This is the second of the three tournaments in Bangladesh for the British quintet, with the higher grade attracting slightly stronger fields than last week
Boys Singles R1 (L64)
(6) Jordan MCCULLOCH (GBR) Bye Sen LI (CHN) defeated Adam THORNTON-BROWN (GBR) 6-2 7-5 (13) Mathew THOMSON (GBR) Bye (2) David THOMSON (GBR) Bye
R2
Kong Pop LERTCHAI (THA) v (6) Jordan MCCULLOCH (GBR) (13) Mathew THOMSON (GBR) v Kim Ivor SARAZA (PHI) Nuttorn TANCHAINANT (THA) v (2) David THOMSON (GBR)
Girls Singles R1
(9) Sian BAYLISS (GBR) Bye
R2
Na LI (CHN) v (9) Sian BAYLISS (GBR)
I hope that's not the Olympic semi-finalist masquerading as a junior who Sian has to play
(6) Jordan MCCULLOCH (GBR) d. Kong Pop LERTCHAI (THA) 7-5 6-3 (13) Mathew THOMSON (GBR) v Kim Ivor SARAZA (PHI) 6-4 2-6 6-2 (2) David THOMSON (GBR) d. Nuttorn TANCHAINANT (THA) 6-4 6-1
R3
(12) Bai Dong DU (CHN) v (6) Jordan MCCULLOCH (GBR) (13) Mathew THOMSON (GBR) v (3) Vaidik MUNSHAW (IND) (16) Chuhan WANG (CHN) v (2) David THOMSON (GBR)
Last week's final repeated in R3, so an immediate chance for David to gain revenge
An excellent week for the Thomson twins and we are guaranteed a finalist in the Boys Singles:
Boys Singles R3
(6) Jordan MCCULLOCH (GBR) d. (12) Bai Dong DU (CHN) 6-0 6-2 (13) Mathew THOMSON (GBR) d. (3) Vaidik MUNSHAW (IND) 6-3 7-6(5) (2) David THOMSON (GBR) d. (16) Chuhan WANG (CHN) 7-6(3) 6-4
QF
Jui MAO (TPE) d. (6) Jordan MCCULLOCH (GBR) 6-3 6-4 (13) Mathew THOMSON (GBR) d. (10) Naveen SAAI (IND) 6-1 3-6 7-5 (2) David THOMSON (GBR) d. (8) Sai Kartik NAKIREDDI (IND) 7-6(1) 7-6(4)
SF
(13) Mathew THOMSON (GBR) v (2) David THOMSON (GBR)
The twins played each other on the ITF Circuit a year ago, with Mathew winning. If David wins both the singles and the doubles titles he becomes our top ranked boy (and enter the top 100).
Doubles Final
(7) CHUANG (TPE) / WANG (CHN) Vs (3) THOMSON (GBR) / THOMSON (GBR)
Girls singles R3
(9) Sian BAYLISS (GBR) d. (7) Huai-Hsuan HUANG (TPE) 6-4 5-7 6-3
QF
(3) Kobkanok UPAPONG (THA) d. (9) Sian BAYLISS (GBR) 6-0 6-2
Dave Thomson takes the singles title here, beating Matt (his twin) in the semi, he also teamed up with Matt to take the doubles title & will now go to a new high ranking of around 81 but will also become new British number 1!! Well Done Dave!!!
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Its Not Who You Know But What You Know.........Or Is It???
Congratulations to both twins on an excellent week. Dave is the second Brit to win both titles this week, and if Laura S wins today in Qatar that will make 3. I wonder when was the last time that happened?
One bizarre aspect to the situation. The ITF have been reporting the singles results all week with Mark Thompson instead of Mathew Thomson - repeated on other Junior websites (understandably) and also the LTA in their weekly round-up (very poor). If anyone clicked on Mark Thompson in the ITF Singles results page to see who our 'new' player was, they were taken to a 38 year-old 'junior' LOL