UTS 9
The ninth edition of the tournament, the first of 2024, took place from 9 February to 11 February at the Telenor Arena in Oslo.[1]
"The Viking" Holger Rune and "Thieminho" Dominic Thiem withdrew after the first day due to illness. Thiem got replaced by Norway's top junior "The Junior" Nicolai Budkov Kjær.[2]
"La Monf" Gaël Monfils got disqualified due to a code of conduct violation after his first match stemming from an incident in the locker room, which resulted in a minor injury to the supervisor.[3] He got replaced by "The French Flair" Lucas Pouille.[4]
Groups
[edit]Group A
[edit]- "The Ice Man", Casper Ruud
- "The Viking", Holger Rune
- "The Bublik Enemy", Alexander Bublik
- "Thieminho", Dominic Thiem
- "The Junior", Nicolai Budkov Kjær
Group B
[edit]- "Rublo", Andrey Rublev
- "The Demon", Alex de Minaur
- "La Monf", Gaël Monfils
- "The Rebel", Benoît Paire
- "The French Flair", Lucas Pouille
Group Stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]"The Ice Man" Ruud
|
"The Viking" Rune
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"The Bublik Enemy" Bublik
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"Thieminho" Thiem
"The Junior" |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
| "The Ice Man" Casper Ruud
|
6-21, 14-13, 17-12, 13-12 | 18-12, 19-8, 10-18, 12-15, [2-0] | 16-9, 14-13, 14-13 (w/ Budkov Kjær) |
3-0 | 9–3 (75%) | 155–146 (51%) | 1 | ||
| "The Viking" Holger Rune
|
21-6, 13-14, 12-17, 12-13 | 0-15, 0-15, 0-15 (w.o.) |
16-8, 11-14, 13-10, 11-13, [2-1] (w/ Thiem) |
1-2 | 4–8 (33%) | 111–141 (44%) | 3 | ||
| "The Bublik Enemy" Alexander Bublik
|
12-18, 8-19, 18-10, 15-12, [0-2] | 15-0, 15-0, 15-0 (w.o.) |
16-13, 17-14, 16-17, 13-12 (w/ Thiem) |
2-1 | 8–4 (67%) | 160–117 (58%) | 2 | ||
| "Thieminho" Dominic Thiem "The Junior" Nicolai Budkov Kjær
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9-16, 13-14, 13-14 (w/ Budkov Kjær) |
8-16, 14-11, 10-13, 13-11, [1-2] (w/ Thiem) |
13-16, 14-17, 17-16, 12-13 (w/ Thiem) |
0–2 0–1 |
3–6 (33%) 0–3 (0%) |
102–115 (47%) 35–44 (44%) |
4 5 |
Group B
[edit]"Rublo" Rublev
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"The Demon" de Minaur
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"The Rebel" Paire
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"La Monf" Monfils "The French Flair" |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
| "Rublo" Andrey Rublev
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13-15, 18-10, 17-14, 17-12 | 20-12, 20-14, 22-16 | 18-14, 15-18, 20-9, 17-11 (w/ Pouille) |
3-0 | 9–2 (82%) | 197–145 (58%) | 1 | ||
| "The Demon" Alex de Minaur
|
15-13, 10-18, 14-17, 12-17 | 15-19, 15-16, 19-11, 14-13, [2-0] | 15-12, 17-8, 16-9 (w/ Monfils) |
2-1 | 7–3 (70%) | 164–153 (52%) | 2 | ||
| "The Rebel" Benoît Paire
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12-20, 14-20, 16-22 | 19-15, 16-15, 11-19, 13-14, [0-2] | 20-13, 15-18, 16-18, 23-15, [2-1] (w/ Pouille) |
1-2 | 5–8 (38%) | 177–192 (48%) | 3 | ||
| "La Monf" Gaël Monfils "The French Flair" Lucas Pouille
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14-18, 18-15, 9-20, 11-17 (w/ Pouille) |
12-15, 8-17, 9-16 (w/ Monfils) |
13-20, 18-15, 18-16, 15-23, [1-2] (w/ Pouille) |
0–1 0–2 |
0–3 (0%) 3–6 (33%) |
29–48 (38%) 117–146 (44%) |
5 4 |
Finals
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Casper Ruud "The Ice Man" | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Alex de Minaur "The Demon" | 15 | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Alex de Minaur "The Demon" | 16 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Andrey Rublev "Rublo" | 14 | 17 | 16 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Andrey Rublev "Rublo" | 25 | 25 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Alexander Bublik "The Bublik Enemy" | 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Event: Oslo". UTS. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Rune, Thiem withdraw from UTS Oslo". UTS. 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Further information about Monfils disqualification from UTS Oslo". UTS. 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Pouille replaces Monfils in UTS Oslo". UTS. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-03-23.