This weekend, the city of Burgos, Spain, is hosting Stage 1 of the Europe Cup Women 2024. Teams in four groups are battling fiercely for a coveted spot in the next stage of the competition.
The host city for Stage 2 will be announced on Sunday, following the conclusion of Stage 1 in both the Champions League and the Europe Cup. All four groups will compete at a single venue in the next phase.
In Group A, Hungary’s Győri AC finished Day 1 with a victory over Poland’s KS Wamet Dobry Wiązar Dąbcze and a loss to CP Lyssois Lille Métropole. Both matches were decided in straight games. Tomorrow’s match is the last chance for the Polish side to attempt qualification for the next stage, but facing the French lineup of Filippa BERGAND, Shuohan MEN, and Margo DEGRAEF will be a very difficult task.
In Group B, Turkey’s Fenerbahçe Sports Club and Poland’s Fibrain KU AZS Politechnika Rzeszów secured wins in the opening round.
In Group C, the standings are led by Poland’s Bebetto AZS UJD Częstochowa and Spain’s Son Cladera TTC – Mallorca, each with one win.
In Group D, Spain’s GDCS Juncal – Universidad de Burgos and France’s Alliance Nîmes Montpellier TT finished the day unbeaten.
Europe Cup Women Stage 1 Group A
CP LYSSOIS Lille METROPOLE – Győri AC 3-0
- Filippa BERGAND – Alexa SZVITACS 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-7)
- Shuohan MEN – Bernadett BALINT 3-2 (10-12, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 6-3)
- Margo DEGRAEF – Sophie BARCSAI 3-1 (11-8, 10-12, 11-3, 11-9)
Győri AC – KS WAMET DOBRY WIAZAR DABCZE 3-0
- Bernadett BALINT – Katarzyna TROCHIMIUK 3-1 (11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7)
- Alexa SZVITACS – Alicja LEBEK 3-1 (12-10, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6)
- Sophie BARCSAI – Sandra KOZIOL 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-3)
Group B
A.S.D. TENNISTAVOLO NORBELLO – FENERBAHÇE SPORTS CLUB 2-3
- Magdalena SIKORSKA – Sibel ALTINKAYA 3-2 (11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 10-12, 6-5)
- Wenling TAN – Ozge YILMAZ 3-1 (12-10, 7-11, 14-12, 11-6)
- Sofia IVANOVA – Gul Pembe OZKAYA 0-3 (6-11, 8-11, 10-12)
- Magdalena SIKORSKA – Ozge YILMAZ 1-3 (5-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-13)
- Wenling TAN – Sibel ALTINKAYA 1-3 (8-11, 11-6, 7-11, 9-11)
FIBRAIN KU AZS POLITECHNIKA RZESZOW – MIRÓ GANXETS REUS 3-1
- Yerin KIM – Takara MURAKAMI 3-0 (11-7, 15-13, 11-9)
- Zuzanna WIELGOS – Margaryta PESOTSKA 1-3 (14-16, 11-8, 5-11, 4-11)
- Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC – Elvira Fiona RAD 3-2 (8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 6-2)
- Yerin KIM – Margaryta PESOTSKA 3-1 (5-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8)
Group C
BEBETTO AZS UJD CZESTOCHOWA – DRUMCHAPEL GLASGOW TTC 3-0
- Tetyana BILENKO – Alicja CZARNOMSKA 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-8)
- Anastasiya DYMYTRENKO – Hannah SILCOCK 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-7)
- Martyna LIS – Beth OCONNELL 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 12-10)
SCO Bodensdorf – SON CLADERA TTC – MALLORCA 0-3
- Aleksandra VOVK – Pauline CHASSELIN 1-3 (3-11, 11-9, 1-11, 4-11)
- Katarina STRAZAR – Jinnipa SAWETTABUT 1-3 (6-11, 14-12, 7-11, 9-11)
- Lea PAULIN – Ainhoa CRISTOBAL 2-3 (11-8, 8-11, 12-14, 12-10, 2-6)
Group D
GDCS Juncal – UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS – RM TERAN 1-3
- Tatiana GARNOVA – Maria BERZOSA 2-3 (11-6, 12-10, 10-12, 9-11, 1-6)
- Agnes SVENSSON – Gabriela FEHER 0-3 (9-11, 5-11, 8-11)
- Julia LEAL – Candela MOLERO 3-2 (13-11, 7-11, 11-9, 3-11, 6-5)
- Tatiana GARNOVA – Gabriela FEHER 0-3 (10-12, 5-11, 7-11)
Alliance Nîmes Montpellier TT – AD MURAVERA TT “B” 3-0
- Bruna TAKAHASHI – Valentina RONCALLO 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-7)
- Giorgia PICCOLIN – Olga VISHNIAKOVA 3-1 (7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-3)
- Rachel MORET – Giulia CAVALLI 3-1 (11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5)