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title: "Romania finishes fourth at Table Tennis World Cup"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/40436/romania-finishes-fourth-at-table-tennis-world-cup
published: 2024-12-08T17:00:00Z
language: en
author: "Dmitri Ciolacu"
section: "Sport"
source: moldova1.md
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# Romania finishes fourth at Table Tennis World Cup

> The Romanian mixed table tennis team finished fourth at the World Team Cup, held in Chengdu, China. In the bronze medal match, Romania was defeated by Hong Kong, 2-8.

The Romanian mixed table tennis team finished fourth at the World Team Cup, held in Chengdu, China. In the bronze medal match, Romania was defeated by Hong Kong, 2-8.

![digisport.ro](https://storage.moldova1.md/images/d193cd43-c06d-4eee-8759-0d8cd9f7efdc.jpg)

*Sursa: digisport.ro*

In the first match, the mixed doubles pair of Elizabeta Samara and Eduard Ionescu lost 0-3 to Wing Nam / Yiu Kwan To. Next, Bernadette Szocs lost the women's singles match 1-2 to Hoi Kem Doo. Eduard Ionescu lost the men's singles match 1-2 to Chun Ting Wong. In the men's doubles, Darius Movileanu and Eduard Ionescu lost 4-11 to Wong Chun and Yiu Kwan To. The Asian team only needed one more set to clinch the bronze medal, so the match ended early.

China defeated South Korea 8-1 in the final.

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**