Radović earned a place among the top eight as the first-place finisher in the group, with maximum performance.
At the start of the tournament, he defeated the Pole Pawel Wlodika 3:1 (5:11, 11:2,11:5 and 11:4) and avenged his defeat at the European Championship in Helsingborg.
In the next two rounds, he defeated Spaniard Marlon Lopez 3:0 (11:6, 11:8 and 11:4) and Briton Shay Tucker 3:0 (11:8, 11:5 and 11:6).
His opponent in the quarterfinals, tomorrow at 10:45 am, will be Spaniard Jose Manuel Ruiz.
Bakić lost both matches in five sets, but had match points against both opponents.
At the start, he lost to Brazilian Gabriel de Oliveira 3:2 (9:11, 8:11, 13:11, 11:6 and 117), even though he was leading 2:0 and had a serve to win in the third set.
In the qualifying match, he lost to the Pole Igor Mištal 3;2 (118, 4:11, 3:11, 11:5 and 13:11), although he had three match points in the fifth set.
The Montenegrin table tennis players in Vladislavovo are led by Marko Jevtović, who will make his debut on the bench alongside Radović and Damjanović, who will be alongside Bakić.
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