Ieva Dumbauskaitė and Gerda Grudzinskaitė secured the gold medals in the women’s competition following a five-year hiatus. Their path to victory included several decisive matches throughout the tournament. In the quarterfinals, Dumbauskaitė and Grudzinskaitė defeated Rugilė Grudzinskaitė and Mėja Matiukienė with a score of 2:0 (21:12, 21:16).
The momentum continued into the semifinals, where they defeated Arania Rudkovskaya and Skalvė Križanauskaitė in straight sets, 2:0 (21:18, 21:14). The final match presented an intriguing contest against Monika Paulikienė and Aine Raupelyte, who had been dominant in the national championships during the 2023-2025 year. The highly anticipated match between the top Lithuanian teams concluded with a 2:0 victory for Dumbauskaitė and Grudzinskaitė, with scores of 25:23 and 21:16.
The performance was considered spectacular, marking a significant return to the top tier of the competition.
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