France, represented by Emmanuel Lebesson and Adrien Mattenet, won
the Men�s Team title in the table tennis competition at the
Mediterranean Games in the Italian town of Pesara on Tuesday 30th June
2009; whilst for the women, it was success for Italy.
Nikoleta Stefanova and Wenling Tan Monfardini guided the host nation to success.
The
XVI Mediterranean Games is held every four years and in 2009 has
attracted has attracted 23 countries, competing in 28 sports; the whole
programme commenced on Thursday 25th June and will conclude on Sunday
5th July 2009.
Outstanding Form
Emmanuel
Lebesson and Adrien Mattenet were in outstanding form, overcoming the
Italian duo of Mihai Bobocica and Yang Min in the semi-finals by three
matches to nil before handing out the same punishment to the Serbian
combination of Aleksandr Karakasevic and Slobodan Grujic in the final.
The Serbians clinched the bronze medal beating Italy three-nil in the Play-Off match.
Women’s Team Event
Meanwhile,
in the Women’s Team event, Nikoleta Stefanova and Wenling Tan
Monfradini recorded a three-one win over Turkey’s Hu Melek and He Sirin
in the semi-finals before securing gold by the same margin in the final
where they defeated the French outfit of Li Xue and Carole Grundisch.
Spain
represented by Zhu Fang and Sara Ramirez, having lost to France in the
semi-finals clinched the bronze medal; in the Play Off match they
recorded a three-two victory over Turkey.
Men’s Team
Final
CROATIA 0-3 FRANCE
Andrej Gacina v Adrien Mattenet 7-11, 9-11, 2-11
Roko Tosic v Emmanuel Lebesson 11-13, 6-11, 9-11
Gacina/Tosic v Lebesson/Mattenet 10-12, 12-10, 4-11, 11-9, 5-11
Bronze Medal
ITALY 0-3 SERBIA
Mihai Bobocica v Aleksandr Karakasevic 6-11, 9-11, 4-11
Yang Min v Slobodan Grujic 6-11, 9-11, 6-11
Bobocica/Yang v Grujic/Karakasevic 7-11, 6-11, 11-6, 5-11
Women’s Team
Final
FRANCE 1-3 ITALY
Li Xue v Wenling Tan Monfardini 11-4, 7-11, 10-12, 11-3, 11-5
Carole Grundisch v Nikoleta Stefanova 11/9, 5/11, 5-11, 9-11
Grundisch/Li v Monfardini/Stefanova 11-9, 8-11, 14-12, 3-11, 9-11
Li Xue v Nikoleta Stefanova 7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 4-11, 4-11
Bronze Medal
TURKEY 2-3 SPAIN
Hu Melek v Sara Ramirez 11-6, 11-8, 11-9
He Sirin v Zhu Fang 6-11, 6-11, 6-11
He/Hu v Ramirez/Zhu 11-8, 11-8, 11-7
Hu Melek v Zhu Fang 8-11, 11-8, 5-11, 7-11
He Sirin v Sara Ramirez 6-11, 6-11, 8-11
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