Once again at the final hurdle Benedikt Duda beat Omar Assar (Photo: Jörg Fuhrmann)
by Ian Marshall, Editor
The winner in mid-July when beating Omar Assar in the final; on Sunday 16th August, Benedikt Duda repeated the success, the concluding event prior to the Finals when eight players, as opposed to 16, will be invited.
Initially, proceedings commenced on Monday 1st June, the intention to provide competitive action at a time when owing to COVID-19 play, both nationally and internationally, had come to a halt.
After the first four weeks, on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July, there was a break for the men; a women’s tournament won by Han Ying was staged.
Results
Friday 14th – Sunday 16th August
Semi-Finals:
Omar Assar bt Tobias Hippler 11-6, 11-6 11-6, 8-11, 15-13
Benedikt Duda bt Steffen Mengel GER 4:3 (10,-9,7,-8,-4,7,5)
Final: Benedikt Duda GER – Omar Assar EGY 4:3 (11,-11,-4,4,6,-6,8)
Friday 7th – Sunday 9th August
Semi-Finals:
Dimitrij Ovtcharov bt Benedikt Duda 5-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8)
Patrick Franziska v Anton Källberg 11-3, 5-11, 11-4, 11-4, 7-11, 15-13
Final: Dimitrij Ovtcharov bt Patrick Franziska 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 12-14, 11-6
Thursday 23rd – Saturday 25th July
Semi-Finals:
Anton Källberg bt Omar Assar 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9
Benedikt Duda bt Cedric Meissner 11-5, 11-7, 11-7, 12-14, 11-7
Final: Anton Källberg bt Benedikt Duda 16-18, 11-7, 2-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 11-4
Friday 17th – Sunday 19th July
Semi-Finals:
Anton Källberg bt Tobias Hippler 11-6, 15-17, 11-5, 11-4, 11-8, Qiu Dang bt Gerrit Engemann 14-12, 11-5, 11-2, 11-7
Final: Qiu Dang bt Anton Källberg 11-8, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
Friday 10th – Sunday 12th July
Semi-Finals:
Omar Assar bt Qiu Dang 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11, 13-11, 11-9
Benedikt Duda bt Anton Källberg 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 5-11, 11-2
Final: Benedikt Duda bt Omar Assar 8-11, 10-12, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7, 11-2
Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th July
Semi-Finals:
Han Ying bt Shan Xiaona 11-8, 11-5, 12-10
Sophia Klee bt Wan Yuan 14-12, 13-11, 11-8
Final: Han Ying bt Sophia Klee 11-2, 8-11, 11-3, 11-7
Monday 22nd – Thursday 25th June
Semi-Finals:
Bastian Steger bt Benedikt Duda 4-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9, 14-16, 9-11, 12-10
Qiu Dang bt Steffen Mengel 11-3, 11-6, 11-3, 9-11, 7-11, 11-4
Final: Bastian Steger bt Qiu Dang 7-11, 8-11, 17-15, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9
Monday 15th – Wednesday 17th June
Semi-Finals:
Dimitrij Ovtcharov bt Qiu Dang 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5
Omar Assar Kanak Jha 11-4, 9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8
Final: Dimitrij Ovtcharov bt Omar Assar 11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 8-11,11-8, 8-11, 11-6
Monday 8th – Tuesday 9th June
Semi-Finals:
Dimitrij Ovtcharov bt Meng Fanbo 11-7, 11-9, 11-6
Qiu Dang bt Kanak Jha 7-11, 11-3, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9
Final: Dimitrij Ovtcharov bt Qiu Dang 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 11-6
Monday 1st – Tuesday 2nd June
Semi-Finals:
Timo Boll bt Kristian Karlsson (11-4, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6)
Steffen Mengel bt Qiu Dang (11-5. 8-11, 11-3, 11-7)
Final: Timo Boll bt Steffen Mengel (12-10, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6)