Saturday, 12 December 2020
Russia, England, The Netherlands and Scotland have all qualified for badminton s European Mixed Team Championship after winning their respective qualification groups.
The Netherlands finished top of Group 3 following a tight 3-2 victory over the the Czech Republic, which gave them three wins from three.
That tie all came down to the women s doubles, and Dutch pairing Debora Jille and Cheryl Seinen defeated Czech duo Sabina Milova and Tallulah Sharleen Van Coppenolle.
In the group s other tie in Linz, hosts Austria defeated Slovakia 3-2.
Scotland won Group 6 after a thrilling decider versus Spain, coming from 2-1 down to win 3-2.
Experience won over youth today Date: 12/10/2020 11:01 PM Published by : Emilie Sommer (BEC)
Already a few hours after finishing today’s first ties, the teams were ready to go on court and fight again.
Scotland vs Ukraine
Just like in the first tie, Scotland’s Adam Hall and Julie Macpherson showed why they are one of the 15 best mixed doubles pairs in Europe. In just 20 minutes, they had secured Scotland’s first point against Ukraine.
Kirsty Gilmour was up against young Polina Buhrova, who gave her some problems in the first game. In the end, Gilmour won the first game and the second game too without problems.