England beat Serbia in the match of the Stage one of the European Championships Teams. Tomorrow also at home they will meet France. In the opening match Paul DRINKHALL overcame Bence BOGNAR (11:4 11:9 12:10) Tom JARVIS did not change the rhythm and beat Aleksa GACEV (11:3 11:1 9:11 11:6). Samuel WALKER beat coach of the Serbian national team Milos DJUKIC (11:4 11:0 11:0). “I think it was a good professional performance. It’s always a challenging match against Serbia they are strong fighting players and they always seem to find a way to make it difficult so it was a good solid performance from us and good to get the win ” said Paul DRINKHALL.
KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg showed no mercy
Champions league Women reigning champions KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg overcame TTC Novi Sad on their way to the third title. In Poland in the return leg Tarnobrzeg once again showed no mercy. YANG Xiaoxin beat Annamaria ERDELYI (11:9 11:6 11:6) to give her team dream start. YU Fu continued in same pace against Aneta MAKSZUTI (14:12 11:3 13:11). Elizabeta SAMARA beat Tijana JOKIC (9:11 4:11 11:4 11:7 6:3). The last match was most exciting. “We are very happy that we managed to reach the semi final. Tonight Tijana played amazingly. I am pleased that I recovered to win the match after being 2:0 in reverse ” said SAMARA. In France second leg ended in favor of Metz. French team lost the opening duel 2:3 but tonight overcame last year’s runners up and five times champions TTC Berlin eastside 3:1. Metz progressed to the semis. SHAN Xiaona opened the match with the victory over Mariia TAILAKOVA (11:7 11:9 11:13 11:9) but then Metz took over the control. Adina DIACONU went full distance against Nina MITTELHAM before she won by death point (11:7 11:5 9:11 8:11 6:5). Pauline CHASSELIN beat Sabina SURJAN (11:6 11:8 11:5) and TAILAKOVA beat MITTELHAM in another five games thriller (7:11 4:11 12;10 11:9 6:4).
K.S. Dekorglass Dzialdowo keeps straight record
K.S. Dekorglass Dzialdowo recorded straight matches victory in both legs of the quarterfinal Europe Cup. They overcame Austria’s Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt again tonight. Jakub DYJAS overcame Frane TOMISLAV KOJIC (11:8 11:3 11:5) Jonathan GROTH beat Ivor BAN (13:11 11:9 4:11 11:8) Kaii KONISHI beat Felix WETZEL (11:7 11:9 11:5). “Despite the lead we stayed focused through whole match. We did not make any easy mistakes and played each ball with great quality. Austria’s team is dangerous and we did not give them chance to comeback ” SAID Jakub.”Now we are waiting the next adversary from Poland.” Day earlier French GV Hennebont TT beat Top Spin Messina to move to semis as well.
UCAM Cartagena TM moved to the semis
Spanish UCAM Cartagena TM beat Saint-Quentin TT in the second leg of the Championships League women to secure the place in the semifinal. In Spain they won 3:1 after they lost the opening leg 2:3. Tonight Maria XIAO overcame Olga MIKHAYLOVA in the opening match (11:13 12:10 11;3 11:5) and Silvia ERDELY beat Camille LUTZ after five games (10:12 11:6 10;12 11:7 6:2) before Sarah DE NUTTE won the only match for the french side (11:8 11:7 11:9). In the last match XIAO beat LUTZ (11:9 11:5 11:2). “We knew it would be a hard match after the first one finished 3-2 but we had hope we also knew that it was posible to win this ” said Maria XIAO. Tomorrow KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg will meet Novi Sad and Metz will meet TTC Berlin eastside. Â
GV Hennebont TT won both quarterfinal legs
French GV Hennebont TT repeated the success from the opening leg from the Europe Cup quarterfinal. Tonight they were even quicker- they beat Top Spin Messina in straight matches. Kristian KARLSSON beat Leonardo MUTTI (11:9 11:9 11:8) Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS prevailed against Matteo MUTTI (11:8 11:9 6:11 11:9) and Anders LIND accounted for Marco RECH DALDOSSO (11:4 13:11 11:7). Tomorrow K.S. Dekorglass Dzialdowo will play against Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt. Â
France beat Serbia in Belgrade
France secured first win in the Stage one of the European championships. In the match played in Belgrade they beat Serbia 3:1. It is Serbia’s second defeat after previously they lost to England. Dimitrije LEVAJAC was the only player to score for the hosts. He beat Felix LEBRUN (11;7 4:11 6:11 11:7 11:6). Alexa GACEV lost to Simon GAUZY (4:11 6:11 6:11) Nemanja DJILAS lost to Can AKKUZU (6:11 5:11 9:11) and LEVAJAC was defeated by GAUZY (6:11 7:11 11:9 5:11). Serbia will England on Thursday whilst the match between England and France is scheduled for Friday.
