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Media Notes – Day 3 Wtt Contender Budapest 2021 WTT Contender Budapest 2021 Main Draw: 17 - 20 August USD 75,000 WTT CHANNELS: WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE FOR PRESS: [email protected] Download our Official App to catch all exclusive content, live scores and event updates! The app also provides the latest stats, world rankings, and LIVE broadcast (only selected territories). WTT app is available on IOS and Android devices and can be downloaded on Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store. MEDIA NOTES – DAY 3 WTT CONTENDER BUDAPEST 2021 OVERVIEW City: Budapest, Hungary Venue: Budapest Olympic Sports Hall Qualifying Dates: 15 – 16 August 2021 Main Draw: 17 – 20 August 2021 Table Brand: Joola 2000-S – Blue Ball Brand: DHS DJ40+ Floor Brand: Gerflor Taraflex – Black Prize Money USD 75,000 Welcome to World Table Tennis! As part of WTT's commitment to host events in the 2nd half of 2021, WTT Contender Budapest will create history as the first-ever WTT series event to be played in Europe and the first event since the staging of the highly successful WTT Middle East Hub in Doha in March. A total prize purse of US$75,000 will be on offer where the Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles and Mixed Doubles competitions will be contested. The main draw will feature 32-player singles draws, 16-pair doubles and 16-pair mixed doubles. The Top 20 Play-Down Restriction will be increased from a maximum of two Top 20 players to a maximum of four Top 20 players. Wildcards are awarded as an automatic entry into the event either by the main or qualifying draw. Following their campaign at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, the event will feature a host of Olympic stars such as Liam Pitchford, Quadri Aruna, Linda Bergstrom, Manika Batra and Yang Xiaoxin. #WTTBudapest 1 WTT Contender Budapest 2021 Main Draw: 17 - 20 August USD 75,000 DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS • India’s Sreeja Akula created one of the day’s biggest upsets when she beat Slovakia’s Barbora Balazova in straight games 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 13-11). • Akula will take on fellow Indian competitor and sixth seed Manika Batra in the Women’s Singles quarter-final after securing a 3-2 victory for the second day in a row with her win against Italy’s Giorgia Piccolin. • Top seed Yang Xiaoxin of Monaco continues to live up to expectations after defeating Hungary’s Szandra Pergel 3-1 (11-6, 10-12, 11-4, 11-3). • Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, the number four seed from India, fell in the Men’s Singles Round of 16 to Italy’s Niagol Stoyanov in a dramatic encounter that saw three of the four games decided by the narrowest of margins (10-12, 11-7, 12-10, 19-17). • The top two seeded entries also prevailed, with England’s Liam Pitchford and Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna accounting for Aleksandr Khanin of Belarus (11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4) and France’s Alexandre Robinot (11-6, 11-4, 8-11, 11-4) respectively. • Germany’s Tobias Hippler and Kilian Ort were the standout pair in the Men’s Doubles, proving a most formidable partnership. They eliminated Belarusian number four seeds Aleksandr Khanin and Pavel Platonov (11-6, 10-12, 11-3, 11-7). • Dora Madarasz and Szandra Pergel celebrated victory for the host nation in the Women’s Doubles quarter-finals as they cruised past Serbia’s Tijana Jokic and Dragana Vignjevic in straight games (11-3, 11-9, 11-6). LOOKING AHEAD: DAY THREE • Sweden’s Christina Källberg and Linda Bergström meet Russian top seeds Olga Vorobeva and Yana Noskova in the opening day’s semi-final of the Women’s Doubles. • India’s Harmeet Desai and Manav Vikash Thakkar face the Russian duo of Vladimir Sidorenko and Kirill Skachkov in the first semi-final of the Men’s Doubles. • In the first of four Women’s Singles quarter-finals, local hope Georgina Pota will clash with young Russian star Mariia Tailakova, 20. #WTTBudapest 2 WTT Contender Budapest 2021 Main Draw: 17 - 20 August USD 75,000 • England’s Liam Pitchford and Germany’s Kilian Ort go head-to-head in the Men’s Singles whilst Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna takes on Sweden’s Truls Moregard at 1600 (local time) EVENT - FAST FACTS • WTT Contender Budapest 2021 marks the first-ever event series WTT will host in Europe. • The WTT Contender Series features the Play-Down Restriction (PDR) rule, limiting the maximum number of top 20 players allowed to compete in the events. • At WTT Contender Budapest, the Play-Down Restriction is increased due to COVID-19 from a maximum of two Top 20 players to a maximum of four Top 20 players. • The draw structure has been revamped to make the competitions fairer, more exciting and more competitive. • WTT may elect to nominate a player to participate in the event - this player is known as a WTT Nomination and entered into the