The Dutch are flying to Finland Date: 12/12/2020 2:34 PM Published by : Rasmus Bech(BEC)
Three ties – three wins. That has been the result for the Dutch team in qualification Group 3 for the 2021 European Mixed Team Championships.
The bronze medallists from the 2019 European Mixed Team Championships are ready to start the hunt for medals when the 2021 edition of the championships will take place in Finland in February.
On the opening day, the Dutch team beat Slovakia 4-1 and followed up with another 4-1 win, this time they faced the hosts Austria, on the second day of the qualification.
On the last day of the qualification, which is also the last competition day of 2020, the Dutch claimed another win and clinched the spot at the 2021 European Mixed Team Championships.
Date: 12/10/2020 10:31 PM Published by : Rasmus Bech(BEC)
Austria pulled off the surprise in Group 3 winning 3-2 against Czech Republic on the opening day of the 2021 European Mixed Team Championships Qualification.
The hosts took the lead of the tie winning a thrilling mixed double 23-21 21-19. Philip Birker and Katharina Hochmeier secured the first point for Austria surviving a game point in the first game and after trailing in most part of the second game.
- I do not know why we lost. I think we played well, but we are not used to play together. We only practiced twice before this match, and we are both singles players, Tereza Svábíkóvá said.
Date: 12/11/2020 5:56 PM Published by : Rasmus Bech(BEC)
A new chapter to the rivalry was written in Austria when the Czech Republic and Slovakia met in the qualification for the 2021 European Mixed Team Championships.
You do not find many rivalries like the one between the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Until 1 January 1993 they competed under the same flag, and some of the current players were born before the two countries split. Today in Linz, Austria, at the qualification Group 3, it was easy to see that this tie nobody wanted to lose.
- We treat them as brothers and sisters. We really like all of them, and obviously there is a lot of extra support from the Slovak side, when they know we play the Czechs, because we always want to prove that we can beat them and do better, Slovak men’s singles and mixed doubles player Milan Dratva said.