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David, Franklin booted in first round at LIEBHERR World Championships
– Edghill gets shot at redemption today against French Heroine
Guyana’s hope of a Men’s Singles World Championship title in Table Tennis were dashed yesterday when United States-based, Paul David and locally-based Christopher Franklin were both booted in the first round at the LIEBHERR World Championships in France.
Norway’s Eric Berner defeated Franklin 4-1 before Lithuania’s Valdas Martinus also had the better of Franklin 4-1 in his opening group, which ensured the exit of the Guyanese. David won against United Arab Emirates’ Jassem LinJawi 4-3, but lost to Venezuela’s Henry Mujica 0-4 to also suffer a first round exit.
Meanwhile, in the female competition, Guyana’s and Caribbean phenom, Chelsea Edghill lost to Columbia’s Joana Araque 0-4 and will get a shot at redemption today in her second game. David and Franklin are also to contest the Men’s Doubles competition.
French Heroine, Marie Migot impresses on Opening Day
Not the youngest player on duty at the LIEBHERR World Championships in Paris, that honour belongs to Kyrgystan’s, Kamila Mashanloeva, she is eleven years, being born on Tuesday 24th July, 2001, but most certainly the youngest member of the French Team is Marie Migot.
Marie Migot in action Monday at the LIEBHERR World Championships
The girl with golden hair will celebrate her 15th birthday on the penultimate day of the Championships, Sunday 15th May.
On Monday, the first day of competition in Bercy, France, she was very much the French heroine; she paid one visit to the table and duly emerged successful in a most impressive manner.
Quickly adjusting to the situation, she accounted for Colombia’s Joana Araque in four straight games (11-3, 11-6, 11-4 and 11-8).
A fine result and most certainly makes her very much the strong favourite to finish in first place in the group.
Earlier in the day, Joana Araque accounted for Guyana’s Chelsea Edghill in four straight games (11-6, 11-8, 12-10, 11-7).
“Certainly, I was a little nervous before the match”, admitted Marie Migot. “My first World Championships and in Paris, it made everything a special occasion,” she added.
Equally, the win endorsed the quite rapid progress she has made since being a member of the ITTF World Hopes Team in 2010; earlier this year in Örebrö she won the Junior Girls’ Singles title at the Swedish Junior Open. (ITTF.com)
Chelsea Edghill
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