European pétanque championship of the Espoirs 2008

In 2008, the Confédération Européenne de Pétanque CEP held a European championship for the Espoirs ( U23 ) age group for the first time .

Those athletes who will be at least 18 years old in the corresponding year, but not yet 23 years old, belong to the Espoirs age group. The age groups from 1986 to 1990 were therefore eligible to compete in the 2008 European Championship. The event took place from April 18-20, 2008 in Saint-Jean-d'Angély . There were separate competitions for women and men.

Of the German-speaking countries, only Germany had contacted me. The German women (Julia Würthle (Horb), Anna Lazridis (Marl), Muriel Hess (Horb) and Judith Berganski (Lübeck)) became vice-European champions.

The German men qualified for the final round, just dropped out in the preliminary round and finished in 5th place.

mode

In both the qualification and the final round, contrary to the usual mode of other world and European championships, not only triplets were played, but

1. Round: 1 triplet (with interchangeability)
2. Round: parallel a double and a tête-à-tête (both without the possibility of substitution)

There was one point for every win.

Qualification round (men)

16 nations registered for the men's competition. In October 2007 four qualification tournaments with four teams each were held. The two best teams in each tournament qualified for the European Championship. Those born between 1985 and 1989 were eligible for the qualifying round.

Germany played in Group 2 with Luxembourg, Turkey and Denmark on October 20 in Saarbrücken-Gersweiler. Switzerland and Austria had not reported a team.

The team of the German Pétanque Association played with Jannik Schaake, Florian Korsch, Till-Vincent Goetzke and Mahmut Tufan.

Preliminary round men Group 1 games Netherlands  Ges Trip Doub Did Round 1  Netherlands  Israel 3-0 13: 0 13: 9 13: 5  Monaco  Belgium 0: 3 0:13 0:13 0:13 round 2  Netherlands  Monaco 0: 3 0:13 0:13 0:13  Israel  Belgium 0: 3 9:13 10:13 4:13 Round 3  Netherlands  Belgium 1: 3 13: 7 12:13 9:13  Israel  Monaco 3-0 13: 0 13: 0 13: 0 Group 2 games Germany  Ges Trip Doub Did Round 1  Luxembourg  Turkey 3-0 13: 9 13: 2 13: 1  Germany  Denmark 2: 1 13: 1 13: 2 8:13 round 2  Luxembourg  Germany 1: 2 9:13 8:13 13:11  Turkey  Denmark 0: 3 9:13 1:13 10:13 Round 3  Luxembourg  Denmark 0: 3 5:13 13: 6 6:13  Turkey  Germany 0: 3 6:13 3:13 3:13 Games Group 3 Slovenia  Ges Trip Doub Did Round 1  Slovenia  Spain 0: 3 3:13 10:13 5:13  Finland  United Kingdom 1: 2 12:13 0:13 13: 5 round 2  Slovenia  Finland 1: 2 13:12 3:13 6:13  Spain  United Kingdom 3-0 13:11 13: 0 13: 2 Round 3  Slovenia  United Kingdom 2: 1 13: 7 12:13 13: 3  Spain  Finland 3-0 13: 0 13: 2 13: 7 Group 4 matches Czech Republic  Ges Trip Doub Did Round 1  Czech Republic  France 0: 3 1:13 0:13 0:13  Italy  Estonia 3-0 13: 0 13: 0 13: 3 round 2  Czech Republic  Italy 0: 3 0:13 6:13 4:13  France  Estonia 3-0 13: 0 13: 0 13: 3 Round 3  Czech Republic  Estonia 0: 3 0:13 0:13 3:13  Italy  France 3-0 13:10 13:10 13: 1

Preliminary round men Table group 1 Games Victories Points 1  Belgium 3 8th 54 2  Netherlands 2 7th 65 3  Israel 1 3 −2 4th  Monaco 0 −9 −117 Q  Belgium  Netherlands Table group 2 Games Victories Points 1  Germany 3 7th 52 2  Denmark 2 6th 9 3  Luxembourg 1 5 13 4th  Turkey 0 0 −73 Q  Germany  Denmark Table group 3 Games Victories Points 1  Spain 3 9 77 2  Finland 1 3 −20 3  Slovenia 1 3 −22 4th  United Kingdom 1 3 −35 Q  Spain  Finland Table group 4 Games Victories Points 1  Italy 3 9 83 2  France 2 6th 56 3  Czech Republic 1 3 −31 4th  Estonia 0 0 −31 Q  Italy  France

EM women

Only 9 nations had registered for the European Women's Championships. Therefore no round of qualification was held. There was also a German team at the start. Before the start of the final round, the Czech Republic withdrew from the tournament.

