11/22/2023 0 Comments Arloy gonzalez![]() The pair have had some great battles in the past and although the Welshman started well, taking the first set 11-4, the Hungarian World number six, gold medallist in the Costa Brava Spanish Open earlier this year, is a tough competitor and he came back to take the next three sets 11-6/12-10/11-8 for a 3-1 win. He secured his place in the semi-finals with a 3-0 win against Hassan Ibrahim from Kuwait and took on old rival Endre Major in the semi-finals. Rob Davies was a 3-0 winner against Jehan Madan from India and then lost in four close sets to the Korean World number eight Park Sung Joo, gold medallist in the Thailand Open. I’m really pleased and happy with the performance overall and to get the gold being number one seed.” “Pulpan upped his level in the final and put me under a lot of pressure and I’m very glad to have got through it and been able to dominate in the fifth set. “It’s a good feeling to come away with the gold,” said Stacey. It was a different match today with the Czech player twice fighting back to level the match before Stacey secured the gold 11-6 in the fifth. After edging the first set 13-11 the Welshman completed a 3-0 win against Kusnanto Kusnanto from Indonesia for the loss of only six points to take him into the final and a rematch with Pulpan. ![]() Joshua Stacey began with a 3-0 win against former Asian Championships team medallist Talgat Erekeyev from Kazakhstan and secured top place in his group and a bye into the semi-finals with a 3-0 win against David Pulpan from Czech Republic, the silver medallist in France and the Czech Republic last year. Joshua and Rob were part of a 17-strong team, including Grace Williams and Scott Robertson, who brought home 15 medals in total. Joshua Stacey takes class 9 gold in Greece in his first event since becoming Commonwealth Games Champion in August while it was bronze for Rob Davies in class 1.
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