The second day of the Badminton Top10 gave the first victory of the season for Badminton Benalmádenaagainst one of the ‘coconuts’ of the competition: Oviedo.
From the club they pointed out that “the reality of this season is clear, think about how to align the 4 or 5 strong points that the team can present”, and this Saturday, “both the plan, as well as the luck in the crossings went according to expected”, although later on the track “it was necessary to show that they could be added, and the level of Lucas Quirós’ players was extraordinary”.
The opening match served for the debut with Benalmádena of the Danish SofieToppwho together with his compatriot MaltheNielsen The people from Malaga gave the first point after beating Alberto Zapico and Amaia Torralba by 11-8 / 11-1 / 3-11 and 11-10, raising an 8-10 in the last round.
In the doubles roundand as usual this season they debuted at home homegrown players Jaromir Fojtasek and Javier López, who could do little against Álvaro Leal and Mexican Luis Montoya, losing in three sets by 6-11 / 5-11 / 3-11. More painful was women’s doubles lossa point that could have been decisive, but in which the continuous unforced errors of the locals Elena Lorenzo and Lucía Galvín squandered any chance of victory, which fell to the Oviedo side thanks to Laura Álvarez and Amaia Torralba (10-11 / 7-11 / 9-11).
Lucas Quirós and the technicians from Benalmádena chose to line up their best number two rackets in singles, with the hope that the people from Oviedo would do the same and that was the case, and in two very even and fast-paced games, the Danish duo of the people from Malaga made it possible to reach the last round with their hopes intact. MaltheNielsen beat Álvaro Leal in 4 sets (9-11 / 11-9 / 11-10 / 11-5) and SofieTopp in a dream debut beat the Slovenian Katarina Vargova in 5 sets (2-11 / 11-3 / 8- 11/11-5/11-8).
The Benalmadense public carried on wings that in three sets she beat Laura Álvarez certifying the victory (11-9 / 11-10 / 11-3). The last point fell easily to Oviedo thanks to Luis Montoya who beat Javier López 4-11 / 8-11 / 8-11.
VALUATIONS
The technician Lucas Quiros He couldn’t hide his satisfaction: “We know it’s going to be a very tough season, and we have to savor these joys properly. I am aware that in each game we will play 2 or 3 games, but the key is to be able to take advantage of our strengths. There will be games that you can fight for and others that you can’t, but the important thing is, and today has been shown, to take advantage of the opportunities.”
the danish player SofieTopp She couldn’t hide her satisfaction, “I arrived very calm, but when I jumped on the track I was very nervous. In the mixed Malthe helped me a lot to dissipate that nervousness, but in the singles, I think the score reflects how nervous she was in the first set. Then little by little I let go and I have to admit that I felt very comfortable.” The public factor has surprised him “My Danish teammates had told me how hot the Benalmádena fans are, but for us, who are used to a colder environment, it is an incredible feeling”.
