The start of this year’s attempt by Panathinaikos in the Champions League of women’s table tennis was reserved for a narrow defeat.
In the Spanish city of Reus and in his second consecutive year in the top European Team Cup, he put up a very strong and fluctuating Group 1 clash with Girbau Vic TT from the host country.
In the initial 0-1, she responded with two wins (one from Katerina Toliou and one from Ana Tofad), but in the end she lost 3-2 with Konstantina Paridis closing the match.
The group in stage 1 of the competition has a way to go, the athletes of Panathinaikos continue their effort today 22/09, but surely this defeat makes it even more difficult for them to win one of the first two places, which lead to stage 2.
For the 2nd matchday, Panathinaikos meets SKST Plus Hodonin from the Czech Republic this Friday and they absolutely need a win. The match starts at 5pm Greek time and is broadcast live on the link.
First of all, the Athenian club is living another important experience in Europe and through the three days of games at the headquarters of the former team of Tolio, Reus, it is trying to get as much as it can. Today’s race was balanced and Girbau Vic TT’s advantage was the presence of Japan’s Airi Abe, who prevailed in both her individual games.
In between, Toliou prevailed with a reversal in the golden set of Charlotte Carey from Great Britain and Slovenia Tofad of the Spanish Sol in the four sets. In the final, Paridis was “inside” the match, but did not take advantage of her opportunities to take a set and put Carey in a more difficult position.
Panathinaikos-Girbau-Vic TT 2-3 development in detail
Airi Abe-Konstantina Paridis 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-8)
Charlotte Carey-Katerina Toliou 2-3 (11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 4-11, 0-6)
Silvia Sol-Ana Tofad 1-3 (7-11, 14-12, 7-11, 9-11)
Abe-Tolio 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-7)
Carey-Paridis 3-0 (11-9, 12-10, 11-4)
The rest of the Panathinaikos match schedule, as indicated with local times on the ETTU website (s.b. one hour behind Greece and Spain):
SKST Plus Hodonin (CZE) V Panathinaikos AC (GRE) 22/09/2023 16:00
Panathinaikos AC (GRE) V MIRO Ganxets Reus (ESP) 23/09/2023 12:00
TT Grand-Quevilly (FRA) V Panathinaikos AC (GRE) 23/09/2023 19:00
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