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SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia: Germany's Timo Boll came from a set down to beat Belarussian Vladimir Samsonov 4-2 and be crowned European table tennis champion on Sunday.
Samsonov won the first set 14-12, but Boll took three sets in a row for a 3-1 lead. The Belarussian took the fifth set to reduce the arrears but Boll won the deciding point 11-5 to take the title.
There was a shock upset in the women's event after Lithuania's Ruta Paskauskiene - ranked 90th in the world - saw off a late fightback from Austria's Jia Liu to clinch the title.
Meanwhile, Hungarian duo Krisztina Toth and Georgina Pota won the women's doubles title, beating 4-2 Italy's pair Wenling Tan Monfardini and Nikoleta Stefanova (ITA) (6-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-13, 11-6, 12-10).
A pair from Germany Timo Boll and Christian Suss defeated Austria's Werner Schlager and Dutchman Trinko Keen 4-3 (9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6) to claim the European title in the men's doubles. - AFP/de
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