26-Sep, Day Two:
Slovenian women and Croatian men
are the new Balkan Champions!
Women's titleholder Croatia lost in the semis against Greece
but secured the 3rd place by beating hosts Serbia.
The Greek ladies were seeded no1 and hoping to win their
third title after 2010 and 2011. But in the final Slovenia
proved to be too strong and won the championship for the
second time after 2012.
In the men's event the titleholder, Bulgaria, also crashed
out in the semis and then had to battle hard to beat Serbia
for the bronze medal. That made it a depressing day for the
hosts, finishing 4th twice.
The men's final was a replay of the Pool B match the day
before. But this time the Croatians had the better end and
beat Slovenia in a close match 2-1. This is for the first
Balkan title for the Croatian men.
Women
1. Slovenia, 2. Greece, 3. Croatia
4. Serbia, 5. Bulgaria, 6. Turkey
Men
1. Croatia, 2. Slovenia, 3. Bulgaria, 4. Serbia
5. Romania, 6. Moldova, 7. FYR Macedonia, 8. Turkey
25-Sep, Day One:
Semi-finalists are decided in Belgrade
The sixth edition of
the Balkan Team Champs started today with pool matches for
men and women. Most ties went according to the seeding but
the Serbian women caused a small upset by beating Bulgaria
to secure a spot in the semi-finals.
Women's Pool Matches
Women's semis: Greece v Croatia
Slovenia v Serbia
In the men"s event the last match of the day also saw a
small upset of the seeding order with Slovenia narrowly
beating Croatia. But both teams made it through to the
semis.
Men's Pool Matches
Men's semis:
Bulgaria v Crotia
Slovenia v Serbia
Balkan Champs return to
Belgrade
 The
sixth edition of the Balkan Squash Team Championships will
return to the Squashland Club in Belgrade where the
event was launched in 2010.
Since then the event has gained increasing popularity in the
region and this year a record number of nine nations will be
competing.
Slovenia and the Greek ladies are making a return after
missing out last year in Bucharest.
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Balkan
Team Champs 2015
