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TRABZON - On his second day in the World Cup, Jean van Erp had a furious start. The Dutchman won his first match in the group against Jean Reverchon 15-7 and 15-0 with an average of 2.500. So far the man who plays together with Jaspers, Blomdahl and Horn in the team of the Dutch champion is the best player on the last qualifying day.
Haeng Jik Kim also had a nice start against Serdar Bas. The Korean towered above his opponent, he won 2-0 with an average of 2.307.
Frenchman Jean Reverchon spoiled his chances to get up to the main tournament. Jean van Erp will battle later this with Sameh Sidhom who will the group winner. Haeng Jik Kim meets undoubtedly a tough opponent with the veteran Gerhard Kostistansky from Austria.
Jean Paul de Bruijn played not that impressive in his first match, the derby against his compatriot Therese Klompenhouwer, but won by 2-0 and played an average of 1.250. Nikos Polychronopoulos, who is now playing against Klompenhouwer, is his next opponent.
Jérôme Barbeillon defeated the Turk Mehmet Aksoy 2-1, Hakan Incekara, yesterday shining with a run of ten, beat Andreas Efler surprisingly 2-1. Emilio Sciacca surprised by beating Savas Bulut, the hero of yesterday. The Italian won 2-0 with an average of 1.764.
José María Más, the semi finalist in the Spanish championship on Sunday, scooped the victory against Vagelis Moulos, but remained below 1.000 average. Ahmet Alp defeated the dreaded Korean Chung-Bok Lee 2-1 and 1.727 average. The Spaniard Carlos Crespo is still in the race for qualification by a win to Oguz Corekci (2-0).