Karshi Challenger Karshi, Uzbekistan August 18-24, 2008 Hard - $35,000+H Singles Seeds: (cut: Oliver Marach - 444) 1. Denis Istomin 2. Michail Elgin 3. Danai Udomchoke 4. Pavel Snobel 5. Lukasz Kubot 6. Andreas Haider-Maurer 7. Pavel Chekhov 8. Tomas Cakl WD First Round (1)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Jae-Sung An (KOR) 6-1 6-2 Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) d. (WC)Rifat Biktyakov (UZB) 6-2 6-2 Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. Denis Matsukevitch (RUS) 6-1 6-3 Oliver Marach (AUT) d. (5)Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-1 6-1 (4)Pavel Snobel (CZE) d. (WC)Roman Piftor (UZB) 6-1 6-1 Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) d. (q)Petru Luncanu (ROU) 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-4 Marek Semjan (SVK) d. Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 6-4 3-6 7-5 Blaz Kavcic (SLO) d. (LL)Alexey Kedriouk (KAZ) 6-1 6-2 [Kedriouk replaces Cakl] (q)Jan Stancik (SVK) d. (7)Pavel Chekhov (RUS) 6-3 3-0 ret. Rogerio Silva (BRA) d. (q)Danil Arsenov (RUS) 7-6(2) 6-1 Jeremy Blandin (FRA) d. David Savic (SRB) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 (q)Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) d. (3)Danai Udomchoke (THA) 6-4 6-3 (6)Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) d. (WC)Vaja Uzakov (UZB) 7-6(4) 6-1 Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) d. (WC)Sergey Shipilov (UZB) 7-5 6-2 Ilia Marchenko (UKR) d. Amir Weintraub (ISR) 4-6 6-1 2-0 ret. (2)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Toshihide Matsui (JPN) 6-1 6-2 Second Round (1)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) 6-2 6-2 Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. Oliver Marach (AUT) 4-6 6-1 1-0 ret. (4)Pavel Snobel (CZE) d. Vjekoslav Skenderovic (CRO) 6-1 6-2 Blaz Kavcic (SLO) d. Marek Semjan (SVK) 4-6 6-3 6-4 Rogerio Silva (BRA) d. (q)Jan Stancik (SVK) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 (q)Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) d. Jeremy Blandin (FRA) 6-3 6-2 Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) d. (6)Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 7-5 7-6(?) (2)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Ilia Marchenko (UKR) 6-3 7-6(5) Quarterfinals (1)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Philipp Oswald (AUT) 6-1 6-4 Blaz Kavcic (SLO) d. (4)Pavel Snobel (CZE) 7-5 6-3 (q)Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) d. Rogerio Silva (BRA) w/o (2)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) 6-4 6-3 Semifinals (1)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 6-2 3-6 6-3 (2)Michail Elgin (RUS) d. (q)Sergei Bubka, Jr. (UKR) 6-7(6) 6-3 6-2 Finals (1)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (2)Michail Elgin (RUS) 6-3 7-6(4) Doubles Seeds: (cut: Chekhov/Luncanu - 832) 1. Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach 2. Michail Elgin/Evgeni Kirillov 3. Andreas Haider-Maurer/Philipp Oswald 4. Murad Inoyatov/Alexey Kedriouk First Round (1)Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach (POL/AUT) d. (WC)Djanibek Orazoliev/Roman Piftor (UZB) 6-0 6-0 Jeremy Blandin/Vjekoslav Skenderovic (FRA/CRO) d. Irakli Labadze/Denis Matsukevitch (GEO/RUS) 6-7(4) 6-4 (10-4) (4)Murad Inoyatov/Alexey Kedriouk (UZB/KAZ) d. Blaz Kavcic/David Savic (SLO/SRB) 2-6 6-3 (10-6) Sergei Bubka, Jr./Ilia Marchenko (UKR) d. Marek Semjan/Jan Stancik (SVK) 6-2 6-1 Rogerio Silva/Amir Weintraub (BRA/ISR) d. (WC)Rifat Biktyakov/Pavel Snobel (UZB/CZE) 7-6(5) 7-5 (3)Andreas Haider-Maurer/Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. Nikolay Nesterov/Sergio Perez-Perez (RUS/ESP) 6-3 7-6(7) Danil Arsenov/Vaja Uzakov (RUS/UZB) d. (WC)Yuri Maslov/Alexey Nomozov (UZB) 6-4 6-2 (2)Michail Elgin/Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) d. Pavel Chekhov/Petru Luncanu (RUS/ROU) 6-2 6-3 Quarterfinals (1)Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach (POL/AUT) d. Jeremy Blandin/Vjekoslav Skenderovic (FRA/CRO) 6-0 6-3 (4)Murad Inoyatov/Alexey Kedriouk (UZB/KAZ) d. Sergei Bubka, Jr./Ilia Marchenko (UKR) 6-2 5-7 (10-5) (3)Andreas Haider-Maurer/Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. Rogerio Silva/Amir Weintraub (BRA/ISR) 6-1 6-0 (2)Michail Elgin/Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) d. Danil Arsenov/Vaja Uzakov (RUS/UZB) 7-5 7-6(9) Semifinals (1)Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach (POL/AUT) d. (4)Murad Inoyatov/Alexey Kedriouk (UZB/KAZ) 6-4 6-1 (3)Andreas Haider-Maurer/Philipp Oswald (AUT) d. (2)Michail Elgin/Evgeni Kirillov (RUS) 7-6(7) 6-2 Finals (1)Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach (POL/AUT) d. (3)Andreas Haider-Maurer/Philipp Oswald (AUT) 6-4 6-4