Polcanova brings historical table tennis medal to Austria!

Polcanova brings historical table tennis medal to Austria!

In a historical moment for Austrian table tennis sports, Sofia Polcanova, together with her Romanian partner Bernadette Szöcs, won the double quarter-finals of the table tennis world championship in Doha. The duo prevailed 3: 1 (7, 8, -4, 10) against the Germans Wan Yuan and Sabine Winter, securing a place in the semi -finals. With this success, Polcanova is now the first Austrian player who has won a medal at a World Cup since Werner Schlager in 2003. Laola1 reports.

The success of Polcanova and Szöcs provides great joy in the Austrian table tennis association (ÖTTV). "It is an important moment for us," said Liu Jia, the Vice President of the ÖTTV, about winning the bronze medal, which takes the pressure from the shoulders of the players. The last time Austria was able to win a medal at a World Cup was 22 years ago when Werner Schlager won gold in Paris. In fact, the past success has raised many hopes and once more showed the potential of Austrian table tennis sports. [The press reports] (https://www.diepresse.com/19718299/tischtennis-wm-polcanova -holt-ersten-WM-Medaille-Seit-Wernerschlager).

The way to the semi -finals

In the course of the quarter -final, the German duo was initially good in the game, but Polcanova and Szöcs showed an impressive performance, especially in the crucial moments. "The crucial point only came with the fourth match ball to 12:10," explained ÖTTV delegation leader Jarek Kolodziejczyk. He added that a time-out was decisive to influence the nerves of the inexperienced Wan Yuan. The opponents had previously defeated the Taiwanese players Tsai Yun-en and Huang Yi-Hua in the match, which makes the performance of Polcanova and Szöcs even more remarkable.

The duo is now optimistic about the upcoming semi -finals in which you will meet the South Koreans Yubin Shin and Hanna Ryu. Kolodziejczyk emphasized that the duo was not yet fed up and that it has a chance of the title. This confidence is not unfounded because you have convinced in your previous performance in the tournament and approach the duel with a lot of confidence. Ö24 reported.