Men win, Ladies lose…

The ladies played against Cyprus today, and were very unlucky, by losing 1-2. Claudia Mich lost in 5 in a very tough encounter, and Françoise Donven lost 1-3. Only Sandra Denis managed to get a close 3-2 win.

After both Keith Darlington, and Marcel Kramer lost their matches 1-3, the pressure was on the shoulders of our first 3 players, who had to win to secure victory for our team. Stéphane Ayache, Daniel Kaiser and Sanjay Raval hold their nerves together, played brilliant squash and won their matches. This means that Luxembourg won 3-2 against Andorra!

Tomorrow will be the toughest day, with 2 strong opponents on the same day: Malta and Liechtenstein!

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• Men: Luxembourg – Andorra
• Ladies: Luxembourg – Cyprus

Good start for Luxembourg

Luxembourg had an excellent start into the competition. Both teams won against Monaco: the ladies won 3-0, whereas the men won 4-1.

In the evening, the opening ceremony took place. This was a great show with 6500 spectators. The picture below shows the mascot of the games, called Alfi or Elfi…

Françoise Donven, Alfi and Sandra Denis

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click here for the results:

• Ladies: Luxembourg – Monaco
• Men: Luxembourg – Monaco20

For the 3rd time after 1999 and 2003, squash is part of the "Jeux des petits états européens", the so-called "mini-olympics".

The women's team competes against Malta, Liechtenstein, Cyprus, Monaco and Iceland, whereas the men will play against Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Malta and Iceland.

source: pressphoto.rtl.lu

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