Curtain comes down on international TT events in Qatar
CURTAIN came down on Monday on the 28th edition of the Qatar International Table Tennis championship held at Lusail Sports Arena for two weeks amidst great participation of ranked players and world champions from different countries.
The championship included three international tournaments: WTT Contender Doha 2023, WTT Feeder Doha 2023, and WTT Youth Contender Doha 2023, the final day of the tournament witnessed the holding of five finals in different categories of the youth Contender.
In the U-11 youth singles final, Lavtian Xaysana Xaysavath won the title defeating American Abinav Prasanna (3-0).
In the U-15 youth singles, South Korean Kwon Hyuk won the title after defeating compatriot Lee Seung-soo (31). South Korean Yoo Yerin won the U-15 singles title defeating her compatriot Choi Seoyeon, 3-0.
Romanian Eduard Ionescu won the U-19 youth singles title prevailing 3-2 over compatriot Andrei Istrate (3-2).
The U-19 women’s singles was won by Romania’s Elena Zaharia overcoming South Korean
Lee Daeun (3-2).
President of Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) Khalil Al Mohannadi, praised the strong technical level of the tournament in its 28th edition and after the coronation ceremony, said that the Qatar Table Tennis Association is one of the few federations in the world that organizes this combined tournament, because this type of tournament needs double effort and a team with a lot of potential and experience.
Al Mohannadi concluded saying that the coming period will see players (from Feb. 8) competing in the league competitions, the Amir Cup, and the Qatar Singles and Doubles Championships.
In January this year, QTTA hosted, at Lusail Sports Arena, the Asian qualifiers for the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships Finals with the participation of about 115 male and female players representing 20 countries.
Qatari team, Ahmed Khalil Al Mohannadi, Mohammed Abdulwahhab, qualified for the World Championship finals that will be held next May in South Africa.