Lucky losers Charissaki & Margaritopoulou of Greece storm Dakar 2026 quarterfinals

Greece’s Angeliki Charissaki & Grigoria Anna Margaritopoulou put up a spirited fight on Monday to book a slot in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

Charissaki & Margaritopoulou began the day with a lucky losers round match against Puerto Rico’s Dana Marina Rodriguez Vives & Arialeey Sofia Serrano Villanueva. After beating the North Americans in straight sets (21-12, 21-11), Charissaki & Margaritopoulou followed it up with a 2-0 (21-15, 21-16) victory over Canada’s Julia McDougall & Natalia Casas in the Round of 16.

China’s top seeds Ming Zhuang & Siyu Qi showed their class with a comfortable 2-0 (21-08, 21-16) win over Malaysia’s Goh Yu Heng & Jing Yi Ong in an all-Asian affair to reach the last eight.

Jara Both & Matilda de Groot of The Netherlands maintained their flawless run after defeating Egypt’s Karma Badawy & Marwa Mamdouh Salem Saleh in straight sets (21-14, 21-08). To qualify for the Round of 16, the North Africans had overcome Mozambique’s Assucena Xavier Mabjaia & Célia Nelson Machava by 2-0 (21-15, 21-10) in the lucky losers round played on Monday morning.

Africa U18 champions Pamela Miyoum Bawa & Joy Lawrence of Nigeria stormed the quarterfinals after recording a 2-0 (21-16, 21-13) win over Thailand’s Ainthira Ninsonthi & Phatthanan Wongnongwaeng.

Argentina’s Angeles Frascaroli & Garcia Curado Isabella extended their win-loss record to 4-0 after edging out Zoe Paniagua Portorreal & Yerelin Carlenis Reyes Montero of The Dominican Republic by 2-0 (21-16, 21-12).

Mexico’s Angela Perez Araujo & Celia Yazbeth López Higuera got the better of Senegal’s Nafi Segnane & Fatou Thiam by 2-0 (21-13, 21-14) to ensure they remain unbeaten in the competition heading into Tuesday’s quarterfinals.

Italy’s fourth seeds Margherita Coretti & Micol Lafuenti are still yet to drop a set and on Monday, they extended their perfect run to four matches with a convincing 2-0 (21-17, 21-17) win over Paraguay’s Sofia Martinez & Maria Estefania Gomez Martinez.

The all-European encounter between France’s Mathilde Berthaudeau & Malo Mir and Switzerland’s Anja Gähwiler & Noemi Eugster went the latter’s way following a dominant 2-0 (21-12, 21-13) performance.

The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played on Tuesday followed by the bronze and gold medal matches on Wednesday.

Quarterfinals

Pamela & Joy (NGR) vs Both & de Groot (NED)

Perez & López (MEX) vs Zhuang Ming & Qi S.Y. (CHN)

Frascaroli A & Garcia C I (ARG) vs Coretti & Lafuenti (ITA)

Charissaki & Margaritopoulou (GRE) vs Gähwiler & Eugster (SUI)

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