On the opening day of the 2025 European Teams Championships Stage 1 in Sarajevo, the top-seeded team in the Men’s Event, Greece, faced a tough challenge right from their first match.
In their duel against Moldova, Greece’s Konstantinos ANGELAKIS lost his match to Vladislav URSU, who also managed to defeat Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS. However, as a team, Greece proved much stronger. Georgios STAMATOS overcame Felix COZMOLICI, while both Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS and ANGELAKIS redeemed themselves by defeating PUTUNTICA, securing the win for Greece.
In the same group, Switzerland overcame Cyprus, but they had earlier suffered a loss to Moldova. Cyprus managed a victory over Latvia.
In Group B, the top-seeded team Finland, featuring Benedek OLAH, Alex NAUMI, and Alexi RÄSÄNEN, played just one match today, comfortably defeating Ireland. The Dutch team, represented by Milo DE BOER, Kas VAN OOST, Barry BERBEN, and Gabrielius CAMARA, proved too strong for both Iceland and Ireland. However, Iceland delivered a surprise performance as Ingi Darvis RODRIGUEZ, Matthias Por SANDHOLT, and Magnus ULFARSSON secured a narrow five-match victory over Estonia.
In Group C, the top seeds from Spain—Daniel BERZOSA, Rafael DE LAS HERAS, and Albert VIRALDELL—secured a win against Scotland. Meanwhile, Türkiye, represented by Abdullah YIGENLER, Ibrahim GÜNDÜZ, Ziver GÜNDÜZ, and Hakan ISIK, recorded two victories by defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina and Scotland.
In Group D, Norway’s Borger HAUG, Khai Noah LAM, Martin FROSETH, and Alexander FRANSSON maintained their position at the top with wins over Greenland and Wales. Luxembourg also secured two victories, putting them in second place in the group.
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Tournament Format
The Stage 1 competition will follow a group-stage system for both the men’s and women’s events.
Men’s Competition
- 21 teams divided into 4 groups:
- 1 group of 6 teams
- 3 groups of 5 teams
The top 4 teams from each group advance to the Main Stage (positions 1-16).
The 5th and 6th placed teams will compete for positions 17-21 in a round-robin format.
Main Stage (Positions 1-16)
- 4 groups of 4 teams.
The winner of each group qualifies directly for the ETC Final Stage.
The second-placed teams will play an additional match to secure the final two spots in the Final Stage.
Main Stage (Positions 17-21)
1 group of 5 teams in a round-robin format.
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.
