Russiaโs Kirill SKACHKOV is the last player to book his ticket for the Olympic Games in Tokyo at the World Singles Qualification Tournament in Doha. In the final of the second phase of the Menโs Event SKACHKOV overcame Liam PITCHFORD of England (7:11 11:7 8:11 12:14 7:11).
At the 2012 – Olympic Games London SKACHKOV finished nineth in the Teamโs Event.
Maria XIAO stumbled at the last hurdle. In the final of the Womenโs Singles Spainโs representative lost to Suthasini SAWETTABUT of Thailand in five games (11:13 11:5 9:11 9:11 9:11).
After four days of play Kirill joined Bence MAJOROS of Hungary WANG Yang of Slovakia and Lubomir JANCARIK of Czech Republic the players who secured their positions in Tokyo this summer day earlier. In Womenโs qualification the list is one name longer. Beside Suthasini SAWETTABUT in Japan will play Swedenโs Linda BERGSTRรM Russiaโs Polina MIKHAILOVA Netherlandโs Britt EERLAND and Monacoโs YANG Xiaoxin.
