2022 French Para Open - Sam von Einem and Rebecca Julian Win Medals

Published Sun 08 May 2022

Play has now wrapped up for eight Aussies at the 2022 French Para Open. Sam von Einem won bronze in the Class 11 Men's Singles and Rebecca Julian claimed gold in the Class WD14 Women's Doubles in the standout Aussie performances at the event.

Sam von Einem

CLASS 11 MEN’S SINGLES
Group: defeated Kyuyoung Jeong (Korea) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6
Group: defeated Eduardo Cuesta Martinez (Spain) 11-5, 11-8, 11-13, 11-9
Group: defeated Aoto Yoshikawa (Japan) 11-6, 11-4, 11-3
Quarter Final: defeated Timothe Ivalde (France) 11-7, 12-10, 11-6
Semi Final: lost to Lucas Creange (France) 6-11, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10, 5-11

Rory Carroll

CLASS 11 MEN’S SINGLES
Group: lost to Takeshi Takemori (Japan) 2-11, 3-11, 6-11
Group: lost to Timothe Ivaldi (France) 3-11, 9-11, 10-12
Group: lost to Gi Tae Kim (Korea) 6-11, 4-11, 4-11

Nathan Pellissier

CLASS 8 MEN’S SINGLES
Group: lost to Thomas Bouvais (France) 6-11, 0-11, 4-11
Group: lost to Hyeonggwon Kim (Korea) 15-17, 11-9, 11-13, 11-6, 5-11

Jake Ballestrino

CLASS 7 MEN’S SINGLES
Group: lost to Stephane Messi (France) 3-11, 5-11, 2-11
Group: lost to Inchun Hwang (Korea) 4-11, 10-12, 6-11
Group: lost to Chalermpong Punpoo (Thailand) 3-11, 6-11, 10-12

Rebecca Julian

CLASS 6 WOMEN’S SINGLES
Group: lost to Sung Keum Moon (Korea) 5-11, 8-11, 11-8, 14-16
Group: lost to Emelie Endre (Sweden) 4-11, 8-11, 6-11
Group: lost to Cajsa Stadler (Sweden) 9-11, 6-11, 10-12
Group: lost to Morgen Caillaud (France) 8-11, 5-11, 11-13

Trevor Hirth

CLASS 6 MEN’S SINGLES
Group: lost to Alvaro Valera (Spain) 8-11, 5-11, 10-12
Group: defeated Mario Bastardo (Portugal) 11-1, 11-2, 11-3
Group: lost to Ignacio Torres Orostica (Chile) 11-6, 8-11, 3-11, 2-11

Connor Holdback

CLASS 6 MEN’S SINGLES
Group: lost to Cristian Dettoni (Chile) 6-11, 2-11, 11-7, 7-11
Group: defeated Gabriel Seguin (Canada) 15-13, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8
Group: lost to Alberto Seoane Alcaraz (Spain) 7-11, 3-11, 8-11

Yaser Hussaini

CLASS 6 MEN’S SINGLES
Group: lost to Matias Pino Lorca (Chile) 9-11, 3-11, 4-11
Group: defeated Mahmoud Hayek (Jordan) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
Group: lost to Marios Chatzikyriakos (Greece) 8-11, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11

 

Rebecca Julian / Sophia Kelmer (Brazil)

CLASS WD14 WOMEN’S DOUBLES
Group: defeated Oliv Tiziana / Kubra Korkut 11-7, 11-13, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8
Group: defeated Morgen Caillaud / Thu Kamkasomphou walkover
Group: defeated Cajsa Stadler / Emelie Endre (Sweden) walkover

Yaser Hussaini / Nathan Pellissier

CLASS MD14 MEN’S DOUBLES
Group: lost to Israel Pereira Stroh / Paulo Salmin Filho (Brazil) 11-6, 7-11, 8-11, 8-11
Group: defeated Connor Holdback / Robert Mangen 11-1, 11-5, 11-5
Group: lost to Bjoern Schnake / Jode Vargas Pirajan 9-11, 11-13, 4-11

Connor Holdback / Robert Mangen (Luxembourg)

CLASS MD14 MEN’S DOUBLES
Group: lost to Bjoern Schnake / Jode Vargas Pirajan 7-11, 1-13, 2-11
Group: lost to Yaser Hussaini / Nathan Pellissier 1-11, 5-11, 5-11
Group: lost to Israel Pereira Stroh / Paulo Salmin Filho (Brazil) 4-11, 3-11, 5-11

Trevor Hirth / Jake Ballestrino

CLASS MD14 MEN’S DOUBLES
Group: lost to Esteban Herrault / Clement Berthier (France) 6-11, 9-11, 8-11
Group: lost to Jonas Hansson / Styrbjorn Ekengren (Sweden) 11-13, 14-12, 10-12, 6-11
Group: lost to Peter Rosenmeier / Henrik Brammer (Denmark) 1-11, 5-11, 11-5, 2-11

Sam von Einem / Rory Carroll

CLASS MD22 MEN’S DOUBLES
Group: lost to Gi Tae Kim / Kyuyoung Jeong (Korea) 5-11, 3-11, 10-12
Group: defeated Florian Hartig / Minhum Baek 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11
Group: lost to Takeshi Takemori / Koya Kato (Japan) 6-11, 13-11, 5-11, 7-11

Jake Ballestrino / Rebecca Julian

CLASS XD14 MIXED DOUBLES
Group: defeated Nicklas Westerberg / Emelie Endre (Sweden) walkover
Group: lost to  Bjoern Schnake / Oliv Tiziana (Germany) 11-9, 9-11, 4-11, 6-11
Group: lost to Clement Berthier / Morgen Caillaud (France) 5-11, 6-11, 6-11


Full results are available on the ITTF website by clicking here.

Congratulations to all Australians on their performances.


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