entry list as a wildcard. • Men's Singles: Quadri ARUNA (NGR) • Women’s Singles: Linda BERGSTROM (SWE) • Wild Cards are determined 7 days before the event, and they are awarded to a player/pair at the organiser's discretion. It is an automatic entry into the event in either the main or qualifying draw. • Men's Singles: • Patrik JUHASZ (Main Draw) • Czaba ANDRAS (Main Draw) • OLAH Benedek (Qualifying) • NOVOTA Samuel (Qualifying) • CHANDRA Jeet (Qualifying) • GUMAN Martin (Qualifying) • Women's Singles: • Bernadett BALINT (Main Draw) • Mercedes NAGYVARADI (Main Draw) • Leila IMRE (Main Draw) • KALLBERG Christina (Qualifying) • CHITALE Diya Parag (Qualifying) • Men's Doubles: • Olive BOTH/Akos KISHEGYI • Istvan MOLNAR/Gergo KRAMARICS #WTTBudapest 3 WTT Contender Budapest 2021 Main Draw: 17 - 20 August USD 75,000 • Women's Doubles: • Linda BERGSTROM/Christina KALLBERG • Helga DARI/Anna FEJOS • Mixed Doubles: • JUHASZ Patrik/Bernadett BALINT • Cazaba ANDRAS/Leila IMRE KEY DATES / TIMES 15 August 2021, 10:00 @ Budapest Olympic Sports Hall – Qualifying Draw Day 1 16 August 2021, 10:00 @ Budapest Olympic Sports Hall – Qualifying Draw Day 2 17 August 2021, 10:00 @ Budapest Olympic Sports Hall – Main Draw Day 1 18 August 2021, 14:00 @ Budapest Olympic Sports Hall – Main Draw Day 2 / Quarterfinals 19 August 2021, 10:00 @ Budapest Olympic Sports Hall – Main Draw Day 3 / Semifinals 20 August 2021, 13:00 @ Budapest Olympic Sports Hall – Finals EVENT DISCIPLINES As a WTT Contender event, 5 different disciplines will be contested: - Men's Singles - Women's Singles - Men's Doubles - Women's Doubles - Mixed Doubles PLAYING SYSTEM The Main Draw matches will be conducted in a knockout format. Main Draw: The Main Draw for the 2021 WTT Contender Budapest 2021 will involve the following: - 32-Draw Men's Singles - 32-Draw Women's Singles - 16-Draw Men's Doubles - 16-Draw Women's Doubles - 16-Draw Mixed Doubles MATCH FORMAT / SCORING #WTTBudapest 4 WTT Contender Budapest 2021 Main Draw: 17 - 20 August USD 75,000 The event will be played in accordance with the Laws of Table Tennis and the Regulations for International Competitions. Singles Main Draw to Quarterfinals: - Best of 5 games/11 points - Winner need to win by 2 for all games Semi-finals and Final - Best of 7 games/11 points - Winner need to win by 2 for all games Doubles All Matches: - Best of 5 games/11 points - Winner need to win by 2 for all games TOP SEEDS Men's Singles: Liam PITCHFORD (ENG) Women's Singles: Yang Xiaoxin (MON) Men's Doubles: ECSEKI Nandor / SZUDI Adam (HUN) Women's Doubles: PERGEL Szandra / MADARASZ Dora (HUN) Mixed Doubles: BALAZOVA Barbora / PISTEJ Lubomir (SVK) PLAYERS – FAST FACTS Youngest men's singles player: LEI Balazs (HUN) (14) Oldest men's singles player: AL-SAMHOURY Tarek (AUT) (43) Youngest women's singles player: CHITALE Diya Parag (IND) (18) Oldest women's singles player: VEGA Paulina (CHI) (37) Men's Doubles Pair Oldest Pairing: ECSEKI Nandor / SZUDI Adam (8 years together) Women's Doubles Pair Oldest Pairing: PERGEL Szandra / MADARASZ Dora (9 years together) Mixed Doubles Pair Oldest Ranking: BALAZOVA Barbora / PISTEJ Lubomir (8 years together) #WTTBudapest 5 WTT Contender Budapest 2021 Main Draw: 17 - 20 August USD 75,000 • A host of Olympic stars will be present, and these include: o Liam PITCHFORD (ENG) o YANG Xiaoxin (MON) o Sathiyan GNANASEKERAN (IND) o Manika BATRA (IND) o Yana NOSKOVA (RUS) o Paulina VEGA (CHI) o Yousra HELMY (EGY) EVENT SCHEDULE 19 AUGUST MAIN DRAW DAY 3 20 AUGUST MAIN DRAW #WTTBudapest 6 WTT Contender Budapest 2021 Main Draw: 17 - 20 August USD 75,000 DAY 4 SESSION 1 Starting At: 13:00 Men’s Doubles – FINALS followed by Women’s Doubles –FINALS followed by Mixed Doubles – FINALS followed by Women’s Singles – FINALS followed by Men’s Singles – FINALS End of Day PRIZE MONEY & WR POINTS Total Prize Purse: US$ 75,000 / US$ 36,000 per gender (+ US$ 3,000 XD) Distribution by Event Singles: US$ 30,000 Singles Qualification: - Doubles: US$ 6,000 Mixed: US$ 3,000 Distribution - Singles Winner: US$ 5,000 Finalist: US$ 2,800 Semis: US$ 3,700 Quarters: US$ 4,500 R-16: US$ 6,000 R-32: US$ 8,000 Distribution - Doubles Winner: US$ 1,200 Finalist: US$ 900 Semis: US$ 1,100 Quarters: US$ 1,200 R-16: US$ 1,600 Distribution – Mixed Doubles Winner: US$ 1,000 #WTTBudapest 7 WTT Contender Budapest 2021 Main Draw: 17 - 20 August USD 75,000 Finalist: US$ 620 Semis: US$ 700 Quarters: US$ 680 R-16: - Singles Prize Money (USD$) WR Points Winner 5,000 400 Finalist 2,800 280 Semis 1,850 140 Quarters 1,125 70 R-16 750 35 R-32 500 4 Doubles Prize Money (USD$) WR Points Winner 1,200 400 Finalist 900 280 Semis 550 140 Quarters 300 70 R-16 200 4 Mixed Doubles Prize Money (USD$) WR Points Winner 1,000 400 Finalist 620 280 Semis 350 140 Quarters 170 70 R-16 - 4 #WTTBudapest 8 WTT Contender Budapest 2021 Main Draw: 17 - 20 August USD 75,000 SINGLES' MAIN DRAW - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BREAKDOWN (17
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