Riegler joins Gradisnik, Tkach, Zalewska and Filler into the knockout round at Women's Eurotour

The young Austrian, Anna Riegler, 9-ball Bronze medallist at the recent girls European youth championships, proved her worth by beating the Predator Sankt johann Eurotour winner Anna Gradisnik 7-5 to book her place in Sunday’s single elimination. The jubilant youngster had already beaten France’s Nathalie Rohmer 7-3 before dispatching the Netherlands top player Tamara Rademakers 7-6 in the earlier rounds. Anna Gradisnik made it through the losers qualification with a win over Norway’s Ine Helvik 7-4 to keep the host nations hopes alive.

After losing her first match today against Germany’s Diana Stateczny, Russia’s Kristina Tkach took the long route to the single elimination winning 3 on the bounce and will appear in the last 16 single elimination starting Sunday at 10:00 local time.

2021 Euro Tour Lasko Women Open - Anna Riegler (AUT)

Anna Riegler (AUT)｜Photo © EPBF

Number 1 seed, Poland’s Oliwia Zalewska enjoyed her taste of Swede, beating Sweden’s Louise Furburg and then Ann-sofie Lofgren to ease into the last 16 as well.

Pia Filler showed that the Filler name is not only reserved for her husband Joshua. After trailing 3-5 & 4-6 against Diana Stateczny, she held her nerve to clinch the win 7-6 but could not cope with the impressive Kristina Grim in the winners qualification match losing 7-5. Pia still crept into the last 16 with a last chance win over fellow German Pro, Christine Steinlage 7-4.

2021 Euro Tour Lasko Women Open - Oliwia Zalewska

Oliwia Zalewska (POL)｜Photo © EPBF

Matches continue Sunday morning at 10:00, watch all the matches live at www.kozoom.com and follow results and schedule at www.epbf.com/tournaments/eurotour-women/

2021 Euro Tour Lasko Women Open - Kristina Tkach

Anna Riegler, 在最近剛結束地青少年歐錦賽拿下9號求銅牌，這位奧地利小將先後擊敗法國選手 Nathalie Rohmer 與荷蘭老將 Tamara Rademakers 後，再以 7-5 拿下奧地利站冠軍 Anna Gradisnik 後取得晉級單敗16強。Gradisnik 落敗後，在晚間進行的敗部資格賽中 7-4 戰勝挪威的 Ine Helvik 獲得晉級並使東道主希望得以延續。

俄羅斯年輕好手 Kristina Tkach 首場不幸落敗給德國的 Diana Stateczny 後，開啟了敗部之行；於敗部歷經三場比賽，接連淘汰德國選手 Ina Kaplan (7-2), Anne Darda (7-1) 及烏克蘭的 Darya Siranchuk (7-3) 後，終獲晉級。

名列頭號種子的波蘭好手 Oliwia Zalewska 在擊敗瑞典的 Louise Furburg 和 Ann-sofie Lofgren 後輕鬆晉級16強。而在德國的 Pia Filler 方面，第一場比賽對上同胞 Diana Stateczny 在二度落後 (3-5, 4-6) 的情況下，最終逆轉獲勝，然而下一場則 5-7 不敵 Kristina Grim，同樣進入敗部。Pia 把握最後晉級的機會，以 7-4 淘汰 Christine Steinlage 晉級單敗淘汰賽。