The women’s final started proceedings with Germany taking on hosts Romania, and the first match was a hard-fought affair with Nina Mittelham winning for Germany in five games.

Mittelham overcame Bernadette Szocs 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, battling back from 9-5 down in the decider to give Germany the lead in the tie.

Sabine Winter extended Germany’s lead in the tie with a straight games victory over Elizabeta Samara 11-6, 11-9, 12-10.

Romania registered their first win of the contest in the third match of the tie which also went the distance, as Daniela Monteiro Dodean beat Germany’s Chantal Mantz 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7.

Germany secured the trophy in the first of the scheduled reverse singles encounters, with Mittelham registering a second win of the day as she beat Samara 10-12, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7.

Victory gave Germany a sixth title at the event, which West Germany also won twice, in the process denying the hosts a third consecutive gold at the event.

In the men’s final which followed Germany were up against Russia as they looked to complete a winning double.

Russia edged in front in the tie after winning the opening match, with Maksim Grebnev coming from two games down and two points down in the decider to overcome Benedikt Duda 3-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-8, 12-10.

Germany levelled the tie after winning another encounter that went the distance, as Patrick Franziska beat Lev Katsman 7-11, 11-4, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6.

Dang Qiu gave Germany came from a game down to win the third match in the tie, as he triumphed 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8 against Vladimir Sidorenko.

Victory was sealed for Germany in the first of the reverse singles matches, as Franziska defeated Grebnev in a marathon encounter that finished 13-11, 11-5, 9-11, 4-11, 15-13.

Victory gave Germany a 10^th title from 15 finals at the event, while Denmark and Sweden won bronze medals.