In the opening leg of the Champions League Women quarterfinal the reigning champions who were forced to play without HAN Ying KTS ENEA SIARKO TARNOBRZEG suffered an away defeat against Italy’s QUATTRO MORI CAGLIARI. Xiaoxin YANG and Elizabeta SAMARA scored for the Polish champions from Tarnobrzeg but on the other side Elizabet ABRAAMIAN recorded two wins and Tania PLAIAN showed good nerves to win over Fu YU in the decisive match.
“It was a roller-coaster match. We played unbelievably well in every game and we executed the tactics flawlessly. We were aware that the Polish team is very strong and we knew it would be a tough challenge but we fought for every point until the end with the right tactics. We are very happy with our victory today; we did a fantastic job. Very proud of my team ” said PLAIAN.
Czechia’s SKST Plus Hodonín failed to secure a win on home soil against METZ TT. Adiana DIACONU of Romania clinched two wins against Sakura MORI and Mariia TAILAKOVA followed by Pauline CHASSELIN who beat Karin GROFOVA.
Novi Sad also suffered a loss at home against French ETIVAL ASRTT. Aneta MAKSUTI showed a brave performance at home although it was insufficient to nullify the great team effort from Marie MIGOT Jieni SHAO and Camelia IACOB.
Austria’s LINZ AG Froschberg overcame French SAINT QUENTIN TT in Austria with Sofia POLCANOVA still in splendid shape after the final at the Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreux. The European champion won both her duels and Ivana MALOBABIC joined her with one.
QUATTRO MORI CAGLIARI – KTS ENEA SIARKO TARNOBRZEG 3-2
Elizabet ABRAAMIAN – Fu YU 3-0 (11-9 11-9 11-5)
Tania PLAIAN – Xiaoxin YANG 0-3 (9-11 6-11 6-11)
Arianna BARANI – Elizabeta SAMARA 0-3 (4-11 2-11 8-11)
Elizabet ABRAAMIAN – Xiaoxin YANG 3-2 (11-13 11-7 11-7 2-11 6-5)
Tania PLAIAN – Fu YU 3-1 (6-11 14-12 11-4 11-8)
SKST Plus Hodonín – METZ TT 1-3
Sakura MORI – Mariia TAILAKOVA 3-1 (11-9 11-9 8-11 11-8)
Natalia PARTYKA – Adina DIACONU 1-3 (7-11 11-9 8-11 9-11)
Karin GROFOVA – Pauline CHASSELIN 1-3 (10-12 11-4 13-15 6-11)
Sakura MORI – Adina DIACONU 2-3 (11-5 6-11 8-11 11-7 3-6)
Novi Sad – ETIVAL ASRTT 2-3
Aneta MAKSUTI – Marie MIGOT 3-1 (11-5 11-5 9-11 11-5)
Tijana JOKIC – Jieni SHAO 0-3 (5-11 6-11 3-11)
Reka BEZEG – Camelia IACOB 1-3 (8-11 11-7 9-11 7-11)
Aneta MAKSUTI – Jieni SHAO 3-1 (8-11 11-9 11-4 11-7)
Tijana JOKIC – Marie MIGOT 1-3 (11-9 10-12 9-11 10-12)
LINZ AG Froschberg -SAINT QUENTIN TT 3-1
Sofia POLCANOVA -Daniela 1MONTEIRO DODEAN 3-0 (11-5 11-8 11-5)
Susini SAWETTABUT – Linda BERGSTRÖM 1-3 (5-11 11-8 9-11 3-11)
Ivana MALOBABIC – Camille LUTZ 3-0 (11-9 11-6 11-7)
Sofia POLCANOVA – Linda BERGSTRÖM 3-1 (11-13 11-6 11-3 12-10)
