As you know we have had the draw for the World Championships competition in London. During this edition no less than 14 Dutch players are scheduled. Who are they meeting and what are their chances. The next few days I will give a short preview per event. Today the men’s singles.
In the men’s singles we have 2 participants who will uphold the Dutch honor: Eric Pang and Dicky Palyama.
In the first round Eric meets the Thai Boonsak Ponsana who is seeded 10th. For many years Ponsana belongs to the best men’s singles players of the world. It is going to be a difficult task for Eric. Both men have met each other 3 times before and our National Champion never came close to even winning a game. So it is about time for a change. If Eric wins this match his next opponent in round 2 will probably be Wong Choong Hann.
Dicky Palyama has drawn well for the first round. He meets the Canadian Stefan Wojcikiewicz. Dicky and Stefan played against each other two times and in both cases Dicky was the winner. The last time was in May at the Morocco International when Dicky won with 22-20 and 21-18. That must have been an exciting confrontation. Let’s hope that this upcoming match will be easier. If he wins his next opponent is the present world champion Chen Jin.