The 2025 European Table Tennis Championships men s and women s team finals are announced, F. Lebrun leads France to the fourth championship in team history

On the 19th, the 2025 European Table Tennis Championships team competition held in Zadar, Croatia, has concluded the semi-finals and the final matchup list has been determined. In the men's semifinals, the battle between Romania, which defeated defending champion Sweden, and Slovenia, which advanced to the semi-finals for the second time, was expected to be fierce, but Romania won in straight sets. In the first set, 19-year-old Chilita defeated Slovenia's number one player Jorgic after five hard-fought games. In the second set, 20-year-old E. Ionescu easily defeated Kozul. After leading 2-0, O. Ionescu finally defeated Tokic in straight games, helping Romania advance to the final for the first time in history.

F. Lebrun, who won 2 wins for France and led his team to the finals.

Another men's team semi-final - a dialogue between France and Germany ended in France's victory. Although Duda defeated A. Lebrun in the first set to give Germany the lead, F. Lebrun played five games to equalize for France in the second set. In the third set, Gouze performed well and defeated Qiu Dang in straight games to get the match point. In the fourth set, F. Lebrun successfully "revenge" his brother Alexis by defeating Duda, helping France advance to the final.

At this point, the men's team finals of this European Championship will begin between Romania and France. If Romania wins, it will win the championship for the first time. If France wins, it will be the fourth time since 1998.

Both games of the women’s semifinals ended with 3-0. Romania defeated the Netherlands, a dark horse that had advanced all the way from the 18th seed. After top player Szokos defeated Li Jie in five games, Samara and Dragoman won consecutively, helping Romania advance to the finals of six consecutive tournaments.

The Romanian women's team, which has advanced to the finals for six consecutive tournaments,

met again in the semi-finals between Germany and Portugal after the last tournament. Winter defeated veteran Fu Yu in a hard-fought first set, and then Kaufman defeated left-hander Shao Jiani to help Germany get the match point. Although Mittelham was pulled back by the weaker Pittu, he still held firm and won 3-1, helping Germany advance to the final for the third consecutive time.

As a result, the women's team finals will be staged between Romania and Germany for the third consecutive time. Germany has won the championship in the previous two tournaments. Can Romania show its fighting spirit this time and win its first crown in three tournaments?

【Men's Team】

●Semi-finals

〈Romania 3-0 Slovenia〉

○Chilita 3-2 Jorgic

○E·Ionescu 3-0 Kozul

○O·Ionescu 3-0 Tokic

〈France 3-1 Germany〉

A·Lebrun 0-3 Duda○

○F·Lebrun 3-2 Francesca

○Goz 3-0 Qiu Dang

○F·Lebrun 3-1 Duda

[Women's Team]

●Semi-finals

〈Romania 3-0 Netherlands〉

○Szokos 3-2 Li Jie

○Samara 3-1 Erland

○Dragoman 3-0 Shulei Moon

〈Germany 3-0 Portugal〉

○Winter 3-2 Fu Yu

○Kaufman 3-1 Shao Jie Ni

○ Miterham 3-1 Pi Tu