Chen and Fan progress
Chinese Taipei’s Chen Szu-Yu had an impressive showing in the early hours of qualifying on day two, as she waltzed past France’s Audrey Zarif in straight games (12-10, 11-2, 11-6, 11-1).
Following suit was China’s Fan Siqi who also won in four games as she saw off Russian hope Valeria Shcherbatykh (11-2, 11-8, 12-10, 11-7).
Good morning Romania
Cristian Pletea and Elizabeta Samara rose well ahead of their opponents in the morning here in Bulgaria, as they recorded a good 3-0 win over Alexander Valuch and Tatiana Kukulkova.
The Romanian pair were fast in their movements and strong in their returns, asserting themselves over the Slovakians. Meanwhile, on table 3, China’s Ma Te and Wu Yang also ran out 3-0 winners against Luxembourgian pair Sarah Meyer and Christian Kill.
Action continues!
Here’s the schedule for day two of the qualification tournament in Panagyurishte: