At the European Youth Championships in Prague, boys from Western
Europe and girls from Eastern European countries will face each other
in the final.
The Swedes surprised with Kristian Karlsson and Matthias Oversjö beating Germany’s number one Patrick Franziska.
In
the girls’ semi-final match between Germany and Hungary, 15-year-old
Dora Madarasz, the youngest in the team, scored two points.
French Boys Make Their Way
The
boys from France want to defend their title from last year against
Sweden again. Thomas Le Breton won both matches to put the squad in
blue into the final.
Portugal’s Diogo Silva won the first
match against Victorien Le Guen 11-9 in the fifth game, but lost 9-11
in the fifth game against Le Breton.
Romania’s Team Leader Wins again
After
the Romanians almost failed against France in the quarter-finals, the
top seeded Eastern Europeans showed a flawless performance in the semis
against Poland.
With team leader Cristina Hirici back on the
winning street after a moderate semi-final performance, the Romanians
overcame Poland with 3-0.
Cadet Finals
Germany
and Serbia will face each other in today’s final in the Cadet Girls’
Team event. The Germans beat Portugal with 3-2 although Petrissa Solja
lost to Maria Xiao.
Opponent in the final will be the Serbian
team. Serbia’s Aleksandra Radonjic shocked the Romanians beating their
number one Bernadette Szöcs with 3-2.
Petrissa Solja, Maria
Xiao, Bernadette Szöcs and Aleksandra Radonjic are all good for the
title in the Singles event too, but this is yet to come.
In
the Cadet Boys’ Team event, Simon Gauzy put his team in the final where
they will face an in-form Swedish squad with Hampus Söderlund and Albin
Wemmert.
Results and a Blog from Prague
Find more information and results on the European Youth Championships website.
ITTF
Executive Director of Education and Training, Mikael Andersson, is on
the spot in the magnificent O2 Arena in Prague. The expert for youth
table tennis writes regularly in his blog "Eleven Points", this time with a focus on the Swedes.
Source: www.ittf.com