Wins for KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg and Linz AG Froschberg
Poland’s club with the dream-team line up KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg beat Novi Sad in the opening leg of the Champions League Women quarterfinal played in Serbia. In furious style guests did not leave the chance to Serbian champion. Annamaria ERDELYI lost to YANG Xiaoxin (4:11 2:11 9:11) Tijana JOKIC suffered by the hands of HAN Ying (6:11 9:11 3:11) and Aneta MAKSUTI lost to Elizabeta SAMARA (9:11 6:11 5:11). Opposite to Novi Sad in France we saw big drama. Linz AG Froschberg beat Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT after five matches. Suthasini SAWETTABUT overcame Hana MATELOVA (11:5 11:3 11:8) to give guests good start. SHAO Jieni leveled with the win over Sofia POLCANOVA in five games (4:11 8:11 11:8 11:7 6:3). Marie MIGOT added another point to French side by beating Margarita BALTUSHYTE (11:7 3:11 11:6 7:11 6:5). MATELOVA lost to POLCANOVA (11:6 11:4 11:8) and SHAO lost to SAWETTABUT (11:5 11:13 11:8 7:11 5:6). All four opening legs are finish. In other two matches Saint-Quentin TT beat UCAM Cartagena TM 3:2 TTC Berlin eastside overcame Metz TT 3:2 . Â
Saint-Quentin TT needed five matches to beat UCAM Cartagena TM
In the opening leg of the Women’s Champions League quarterfinal Saint-Quentin TT beat UCAM Cartagena TM 3:2. Sarah DE NUTTE overcame Dora MADARASZ (11:7 13:11 13:11) to give French side dream start but Maria XIAO was too strong for Camille LUTZ (11:5 11:13 11:7 4:11 6:2) and later for DE NUTTE (11:7 11:9 9:11 11:8). Olga MIKHAYLOVA overcame Silvia ERDELYI (11:5 9:11 11:4 8:11 5:6) and in the decisive match Camille LUTZ beat Dora MADARAZ (11:8 8:11 11:3 11:9). “We won very close duel tonight and we are very happy because everybody won one match. Now we can enjoy a little but we need to focus again very soon because we are travelling to Cartagena tomorrow. Maria XIAO played very good we will have to find solution against her ” said LUTZ. In the opening match of the Champions League Women quarterfinal TTC Berlin eastside beat Metz TT in five matches. Â
AS Pontoise Cergy TT won home match against USD Apuania Carrara
In France AS Pontoise Cergy TT won the opening leg of the Europe Cup quarterfinal against USD Apuania Carrara Tennistavolo. They needed full five matches. The key player was Tristan FLORE. He beat Lubomir PISTEJ (11:8 11:8 11:1) and Mihai Razvan BOBOCICA (11:5 11:9 11:4). BOBOCICA had a good start with the victory over Esteban DORR in the opening match (11:9 12:10 8:11 6:11 6:5) but DORR recovered to win the fourth encounter against PISTEJ (11:9 11:7 11:4). In the middle Andrea PUPPO brought Italian side second point. He overcame Thomas LAROCHE (11:7 11:7 11:5). Previously Polish KS Dekorglass Dzialdowo won the opening leg against Solex-Consult TT Wiener Neustadt in straight matches and GV Hennebont overcame Top Spin Messina in Italy after five matches. Â
Win at the edge of the knife for TTC Berlin eastside
In the opening match of the Champions League Women quarterfinal TTC Berlin eastside beat Metz TT in five matches. At home Germany’s team recovered from 1:2 in reverse to beat French club and two matches included the decisive one ended with sudden death point- both in favor of hosts. The start of the match already showed how close duel we will watch. SHAN Xiaona needed full five games to beat Adina DIACONU and eventually she won by sudden death point (9:11 11:9 8:11 11:6 6:5). The thriller continues with next five-games duel. Nina MITTELHAM forced Mariia TAILAKOVA to go full distance but at the end it was one match all (14:12 9:11 7:11 11:4 4:6). Pauline CHASSELIN gave Metz the lead with the victory over Sabina SURJAN (11:9 6:11 11:7 11:2). SHAN pushed into the decisive match with the victory over TAILAKOVA (11:4 11:1 11:7) before DIACONU lost another match tonight by death point. MITTELHAM recovered from 0:2 in reverse to win this leg (7:11 8:11 11:5 11:9 6:5).  Â
