England women follow the men in being relegated from the top
tier of the European Indoor Championships.
Playing in the Czech capital, Prague, England lost their
opening Pool A matches against The Netherlands and the Czechs, 7-0 and 4-1
respectively. Their third and last Pool
match, against Germany, ended 5-3 in favour of the Germans.
England recorded their only win of the tournament when they
beat France 3-0 in Pool C (the relegation pool). Their final match ended 3-4 to
Belarus, leaving them in seventh place.
They are relegated to the European Indoor Championships II in 2016 along
with France, who finished eighth.
The Championships were won by The Netherlands, who beat
Germany 0-3 in the Final. It is the first European Indoor Championships won by
The Dutch. Third place was won by
Poland, who beat Austria 2-1.