Stiliyan NANOVSKI / Georgi RUPTSOV beats Giorgos ANTONIOU / Emilios POUYIOUTAS to move on to the Quarter Finals in the men's doubles this VICTOR Cyprus Junior 2026

Stiliyan NANOVSKI / Georgi RUPTSOV dropped the opener but found another gear at the VICTOR Cyprus Junior 2026, overturning Giorgos ANTONIOU / Emilios POUYIOUTAS 19-21 21-7 21-4 in the Men's Doubles Round of 16.

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21-19 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

Stiliyan NANOVSKI / Georgi RUPTSOV advances to the quarter-finals of the VICTOR Cyprus Junior 2026, while Giorgos ANTONIOU / Emilios POUYIOUTAS's run ends here. Up next for Stiliyan NANOVSKI / Georgi RUPTSOV: the Round of 128 at the 16th Multi Alarm Hungarian Junior Championships 2026 Presented By Victor against Julien VERHEYEN — a player winning 14% of 14 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Giorgos ANTONIOU / Emilios POUYIOUTAS with a 51% confidence projection based on world ranking trajectory and match pacing data. Defying the analytical model's 51% projection, Stiliyan NANOVSKI / Georgi RUPTSOV produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.

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