Spanish Para Open - Silver and Bronze for Ian Kent
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El Prat de Llobrega, SPAIN was the host to the 2015 Para Spanish Open. Canadian National Para Team Player Ian Kent participated in this years event very successfully. A bronze medal in the single competition after a very close loss in the semi finals. With partner Ben Despineux from Belgium, they won Silver in the team competition.
More information on the ITTF website
Class 8 Singles: Ian Kent Bronze Medal
Class7/8 Team: Ian Kent / Ben Despineux (Belgium) Silver Medal
After the Semi Final, Ian Kent very happy "Won 3 group matches vs USA, Spain, Norway! Won Quarter final 3-0 vs Japan, only lost one game in my 4 wins! Played superb. Lost to the winner in Semi Fabian Rignell from Sweden 3-1 in a very hard fought contest. With all that I won the Bronze medal, my first in main land European Competition!"
Ian Kent after the Finals in the Class 7/8 Team match “… we lost the doubles but we won the SILVER! So two medals in the heart of Europe! A first for me and I am feeling very good about my match play now!!!"
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