Iker Pajares Bernabeu produced an outstanding 59-minute 7-11 11-8 11-8 11-6 victory over Raphael Kandra to help Spain to a stunning victory over Germany to claim a best ever third place at the European Team Championships staged in Poland.
In the women's final, England defeated France for the fifth time in a row whilst France met England in the men's final for the eleventh time and successfully defended their title.
European Team Championships
Men's Final
[1] FRANCE 2-1 [2] ENGLANDGregory Gaultier 3-0 Nick Matthew 11-7, 11-6, 11-7
Mathieu Castagnet 3-0 James Willstrop 11-2, 11-6, 11-4
Lucas Serme 0-3 Daryl Selby 10-12, 3-11, 2-11
Baptiste Masotti 1-1 Declan James 8-11, 11-9
Men’s 3rd Place Play-off:
[5] SPAIN bt [3] GERMANYBorja Golan bt Simon Rösner 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-8 (66m)
Iker Pajares Bernabeu bt Raphael Kandra 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (59m)
Edmon Lopez bt Valentin Rapp 11-4, 11-5 ret.
Carlos Cornes bt Lucas Wirths 11-6 ret.
Women's Final
[1] ENGLAND 2-1 [2] FRANCELaura Massaro 0-3 Camille Serme 5-11, 9-11 , 7-11 (29m)
Alison Waters 3-0 Coline Aumard 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 (29m)
Victoria Lust 3-0 Melissa Alves 11-3, 11-5, 11-5 (25m)
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