Romania’s hopes of obtaining a ticket to Stage 3 at ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2024 presented by CHINA TELECOM have received a huge boost, after the European team produced a stunning display to see off Japan 8-2.
Prevailing in all of its matches this week leading up to Thursday evening, Japan hit a roadblock early on against Romania as Bernadette Szocs and Ovidiu Ionescu made a serious impact in the Mixed Doubles, overwhelming Kaho Akae and Keishi Hagihara 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 14-12).
It was then Elizabeta Samara’s turn to get in on the act, showing great resolve to overturn a one-game deficit against Asuka Sasao (6-11, 14-12, 11-7), before Eduard Ionescu followed up with a successful outing against Yuta Tanaka (3-11, 11-8, 16-14) to put Romania on the cusp of victory.
Bernadette Szocs would then return to Romaniathe table alongside Andreea Dragoman as Romania looked to finish the job, and they did exactly that,…
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