Overview
- The German duo Lasse Hüper and Filo Wüst lost the Youth Olympic Games final on Saly Beach to Austria’s Paul Hohenauer and Martin Poinstingl in three sets, 20-22, 21-13, 15-12.
- Hüper and Wüst entered the match unbeaten and settled for silver after their only loss of the tournament against the second-seeded Austrians.
- Both finalists arrived in Dakar as recent age-group champions, with the Germans holding the U18 world title and the Austrians the U18 European crown.
- The partnership of Hüper and Wüst is newly formed and has limited shared match experience, yet they won their first major joint title at the U18 World Championship in July.
- The close final underlines growing parity at the U18 level and suggests both pairs merit attention as they move toward senior competition and national selection.