Giorgos Stamatouros got a “taste” of his new experience in Spain, competing in the opening match of the table tennis Super Division with San Josep-San Jordi. In his new team’s 3-3 draw with the University of Burgos on Saturday, he recorded 1 win and 1 loss.
The 25-year-old Stamatouros, alongside his presence at Olympiakos, made the country of the Iberian Peninsula the fourth stop in his international career this year. He had competed in France for several years and then tried his hand in Denmark and Poland.
At the end of September, the 2024-2025 season began in the Spanish Men’s League with the participation of 12 teams. The club from Ibiza hosted the University of Burgos with Stamatouros lining up as the first player. In the trio he was together with Franco Medina and Kit Chun.
In his debut, the 2021 Greek men’s singles champion defeated Spain’s Daniel Berthosa in 3-1 sets. He then faced the Czech Simon Belik and was defeated in 3-0 sets. In the end, it tied at 3-3.
BESIDES THE GREEK ATHLETES AT THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Moreover, we have entered the month of the European Championship of individual competitions. As is well known, the Greek money will be represented in Linz, Austria (15-20/10) by three athletes and the same number of athletes and, of course, they will also compete in doubles.
The collaboration of Constantinos Angelakis in the men’s doubles stands out. The “golden” Balkan champion in the men’s singles will be partnered by the excellent Slovakian Wang Yang, also a defender, who took part in the third Olympic Games of his career in the summer in Paris.
Also, in the men’s doubles, Yiannis Sgouropoulos and Giorgos Stamatouros will play together. In the women’s doubles, Toliou, the first Balkan women’s singles champion, will have a well-known partner from abroad. She will work with Turkala striker Sibel Altinkaya, who was present at the Olympic singles tournament in July. The Greek duo will be Malamatenia Papadimitriou with Elisavet Terpou.
In mixed doubles, Sgouropoulos with Terpou, Angelakis with Toliou and Stamatouros with Papadimitriou in mixed doubles.
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