Men's singles | |
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2018 Liuzhou International Challenger | |
Champion | Radu Albot |
Runner-up | Miomir Kecmanović |
Final score | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
This was the first edition of the men's tournament.
Radu Albot won the title after defeating Miomir Kecmanović 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 in the final.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Radu Albot | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
7 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
1 | Radu Albot | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
6 | Miomir Kecmanović | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
6 | Miomir Kecmanović | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Blaž Kavčič | 6 | 3 | 4 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | R Albot | 79 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | R Te | 67 | 61 | 1 | R Albot | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D-h Lee | 6 | 6 | D-h Lee | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T-h Yang | 2 | 3 | 1 | R Albot | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Nedovyesov | 62 | 63 | WC | D Wu | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | D Wu | 77 | 77 | WC | D Wu | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Nagal | 2 | 3 | 8 | T Ito | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | T Ito | 6 | 6 | 1 | R Albot | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | T Fabbiano | 66 | 6 | 6 | 7 | P Gunneswaran | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
F Gaio | 78 | 1 | 2 | 3 | T Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ze Zhang | 6 | 6 | Ze Zhang | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | F Sun | 4 | 3 | 3 | T Fabbiano | 77 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
G Soeda | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | P Gunneswaran | 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Safwat | 3 | 6 | 6 | M Safwat | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Tatlot | 4 | 5 | 7 | P Gunneswaran | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | P Gunneswaran | 6 | 7 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | M Kecmanović | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Y-s Chung | 1 | 0r | 6 | M Kecmanović | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Broady | 2 | 7 | 3 | B Schnur | 4 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Schnur | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | M Kecmanović | 79 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
G Oliveira | 6 | 66 | 4 | Z Li | 67 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z Li | 1 | 78 | 6 | Z Li | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Renta Tokuda | 2 | 5 | 4 | Y Sugita | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Y Sugita | 6 | 7 | 6 | M Kecmanović | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | P Martínez | 7 | 6 | B Kavčič | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Y Wu | 5 | 2 | 5 | P Martínez | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Coppejans | 3 | 2 | B Kavčič | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Kavčič | 6 | 6 | B Kavčič | 77 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Valkusz | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Davidovich Fokina | 63 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
F Peliwo | 6 | 2 | 2 | M Valkusz | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Davidovich Fokina | 77 | 6 | Q | A Davidovich Fokina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | R Ramanathan | 63 | 3 |
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