Jorgic in the semi -finals of the Skopje tournament
The best Slovenian table tennis player Darko Jorgic has advanced to the semifinals of the WTT Series in Skopje with a prize pool of just under € 87,000. In the quarterfinals, 26-year-old Hrastnican stopped Indian Manava Thakkar with 3: 1 (11, -10, 7, 5). In doubles, however, is with Deni the skin Falled in the semi -finals.
After the quarterfinal victory in the evening, the 18.40th ninth of the world will be played and the first holder in Skopje will play for the final ticket, and the competitor will be an 18-year-old Chinese Wen ruibo (50. On the ITTF scale), who convincingly chased the French in 3-0 in sets Thibault Poret.
Even earlier, he was waiting for a semi -final doubles showdown in the afternoon. With Deni Kožul, they measured the third bearers with the first -end Indian connection Thakkar/Manush Utpalbhai Shah. The first carriers from India were better. The first set was convincingly won by 11: 4, and then the scale turned to the Indians. They got the following three sets with 11: 8, 11: 4 and 11: 4.
The year younger Indian (48th ITTF) was Jorgic’s rival also in the individual showdown. He took advantage of a slightly reserved start of the Slovenian ASA and quickly won the advantage of 9: 5 in the first set. But Jorgić then played better, defended two balls for a series of rival and got it with 13:11. The second set took a similar set, the Indian had two two opportunities to equalize in the sets at 10: 8, but this time after the return of Hrastničan, he only got a string with 12:10.
The third and fourth set, despite some fluctuations, reliably belonged to Jorgic. In the third set he led by 6: 2, allowed the rival to approach only to a point (7: 6), but this time he did not leave anything to chance. In the fourth set it was 2: 4, then scored eight consecutive points for a reliable victory.
