KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg crowned a historic weekend on home soil by winning their fifth Champions League Women title, defeating France’s Metz TT 3-0 in the final of the first-ever ETTU Champions League Women Final 4 played in Tarnobrzeg.
The Polish powerhouse, already crowned European champions in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024, once again confirmed their dominance in European women’s club table tennis in front of a packed and emotional home crowd.
For Metz TT, the defeat marked another painful near miss. The French club fell one step short of the title for the third time in its history after also losing the finals in 2023 and 2025.
Both finalists arrived in the title match after impressive semi-final victories. Metz TT overcame Spain’s UCAM Cartagena T.M., while hosts Tarnobrzeg defeated Germany’s reigning champions ttc berlin eastside to book their place in the historic final.
The final opened with a clash between recent World Championship bronze medallist Ying HAN of Germany and 19-year-old Egyptian star Hana GODA. The difference in the ITTF World Rankings between the two players is only one place, with HAN at No. 19 and GODA at No. 20.
The power and speed of GODA’s attacks immediately put Europe No. 5 under serious pressure. The young Egyptian needed only a few rallies to settle into the rhythm before storming through the opening game with fearless attacking play and relentless pace.
The second game turned into a much more balanced battle. GODA briefly lost momentum and HAN created a small gap at 8-5, but the Egyptian quickly responded with aggressive attacks, forcing HAN to move constantly around the table before leveling the score. The game was eventually decided by the narrowest of margins, with HAN converting her second game point to equalize the match.
In the third game, HAN looked in control with a 10-6 lead, but GODA once again refused to surrender. The quality of her attacks and clever variations brought her back into contention, but the experienced German held her nerve to close the game 11-9.
From that moment on, HAN completely took over the encounter, using her defensive mastery and experience to neutralize GODA’s power and secure the victory.
“She was so aggressive. I was surprised by her game at the beginning. Hana played really well and put every ball on the table. I lost the opening game while trying to understand what would work best against her, and from the second game onwards I found the right solution,” said HAN.
World Championship bronze medallist with Romania, Adina DIACONU, currently Europe No. 42 and a Metz TT player for the past eight years, faced Zhuojia HE in the second match of the final.
DIACONU made a flying start, refusing to give the Chinese player any time to settle into the encounter. With aggressive openings and precise pressure play, she forced HE into numerous errors and captured the opening game in impressive style.
However, HE responded strongly in the second game, taking control through outstanding placement and variation, leaving DIACONU with very limited options in the rallies. From that moment on, the match moved entirely in one direction, with HE dominating the next two games through relentless pressure and consistency.
“Adina started very quickly. She entered the match extremely focused and made many good points. I had to calm down and fight point by point,” said HE.
Mariia TAILAKOVA faced Xiaoxin YANG in the third match as Metz TT attempted to keep the final alive, but the Monaco international had different plans.
YANG stormed through the opening game before TAILAKOVA had the chance to settle into the rhythm. However, the Metz player responded impressively in the second game, racing into a 5-0 lead before Xiaoxin managed to win her first point. Fast backhand exchanges and aggressive play from TAILAKOVA kept the gap wide, and her response was both determined and explosive as she leveled the match.
The third game produced some of the best rallies of the duel. The score remained close throughout, with rapid and powerful exchanges keeping the spectators on the edge of their seats. The home crowd favourite, YANG, managed to regain the lead despite losing the second game, using her experience and composure in the key moments.
TAILAKOVA increased the pressure once again in the fourth game in an attempt to stay in the match, forcing YANG to take more risks. Xiaoxin built an 8-5 advantage, but the Metz player fought back bravely to level at 8-8. However, strong service and precise placement gave YANG the first match point, and she converted it immediately to secure the title for Tarnobrzeg.
Metz TT – KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg 0-3
- Hana GODA – Ying HAN 1-3 (11-4, 10-12, 9-11, 4-11)
- Adina DIACONU – Zhuojia HE 1-3 (11-7, 4-11, 2-11, 2-11)
- Mariia TAILAKOVA – Xiaoxin YANG 1-3 (6-11, 11-3, 7-11, 8-11)
