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European Champions League Women (from 3rd to 8th December)

 

On the second day of the play in Sportpark Lissfeld the European Champions League Women will continue with the Group Stage. In this phase there are two groups with four teams and one with three. All group winners will qualify for the semi-final whilst runners up will proceed to play-off. In play-off round there will be one group of three clubs and the winner qualifies for the last place in the semifinal.

 

Follow the live action here.

 

Girbau-Vic TT ESP- SH ITB Budaörsi Sport Club HUN 2:3

Charlotte CAREY – Szabina SURJÁN 1:3 (7:11 11:6 10:12 9:11)

Sofia-Xuan ZHANG – Maria FAZEKAS 3:0 (11:9 11:7 11:9)

Gabriela FEHER – Helga DARI 3:1 (8:11 11:3 11:5 11:4)

Sofia-Xuan ZHANG – Szabina SURJÁN 1:3 (5:11 11:9 5:11 9:11)

Charlotte CAREY – Maria FAZEKAS (3:11 11:7 11:7 5:11 3:6)

 

The day started with the clash between Spain’s Girbau-Vic TT and Hungary’s SH-ITB Budaörsi 2I SC. We continued in the same pace we finished the day one. Last night TTC Berlin eastside overcame CP Lyssois Lille Metropole in full five matches thriller and today opening game brought same dose of suspense.

 

 

Hungary’s no one Szabina SURJÁN of Serbia outplayed no. two in Spain’s club Charlotte CAREY of Wales. It was very close four games match but Szabina managed to keep her nerves in the closing moments of the third and fourth game and to prevailed.

 

Sofia-Xuan ZHANG level the match in the duel against Maria FAZEKAS. It was much closer duel than the 3:0 result predicts but Sofia managed to keep all the attacks from FAZEKAS under control.

 

Serbia’s Gabriela FEHER had a shaky start against Helga DARI but from second game she moved up a gear and took control to record a fourth games victory. The duel moved to the fourth match. On her second exit to the table SURJAN maintained her unbeaten status. She justified her position and overcame Sofia-Xuan ZHANG. In the decisive match Charlotte CAREY forced Maria FAZEKAS to go full five games but the sudden dead system worked in favor of Hungary’s player.

 

TT Saint-Quentinois (FRA) – SKST Stavoimpex Hodonín (CZ) 3:2 

Polina MIKHAILOVA – Natalia PARTYKA 3:1 (11:7 13:11 7:11 11:8) 

Sarah DE NUTTE – Sakura MORI 1:3 (7:11 9:11 13:11 8:11) 

Andreea DRAGOMAN – Solomiya BRATEYKO 3:0 (11:5 11:5 11:8) 

Polina MIKHAILOVA – Sakura MORI 0:3 (5:11 9:11 8:11) 

Sarah DE NUTTE – Natalia PARTYKA 3:0 (11:7 11:9 11:6) 

 

There are no easy matches any more in Linz. The second duel of the day concluded after full five matches. For making the clash that long credits go to Japan’s Sakura MORI. Asia’s player in the jersey of Czech club beat both aces in French side: Polina MIKHAILOVA and Sarah DE NUTTE.  

 

However it was insufficient for overall victory. MIKHAILOVA was at the top of her game against Natalia PARTYKA and Andreea DRAGOMAN added another point to the score after win over Solomiya BRATEYKO. 

  

 

 

 

Linz AG Froschberg AUT – Metz TT FRA 3:2 

 

Sofia POLCANOVA – Daniela MONTEIRO DODEAN 3:2 (7:11 11:6 11:8 6:11 6:5) 

Margarita PESOTSKA – Adina DIACONU 1:3 (11:8 7:11 9:11 9:11) 

LIU Jia – Leonie HARTBRICH 3:1 (11:5 11:4 9:11 11:2) 

Sofia POLCANOVA- Adina DIACONU 1:3 (8:11 11:2 9:11 9:11) 

Margarita PESOTSKA – Daniela MONTEIRO DODEAN 3:2 (9:11 11:7 6:11 11:6 6:1) 

 

In a great thriller at the edge of the knife host  Linz AG Froschberg recorded another victory against French Metz. Sofia POLCANOVA had a very close opening against Daniela MONTEIRO DODEAN. She beat Romania’s star in sudden death match; it was 6:5 in the decisive game.  

 

It was not Daniela’s day for sure. Margarita PESOTSKA was also stretch to full distane in the fifth match but in that one it was 6:1 at the end. 

 

Adiana DIAKONU showed brave face and strong performance. She beat both PESOTSKA and POLCANOVA but in the middle experienced star LIU Jia secured valuable point against Leonie HARTBRICH. 

 

CP Lyssois Lille Métropole FRA- GDCS Do Juncal POR 3:1

 

Linda BERGSTROM – Janet EFFIAM 3:0 (11:2 11;3 11:7)

Dora MADARASZ – Tatiana GARNOVA 2:3 (9:11 11:4 11:7 7:11 3:6)

Agnès LE LANNIC – Raquel ANDRADE 3:1 (11:2 11:3 5:11 11:6)

Linda BERGSTROM- Tatiana GARNOVA 3:0 (11:9 11:4 11:2)

 

CP Lyssois Lille Métropole prevailed against GDCS Do Juncal without great difficulties. Swede Linda BERGSTROM was not in the mood for charity today. She won both matches in straight games; leaving Janet EFFIAM and Tatiana GARNOVA very small chances to fight back.

Tatiana GARNOV beat Dora MADARASZ but that was the only point for the Portugal’s side.

 

TTC Berlin eastside GER – UCAM Cartagena T.M ESP 3:1

SHAN Xiaona – Maria XIAO 3:0 (11:3 11:3 11:3)

Britt EERLAND – LI FEN 1:3 (9:11 11:5 4:11 6:11)

Nina MITTELHAM – Silvia ERDELJI 3:0 (11:5 11:5 11:8)

SHAN Xiaona – LI Fen 3:0 (12:10 11:7 11:8)

 

In the opening day top seeded TTC Berlin eastside was the only club to be stretched to full distance. Today’s furious start and fantastic SHAN Xiaona’s performance in the opening match predicted a bit different outcome. SHAN beat Maria XIAO in straight games and left adversary from Spanish club with nine points in whole match.

 

LI Fen European singles champion brought Cartagena back in life after victory over Britt EERLAND but Silvija ERDELJI could not follow her path. Nina MITTELHAM preserved her patience to overcame ERDELJI’s defensive skills. Silvija came close in the third game but Nina stayed on winning tracks.

 

SHAN repeated her impressive performance from the opening match. This time LI Fen failed to find the answer to SHAN’s attacks.