(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT)
Anders Lind was the last top seed standing entering the final day at the WTT Feeder event in the Czech Republic, and he held off the remaining challengers to take the title in Olomeuc. Lind jumped out to an early lead against Belgium’s Martin Allegro, winning the first two games easily. However, Allegro evened the score with two wins of his own. Lind pulled ahead about half way through the fifth game, and held on for an 11-7 win in the final game. In the other half of the draw, China’s Xue Fei dominated Belgium’s Cedric Nuytinck 3-0.
Lind won the final over Xue 3-1, but all four games were decided by the minimum 2 points. Lind won 11-9 and 12-10, then Xue won 9-11, and then Lind ended the match with a 15-13 victory.
Chen Yi won Women’s Singles. Chinese teams swept the Doubles with Zhou and Xue teaming up to win Men’s and with Chen and Qi teaming up to win Women’s Doubles.
The next tour stop is the WTT Contender series event in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Lin Yun-Ju, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Darko Jorgic, Truls Moregard, Quadri Aruna, and Alexis Lebrun are all among the top seeds competing in Almaty starting on Tuesday.
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