Iran’s Alamian win men’s singles title at WTT Feeder event
Iran’s Noshad Alamian won the men’s singles title at the WTT Feeder event in Olomouc, Czechia, on Sunday.
Alamian defeated Indian world No. 82 Harmeet Desai 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8) to walk away with the prize at the OMEGA Sport Center.
Alamian’s younger brother, Nima, and teenage prodigy Benyamin Faraji, as well as Amirmahdi Keshavarzi and Mohammadjavad Sohrabi were the other Iranians in the men’s singles draw in Olomouc.
Faraji suffered a last-16 defeat against Noshad, while Nima fell short against Japanese Sota Noda in the same round.
Sohrabi, meanwhile, had his campaign finished in the first round after a defeat against Yuto Muramatsu of Japan, with Keshavarzi beaten in five games by Spanish Albert Vilardell in the second round.
There was further glory for Noshad as he teamed up with his brother to reach the men’s doubles final, only to settle for a runner-up finish after a 3-1 setback (11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9) against the Japanese duo of Noda and Yuto Abe.
Alamian brothers began their campaign with a straight-game victory over Slovakia’s Jakub Zelinka and Alexander Valuch, and then came from behind to beat the Spanish duo of Rafael De las Heras and Diego Lillo in a five-game thriller before defeating Japan’s Ryuusei Kawakami and Kazuki Yoshiyama 3-1 (11-6, 10-12, 14-12, 11-7) for a place in the final showpiece.