Spanish tennisists Álvaro Robles and María Xiao They have remained Eliminated this Saturday in the first round of the CCB Europe Top 16 Cup, Tournament that is gathering from Montreux (Switzerland) to the 16 best ping-pong players of the 'Old Continent'.
Having classified for the second consecutive year for this contest, Robles and Xiao They had already reaffirmed their place in the elite of European table tennis. She, eighth head of the series, faced the Romanian Bernadette Szocs, number one in the European ranking and defeated by 3-0 (partials of 11-3, 11-8 and 11-9).
For its part, Robles was preclassified as number 13 of the male ranking and had a hard crossing against the Swedish Tuls Moregaard, second best player in Europe and double medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Although the Huelva began winning the first set, he ended up falling for 3-1 (partials of 12-10, 7-11, 9-11 and 7-11).
“With this participation, The two Spanish pallists continue to add experience in one of the most prestigious tournaments of the European circuit and maintain their position among the best of the continent, ”said the Royal Spanish Table Tennis Federation (RFETM) in a press release.
