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Latvian beach volleyball duo Varvara Brailko/Anete Namiķe On Saturday in the European U-20 Championship in the Czech city of Brno reached the semi-finals, but Rūdolfs Stankevičs / Artūrs Rinkevičs did not overcome the German barrier in the quarterfinals.
The Latvian duo Brailko / Namiķe Brno, who was ranked eighth in the tournament, celebrated their fifth success in a row, playing the home duo Lucie Šulcova / Julie Honzovičova (30th) in the quarterfinals in the central court with 2-0 (21:18, 21:19).
On Sunday, in the semi-finals, Latvians will meet with the Ukrainian duo Sofija Rilova / Eva Serdjuka at 11 o’clock in Latvian time.
It has already been reported that on Friday the Latvian women’s duo Brailko / Namiķe finished the H group game with victory in all three matches and gained the right to resume games from the second round of the elimination match.
On Saturday, the Latvian duo Svenja Millere / Anna Lēna Grīne (11th) played 2-0 (21:16, 21:16) in the second round of the play-off with the eighth number.
It has already been reported that in the men’s competition, the Latvian duo Stankevičs / Rinkevičs, who were placed in Brno with the ninth number, were forced to start the “play-off” with the first round after ranking second in their group.
First the Latvians defeated the Turkish pair Necmi Guluks / Batuhans Kuru (13th) with 2-0 (21: 8, 21:10), but then with 2-0 (21:15, 26:24) they also defeated the first number. homeowners Adam Stocek and Jindrich Zavaģil.
In the fight for entering the semifinals, the Latvians lost to the German duo Momme Lorenz / Simon Pfrecchner 0-2 (14:21, 16:21), who were sown with the sixth number in the competition.
In the continuation of the competition, Stankevičs / Rinkevičs will fight for the fifth to eighth place in the losing branch.
In the main event, 32 duos were divided into eight subgroups of four each. The group winners will start the elimination tournament from the second round, and the second and third place winners will start from the first round.
The winners will be announced on September 13.
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