EYC Team draw conducted in Luxembourg

June 10, 2014
12:00 am
European Youth Championships

The team draw for the 57th Sterilgarda European Youth Championships was conducted at the ETTU Luxembourg office today by Igor HELLER ETTU Ranking Committee Chairman and Ana ANTIC ETTU Marketing Co-ordinator in the presence of Richard SCRUTON Secretary General and Pierre KASS Deputy Secretary General. There are 45 Associations due to participate in Riva Del Garda team events from 11th to 20th July 2014.

In Juniors Boys Event 38 teams will participate. In Group A last year’s runner up France will meet Denmark Portugal and England. In Group B reigning champions Italy is seeded at position no. 4. At the top of the Group B is Sweden followed by Croatia and Slovakia.

Hungary topping the Group C. They will play against Russia Poland and Belgium. Czech Republic is the leading nation in Group D with Germany Switzerland and Netherlands.

In Junior Girls Teams Event runner up from Ostrava last year Germany is at the top of the Group A. They will face Croatia Israel and Sweden in the first phase. In Group B Russia leads the lineup alongside hosts Netherlands and Turkey. France is at the top of Group B with Poland bronze medalists from Ostrava Serbia and Slovakia. Reigning champions Romania is in Group D with Czech Republic Belarus and Hungary.

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In Cadet Boys Teams Event 42 teams will compete. Bronze medalists from Czech Republic Romania is in Group A with Italy reigning champions from Ostrava Czech team and Belarus. In Group B another bronze medlist France is at the top. Poland Turkey and Austria will try to stop them in first stage. In Group C Russia is at position no. one. Sweden Poland and Portugal are in same group. In Group D Moldova at top position will face opposition from adversaries from Germany Denmark and Slovenia.

In Cadet Girls Teams Event winners from Ostrava Romania is at the top of group A followed by Czech Republic Turkey and Bulgaria. In Group B are Russia Sweden Poland and Austria. In Group C are Serbia Belarus Belgium and Portugal and in Group D are France Germany Spain and Italy.

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