The JOOLA Europe Youth Series, held in Ilijaš, Bosnia and Herzegovina, concluded after five days of competition, bringing together some of Europe’s most talented young players in an intense and exciting tournament across teams, singles and doubles events.
In the Under 15 Girls’ Singles, it was an all-Türkiye final as Ela Su YÖNTER triumphed over Nil BASRAN with a 3-1 victory. The bronze medals were claimed by Mariia LYTVYN of Austria and Duru KIRBAÇ of Türkiye, who fell in the semi-finals.
In the Under 15 Boys’ Singles, Germany celebrated a one-two finish as Lukas WANG defeated compatriot Samuel KUHL in straight games. Jonas RINDERER of Germany and Kai Lun CHOW of England completed the podium as bronze medalists.
A standout performance in the Under 13 Girls’ Singles came from Zsófia FEGYVER of Hungary, who overcame Ela Su YÖNTER, the champion in the older age category. Nadalia IONAȘCU and Kariss Yasmin ȘERBAN, both representing Romania, earned bronze.
In the Under 13 Boys’ Singles, Stefan BONCHEV of Bulgaria secured the gold medal after defeating Alexandru POP of Romania. The bronze medals went to Filip NAGY of Slovakia and Dimitar DIMITROV of England.
Doubles competition brought further success for emerging talents. In the Under 15 Girls’ Doubles, Maya Roberta MADAR of Romania and Teodora SUDZUM of Serbia overcame Türkiye’s Nil BASRAN and Duru KIRBAÇ in the final. The bronze medals were awarded to the Croatian duo Lana BENKO and Klara KONČAR, and to Mariia LYTVYN (Austria) and Patricia STOICA (Romania).
In the Under 15 Boys’ Doubles, Germany’s Tien Nghia PHONG and Samuel KUHL claimed the title after a hard-fought win against Denmark’s Malik SEVERINSEN and Emil HASSELBALCH. Bronze medals went to Filip RAČÁK and Ondrej MORÁVEK of Slovakia, and the German pair Lukas WANG and Jonas RINDERER.
In the Under 13 Girls’ Doubles, the Swiss team of Enya HU and Michelle WU overcame home favorites Mia HADŽOVIĆ and Lejla BOTONJIĆ of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the final. Claudia BERTOLINI and Alice BORSANI of Italy, along with Romania’s Kariss Yasmin ȘERBAN and Nadalia IONAȘCU, finished in third place.
The Under 13 Boys’ Doubles final saw Stefan BONCHEV of Bulgaria and Simon ZSIGMOND of Hungary defeat Germany’s Benno DETTMER and Kirill MANALAKI. The semi-finalists and bronze medalists were Jeffrey WEI and Jonathan KRAFT of Germany, and Dimitar DIMITROV and Zihan LIN of England.
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