Balkan U21 Table Tennis Championships
Turkey and Romania are crowned team`s champions at the Balkan U21 Table Tennis Championships held in the Turkish city of Edirne from August 1-5. Host side beat Serbia 3:0 in the Men`s Team final while Romania overcame Turkey 3:1 in the Women`s Team event.
Denis BEKIR and Stefan TODOROV from Bulgaria are the winners of Men`s Doubles event as they beat Romania`s Alexandru MANOLE and Florin SPELBUS 3:1 (11:1 11:9 5:11 11:5). The best women`s doubles is Turkey`s Betul Nur KAHRAMAN and Merve Nur OZTURK. Host pair prevailed against Romania`s Elena ZAHARIA and Alina ZAHARIA 3:2 (8:11 14:12 14:16 11:8 11:8).
U21 Men`s Team
Quarter-finals
Turkey – Slovenia 3:0
Romania – Bulgaria 3:0
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro 3:0
Serbia bye
Semi-finals
Turkey – Romania 3:2
Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina 3:0
Position 3-4
Romania – Bosnia and Herzegovina 3:0
Final
Turkey – Serbia 3:0
Batuhan ULUCAK – Nikola MARINKOVIC 3:1 (13:11 15:13 8:11 11:9)
Abdullah Talha YIGENLER – Dimitrije LEVAJAC 3:2 (7:11 11:9 11:8 9:11 12:10)
Ali Afsin GUL – Aleksa GACEV 3:2 (11:8 5:11 7:11 14:12 11:9)
U 21 Women`s Team
Quarter-finals
Turkey – FYRO Macedonia 3:0
Bulgaria – Albania 3:0
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro 3:1
Romania – Kosovo 3:0
Semi-finals
Turkey – Bulgaria 3:0
Romania – Bosnia and Herzegovina 3:0
Position 3-4
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bulgaria 3:1
Final
Romania – Turkey 3:1
Elena ZAHARIA – Betul Nur KAHRAMAN 3:1 (11:6 12:10 9:11 11:4)
Alina ZAHARIA – Gul Pembe OZKAYA 3:2 (7:11 11:6 11:7 6:11 11:4)
Denisa URITU – Merve Nur OZTURK 2:3 (11:1 7:11 7:11 11:7 5:11)
Alina ZAHARIA – Betul Nur KAHRAMAN 3:0 (11:6 11:8 11:5)
U21 Men`s Doubles
Semi-finals
Alexandru MANOLE/Florin SPELBUS (Romania) – Aleksa GACEV/Nikola MARINKOVIC (Serbia) 3:0 (11:8 11:8 11:9)
Denis BEKIR/Stefan TODOROV (Bulgaria) – Bilal Selim TOK/Tugay Sirzat YILMAZ (Turkey) 3:1 (11:9 12:10 7:11 11:7)
Final
Denis BEKIR/Stefan TODOROV (Bulgaria) – Alexandru MANOLE/Florin SPELBUS (Romania) 3:1 (11:1 11:9 5:11 11:5)
U21 Women`s Doubles
Semi-finals
Elena ZAHARIA/Alina ZAHARIA (Romania) – Gul Pembe OZKAYA/Aybala KOCAL (Turkey) 3:1 (11:4 12:10 10:12 11:8)
Betul Nur KAHRAMAN/Merve Nur OZTURK (Turkey) – Iva Dimitrievska/Ana STOJANOVSKA (FYRO Macedonia) 3:0 (11:5 11:7 11:9)
Final
Betul Nur KAHRAMAN/Merve Nur OZTURK (Turkey) – Elena ZAHARIA/Alina ZAHARIA (Romania) 3:2 (8:11 14:12 14:16 11:8 11:8)
More information
Balkan TT Union here
Facebook 2018 TT Balkan Championships here
