Daniel Habesohn made a successful start to the Table Tennis World Championships in Durban. The 36-year-old beat Sweden’s Jon Persson 4-2 in the men’s singles on Sunday and is in the round of 64.
David Serdaroglu, on the other hand, lost 4-1 to India’s Kamal Achanta. In the mixed doubles, Karoline Mischek/Alexander Chen lost 1:3 against the Hungarians Dora Madarasz/Nandor Ecseki.
Polcanova and Gardos already failed
Already on Saturday European champion Sofia Polcanova failed in the first single round. The Upper Austrian, seeded number ten, lost 3:4 to Hungarian Dora Madarasz after leading 3:1. It was also the end of the line for Robert Gardos, who lost 4-1 to South Korean Lim Jong Hoon.
Meanwhile, Amelie Solja progressed on Saturday. She defeated the Swede Filippa Bergand 4:2 and now meets the Chinese world number one Sun Yingsha.