European Nations Cup (table tennis)
The European Nations Cup (ENC) was a table tennis competition for national teams that are members of the European Table Tennis Association ETTU . It was held annually in January from 1991 to 1998. For the first time, high prizes could be won.
The ENC was initiated by the German Table Tennis Association DTTB , especially by Hans Wilhelm Gäb , and the ETTU was the organizer. The 8 best national teams were invited. These initially played in two groups of four, everyone against everyone. The first two in each group played in the semi-finals for a place in the final.
Each participating nation could register four players for the tournament. The team fights were carried out with teams of two. Two singles and one double were played ( Kings Cup system ).
All teams received prize money, the amount depending on the placement.
history
1991 Munich
The first event took place from January 18-20 , 1991 in Munich's Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle . The eight top-placed teams from the previous European Championship in 1990 were invited . $ 100,000 was available as prize money. The German team won the final against Yugoslavia. A total of 3,500 spectators came.
In addition, the most successful single player was awarded $ 5,000. This was determined according to the following point system: For every victory in singles there are 100 points, for a victory in doubles 50 points. Andrei Masunow received the award .
| space | team | Prize money dollars |
player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | 30,000 | Roßkopf , Fetzner , Boehm |
| 2. | Yugoslavia | 20,000 | Primorac , Lupulesku , Kalinić |
| 3. | France | 12,500 | Gatien , Patrick Chila , Damien Éloi |
| USSR | 12,500 | A. Masunow , D. Masunow , Evgueni Shetinin | |
| 5. | Sweden | 7,500 | Waldner , Appelgren , Persson |
| England | 7,500 | Prean , Cooke , Skylet Andrew, Michael O'Driscoll | |
| 7th | Netherlands | 5,000 | Paul Haldan , Danny Heister , Trinko Keen |
| Hungary | 5,000 | Zsolt Harczi , Károly Németh , Sándor Varga |
1992 Munich
The second ENC took place from January 17th to 19th, 1992 in Munich's Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle . The prize money was again $ 100,000 for the teams and an additional $ 5,000 for the best player; Jörg Roßkopf received this individual award . Germany was able to defend its title from the previous year. This time around 8,000 spectators followed the games.
| space | team | Prize money dollars |
player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | 30,000 | Roßkopf , Fetzner , Franz |
| 2. | France | 20,000 | Gatien , Patrick Chila , Damien Éloi |
| 3. | England | 12,500 | Prean , Chen Xinhua , Cooke |
| Sweden | 12,500 | Waldner , Appelgren , Persson | |
| 5. | Yugoslavia | 7,500 | Lupulesku , Kalinić , Grujić |
| CSFR | 7,500 | Korbel , Tomas Janci, Roland Vimi | |
| 7th | CIS | 5,000 | A. Masunow , D. Masunow , Evgueni Shetinin |
| Belgium | 5,000 | Jean-Michel Saive , Thierry Cabrera , Philippe Saive |
1993 Karlsruhe
The third ENC took place from January 15th to 17th, 1993 in the Karlsruhe Europahalle . The prize money was 150,000 DM for the teams and an additional 5,000 DM for the best player. Germany lost 3-1 in the final against Sweden and finished second. 6,200 spectators saw the games.
The award for the best single player went to Jörg Roßkopf for the second time . Although the Swede Waldner remained undefeated, he sometimes had to pause and so came on fewer missions.
The World Association ITTF eased the pronounced for early 1993 glue ban : With specially approved adhesive products, players were allowed to raise the racket coverings in a specially designated space.
| space | team | Prize money DM |
player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | 50,000 | Waldner , Appelgren , Persson , Karlsson |
| 2. | Germany | 30,000 | Roßkopf , Fetzner , ( Richard Prause was not used ) |
| 3. | England | 17,500 | Chen Xinhua , Prean , Matthew Syed |
| Belgium | 17,500 | Jean-Michel Saive , Thierry Cabrera , Philippe Saive , Frederic Sonnet | |
| 5. | France | 10,000 | Patrick Chila , Damien Éloi , Didier Mommessin |
| Austria | 10,000 | Ding Yi , Qianli Qian , Schlager | |
| 7th | Netherlands | 7,500 | Trinko Keen , Danny Heister , (Peter Paul de Vrind was not used ) |
| CSFR | 7,500 | Korbel , Tomas Janci, Petr Javurek |
1994 Bayreuth
The fourth ENC took place from January 14th to 16th, 1993 in the Bayreuth Upper Franconia Hall. The prize money was 120,000 DM for the teams and an additional 5,000 DM for the best player. Germany lost to France in the semi-finals and finished third. 6,500 spectators saw the games.
The Frenchman Jean-Philippe Gatien received the award for the best individual player .
| space | team | Prize money DM |
player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | 50,000 | Waldner , Persson , Karlsson , von Scheele |
| 2. | France | 25,000 | Gatien , Patrick Chila , Damien Éloi |
| 3. | Belgium | 12,500 | Andras Podpinka , Frederic Sonnet, Thierry Cabrera |
| Germany | 12,500 | Roßkopf , Fetzner , Franz | |
| 5. | Austria | 7,500 | Schlager , Ding Yi , Karl Jindrak , Qianli Qian |
| CSFR | 7,500 | Roland Krmaschek, Korbel , Petr Javurek | |
| 7th | England | 2,500 | Prean , Chen Xinhua , Cooke |
| Poland | 2,500 | Piotr Skierski , Lucjan Błaszczyk , Tomasz Krzeszewski |
1995 Karlsruhe
The fifth ENC took place from January 13th to 15th, 1995 in the Karlsruhe Europahalle . The prize money was 120,000 DM for the teams and an additional 5,000 DM for the best player. For the third time in a row the team from Sweden won, Germany lost in the semi-finals 3-2 to Russia. 5,500 spectators saw the games.
