The first-ever mixed doubles World Veterans Championships titles were awarded in Oman on Friday, January 20th. This was a historical minute in the occasion’s background, given that it was initial organized in 1982 in Gothenburg.
Denmark’s Carsten Egeholt as well as Janne Jensen became the victors of the 40-year occasion, by getting rid of both of Sweden’s Igor Krokhin as well as Finland’s Marina Donner (11-9, 3-11, 11-7, 11-9) in the last. Similarly, Latvia’s Sandijs Vasiljevs as well as Ina Jozepsone protected gold in the half a century group by beating Denmark’s Karsten Haumann as well as Pia Toelh øj (11-7, 11-9, 11-7).
In the mixed doubles 65 years group, Norway’s Paal Guttormsen as well as Estonia’s Kai Thornbech protected the leading place on the platform by finishing the hopes of Ukraine’s Leonid Segal as well as Svea Onno in a four-game suit (7-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-7).
The title decider in the mixed doubles 75 years group was a competition in between sets from the United States, with couple groups challenging versus each various other. David as well as Donna Sakai beat Del as well as Connie Sweeris (12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4) to take the leading reward. Notably, Connie Sweeris belonged to the United States group that saw China adhering to the 1971 World Championships in Nagoya.
China likewise protected a title in the 70 years age group, as Cheung Tingting as well as her Chinese associate, Jiang Zhaozhao, conquered the pairing created by India’s Pinakin Sampat as well as Japan’s Etsuko Iseki (11-3, 11-1, 11-5) in the last.
In the 85 years group, Japan’s Kazuo Masuda as well as Reiko Miura protected gold by getting rid of Germany’s Peter Stolzenburg as well as Marianne Blasberg (11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9). Germany protected silver in the 60 years group, with Harald Hauffe as well as Marita Oscheja shedding to India’s Vinay Chopra as well as Mantu Murmu (7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 13-11). However, in the 80 years occasion, Germany’s Dimitrije Bilic as well as Heidi Wunner arised triumphant by beating England’s Roy Norton as well as Carol Judson (9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5).
Italy’s Hansjoerg Toll as well as Korea Republic’s Oh Yunkung won the 45-year occasion, while Romania’s Andreas Fejer-Konnert as well as Switzerland’s Margit Geiger arised triumphant in the 55 years group. Play wraps up on Saturday 21st January with the guys’s as well as females’s songs as well as doubles titles yet to be made a decision.
Meanwhile, in the staying occasions, Italy’s Hansjoerg Toll as well as Korea Republic’s Oh Yunkung protected success in the 45-year group, while Romania’s Andreas Fejer-Konnert as well as Switzerland’s Margit Geiger arised triumphant in the 55-year group.
In the closest last of the day, Hansjoerg Toll as well as Oh Yunkung conquered Ukraine’s Viktor Vasylevskyi as well as Nataliia Ostrovska, recouping from a two-game deficiency to protect success (5-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4). In comparison, Andreas Fejer-Konnert as well as Margit Geiger won their title decider versus Denmark’s Jan Søndergaard as well as Jette Vieg in straight video games (11-4, 11-2, 11-4).
The event will certainly wrap up on Saturday 21st January with the guys’s as well as females’s songs as well as doubles titles yet to be made a decision.
