The Austrian badminton team lost their second match in the European Championship qualification in Linz on Friday. A 3: 2 against the Czech Republic was followed by the feared defeat against Favorite Netherlands. The ÖBV selection, which started without the convalescent Olympic candidate Luka Wraber, lost 1: 4. The honor point went to the men’s doubles Dominik Stipsits / Philip Birker. Master Wolfgang Gnedt and debutante Jenny Ertl lost the singles without winning a set.
Gnedt was subject to world number 36. Mark Caljouw 7: 21, 14: 21, Ertl lost to Jaymie Laurens 12: 21, 10: 21. Stipsits / Birker prevailed against Joran Kweekel / Ties van der Lecq 21: 17,14: 21,22: 20. On Saturday, the hosts will face second place against Slovakia. Only the group winner will advance to the final round.
