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Nicholas Lum Adds Hungarian Silver to European Medal Haul
Published Wed 03 Nov 2021
Rising star Nicholas Lum continued his run of stellar performances in Europe, winning silver in the Under 17 Boys Singles at the World Table Tennis Youth Contender event in Hungary overnight.
On his way to making the final, Lum was in red hot form, winning seven matches against opponents from seven different countries before eventually succumbing to top Czech Republic youngster Simon Belik.
Finn Luu also continued his strong form, winning four matches before top seeded Indian Payas Jain ended his run by the narrowest of margins in a 2-3 defeat.
A summary of the results is:
| Round | Nicholas Lum Under 17 Boys Singles | Finn Luu Under 17 Boys Singles |
| Qualification | defeated Johannes Maad (Austria) 3-1 | defeated Radim Nechyba (Czech Republic) 3-0 |
| Qualification | defeated Oliver Cornish (England) 3-0 | defeated Adrian Rubinos (Peru) 3-0 |
| Qualification | N/A | defeated Jakob Torner (Sweden) 3-0 |
| Round of 64 | defeated Borna Petek (Croatia) 3-0 | defeated Shankhadip Das (India) 3-0 |
| Round of 32 | defeated Marc Miro (Spain) 3-2 | lost to Payas Jain (India) 2-3 |
| Round of 16 | defeated Napat Thanmathikom (Thailand) 3-1 | |
| Quarter Final | defeated Tom Schweiger (Germany) 3-0 | |
| Semi Final | defeated Vit Kadlec (Czech Republic) 3-1 | |
| Final | lost to Simon Belik (Czech Republic) 1-3 |
Both Luu and Lum have also navigated their way through the qualification stages of the Under 19 Boys Singles and will be looking for more victories when the knock-out stages commence this evening Australian time. Full results can be viewed by clicking here.
World Table Tennis Youth Contender Slovak Republic
Yangzi Liu’s campaign in Slovak Republic kicked off overnight, where she was untroubled in the qualification stage. Liu won both her matches in straight games and will hit the knock-out stages with full confidence. Full results can be viewed by clicking here.
World Table Tennis Contender Slovenia
Completing a busy day for Australian athletes abroad, Paralympic Champion Qian Yang and National Squad Members Dillon Chambers and Xavier Dixon were in action in Slovenia. In a tough day for the trio, they all faced stiff opposition.
Yang kicked off her campaign with a 3-0 victory over Ariel Barbosa (Luxembourg), before going down to Mateja Jeger (Croatia) 3-1 in a match where she had some chances.
Dixon faced rising Japanese star Yuto Kizukuri but came up short in a 0-3 defeat, while Chambers couldn’t overcome Carlos Caballero (Spain) in a 0-3 defeat. Full results can be viewed by clicking here.
