The annual December Showdown began earlier this week with more than 400 junior players aiming to secure national titles in the 12/u, 14/u, 16/u and 18/u age championships at Melbourne Park.
The 14-under finals will take place tomorrow from 9.00 am (AEST) on Court 7 at Melbourne Park, with WA players represented in all 4 Finals Events.
Top seed Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz from Glengowrie, South Australia will play [3] Talia Gibson from Alfred Cove, Western Australia in the girls’ final.
Seventh seed Derek Pham from Maida Vale, WA will take on Japanese junior [8] Shogo Sanada in the boys’ final.
Order of Play – Thursday 6 December 2018 | 9.00 am
14/u Girls’ Final
[1] Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz (SA) vs. [3] Talia Gibson (WA) – Court 7
14/u Boys’ Final
[7] Derek Pham (WA) vs. [8] Shogo Sanada (JPN) – Court 7
14/U Boys Doubles Final
Derek Pham [2] (WA) / Edward Winter vs Billy Bougoure / Kanika Jayathilake
14/U Girls Doubles Final
Ayaka Koga [5] / Yukina Koga Vs Shanelle Iaconi (WA) / Cassidy Mataia vs
December Showdown 2018 fast facts
December Showdown is Australia’s biggest junior tennis event series and runs from Saturday 1 to Sunday 16 December at the home of the Australian Open.
The annual carnival features
- More than 400 of Australia’s top young athletes
- Players representing every Australian state and territory, as well as Asia-Pacific countries including China, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Pacific Oceania, India and Indonesia
- National titles in the 12/u, 14/u, 16/u and 18/u age championships
- Opportunities to earn a coveted wildcard into the Australian Open Junior Championships
- More than 1400 matches played in the first two weeks of December.
December Showdown culminates with the Australian Open 2019 Play-off, with 16 Australian men and women competing to win a prized Australian Open main draw wildcard. The AO Play-off runs from Monday 10 to Sunday 16 December.
December Showdown draws and acceptance lists:
Australian Open 2019 Play-off 10 – 16 December 2018
18/u Australian Championships – 01 – 08 December 2018
16/u Australian Championships – 12 – 16 December 2018
14/u Australian Championships – 01 – 06 December 2018
14/u Australian Teams Championships 07 – 10 December 2018
12/u Australian Championships – 11 – 16 December 2018
12/u Australian Teams Championships 07 – 10 December 2018
For all December Showdown news, draws and order of play please visit here.
Live scores will be available here or download the Tennis Ticker app.
The Australian Open 2019 Play-off will be livestreamed via tennis.com.au from 10 to 16 December and Nine’s 9Now will stream the semifinals and finals.
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