Ladimir MAYOROV of Spain and Aleksandra NAWROCKA of Poland captured the Under 15 Mixed Doubles title at the European Youth Championships in Gondomar, overcoming Türkiye’s Görkem OCAL and Ela Su YONTER 3-1 in the final. Bronze medals went to Artem SAVELEV and Daria KHARLOVA (AIN), and Sweden’s Emil ELLERMANN and Siri BENJEGARD.
After dropping the opening game, MAYOROV and NAWROCKA took control of the match, winning the next three games to seal the title 4-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5.
The champions had already shown their resilience in the semi-finals, where they twice came from behind to defeat Sweden’s ELLERMANN and BENJEGARD in a thrilling five-game encounter. Their opponents in the final, OCAL and YONTER, reached the title match by defeating SAVELEV and KHARLOVA in four games.
For NAWROCKA, the victory crowned a memorable tournament.
“I feel very good and I’m really happy to play mixed doubles with Ladimir. We complement each other very well and I feel very comfortable playing with him. This is also my first medal and my first final at a European Championships.”
MAYOROV, who reached his second Under 15 final in Gondomar after winning silver in boys’ doubles last year, highlighted the strength of their partnership.
“I feel very good after reaching my second Under 15 final. I really enjoy playing with my Polish partner. She is left-handed, which suits my playing style very well, and we complement each other really well. We knew we would face the Turkish pair in the final, and we were determined to give everything to win.”
Despite missing out on the title, OCAL remained positive after the semi-final victory that secured Türkiye a place in the final.
“We didn’t play our best today, but we’re very happy to have won. We knew the final would be difficult and that we would have to play much better. This was also the first time we had faced the AIN pair, and although they are a good team, we managed to do enough to reach the final.”
Final
- Görkem OCAL, Ela Su YONTER (Türkiye) – Ladimir MAYOROV, Aleksandra NAWROCKA (Spain, Poland) 1-3 (11-4, 5-11, 6-11, 5-11)
Semi-finals
- Görkem OCAL, Ela Su YONTER (Türkiye) – Artem SAVELEV, Daria KHARLOVA (AIN) 3-1 (11-7, 15-13, 8-11, 11-8)
- Ladimir MAYOROV, Aleksandra NAWROCKA (Spain, Poland) – Emil ELLERMANN, Siri BENJEGARD (Sweden) 3-2 (9-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-3, 11-7)
