 She was rested for the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix, but Shin A-lam's average result at the competition allowed Brânză to reach the second place in world rankings.At the 2015 European Championships in Montreux Brânză switched her yellow mask for a tricolour one bearing Romanian colours.In the individual event she stopped short of the podium after a defeat in the quarter-finals to world No.1 Emese Szász.