15th EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cardiff, Great Britain / 19-28 July 1996


Saturday 20 July 1996


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News of the day

Poland set the early pace from
Norway, Sweden and Israel

At the end of the first full day of the Championships it is Poland who lead the way. They recorded three wins to take a narrow lead from another of the favourites, Norway, who like the leaders have recorded four straight victories. They are followed by their fellow Scandinavians, Sweden, who are disputing third place with Israel. They are closely followed by Ireland and Russia. Defeats for Denmark and Iceland in Round 4 stopped the top end of the table having a Nordic look to it and allowed Romania to move past both of them. Although it is early days, all the signs are that there is going to be a desperate struggle for the three vital qualifying places and the medals that go with them. At the other end of the table Greece will need to find some form quickly to avoid the wooden spoon and home supporters will be hoping Great Britain can bounce back from their crushing Round 4 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands. If the weather continues in it's present vein, stamina is sure to play an even bigger part than usual and the teams can be thankful for the air-conditioning in the main playing area. Conditions are not quite so good for the spectators, officials and players who have to watch, work and play on the fourth floor. They are hoping for the sort of weather that is usually associated with a British summer.

Results

Junior Series / Round 2

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Austria Great Britain 22 46 10 20 1 NORWAY 47
Netherlands Finland 31 30 15 15 2 Poland 46.5
Romania Iceland 55 41 18 12 3 Denmark 39
Denmark Ireland 35 17 19 11 4 Sweden 38
Sweden Turkey 68 58 17 13 5 Iceland 36
Belgium Yugoslavia 41 61 11 19 6 Romania 36
Switzerland Germany 21 52 9 21 7 Ireland 34
France Poland 28 62 8 22 8 Russia 34
Norway Portugal 48 12 22 8 9 Gt. Britain 33
Israel Russia 55 27 21 9 10 Spain 32
Hungary Italy 39 23 18 12 11 Israel 31
Czech Rep. Spain 52 55 12 16 12 Germany 28
Greece Lithuania 21 87 1.5 24.5 13 Switzerland 27
14 Portugal 27
15 Lithuania 26.5
16 Italy 26.5
17 Turkey 26
18 France 25
19 Netherlands 24
20 Hungary 24
21 Austria 24
22 Belgium 23
23 Czech Rep. 22.5
24 Finland 19.5
25 Yugoslavia 19
26 Greece 6.5

Junior Series / Round 3

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Italy Belgium 47 69 10 20 1 POLAND 71.5
France Greece 99 16 25 0 2 Norway 63
Ireland Finland 69 62 16 14 3 Denmark 59
Yugoslavia Poland 24 76 5 25 4 Iceland 57
Switzerland Czech Rep. 38 44 14 16 5 Sweden 53
Lithuania Iceland 27 56 9 21 6 France 50
Romania Spain 43 57 12 18 7 Spain 50
Portugal Russia 38 42 14 16 8 Ireland 50
Austria Sweden 44 42 15 15 9 Russia 50
Netherlands Norway 37 45 14 16 10 Israel 50
Hungary Israel 45 66 11 19 11 Romania 48
Turkey Germany 41 56 12 18 12 Germany 46
Gt. Britain Denmark 43 67 10 20 13 Belgium 43
14 Gt. Britain 43
15 Switzerland 41
16 Portugal 40.5
17 Austria 39
18 Czech Rep. 38.5
19 Turkey 38
20 Netherlands 38
21 Italy 37
22 Lithuania 35.5
23 Hungary 35
24 Finland 34
25 Yugoslavia 24
26 Greece 6.5

Junior Series / Round 4

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Great Britain Netherlands 20 90 2 25 1 POLAND 87.5
Sweden Spain 69 34 22 8 2 Norway 82
Ireland Yugoslavia 75 29 24 6 3 Sweden 75
Turkey Switzerland 61 51 17 13 4 Israel 75
Denmark Austria 37 66 9 21 5 Ireland 74
Czech Rep. Poland 61 67 14 16 6 Russia 73
Hungary Greece 97 9 25 0 7 Romania 69
Belgium Israel 22 84 3 25 8 Denmark 68
Romania France 48 19 21 9 9 Iceland 64
Russia Iceland 61 22 23 7 10 Netherlands 63
Norway Germany 61 42 19 11 11 Italy 62
Lithuania Italy 11 81 2 25 12 Hungary 60
Finland Portugal 67 49 19 11 13 Austria 60
14 France 59
15 Spain 58
16 Germany 57
17 Turkey 55
18 Switzerland 54
19 Finland 52.5
20 Czech Rep. 52.5
21 Portugal 51.5
22 Belgium 46
23 Gt. Britain 45
24 Lithuania 37.5
25 Yugoslavia 30
26 Greece 6.5

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