11 Might, 2024
Callum Hemming and Estelle Van Leeuwen made it to the semi-finals of the STATE Denmark Problem 2024 however misplaced out to eventual blended doubles winners Jesper Toft and Clara Graversen in Farum.
Rory Easton and Alex Inexperienced additionally reached the semi-final stage of the match however fell in need of a shot at crowning glory to a different pair of Danes, William Kryger Boe and Christian Faust Kjaer.
Three different blended doubles pairing superior to the final eight however a spot within the semi-final evaded Van Leeuwen’s brother Ethan and Chloe Birch, Brandon Yap and Abbygael Harris in addition to Easton and Lizzie Tolman.
Third seeds Hemming and Estelle Van Leeuwen cruised previous Kristoffer Kolding and Mette Werge 21-18 21-13 of their spherical of 16 opener earlier than a gathering with Calvin Lundsgaard and Signe Schulz within the quarter-final.
England’s blended doubles pair fought exhausting to beat the host nation duo 22-24 26-24 21-16 over an hour’s play.
Prime seeds Toft and Graversen stood of their manner of Sunday’s remaining as they emerged 21-17 21-13 victors after taking out Easton and Tolman 21-10 21-13 within the quarter-final.
It was an analogous story for Easton and Inexperienced who additionally made the ultimate 4 after battling via three rounds, together with a three-game opener in opposition to Rasmus Espersen and Marcus Rindshoj, coming from behind to win 16-21 21-19 21-13.
However a gathering with males’s doubles third seeds Boe and Kjaer proved an excessive amount of, dropping 21-14 21-11, lacking out on the ultimate.
Ethan Van Leeuwen and Birch made it to the quarter-finals through a walkover however couldn’t benefit from the final eight in opposition to second seeds Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Phataimas Muenwong of Thailand.
Yap and Harris made an encouraging begin within the opening rounds, getting via two matches.
Their profitable run was minimize quick by eventual finalists Marcus Rindshoj and Malena Norrman who received 21-16 22-20 regardless of a decent deciding sport.
Within the ladies’s doubles, Sian Kelly and Tolman received their opener in opposition to Anna-Sofie Nielsen and Werge 21-15 22-24 21-16 however fell foul within the final 16 in opposition to Kokona Ishikawa and Mio Konegawa 21-17 21-7.
Annie Lado and Harris have been knocked out within the spherical of 32, dropping 19-21 21-11 21-7 to Japan’s Akari Sato and Maya Taguchi.
Yap and Kelvin Ho got here via qualification and took the scalp of Iceland’s David Bjarni Bjornsson and Kristofer Darri Finnsson with a 21-19 21-15 win however have been knocked out by Mohamed Faris and Jia Cheng Kok 21-16 21-11 within the spherical of 16.
Zach Russ and Chua Yue Chern have been overcome by Mael Cattoen and Lucas Renoir 21-18 21-12 of their opening spherical of 16 bout.
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