The Spanish women’s badminton team achieved its second victory this Thursday and access to the semifinals of the European Team Championship, which is played in Lodz (Poland), by defeating Scotland 3-2 and despite the fact that the number one, Carolina Marín, lost to Kirsty Gilmour. With this victory the Spanish team secures at least a bronze medal for securing a place in the semifinals on Saturday. Spain was already third in the 2016 and 2018 editions, both in Kazan (Russia).
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Carolina Marín, Olympic champion in 2016, three-time world champion and six-time European champion, fell in two sets, 21-16 and 21-11 in 32 minutes against Gilmour, three-time continental runner-up, in all three cases defeated by the Huelva native , who had won ten of the previous twelve between them. This unexpected setback spurred Clara Azurmendi and Bea Corrales, who then defeated Rachel Sugden (21-14 and 21-16) and Brooke Stalker (21-13 and 21-3 in just 20 minutes) to put the score at 2 -1.
The Spanish victory was completed in doubles by Paula López and Laura Rodríguez, beating Rachel Andrew and Kirsty Gilmour 21-12 and 21-14 in just over half an hour of play. In the last match, also in doubles and with victory assured, Azurmendi and Corrales succumbed to Julie Macpherson and Ciara Torrance by 21-13 and 21-14. The Spanish team, which also beat Germany 3-2 on Thursday, will play this Friday against the Netherlands in the closing of the group stage.
2024-02-15 20:55:24
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