Japan's Izumo Takuto and Hong Kong's Zhu Chengzhu became the Boys and Girls champions respectively in the ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals here today.
The Japanese hardly broke a sweat when he beat Carlos Vedriel from Spain 4-0 in what was a one-sided final while Zhu, despite an upper hand, overcame a stiff resistance to beat Park Seri of Korea 4-2.
Each winner will carried home USD 3,800 while the runners-up received USD 2,100 each.
"I played my natural game as I was determined to attack right from the word go. Carlos was making surprisingly too many mistakes and it helped my cause," said Takuto.
"I could gauge his body language after the second game and I simply kept the ball on the table for him to make mistakes," added the fifth seed.
Results:
Junior Boys: Final: Izumo Takuto (JPN) bt Carlos Vedriel (ESP) 4-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-3, 11-5); Semifinals: Izumo Takuto (JPN) bt Zhang Kai (USA) 4-1 (11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10), Carlos Vedriel (ESP) bt An Jaehyun (KOR) 4-3 (11-7, 13-11, 11 -8, 8-11, 1-11, 10-12, 11-8).
Junior Girls: Final: Zhu Chengzhu (HKG) bt Park Seri (KOR) 4-2 (11-4, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7); Semifinals: Zhu Chengzhu (HKG) bt Andreea Dragoman (ROU) 4-0 (12-10, 12- 10, 11-4, 12-10), Park Seri (KOR) bt Adina Diaconu (ROU) 4-0 (11-5, 14-12, 11-7, 12-10).
