Strong Start for the Dutch Team at 2025 European Teams Championships Stage 1

The 2025 European Teams Championships Stage 1 commenced today in Sarajevo, with 12 places up for grabs (six in both the Men’s and Women’s events) for the ETC Final, scheduled from October 12 to 19 in Zadar, Croatia.

In the Women’s Team event, the top-seeded Netherlands justified their status with a dominant performance. Shuohan MEN, Tanja HELLE, and Sanne DE HOOP swept past Denmark, the lowest-ranked team in their group, with a convincing 3-0 victory. Bulgaria also made a strong statement, defeating Scotland by the same margin.

In Group B, England, represented by Tianer YU, Tin Tin HO, and Ella PASHLEY, comfortably overcame Greenland, while Switzerland defeated Lithuania.

Group C saw Greece secure a successful start, with Aikaterini TOLIOU, Malamatenia PAPADIMITRIOU, and Ioanna GERASIMATOU leading the team to victory.

Belgium currently tops Group B, as Margo DEGRAEF, Lilou MASSART, and Eloise DUVIVIER defeated Cyprus. Meanwhile, Slovenia celebrated an opening-round win against Latvia.

You can see the pictures here.

Tournament Format

The Stage 1 competition will follow a group-stage system for both the men’s and women’s events.

Women’s Competition

  • 17 teams divided into 4 groups:
  • 1 group of 5 teams
  • 3 groups of 4 teams

The top 3 teams from each group advance to the Main Stage (positions 1-12).

The remaining teams will compete for positions 13-17.

Main Stage (Positions 1-12)

  • 4 groups of 3 teams

The group winners qualify directly for the ETC Final Stage.

The second-placed teams will play additional matches for the two remaining spots in the Final Stage.

Main Stage (Positions 13-17)

One group of 5 (Round-robin)

Women’s Teams: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Slovenia, Switzerland.

Men’s Teams: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye, and Wales.

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