Hosts Denmark are Euro Team Champions

Defeated Austria 3-2 in the final

First published on Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Last updated on Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Denmark won their first ever Championship when they beat Austria in the final game of the European Championship.

Allan Bentsen won the last game over Chen Weixing, 11-2, 5-11, 11-9, 11-5.

Austria looked like the winner as the score was in their favor 2-0 after the first two matches. But the host nation came back in an exiting come back.

Romania wins Women's Teams

Romania won the womens final 3-2 over Croatia.

Mihaela Steff (4) defeated Cornelia Vaida (27), 3-0. Crotia came back to level when Tamara Boros (1) won 3-1 over Badescu (8).

Zamfir (14) lost 3-1 to Paovic (45) which made it 2-1 Crotia. This meant that a victory for Boros against Steff would clinch the title for Croatia.

In an exciting match Steff ultimately defeated Boros 3-2, 11-8 in the decisive set. This meant that the final match between Badescu and Vaida would decide the European Championschip.

After a thrilling first set which ended 14-12 for Badescu, she went on to win the match 3-0 and brought the Championship to Romania.

Team Rankings

Mens Team Event

1. Denmark
2. Austria
3-4. Romania and Czech republic
5. Germany
6. Russia
7. Sweden
8. Belgium
9. Croatia
10. Norway
11. Serbia
12. Belarus
13. Poland
14. Spain
15. France: Relegated to Challenge Division
16. England: Relegated to Challenge Division
17. Hungary
18. Greece
19. Slovakia
20. Slovenia
21. Italy
22. Portugal
23. Ukraine
24. Holland
25. Bulgaria
26. Wales
27. Estonia
28. Luxemburg
29. Bosnia-Herzegovina
30. Scotland
31. Switzerland
32. San Marino
33. Turkey
34. Lithuania
35. Ireland
36. Kosovo

Womens Team Event

1. Romania
2. Croatia
3-4. Italy and Slovenia
5. Hungary
6. Austria
7. Germany
8. Russia
9. Belarus
10. Sweden
11. Poland
12. Belgium
13. Slovakia
14. Czech republic
15. Serbia: Relegated to Challenge Division
16. Portugal: Relegated to Challenge Division
17. Ukraine
18. Greece
19. France
20. England
21. Lithuania
22. Holland
23. Bulgaria
24. Luxemburg
25. Spain
26. Turkey
27. Bosnia-Herzegovina
28. Switzerland
29. Estonia
30. Moldavia
31. Ireland
32. Kosovo

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