Randburg Open RD2: Unseeded Trio Through In Both Draws

There were plenty of surprise results on the second day of the PaybyFace Randburg Open, with six unseeded players making it into the quarter finals of the Challenger 5 level competition.

The biggest upset came in the women’s draw, as Nour Khafagy downed No.2 seed Nour Megahed in an all-Egyptian encounter. Khafagy found herself 2-1 down in the contest, but fought back with a 12-10 win in the fourth to send the match into a deciding game. She was able to win that as well, 11-8, to knock out the No.2 seed and advance to the last eight.

The other shocks in the women’s draw saw Egypt’s Shahd Elrefaey and South Africa’s Alexa Pienaar make it into the quarter finals. The former overcame No.6 seed Teagan Leigh Roux in a five-game battle, while Pienaar got the better of Frenchwoman Kara Lincou, the tournament’s No.4 seed.

In the men’s event, Tristen Worth made it three South Africans through to the last eight, thanks to his surprise win over No.6 seed Seif Nasser in straight games. He will be joined by No.3 seed Dewald van Niekerk and No.4 seed Jean-Pierre Brits as the home hopes in the quarter finals.

Elsewhere, Sri Lanka’s Shamil Wakeel defeated No.8 seed Paul Gonzalez in straight games, and Egypt’s Yusuf Elsherif received a walkover into the last eight after No.5 seed Adegoke Onaopemipo was unable to take to the court for their second round clash.

The quarter finals of the PaybyFace Randburg Open will take place on Friday, October 21, with all the action coming from Johannesburg. 

Men’s Second Round Results: PaybyFace Randburg Open
[1] Edwin Clain (FRA) bt Nathanael Ndebele (RSA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-5, 12-10 (33m)
Shamil Wakeel (SRI) bt [8] Paul Gonzalez (FRA) 3-0: 11-7, 11-4, 11-9 (44m)
Yusuf Elsherif (EGY) bt [5] Adegoke Onaopemipo (NGR): Walkover
[3] Dewald van Niekerk (RSA) bt Abdelrahman Abdelkhalek (EGY) 3-0: 11-4, 12-10, 11-1 (45m)
[4] Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) bt Ruan Olivier (RSA) 3-2: 11-4, 4-11, 11-6, 10-12, 12-10 (73m)
[7] Laszlo Godde (FRA) bt Damian Groenewald (RSA) 3-1: 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 (56m)
Tristen Worth (RSA) bt [6] Seif Nasser (EGY) 3-0; 11-6, 12-10, 11-4 (29m)
[2] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) bt Gerard Mitchell (RSA) 3-0: 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 (29m)

Men’s Quarter Final Draw: To Be Played Friday, October 21
[1] Edwin Clain (FRA) v Shamil Wakeel (SRI)
Yusuf Elsherif (EGY) v [3] Dewald van Niekerk (RSA)
[4] Jean-Pierre Brits (RSA) v [7] Laszlo Godde (FRA)
Tristen Worth (RSA) v [2] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA)

Women’s Second Round Results: PaybyFace Randburg Open
[1] Elise Romba (FRA) bt Kimberley McDonald (RSA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (24m)
Shahd Elrefaey (EGY) bt [6] Teagan Leigh Roux (RSA) 3-2: 11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7 (46m)
[5] Lilou Brevard-Belliot (FRA) bt Angie Clifton-Parks (RSA) 3-1: 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7 (25m)
[3] Anastasiia Kostiukova (UKR) bt Shelomi Truter (RSA) 3-2: 11-8, 4-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-2 (37m)
Alexa Pienaar (RSA) bt [4] Kara Lincou (FRA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 (28m)
[7] Cheyna Wood (RSA) bt Mariska Wiese (RSA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 (31m)
[8] Helena Coetzee (RSA) bt Awande Malinga (RSA) 3-1: 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 11-5 (36m)
Nour Khafagy (EGY) bt [2] Nour Megahed (EGY) 3-2: 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8 (54m)

Women’s Quarter Final Draw: To Be Played Friday, October 21
[1] Elise Romba (FRA) v Shahd Elrefaey (EGY)
[5] Lilou Brevard-Belliot (FRA) v [3] Anastasiia Kostiukova (UKR)
Alexa Pienaar (RSA) v [7] Cheyna Wood (RSA)
[8] Helena Coetzee (RSA) v Nour Khafagy (EGY)