Last year’s runners-up SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport justified their status by reaching the semi-finals of the Europe Cup Women after a victory over HB Ostrov z.s. from Czechia. Hungary’s club joined Romania’s SM Constanta and Portugal’s Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela in the penultimate stage of the Europe Cup Women.
In the quarterfinals two clubs were forced to play the Golden match after both legs concluded in favor of the hosts in five matches.
Tonight Dora MADARASZ Helga DARI and Georgina POTA all scored for the Hungarian club while Zdena BLASKOVA was the only player to score for the guests. In the golden match POTA and MADARASZ emerged successfully after a tight finish.
SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club – HB Ostrov z.s. 3-2
Dora MADARASZ – Tatiana KUKULKOVA 3-0 (11-7 15-13 11-8)
Georgina POTA – Zdena BLASKOVA 1-3 (11-7 7-11 8-11 7-11)
Helga DARI – Linda ZADEROVA 3-2 (7-11 8-11 11-8 13-11 6-3)
Dora MADARASZ – Zdena BLASKOVA 0-3 (9-11 5-11 8-11)
Georgina POTA – Tatiana KUKULKOVA 3-0 (11-7 11-3 11-7)
Golden match
SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club – HB Ostrov z.s. 2-0
Georgina POTA – Linda ZADEROVA 11-9
Dora MADARASZ – Zdena BLASKOVA 13-11