Alejandro Gállego from Huesca won the Yonex Medvode Cup this Sunday in Slovenia, an international event on the European circuitwhich is the first victory of the Badminton Huesca La Magia players at an international level, after previous good results in this year’s competitions.
Gállego has prevailed in a field of sixty-four players from twelve different countrieswith the presence of players from a wide variety of origins: Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, Israelis, Romanians, Croatians, Italians, Slovenians, Slovaks, Czechs, Croatians and Bulgarians.
The man from Huesca won the final against the Hungarian Milan Masterhazy by 21-17, 21-19. Before, he had overcome a tremendous semifinal against the Austrian Lorenz Oberndorfer, with a comeback included (17-21, 21-16, 23-21).
Also with a comeback he had got rid of the second favorite of the tournamentthe Romanian Luca-Stefan Pandele, beating him 10-21, 21-16, 21-17.
In the round of 16 he also needed three sets to overcome the Czech Adam Srnec (21-16, 16-21, 21-15). And in the first two rounds he got rid of two SloveniansVid Kosçak (21-12, 21-15) and Lan Valençak (21-11, 21-6).
Gonzalo Isábal, runner-up in Spain under-15
Gonzalo Isábal from Huesca has touched the title of champion of Spain under-15, but has had to settle for the runner-up, after losing in a final of maximum equalitywhich could have fallen from any side and was finally taken by the Ibizan player Yaidel Gil, a regular rival of the Huesca team in the last rounds and who had beaten Raúl Bergua in the semifinals. The final score was 23-21, 17-21, 21-17. In any case, it is a big step forward for Isábal.
Raúl Bergua was a semifinalist in singles and in mixed doubles playing with the Galician Iciar Barcala, he has lost the final. Bergua and Isábal were semifinalists in the men’s doubles.
Eduardo Marco, champion in veterans
The Binefarense Eduardo Marco has been champion of Spain for veterans in the B1 category, winning the individual final against Pablo Picazo from Madrid by 21-9, 24-22. Before she had had to overcome another four rounds in a tough draw. Marco was runner-up in doubles forming a pair with Francisco Javier Marta from Teruel. they have lost the final against Iván Gallardo from the Balearic Islands and Héctor Tobar from the Basque Country.
