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Pitchford & Hursey are lucky losers at WTT Star Contender Doha
Liam Pitchford & Anna Hursey were knocked out of the Mixed Doubles of the WTT Star Contender Doha in the qualifying round by Chinese duo Huang Youzheng & Shi Xunyao, but were then given a 'lucky loser' place in the last 16.
The British duo never took the lead, losing the first game 11-5, but romped through the second with eight straight points from 3-2 to level the match.
The pattern of one pair winning most of the series continued as Huang & Shi took the third 11-6, but again the British hit back as they led throughout the fourth, which they won by the same score.
Pitchford & Hursey took three of the first four points in the decider, but their opponents went on to win five on the spin and although the British twice closed to within a point, they lost 11-7 as Huang & Shi progressed to the main draw. .
However, Pitchford & Hursey were subsequently passed on as 'lucky losers' and will face second seeds Alvaro Robles and Mario Xiao of Spain tomorrow. The match will take place on Table 2 at 8am UK time.
In the men's singles, the draw for the last 64 is paired Pitchford (WR 57) with Kirill Gerassimenko of Kazakhstan (WR 39) on Table 1 tomorrow at 3.10pm UK time, with the winner facing fifth seed Quadri Aruna of Nigeria ( WR 19). ).
Meanwhile, Hursey (WR 158) qualified for the main draw of the Womens Singles with two impressive wins over higher-ranked opponents.
She first defeated the third player in qualifying and number 73 in the world, Li Yu-Jhun of Chinese Taipei, 3-2 (11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 6-11, 11-5) and then, in the third and final qualifying round, defeated Tatiana Kukulkova from Slovakia (WR 135) 3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-6, 11-7).
She will play Thailand's Orawan Paranang (WR 47) on Table 2 at 3.45pm UK time.
Follow the matches on the WTT YouTube channel.
Result
Mixed double
Qualifying round
Huang Youzheng & Shi Xunyao (CHN) v Liam Pitchford & Anna Hursey (WAL) 3-2 (11-5, 2-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7)
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