It was an exciting second day of the Norwegian Open, which included the group stages for the women’s event and the round of 16, quarter and semi-finals for the men’s. Jacobsen and Enmer set up a rematch after they met in the London Open final in July, as top seeds Ternon and Lenggenhager meet each other in the final. Read how they did it here
Jacobsen and Enmer to meet in another final
Jacobsen and Enmer came out on top of their group matches. Myriam Enmer started off in group B against up and coming player Holly Ranson, and even though the first three sports were quite close Enmer stormed ahead in tennis to seal the match. The score was +20 (21-16 21-15 21-17 7-2). The next group B match was Kaptein and Ranson, and before this match their head-to-head was 1-1. Kaptein was the stronger player today, as she won in a very close match winning by just two points. She took it +2 (21-14 8-21 21-18 21-16). The last group B match was between Kaptein and Enmer to determine who would go to the final. After losing the table tennis 21-15, Enmer bounced back and took the next sports. She won +22 (15-21 21-9 21-15 10-0) to book her place in her fourth final this season.
Group A kicked off with Ahlmer facing off against Anttila, with Ahlmer securing a decisive victory with a scoreline of +37 (21-5 21-10 21-11). The following match featured Jacobsen vs Anttila, resulting in Jacobsen taking the match +32 (21-11 21-5 21-15). The final match of the group pitted the world’s top two players against each other. In their previous encounter at the Finnish Open final, Jacobsen had emerged triumphant, and history repeated itself today. Although Ahlmer started strongly, Jacobsen steadily gained the upper hand in badminton and squash, ultimately prevailing with a score of +12 (11-21 21-9 21-10 9-10). She now faces Enmer in the final. Ahlmer and Kaptein will battle it out for the bronze medal tomorrow.
The final will be streamed live at 11:00 on our facebook page. All the results of today can be found here: Group A Group B
Top seeds Ternon and Lenggenhager in the Final
The men’s first-round matches took place earlier this morning, with Duthuillé, Thyregod, Hedlund (WC), and Lorkiewicz advancing. Lorkiewicz had a closely contested match against Pichler, which he secured with a score of +6 (21-10 17-21 17-21 19-16).
In the first quarter-final, Frenchmen Ternon and Duthuillé squared off, with Ternon emerging victorious with a commanding +30 (21-16 21-4 21-13) scoreline. The second quarter-final featured a rematch between Thyregod and Vaclahovsky, reminiscent of their thrilling encounter just four weeks ago. Once again, the match proved to be a gripping battle, with Thyregod prevailing by a narrow margin of +5 (21-18 21-5 10-21 14-17).
Wildcard Jesper Hedlund caused an upset by defeating the fourth seed, Mandrin Mouchet, with a score of +18 (21-2 8-21 21-12 7-4), while Lorkiewicz unfortunately had to retire during table tennis of his match against Lenggenhager.
The semi-finals did not disappoint. Ternon and Thyregod engaged in an intense table tennis game, with Ternon taking the lead in badminton and squash. He secured the match with a +19 (26-24 21-14 21-16 8-3) victory, earning himself a spot in yet another final this season. Nicolas Lenggenhager endured a fierce battle against Jesper Hedlund, losing table tennis 21-7 but making a strong comeback in badminton and squash, winning 21-8 and 21-10, before sealing the match with a 12-15 victory in tennis. The overall score was +7 (7-21 21-8 21-10 12-15).
Ternon and Lenggenhager are set to face each other in the final tomorrow at 12:40 , and the match will be live on our Facebook page.
