VICTOR Welsh International 2019
Australia’s Men’s Singles players were in qualification action on day one of the VICTOR Welsh International 2019 – the third and final BWF event in the United Kingdom in November.
Andrew Rouse was one of the first casualties as he went down to the eleventh seed Canadian. However, Adam Dolman eased through to the final rounds of qualification following a comfortable victory and an opponent withdrawing through injury.
Australia’s reigning National Champion, Jacob Schueler celebrated an emphatic victory to see him through to the second day following a nail-biting encounter against England’s Neil Bhabuta, with Scheuler securing a third and final game victory at 26-24.
- Antonio Li (CAN)[11] vs Andrew Rouse (AUS) 21-14 21-6
- Adam Dolman (AUS) vs Ben Hunt (ENG) 21-12 21-18
- Adam Dolman (AUS) vs Kar Lung Chun (ENG)[6] 21-4 4-0 Retired
- Jacob Schueler (AUS)[9] vs Ricoveer Shergill (ENG) 21-13 21-17
- Jacob Schueler (AUS)[9] vs Neil Bhabuta (ENG) 13-21 21-19 26-24
Adam and Jacob will continue their Men’s Singles campaign tomorrow – with one match remaining to make the main draw, where they would join compatriots Pit Seng Low, Anthony Joe and New Zealand’s Abhinav Manota.
Manota will also be teaming up with Oliver Leydon-Davis in the Men’s Doubles main draw, alongside Adam Dolman and Jacob Schueler, who will also be joining forces.
Leydon-Davis will also compete in the Mixed Doubles with Anona Pak, while Australia’s Louisa Ma is Oceania’s sole representative in the main draw of the Women’s Singles.
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Australia’s Wendy Chen had a tough opening match in India, where she was up against the World Number 23. Despite taking an early lead at the beginning of both matches, the higher ranked Chinese broke through and was consistent in her victory.
- Wang Zhi Yi (CHN) vs Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (AUS) 21-11 21-11
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