I thought I'd never heard the name Laura-Ioana Paar before, especially as she is almost 31 so not a new up and comer, and was going ask if anyone had, but it's actually Laura-Iona Andrei who has seemingly recently married her coach and that name is more recognisable. She made back to back QFs in GB 25k events in November, beating SBG and Eden along the way, but she also lost 6-4 6-2 to Harriet a few weeks earlier when Harriet won the Norwegian 25k title. Assuming she beats Ferrando, she'll need respect as she has already beaten Galfi and Korpatsch in straight sets, but that would be a reasonably kind QF draw.

Not sure the end was quite covered so just to confirm that Eden and Beth won 7-5 6-1

I'm not going to be following in detail and giving updates of this match, but Naomi's conqueror Ferrando has started like a train against Andrei/Paar and is already *4-0 up.

As mentioned on the Bolton/Sunderland thread, Manasse is out, so one less potential Bolton SE candidate to consider.

Not going to match the little matter of 105 points Beth & Eden got for winning a round at last month's Dubai Premier 5 but that's 15 points so far for them here, a net counter for both.

Harriet's first two wins do not change her ranking position at all. If she can manage to reach the SF however, then finally her live ranking position will start to move up this week. Still touch and go which of the two qualifiers she will meet in the QF. It's on serve third set.

R16: DART, Harriet (GBR) [5] 140 beat BUCSA, Cristina (ESP) [Q] 297 =CH 6-2 2-6 7-6(0)

QF: DART, Harriet (GBR) [5] 140 vs Laura-Ioana PAAR/ ANDREI (ROU} [Q] 409 (CH:280)

Edit: Added the QF match up now its available.

 

-- Edited by Michael D on Wednesday 27th of March 2019 06:44:04 PM

Paar/Andrei recovers to take the deciding set 6-4 and faces Harriet next.