Both the men's and women's teams will compete in the continental first division, rubbing shoulders with the eight best nations in Europe in both categories.
The presence of both teams in the top division is the result of their outstanding performances last year: the women's team finished seventh, while the men's team finished sixth. Despite these results, recent history demonstrates Spain's potential, with the women achieving a creditable fifth place and the men achieving silver in 2019 and bronze in 2018.
The women's team will be made up of highly talented players: Marta Domínguez (number 52 in the PSA ranking and runner-up in Spain), Cristina Gómez (world number 94 and seven-time national champion), Ona Blasco (Spanish junior champion and absolute bronze) and Sofia Mateos (third in the national ranking and 112 in the PSA). Under the direction of Margaux Pitarch, the Spanish will face in the group stage Finland and England, seeded second. The primary objective is to secure one of the top two spots in the group to maintain their place in the top flight. In the playoffs, each match will be played in a best-of-three format.
For its part, the men's team arrives in Poland led by the legendary Borja Golan, seventeen-time Spanish champion and former world top five player. Along with him are Iker Pajares (world top 30 and national champion), Bernat Jaume (runner-up in Spain and 41st in the world), Iván Pérez (82nd in the PSA ranking and third in the national ranking), Edmon López (former world top 50 and third in Spain) and Hugo Varela (fourth in the national ranking). In the group stage, Spain will face Switzerland and Israel. The powers of England and France They are emerging as the big favorites for the men's title, where each tie will consist of four matches.
Both teams travel with the ambition of achieving the best possible position in the first division. "We have a good starting lineup and our first objective is to finish first in the group," he declared optimistically. Borja GolanSimilarly, Margaux Pitarch, the women's national team coach, stated: "We have a very solid team to compete with the favorites in the first division."
The Spanish fans will be watching the performance of their representatives in this prestigious European championship, hoping that they can surpass their previous results and leave an indelible mark on the continental squash.
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