so that their names are uttered perfectly at next month’s Japan Open and in the lead-up to Tokyo. But they started out with rolling out massive posters of the established faces from many years. The players alleged that Oltmans ‘favoured a couple of players’ despite their poor form, which affected the morale of the team. He will face top seeded Thai Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the summit clash on Sunday. A busful of supporters have crossed the Channel to cheer for big Dane Viktor Axelsen. She thanked JSW sports for backing her before stating that not all wrestlers are so lucky and that the system should take care of players with lesser access to resources. “I have no regrets because I know I have left certain legacy for India hockey in the last four-and-a-half-years. The only previous time they played a Test there, in 2006, the visitors won by an innings and 80 runs with nightwatchman Jason Gillespie scoring an unbeaten double century. Algeria are virtually out of the race after having qualified for the 2010 and 2014 finals, where they reached the round of 16. In women’s singles, top seed Pattarasuda Chaiwan of Thailand ended eighth seed Purva BarveR.