Serbia and Romania Triumph in Team Events Greece Dominates Singles at Balkan Championships in Sarajevo

At the Balkan Championships held last weekend in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia and Romania clinched gold in their respective Men’s and Women’s team events while the most successful nation in the singles was Greece securing both titles: Konstantinos ANGELAKIS in the Men’s Singles and Aikaterini TOLIOU in the Women’s Singles.

In Sarajevo Serbia’s Men’s Team consisting of Nemanja DJILAS Dimitrije LEVAJAC and Pero TEPIC defeated Greece’s team of Konstantinos ANGELAKIS Georgios SAMATOUROS and Konstantinos KONSTANTINOPOULOS in the final. Romania with Hunor SZOCS Dragos BUJOR and Luca OPREA claimed the bronze medal.

Romania’s Women’s Team composed of Bianca MEI ROSU Tania PLAIAN and Evelyn UNGVARI overcame Türkiye’s lineup of Simay KULAKCEKEN Gulpembe OZKAYA Busra DEMIR and Merve Nur OZTURK. Bulgaria’s team featuring Tsvetelina GEORGIEVA Maria YOVKOVA Viktoria PERSOVA and Kalina HRISTOVA secured third place.

In the Men’s Singles the regional champion is Konstantinos ANGELAKIS who defeated Romania’s Dragos BUJOR in the final. The semi-finalists were Ziver GUNDUZ and Ibrahim GUNDUZ from Türkiye.

In the Women’s Singles Aikaterini TOLIOU of Greece triumphed over the top seed Tania PLAIAN to win the gold medal. The bronze medalists were Tsvetelina GEORGIEVA of Bulgaria and Bianca MEI ROSU of Romania.

In the Men’s Doubles Hunor SZOCS and Dragos BUJOR bested Konstantinos ANGELAKIS and Konstantinos KONSTANTINOPOULOS. In the Women’s Doubles Maria YOVKOVA and Kalina HRISTOVA defeated Serbia’s Reka BEZEG and Radmila TOMINJAK.

Finally in the Mixed Doubles Nemanja DJILAS and Reka BEZEG overcame Dimitrije LEVAJAC and Radmila TOMINJAK to take the title.

During the BChampionships important elections were conducted for the Balkan Table Tennis Union (BTTU). The BTTU Congress made the following decisions regarding leadership:

President of BTTU Executive Board – Aleksandar MATKOVIC (Serbia)

Members of BTTU Executive Board:

  • Mr. Alexander NACHEV (Bulgaria)
  • Mr. Mirsad PAJEVIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Mr. Nehat CITAKU (Kosovo)
  • Mr. Goran TILOVSKI (North Macedonia)

In addition the Congress confirmed the hosts for upcoming BTTU Championships in 2025:

  • Balkan Youth Championship: Orestiada Greece
  • Balkan Senior Championship: Bursa Turkey
  • Balkan U11-U13 Championship: Albena Bulgaria
  • Paralympic Championship: Vrnjačka Banja Serbia
  • Veteran Championship: Ilijaš Bosnia and Herzegovina

Related News

IONESCU and ROBLES reaches the quarterfinals in Doha

The 2019 World Championships silver medallists Romania’s Ovidiu IONESCU and Spain’s Alvaro ROBLES have advanced to the top eight Men’s Doubles Event in Doha, securing their place after defeating the...

Read more

Vic International Open to Celebrate 40 Years of Table Tennis Excellence

The Vic International Table Tennis Open will celebrate a major milestone this year, as the 40th edition of the prestigious event is set to take place on September 13 and...

Read more

GAUZY Overcomes LIN Gaoyuan: I will never get tired of that

Simon GAUZY continued his memorable run at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2025 in Doha, producing a determined and high-quality performance to defeat China’s LIN Gaoyuan 4-2 (2-11,...

Read more

MONFARDINI Beat DOO in a Seven-Game Thriller: “I Never Dared To Think That I Could Win”

Another giant has fallen in Doha. World No.139 Gaia MONFARDINI produced one of the biggest shocks of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2025, overcoming the vastly more experienced...

Read more

Contact

About Us

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe, and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation. The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level, including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations, and the organization of continental table tennis competitions, including the European Championships.

Powered By

All Competitions

Senior Competitions

Club Competitions

Youth Competitions

More Competitions