$25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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$25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

Post by bujilover »

There were a couple of similar ITF tournaments past 2 weeks but we didn't get any significant results except Aryan.

Starting this thread as we have 6 Indians (including Ajeet) in R2 and most importantly Nitin Kumar Sinha scored his career best win upsetting the top seed. :D

At $25,000 Indonesia F3 Futures (HARD - OUTDOOR)

Nitin Kumar SINHA (IND,930) 3-6 6-3 6-4 Gabriel PETIT (FRA,585) [1]
Mohit Mayur JAYAPRAKASH (IND,1112) 6-3 1-6 6-3 Quentin ROBERT (REU,712)
David Agung SUSANTO (INA,1219) 6-4 6-0 Kunal ANAND (IND,1029)
Aryan GOVEAS (IND,710) [5] 6-2 7-5 Lance-Pierre DU TOIT (RSA,884)
Matthew ROMIOS (AUS,1025) 6-3 6-1 Jayesh PUNGLIYA (IND,1057)
Karunuday SINGH (IND,756) [4] 6-3 7-6(5) Justin BARKI (INA,UNR)
Ajeet RAI (NZL,1158) 6-3 7-6(3) Kazuki NISHIWAKI (JPN,831)
Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111) 2-6 7-6(12) 6-3 Connor FARREN (USA,885)
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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Round 2 matchups:

Nitin Kumar SINHA (IND,930) vs Sho SHIMABUKURO (JPN,1267)
Mohit Mayur JAYAPRAKASH (IND,1112) vs Daniel NOLAN (AUS,923)
Aryan GOVEAS (IND,710) [5] vs Michael LOOK (AUS,803)
Karunuday SINGH (IND,756) [4] vs Matthew ROMIOS (AUS,1025)
Ajeet RAI (NZL,1158) vs Kaito UESUGI (JPN,750) [8]
Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111)vs Aaron SCHMID (SUI,993)

Lots of Aussie challenge. Expecting at least 3 wins from our guys. :goodluck:
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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Yes, we get 3 wins plus a from Kiwi Indian.

{R2] Nitin Kumar SINHA (IND,930) d. Sho SHIMABUKURO (JPN,1267) 36 76(8) 75
[R2] Mohit Mayur JAYAPRAKASH (IND,1112) l. Daniel NOLAN (AUS,923) 26 26
[R2] (5) Aryan GOVEAS (IND,710) l. Michael LOOK (AUS,803) 62 57 26
[R2] (4) Karunuday SINGH (IND,756) d. Matthew ROMIOS (AUS,1025) 67(5) 61 64
[R2] Ajeet RAI (NZL,1158) d. (8) Kaito UESUGI (JPN,750) 64 50 retd.
[R2] Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111) d. Aaron SCHMID (SUI,993) 36 63 64

Next,

[QF] Nitin Kumar SINHA (IND,930) vs. Daniel NOLAN (AUS,923)
[QF] (4) Karunuday SINGH (IND,756) vs. (7) Jeremy BEALE (AUS,726)
[QF] Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111) vs. Ajeet RAI (NZL,1158)
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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[QF] Nitin Kumar SINHA (IND,930) l. Daniel NOLAN (AUS,923) : 2-6, 6-7
[QF] (4) Karunuday SINGH (IND,756) l. (7) Jeremy BEALE (AUS,726) : 5-7, 7-6, 3-6
[QF] Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111) d. Ajeet RAI (NZL,1158) : 6-7, 7-6, 7-6

Next

[SF] Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111) vs. (7) Jeremy BEALE (AUS,726)

In Doubles,

The pair of Prajwal Dev and Mohit Mayur have moved into the Semis and they will face the top seeded Indonesian pair of Rungkat and Barki.

[SF] S D Prajwal Dev (IND) / Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash (IND) vs. (1) Justin Barki (INA) / Christopher Rungkat (INA)
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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Sad that Nitin Kumar Sinha couldn't capitalise on the upset of the top seed, and lost in the QF. He does seem to be progressing upward steadily though.

Niki Poonacha has had an easier draw, but has done well to make the SF.
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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Niki Poonacha has reached his first ITF futures final.

[SF] (Q) Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111) d. (7) Jeremy BEALE (AUS,726) 76(4) 60

Next,

[F] (Q) Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111) vs. Michael LOOK (AUS,803)

That is a very good run indeed by 23 year old Niki. Beale had defeated KU Singh in the QF. Whatever happens in the final,Niki already has 15 points from this week to add to his 7 and will go up close to 800 in the rankings. A title will take him close to or inside 700.
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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[SF] S D Prajwal Dev (IND) / Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash (IND) l. (1) Justin Barki (INA) / Christopher Rungkat (INA) : 2-6, 2-6
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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sameerph wrote: Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:42 am Niki Poonacha has reached his first ITF futures final.

[SF] (Q) Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111) d. (7) Jeremy BEALE (AUS,726) 76(4) 60

Next,

[F] (Q) Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111) vs. Michael LOOK (AUS,803)

That is a very good run indeed by 23 year old Niki. Beale had defeated KU Singh in the QF. Whatever happens in the final,Niki already has 15 points from this week to add to his 7 and will go up close to 800 in the rankings. A title will take him close to or inside 700.
Wonderful, and a somewhat unexpected run from Niki Poonacha. Always good to see a new Indian player breaking past international mediocrity.
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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And Niki goes on to win his first futures title today with a dominating win in the final.

[F] (Q) Niki KALIYANDA POONACHA (IND,1111) d. Michael LOOK (AUS,803) 63 61

Great that Niki has won a 25K title first up. This gives him 27 points to add to his 7 and will take him to top 700 and to India #12 position. I hope with this confidence he will do much better in the future.
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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Congratulations to Niki on his first title in the pros.
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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In the final, dominating win against former top-325 Aussie player to lift his first Futures title ... That's also $25K and as a qualifier ... Congrats Niki Poonacha ... :clap:

Another late bloomer?
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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Pretty amazing! Out of the blue! Congrats, Niki!! :bounce:
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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jayakris wrote: Sat Aug 11, 2018 1:54 pm Pretty amazing! Out of the blue! Congrats, Niki!! :bounce:
So true. Out of blue.
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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Nice win for our late bloomer!! In fact, after struggling through his first 3 matches, he seemingly had his easiest wins in the final two rounds. Let's hope that he can continue this success in other tournaments...
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Re: $25K Indonesia F3 Futures AUG 2018

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To win a title after qualifying in is always very special indeed. And Niki didn't manage to qualify for the previous Indonesia Futures last week! So this was truly an amazing run, but he obviously got better (and more confident) with each round.
Let's hope he capitalises on the better ranking in subsequent months.
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