Advantage Kärkkäinen
Date: 2003-05-19
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Mikko Kärkkäinen and Hanna Miestamo took the most prestigeous titles when Finnish Open was concluded yesterday. Here is a brief summary of the results:

MEN'S OPEN

Quarterfinals
Magnus Eliasson (Swe) beat Toni Kemppinen (Fin) +15
Ba:13-21 Tt:21-7 Sq:18-21 Te:21-9
Stefan Adamsson (Swe) bt Ari-Matti Koskinen (Fin) +34
Te:21-6 Ba:21-13 Tt:20-21 Sq:21-9
Roland Helle (Swe) bt Anders Rickan (Swe) +21
Sq:21-7 Tt:21-11 Te:18-21!
Mikko Kärkkäinen (Fin) bt Rickard Persson (Swe) +15
Tt:21-14 Sq:21-20 Te:21-19 Ba:12-7!

Semifinals
Magnus Eliasson bt Stefan Adamsson +3
Te:21-15 Sq:21-20 Tt:16-21 Ba:20-19
Mikko Kärkkäinen bt Roland Helle +15
Sq:10-21 Tt:21-9 Te:21-11 Ba:11-7!

Match for third prize
Stefan Adamsson bt Roland Helle W.O.

Final
Mikko Kärkkäinen bt Magnus Eliasson W.O.
Sq:4-2... given up due to cramp

LADIES' OPEN

Final
Hanna Miestamo (Fin) bt Susanna Lautala-Näykki (Fin) +13
Tt:18-21 Sq:21-2 Ba:15-21 Te:21-18

Full results (tuloksia) + pictures (kuvia)can be found on the Finnish Racketlon Website.

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