Elimination Day! After a brilliant start at the US Open badminton, Brazil faced a series of defeats in the tournament on Thursday (27). Jonathan Matías and Igor Koel fell in the men’s round of 16, Juliana Vieira remained in the women’s singles round of 16. The Brazilian’s only victory came in mixed doubles with Fabricio Farias and Jacqueline Lima, who won in the round of 16 of the WO.
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Brazil’s number 1 and world number 54, Igor Coelho was the first Brazilian to compete in singles. There Yegor started well against Japan’s Yushi Tanaka (world number 52), but was unable to maintain his level in the following sets. The defeat was 2 sets to 1, with scores of 21/17, 13/21 and 15/21. Next, it was the turn of Jonathan Mathias (90th) to face Zhuo-Fu Liao (85th), from Chinese Taipei, losing 2-0, 19/21 and 10/21.
Among the women, another representative of Brazil also reached the round of 16 of the American Open. Juliana Vieira, 19, lost to the Japanese Hina Akechi by 2-0 (16/21 and 14/21). Finally, in mixed doubles, Fabricio Farias and Jacqueline Lima were defeated by the Chinese Xin Cheng and Qian Chenli by WO, with the Brazilian duo Davy Silva and Samia Lima returning this afternoon.
2024-06-27 21:41:40
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