In an emphatic way at the European Table Tennis Championship in Sarajevo and undefeated, the Women’s National Team took its place among the best teams of the “old continent”.
In the sensational match for the decisive first place in the third group, they overcame Bulgaria with 3-2 sets and got revenge from the team they had beaten twice at the beginning of the season in the Balkan Championship and with five wins in as many matches they immediately secured the entry in the European Championship of Croatia (Zadar, 12-19/10/2025) without having to go to the play-offs of
She absolutely confirmed her role as the third favorite of the event and solemnly reached her goal, as she has done on every such occasion since the 2016-2017 period, when this format was established in the qualifiers. With Katerina Toliou, Ioanna Gerasimatou, Malamatenia Papadimitriou, Chrissi Fotiadou being ready in every way, performing wonderfully and showing again the dynamics of the Greek women’s team.
In the technical guidance was Christos Lamis in a special moment for him as well, as it was his return to a major event as a federal coach after many years and he found himself on this bench for the first time.
In detail, the progress of the match Greece – Bulgaria 3-2:
Katerina Toliou – Victoria Persova 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-2)
Ioanna Gerasimatou – Maria Yovkova 0-3 (7-11, 10-12, 8-11)
Chrysi Fotiadou – Tsvetelina Georgieva 3-1 (11-5, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8)
Toliou – Yovkova 1-3 (10-12, 8-11, 11-9, 7-11)
Gerasimato – Persova 3-1 (11-7, 13-11, 10-12, 11-9)
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