Por CBTM
Cazuo Matsumoto and Gustavo Tsuboi have qualified for the semifinals of the Under-21 tournament. The brazilian boys, who are on opposite ends of the table, might face each other in the final confront.
Cazuo went ahead thanks to a convincing victory 4-0 over the French Emmanuel Lebesson: 11/6, 11/7, 11/8 and 11/7. His next adversary will be the Korean player Tae Hoon Kim, who has defeated the Belgium Yannick Vostes 4-2.
Tsuboi din't even have to play to reach the semifinal. He gained a walk over against the Korean Jin Kwon Lee - who is also in the main event and decided to save himself to do a minor injury. Tsuboi will now dispute a place in the final with the Portuguese athlete Tiago Apolonia, who won 4-1 his match against David Zombori.