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Serbia and France are champions of the Europe Cup 2022!

Three warm days in a fantastic atmosphere in Austrian Graz are finished. In the men’s competition, Serbia justified the role of the favorite and defended the title of European champion. In the women’s part of the draw, France confirmed that they are a strong force and clinched the trophy in front of wild fans.

Serbian national squad became the best in Europe for the fourth time in a row, while French ladies won the Europe Cup for the third time in their history.

The second day was reserved for fixtures in groups A and C in both men’s and women’s categories.

In the men’s part of the draw, Serbia and Israel progressed from group A to the quarterfinals. Poland and Latvia got tickets for the final 8 from group C.

The quarterfinals were super-exciting. Serbia beat Poland with 21-18 in the first quarterfinal. Netherland pulled out a 21-15 victory over Austria. Lithuania won against Belgium with 18-17. Finally, Latvia defeated Israel with 21-7.

The semifinals were also interesting. Serbia pulled out a 21-10 victory over Netherland. Latvia won against Lithuania in a thrilling clash with 21-20.

The final was played between Serbia and Latvia. It was the team and individual battle between Strahinja Stojacic and Karlis Lasmanis, two major European stars.The final result was 21-14 and Serbia won the title.

Serbia was dominating from the start and convincingly won in a champion’s manner. Serbian players were inspired throughout the whole game and Latvia didn’t have the slightest chance. In the game for third place, Netherland defeated Lithuania with 21-10 and got the bronze medal.

You can watch the full final game here:

In the women’s part of the tournament, the quarterfinals were no less interesting than the men’s. Netherland beat Germany with 17-12. Poland pulled out a 17-15 victory over Switzerland. France won against Lithuania with 18-16. Spain defeated Estonia with 21-12.

Netherland beat Poland with 20-15 in the first semifinal. France won against Spain with 21-16.

France pulled out a 21-14 victory in the final game. Poland defeated Spain with 16-13 in the game for the bronze medal.

Here is a full game of the women’s final:

Myriam Djekoundade, a French lady, was MVP of Europe Cup 2022 and Dejan Majstorovic got the MVP award in the men’s competition.

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