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Scotland Win 3rd Place at the European Team Championships 2016
After 4 years of 4th position Scotland made it onto the podium by beating Germany in the European Team Championships in Warsaw. Greg Lobban secured the winning point (after being 7-2 down in the deciding game!) to take the bronze medal against the side ranked 1 place above them (winning on games count-back).
A brilliant result for the team of Alan Clyne, Greg Lobban, Dougie Kempsell, Kevin Moran, Rory Stewart & Chris Leiper.
Simon Rösner 3-2 Alan Clyne 13/15 4/11 11/5 11/5 11/5
Raphael Kandra 2 – 2 Greg Lobban 11/6 6/11 11/5 9/11
Rudi Rohrmüller 2-3 Douglas Kempselll 6/11 11/8 9/11 11/3 8/11
Wirth Lukas 1-3 Kevin Moran 9/11 9/11 11/7 3/11
You can watch 2 of the matches below and see the winning game and all the reaction (the Scotland matches starts around 4 hours 30 mins in to the recording)
England also upset the seeding to win the tournament, beating France in the Men’s final
European Team Championships 2016 in Warsaw
Below are the Men’s and Women’s draws for the European Team Championships in Warsaw tomorrow. France are the holders on the Men’s Championships (& No.1 seeds) so Scotland (no.4 seeds) have a tough group, which also including Spain & Ireland.
They will play Spain at midday followed by Ireland later in the evening. The following day will see them against pitted against the French in the final Pool A match
Good luck to the team of Alan Clyne, Greg Lobban, Dougie Kempsall, Kevin Moran Rory Stewart & Chris Leiper