Teams women
Belgium	Czech Republic	Germany
Denmark	Spain	France
Italy	Netherlands	Turkey

Finals

The final round took place from April 18-20, 2008 in Saint-Jean-d'Angély ( France )

In the final round, everyone played against everyone in two groups. The first two teams in each group qualified for the semifinals.

Group games

The German men played in Group B. Three of the four teams each won two games and lost one. The Netherlands and Germany each had 5 individual wins. At the end of the day, 7 points or the direct comparison were decisive for progress. Germany only took 3rd place in the group and was fifth in the European Championship.

The German women won all preliminary round matches and moved into the second round ahead of France.

Group games Men group A Ges Trip Doub Did  Italy  France 1: 2 4:13 13: 4 10:13  Denmark  Belgium 1: 2 13:11 9:13 8:13  Belgium  Denmark 2: 1 13: 7 13: 8 0:13  France  Belgium 3-0 13: 1 13: 5 13:12  Italy  Belgium 1: 2 13: 7 12:13 9:13  France  Denmark 3-0 13: 0 13: 9 13: 9 Men group B Ges Trip Doub Did  Germany  Finland 2: 1 13: 8 7:13 13:12  Spain  Netherlands 3-0 13: 6 13:10 13: 3  Germany  Spain 2: 1 9:13 13: 6 13:10  Finland  Netherlands 0: 3 9:13 4:13 9:13  Finland  Spain 0: 3 4:13 0:13 3:13  Germany  Netherlands 1: 2 6:13 13:10 2:13 Women group A Ges Trip Doub Did  Belgium  Netherlands 2: 1 2:13 13: 2 13: 7  Turkey  Denmark 1: 2 13:10 4:13 11:13  Belgium  Turkey 1: 2 11:13 13: 4 13:10  Netherlands  Denmark 1: 2 11:13 13: 3 8:13  Belgium  Denmark 1: 2 13: 2 10:13 10:13  Netherlands  Turkey 3-0 13: 0 13: 8 13:11 Women group B Ges Trip Doub Did  Italy  Germany 0: 3 3:13 4:13 12:13  France  Spain 2: 1 13:10 13: 0 12:13  Italy  France 2: 1 1:13 13:10 13: 7  Germany  Spain 2: 1 13:11 4:13 13:11  Italy  Spain 1: 2 9:13 13: 2 1:13  Germany  France 2: 1 5:13 13: 9 13:11

Tables Men group A Games Victories Points 1  France 3 8th 42 2  Belgium 2 4th −13 3  Italy 1 4th 4th 4th  Denmark 0 1 −37 Q  France  Belgium Men group A Games Victories Points 1  Spain 2 7th 51 2  Netherlands 2 5 12 3  Germany 2 5 5 4th  Finland 0 1 −49 Q  Spain  Netherlands - Women group A Games Victories Points 1  Denmark 3 6th 0 2  Belgium 2 5 21st 3  Netherlands 1 5 17th 4th  Turkey 0 1 −38 Q  Denmark  Belgium Women group B Games Victories Points 1  Germany 3 7th 23 2  France 1 4th 30th 3  Spain 1 4th −4 4th  Italy 1 3 −37 Q  Germany  France

final

Men's

	Semifinals					final
	A1	France (13/7/13)	2
	B2	Netherlands (5/4/5)	0
							France (13/13/12)	2
							Spain (2/1/11)	0
	B1	Spain (13/13/10)	2
	3	Belgium (10/9/13)	1

Ladies

The German women won the semifinals but lost the final against France.

	Semifinals					final
	A1	Denmark (2/0/16)	0
	B2	France 13/13/11	0
							France (13/13/8)	2
							Germany (10/9/13)	1
	B1	Germany 7/13/13	3
	A2	Belgium (13/5/8)	0

Web links

• CEP: Documents on EM Espoirs
• DPV: Qualification for EM Espoirs, men
• DPV: Results of the qualifying round
• Ladies espoirs are runner-up European champions!
• Results and tables on the French association website (fr)

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Monaco did not play, all games were rated 13: 0 for the respective opponent
2. ↑ withdrawn