The Germans' wait to lift the men's trophy finally came to an end following a comfortable 3-0 win over Portugal at the Sporting and Cultural Centre d'Coque.

The 2013 edition of the tournament was the last time Germany's men triumphed, with the team being restricted to second place finishes at the 2014 and 2015 competitions.

German Timo Boll and Portugal's Marcos Freitas met in a thrilling seven games encounter in the first match.

Three games into the tie and it was Portugal’s Freitas who held the advantage, but Boll responded in style emerging victorious in the following two games to earn Germany the first point on the scoreboard 9-11, 11-7, 13-15, 11-5, 12-10.

Dimitrij Ovtcharov then overcame Tiago Apolonia in straight games to score a second point for Germany 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.

Just one more victory was required by the German side to end the four year wait for the title and it was Patrick Franziska who completed the job with a fine effort against João Monteiro.

Franziska prevailed 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 to hand Germany the title.

Romania claimed the women's team title for the first time in 12 years after Elizabeta Samara, Daniela Monteiro Dodean and Bernadette Szocs claimed a 3-2 victory over top seeds and reigning champions Germany.

Two years ago the Germans beat Romania 3-0 in the final but the tables were turned this time around.

Samara has been one of the most consistent players at this tournament and started the final with a 9-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7 win over Han Ying of Germany.

Shan Xiaona quickly levelled things up for Germany as she beat Monteiro Dodean in straight games 11-6, 11-6, 11-7.

German star Nina Mittelham took on Szocs in the third fixture and the Romanian put her team on the brink of the title with an 11-5, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6 win.

Full of confidence from her earlier success, Shan returned to the table and kept the German title defence alive with another strong showing in her second encounter, coming out on top against Samara 11-8, 11-9, 15-17, 11-3 to force a decider.

Ying and Monteiro Dodean met in the crucial fifth fixture and the Romanian went two games in front almost immediately. 

Ranked ninth in the world, Ying showed her class by winning the third game and was well positioned to take the fourth after the German moved 10-8 in front.

However, a sublime comeback saw Monteiro Dodean recover to claim the next four points in a row to seal an 11-4, 11-8, 4-11, 12-10 victory and hand Romania the gold medal for the first time since 2005.