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Balkan Team Champs
2014
26/27 Sep, Bucharest |
27-Sep, Day TWO:
Bulgaria take first men's title
as Croatia dominate women's event
The second day of the
Balkan Champs was also the final day.
The Croatian women dominated their event and defended their
title without losing a game.
The Bulgarian ladies finished second, the first time on the
podium after 4th places for the last four years!
The bronze medal went to Serbia ahead of Romania.
The men's first semi started with a strong performance by
hosts Romania pushing Croatia to the 5th game of the last
match before narrowly losing.
The other semi was a clear 3:0 victory for Bulgaria against
Serbia.
Positions 5-7 were heavily contested with newcomers Moldova
finishing 5th ahead of Turkey and Romania 2.
In the 3/4 play-off the hosts again put up a good fight but
lost 1:2 against a very motivated Serbian team.
In the last tie of the championship the Bulgarians proved
their top seeding by defeating Croatia 2:0 - the last match
not being played - and securing their first ever Balkan
title.
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26-Sep:
Day ONE in Bucharest
The pool stage of the men's event went according to the
seedings with Bulgaria and Croatia topping their pools.
In the women's event top seeds Croatia secured to wins and
meet Serbia tomorrow in their final match.
The Serbian
ladies suffered a severe blow before the start. Their no.2
was involved in a car accident on the way to Bucharest and
had to pull out.
With only two players her team lost to Bulgaria, who now
have a good chance to finish second.
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Preview:
 The
Balkan Squash Championships are now a well-established event
in the region as in many other sports.
The 5th edition of the Balkan Team Championships will be
held this coming week 26/27 September at the Aerosquash
club in Bucharest, Romania.
Unfortunately men’s titleholder Slovenia and previous
champions Greece are missing this year due to financial
restrictions, but Moldova is participating for the first
time with a men’s team.
A total of seven men’s teams and four women’s team will be
competing in the Romanian capital.
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Previous venues and winners: |
| Year, Venue |
Men |
Women |
| 2010 Belgrade,
Serbia |
Greece
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Greece
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| 2011 Zagreb,
Croatia |
Serbia
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Greece
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| 2012 Ljubljana,
Slovenia |
Slovenia
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Slovenia
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| 2013 Sofia,
Bulgaria |
Slovenia
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Croatia
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