pitchford (Angleterre, world no. 24) 3-2 (8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7).
Match 3 (2-1). Vladimir Sidorenko (Russia, unranked in the world) beats Alberto Mino (Ecuador, world n°87) 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-7).
Match 4 (2-2). Horacio Cifuentès beat Kristian Karlsson 3-2 (9-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10).
Match 5 (3-2). Liam Pitchford bat Seiji Vitor Ishiy 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-9).
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