Romania posted three straight matches victories at the beginning of the Under 15 Boys Event

Romania had a most impressive start of the Under 15 Boys Team’s Event at the GAZPROM European Youth Championships in Varazdin. After three duels in Group Stage they recorded three straight matches victories. Czech Republic and Poland are theGroup C and Group D winners.

At the opening match in the Group A in Under 15 Boys Event favorites Romania’s Dragos Alexandru BUJOR and Iulian CHIRITA overcame Croatia’s Ivan HENCL and Leon BENKO in straight matches but for Sweden it was reverse scenario. No. two seeds Isak ALFREDSSON Elias SJOGREN and David BJORKRYD suffered in the opening round of the Team’s event against Portugal’s Tiago ABIODUN and Rafael KONG in long five matches.

Romania stayed at the good course with the wins over Sweden and Portugal overcame Croatia. In the direct clash for the top position in the Group Romania showed no mercy.

“The opening match against Tiago ABIODUN set the course of the match. I beat him 3:2 and it was 11:9 in the decisive game after 8:3. It was a fierce battle but after that we were in control ” said Dragos Alexandru BUJOR.

In Group B France represented by Flavien COTON Felix LEBRUN and Antoine Jean Christian NOIRAULT overcame Belgium’s Tom CLOSSET and Xavier WATS. Spains’ Daniel BERZOSA Hugo URQUIZAR and Juan LOPEZ lost to Ukraine’s Nazarii SOLODKYI and Leonid YAKYMCHUK. Elian ZEMMAL entered the game in the second match to help France beat Spain. Belgium recovered to overcame Ukraine.

In Group C favorites Czech Republic failed to post the victory in the opening duel against Germany. Lleyton ULLMANN Luis KRAUS beat Martin SIP Stepan BRHEL and Jindrich MORAVEK. In other match of the opening round Russia faced no problems. Roman VINOGRADOV Serafim ORLOV and Aleksei SAMOKHIN overcame Italy’s Giacomo ALLEGRANZA and Daniele SPAGNOLO.

Russia then lost to Czech Republic and Germany posted another win over Italy. In the last round Czech Republic beat Italy and Russia overcame Germany.

Poland was in the safe zone in Group D. Michal WANDACHOWICZ and Alan KULCZYCKI overcame Slovakia’s Pavol BILKA Samuel ARPAS and Kristian UHERIK. In the second encounter they prevailed against Hungary and then they beat Netherlands.

Hungary’s David SZANTO and Balazs LEI overcame Dutch team with Brent RONDE Ivan KHAN and Christiaan VERWOERT. Slovakia also overcame Netherlands.

 

 

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