LUU/LUM STRIKE GOLD IN QATAR

Published Wed 09 Mar 2022

Young guns Finn Luu and Nicholas Lum stormed to victory in the Under 19 Boys' Doubles at the World Table Tennis Youth Star Contender event in Qatar overnight.

In one of the best performances of their careers, the duo recorded a string of outstanding victories on their way to the title.

UNDER 19 BOYS' DOUBLES

ROUND	OPPONENT
Round of 16	defeated Khalid Alyefei / Abdullah Abdulwahhab (QAT) 11-4, 11-3, 11-6
Quarter Final	defeated Iulian Chirita / Andrei Istrate (ROU) 11-9, 11-3, 11-9
Semi Final	defeated Maciej Kubik / Milosz Redzimski (POL) 11-7, 12-10, 11-4
Final	defeated Feng Yi-Hsin / Navid Shams (TPE / IRA) 12-10, 12-10, 20-22, 9-11, 12-10

National Head Coach John Murphy was thrilled with the result commenting, "I'm really proud of the boys' performances. They defeated multiple quality pairs and showed their genuine international competitiveness. To win a gold medal in the highest level of World Table Tennis youth events shows that both they and our overall program are on the right track."

Earlier in the event, both Luu and Lum also enjoyed several wins in the Under 19 Boys' Singles events, including beating multiple players in the upper echelons of the World Youth Rankings.

UNDER 19 BOYS' SINGLES

ROUND	FINN LUU	NICHOLAS LUM
Group	defeated Ahmed Saadawi (QAT) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5	defeated Khalid Alyafei (QAT) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5
Group	defeated Andrei Istrate (ROU) 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5	defeated Simon Belik (CZE) 11-8, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6
Group	defeated Jakub Kaucky (CZE) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7	lost to Feng Yi-Hsin (TPE) 10-12, 11-9, 2-11, 11-13
Round of 16	lost to Louis Laffineur (BEL) 6-11, 11-5, 9-11, 4-11	lost to Maciej Kubik (POL) 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 3-11

Full event details can be viewed on the World Table Tennis website by clicking here.

Congratulations Finn and Nicholas.

LUU/LUM STRIKE GOLD IN QATAR

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