During the recent Russian championships, the final of the Men’s Singles was contested between 12 year old Michael Keritsyn and 52 year old Alexander Oreshkin.
Age triumphed over youth on this occasion with Alexander running out a 3-0 winner.
We must also mention that young Michael made the final at the expense of Russian nr. 1 Boris Koltsov, a 24 year old, whom he beat 3-2 in their Semi-Final encounter.