While all eight seeded teams emerged unscathed from the opening day of the tournament, Day 2 brought unexpected upsets and even more thrilling matches.
France and Denmark, seeded 1st and 2nd respectively, enjoyed a rest day thanks to their top seedings. However, it was a different story for 3rd/4th-seeded Ukraine, who faced Romania in a fiercely contested tie. With immense support from the Romanian crowd and some stellar performances, Romania triumphed 3-2, handing Ukraine a surprising defeat. Romania now controls their own destiny as they face Finland tomorrow, a team that has lost their first two ties 4-1 and 4-1.
Ukraine wasn’t the only seeded team to stumble today. In Group 6, 5th/8th-seeded Spain fell 3-2 to England. This result has set up a nail-biting finale for tomorrow, with England, Spain, and the Netherlands all vying for the single quarterfinal spot from the group.
Catch all of today’s results here:
Poland 4 - 1 Slovakia
Bulgaria 4-1 Latvia
Ukraine 2-3 Romania
Italy 4-1 Finland
Spain 2-3 England
Netherlands 4-1 Austria
Germany 5-0 Ireland
Portugal 2-3 Belgium
Türkiye 4-1 Scotland
Estonia 4-1 Norway
Hungary 2-3 Sweden
Slovenia 4-1 Cyprus
Czechia 4-1 Croatia
Switzerland 5-0 Israel
Tomorrow, we’ll find out which eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals at this year’s European Junior Team Championships!
The matches kick off at 9:30 AM (GMT+1), and you can watch every game live and free on Badmintoneurope.tv. Don’t miss it!