Switzerlandโs Elia SCHMID and Italyโs Giorgia PICCOLIN secured their invitations to the forthcoming Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games by emerging successful at the Road to Nanjing Series โ Africa tournament in the Egyptian city of Cairo. In the Boysโ Singl
Switzerlandโs Elia SCHMID and Italyโs Giorgia PICCOLIN secured their invitations to the forthcoming Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games by emerging successful at the Road to Nanjing Series โ Africa tournament in the Egyptian city of Cairo.
In the Boysโ Singles final Elia SCHMID who occupied the second seeded position in the competition accounted for Belgiumโs Martin ALLEGRO who was appearing in his fourth Youth Olympic Games Qualification tournament (11-1 11-9 5-11 11-8 11-8) whilst Giorgia PICCOLIN also listed at position no. two at the seeding recovered from a three games to nil deficit and the precipice of defeat in both the sixth and seventh games to secure victory.
She accounted for Great Britainโs Tin-Tin HO in a full distance thriller (9-11 9-11 4-11 11-6 11-6 13-11 12-10).
Third place in the Boysโ Singles event and thus the place of second reserve went to Great Britainโs Helshan WEERASINGHE. He overcame Italyโs Luca BRESSAN; whilst at the same stage of the Girlsโ Singles competition Portugalโs Rita FINS defeated Hungaryโs Leila IMRE.
Two more tournaments remain on the Road to Nanjing Series calendar. The Road to Nanjing Series โ Latin America tournament will be staged in Buenos Aires Argentina on Monday 21st and Tuesday 22 April the Road to Nanjing Series โ Oceania tournament on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st May in Avarua Cook Islands.
