European Team Table Tennis Qualifiers: Qualifying with first place for the National teams

In the qualifying stage 1 groups of the 2023 European Table Tennis Team Championship held at the SEF Federation Hall, both the men’s and women’s representative groups secured entry to the second and decisive qualifying stage with two wins and first place in their groups.

After a winning opener, the men claimed Saturday’s first group with a 3-0 set of both Bosnia/Herzegovina and will be on top come Sunday’s final game.

In the fourth group of women’s division B, the national team also overcame the high barrier of Wales with a 3-0 set and also secured the top spot, regardless of what happens in the British women’s final match against Montenegro on Sunday.

In detail, the progress of the match Greece-Bosnia/Herzegovina 3-0:

Yannis Sgouropoulos-Luka Mihailovic 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-6)

George Stamatouros-Nikola Mihailovic 3-0 (11-6, 17-15, 11-6)

George Konstantinopoulos-Edin Konitz 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-7)

In detail, the development of the match Wales-Greece 0-3:

Charlotte Carey-Konstantina Paridis 1-3 (6-11, 11-13, 11-9, 7-11)

Anna Hersi-Katerina Toliou 2-3 (11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 7-11)

Lara Wheaton-Malamatena Papadimitriou 1-3 (9-11, 11-13, 11-9, 1-11)

THE STANDINGS (after two games):

1st Men’s Group

1. Greece 4

2. Bosnia/Herzegovina 1

-. Lithuania 1

4th Women’s Group

1. Greece 4

2. Wales 1

-. Montenegro 1

Sunday’s schedule:

Men’s Group B1:

11:00 Bosnia/Herzegovina-Lithuania

Women’s Group B4:

11:00 Wales-Montenegro

Many members of the EFOEPA administration were “present” at the event, led by the president, Costas Papageorgiou. The games were also attended by the general secretary, Yannis Kordoutis, the treasurer, Xanthi Kioufi, and the members, Panagiotis Tzovolos, Maria Moirou and Xenia Stathis.

The SEF was also attended by, among others, Kallinikos Kreanga, the Technical Advisor of the Hellenic Deaf Sports Federation, Sofia Davliakou and the Deputy Mayor of Kefalonia-Ithaca, Dionysis Minetos.

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