Jörgen Persson received the award for the best single player .
Fetzner was absent due to an injury, and several top European players stayed away from the tournament.
| space | team | Prize money DM |
player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | 50,000 | Waldner , Persson , Karlsson |
| 2. | Russia | 25,000 | Andrei Masunow , Dmitri Masunow , Maksim Shmyrev |
| 3. | Germany | 12,500 | Roßkopf , Franz , Torben Wosik |
| England | 12,500 | Cooke , Matthew Syed , Bradley Billington , Alex Perry | |
| 5. | France | 7,500 | Patrick Chila , Damien Éloi , Christophe Legoût |
| Hungary | 7,500 | Zsolt Harczi, Károly Németh , Zoltan Varga | |
| 7th | Belgium | 2,500 | Sebastien Massart, Ip Mihon, Thierry Cabrera |
| Poland | 2,500 | Błaszczyk , Piotr Skierski |
1996 Bayreuth
The sixth ENC took place from January 19 to 21, 1996 in the Bayreuth Upper Franconia Hall. The prize money was 120,000 DM for the teams and an additional 5,000 DM for the best player. The team from France won for the first time, finishing second in 1992 and 1994. 6,000 spectators saw the games.
The Frenchman Jean-Philippe Gatien received the DM 5000 award for the best individual player .
The German team finished first in Group B after victories over Austria, England and Sweden. In the semi-finals, they beat Yugoslavia 3-0. The final against France was lost 3-1.
| space | team | Prize money DM |
player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | France | 50,000 | Gatien , Patrick Chila , Damien Éloi , Christophe Legoût |
| 2. | Germany | 25,000 | Roßkopf , Franz , Fetzner |
| 3. | Yugoslavia | 12,500 | Grujić , Karakašević , Lupulesku |
| Sweden | 12,500 | Waldner , von Scheele , Karlsson , Lindh | |
| 5. | Russia | 7,500 | Sergei Andrianov, Alexei Smirnow , Andrei Masunow , Maksim Shmyrev |
| Austria | 7,500 | Schlager , Qianli Qian , Karl Jindrak , Ding Yi | |
| 7th | Belgium | 2,500 | Philippe Saive , Andras Podpinka , Thierry Cabrera , Frederic Sonnet |
| England | 2,500 | Andrew Eden, J. Taylor, Alex Perry |
1997 Karlsruhe
The seventh ENC took place from January 18-19, 1997 in the Karlsruhe Europahalle . This time only six teams were invited, who fought in two groups of three for a place in the semi-finals. The prize money was reduced to 100,000 DM. For the fourth time, Sweden won this tournament, although Waldner was missing.
The Swede Peter Karlsson received the DM 5000 award for the best individual player .
Rosskopf was absent from the German team due to an injury. She won in Group A against Sweden 3-2 and against Poland 3-1. In the semifinals she lost 3-0 to Belgium.
It was criticized that many top players stayed away from the tournament for various reasons. The table tennis tables caused a sensation: For the first time they played on a blue surface, the sides of the table were clad in blue.
| space | team | Prize money DM |
player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | 45,000 | von Scheele , Karlsson , Persson |
| 2. | Belgium | 20,000 | Philippe Saive , Andras Podpinka |
| 3. | Germany | 10,000 | Franz , Fetzner |
| France | 10,000 | Patrick Chila , Christophe Legoût | |
| 5. | Russia | 5,000 | Dmitri Masunow , Andrei Masunow , Maksim Shmyrev |
| Poland | 5,000 | Piotr Skierski , Tomasz Krzeszewski |
1998 Bayreuth
The eighth ENC took place from January 17th to 18th, 1998 again in the Bayreuth Upper Franconia Hall. The prize money was 95,000 DM for the teams and an additional 5,000 DM for the best player. The German team won for the third time. Around 4,000 spectators saw the games.
Waldner received the DM 5000 award for the best individual player . For the first time Greece took part in the ENC.
The German team finished second in Group A. They lost 3-2 to Sweden and beat Russia 3-1. In the semifinals she won against Belgium 3-0. In the final, she met Sweden again and won 3-2.
| space | team | Prize money DM |
player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | 45,000 | Roßkopf , Fetzner , Wosik |
| 2. | Sweden | 20,000 | Waldner , Karlsson , Lindh |
| 3. | France | 10,000 | Patrick Chila , Damien Éloi , Nicolas Chatelain , Didier Mommessin |
| Belgium | 10,000 | Philippe Saive , Andras Podpinka , Frederic Sonnet | |
| 5. | Russia | 5,000 | Dmitri Masunow , Alexei Smirnow |
| Greece | 5,000 | Kreanga , Ntaniel Tsiokas , Panagiotis Gionis |
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- ENC 1991
- ENC 1992
- ENC 1993
- ENC 1994
- Reports and results: Zeitschrift DTS , 1994/2 pp. 4-9
- ENC 1995
- ENC 1996
- ENC 1997
- ENC 1998