Armenia's Junior National Champion Elen Tiraturyan participated in the Cyprus U17 International tournament, organized in Nicosia, Cyprus on December 17-19. Tiraturyan was coached by her personal coach Lilit Poghosyan.
Tiraturyan started her performances from the group stage, facing players from Cyprus and Greece in Group E. She beat Antia Antinodorou (Cyprus) in two sets - 21-14, 21-15 and went on to beat Petra Zaltintsi (Greece) 21-18, 21-15 to end up first in her group.
In the play-offs Tiraturyan won against Greece's Stavriana Constantina Pavlidou with the scores 21-16, 21-15. Her winning streak was ended by Russia's Anastasia Vashlanova. With a loss in a two-set match (21-12, 21-15) Tiraturyan finished her performances in the quarterfinals.
Overall, Tiraturyan finished off the year with successful performances in the U17 age group. Starting from 2022, our rising star will perform in the U19 age group.