Table tennis: Pavade and Gauzy stop in the half in Linz during the European Championships

Frenchmen Prithika Pavade and Simon Gauzy were eliminated in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles at the European table tennis championships on Friday in Linz, where they will leave with the bronze medal. The two Frenchmen were in difficulty against the Spanish pair Alvaro Robles and Maria Xiao, 8th in the world in doubles, and finally lost 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9 after managing to hold the third set .

The day before, they had secured a first medal for the Blues in Austria, after a long fight against the Swedes Kristian Karlsson and Christina Kallberg, seeded N.1, in the quarter, and while they were also trailing two sets to zero there. (3-2 victory). Alvaro Robles was previously eliminated in the men’s doubles, alongside Ovidiu Ionesco, after a match also disputed against the Lebrun Brothers (3-1). Simon Gauzy (41st) and Prithika Pavade (20th) are still entered in singles. They will play their matches on Friday against the Pole Milosz Redzimski (66th) and the Hungarian Georgina Pota (68th).