在2003年3月29日至4月6日举行的第24届欧洲锦标赛上,萨姆索诺夫无疑是最大的赢家。他在率白俄罗斯队获得团体冠军后,又摘走了分量最重的单打桂冠,这也是他在1998年艾恩德霍芬获得欧锦赛单打冠军后再次品尝欧洲冠军的滋味。巴黎世乒赛近在咫尺,拥有这股势头,让萨姆索诺夫对自己充满信心。 半决赛前,人们预计萨姆索诺夫对波尔可 At the 24th European Championship held from March 29 to April 6, 2003, Samsonov was undoubtedly the biggest winner. After winning the team title in Belarus, he took away the heaviest singles title and the taste of European Champion after Ehudhoeve won European Championship singles title in 1998. The World Championships in Paris is close at hand and has the momentum to make Samsonov confident of himself. Before the semifinals, it is expected Samsonov on Bolko