European table tennis championship 1964
The 4th European table tennis championship took place from November 22nd to 29th, 1964 in Malmö in the Baltiskahalle.
European champions in individual were Kjell Johansson (Sweden) and Éva Földy (Hungary). Sweden and England won the team competition.
Hungary was the most successful with nine medal wins. Eberhard Schöler reached the semi-finals as well as the GDR couple Lothar Pleuse / Doris Kalweit in mixed.
Venue and date
Before that, Romania and England had canceled the European Championship. Thereupon Sweden offered itself as the organizer on the condition that the tournament only takes place in November - instead of the usual March / April. This explains the unusually late appointment. This request was granted. Sweden then chose the city of Malmö as the venue with the newly built Baltiskahalle, which holds 5,500 spectators.
New regulations
In April 1964, the ETTU board decided on the following changes compared to the previous European championships:
- Each country was allowed to nominate a maximum of six players.
- A new competition mode has been introduced for team matches.
- All clubs were checked and stamped before the start of the European Championship. The players were then only allowed to use clubs stamped in this way.
Competition mode teams
A total of 22 men's and 20 women's teams were registered. In the preliminary round, each team played against each other in eight groups of three. The eight winners reached the intermediate round, which was held in two groups of four. The winners of these two groups made it to the final. Similarly, the eight second in the preliminary round played in two groups for places 9 to 16 and the eight third in the preliminary round in two groups for places 17 and worse.
The men played with teams of three according to the Swaythling Cup system , i.e. without doubles. A women's team consisted of two players. The game was played according to the Corbillon Cup system , i.e. first two singles, then one double and then again a maximum of two singles.
- Final result of the intermediate round
| space | Men's group A | Men's group B |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | Yugoslavia |
| 2. | Romania | CSR |
| 3. | Hungary | Germany |
| 4th | England | USSR |
| space | Women group A | Women group B |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | England | Hungary |
| 2. | Romania | CSR |
| 3. | USSR | Germany |
| 4th | Poland | GDR |
Because of the equality of points in men's group A, a playoff was necessary, which Sweden won against Romania 5-3.
Cutting off the Germans
Inge Harst was nominated first for the women . However, this waived "for family reasons". Ingrid Kriegelstein moved up to do this .
The first reported GDR player Siegfried Lemke was internally banned and therefore could not take part in the EM. The Sigrun Legler from the GDR had to "family reasons" pause.
Men's team Germany
Germany prevailed against Belgium (5: 0) and Denmark (5: 1) in the preliminary round. In the intermediate round B it was only enough to win a 5-3 win against the USSR. In contrast, the games against Czechoslovakia (3-5) and Yugoslavia (4-5 after 3-0 lead) were lost.
Thus Germany reached third place in this group and played against Hungary, the third in group A, for fifth place in the overall standings. This fight was lost 5-3. Schöler could not take part because he sustained a leg injury in the game against Yugoslavia.
The balance sheets of the players in the team fights:
| player | Balance sheet |
|---|---|
| Eberhard Schöler | 9: 4 |
| Erich Arndt | 5: 8 |
| Martin Ness | 3: 3 |
| Ernst Gomolla | 8: 4 |
GDR men's team
The GDR team did not reach the intermediate round after the preliminary round matches.
Women's team Germany
For the German women, Heide Dauphin surprised positively, especially in the double games, while Edit Buchholz was in a crisis of form. The team won in the preliminary round against Luxembourg (3: 0) and Belgium (3: 1). In the intermediate round B she lost to Czechoslovakia (0: 3) and Hungary (0: 3). Against the GDR a 3-1 win was achieved, with Agnes Simon losing to Gabriele Geißler .
Thus Germany reached third place in this group and played against the USSR, the third in group A, for fifth place in the overall standings. This fight was lost 3-2.
The balance sheets of the players in the team fights:
| Player | singles | Double |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes Simon | 4: 4 | 1: 1 |
| Edit Buchholz | 2: 2 | 2: 2 |
| Heath Dauphin | 1-0 | 2: 2 |
| Ingrid Kriegelstein | 1: 2 | 1: 1 |
Women's team GDR
The GDR team also reached intermediate round B, where they ended up in fourth and last place without a win. They were defeated by Hungary and CSR 3: 0 and Germany 3: 1. Against the fourth in parallel group A, Poland, she won the game for seventh place 3-0.
Men's singles Germany
Eberhard Schöler took bronze. He won against Pentii Tuominen from Finland 3-0 and Sweden Carl-Johan Bernhardt 3-1. The following game against Vladimír Miko (CSR) was highly competitive. In the fifth set, when the score was 11:12, the change method (time game) started. Here Schöler's better attack prevailed. Schöleralso won the game against Yugoslav Istvan Korpa in the fifth set. In the semifinals he lost to the eventual European champion Kjell Johansson 2: 3 (15:21, 21: 7, 21:14, 13:21, 20:22).
Erich Arndt retired after his victory over Gaston Krecke (Luxembourg) in the second round against Vojislav Marković (Yugoslavia). Then he took part in the consolation round in which he reached the semi-finals. Martin Ness came one lap ahead,against Odd Nielsen (Norway) and Christian Heyerdahl (Sweden). Then he lost to the Hungarian Zoltán Berczik . Even Ernst Gomolla came in the third round. He prevailed after a bye against Edvard Vecko (Yugoslavia), but not against Dorin Giurgiucă (Romania).
GDR men's singles
Wolfgang Stein (against Sándor Harangi, Hungary) was eliminated in the first round . Peter Fähnrich won against Norbert Van de Walle (Belgium) and then lost to Niels Ramberg (Denmark). Lothar Pleuse , who prevailed against Tapio Penttilä (Finland), but then failed at the eventual European champion Kjell Johansson , got just as far . Bernd Pornack made it to the round of 16 . He eliminated Lennart Oden (Sweden), Dennis Samuel (Wales) and Gegam Vardanian (USSR). Jaroslav Staněk (CSR) meant the end of the line for him.
Men's doubles Germany
Schöler / Gomolla threw Jaroslav Kunz / Štefan Kollárovits (CSR), Janusz Kusinski / Zbigniew Calinski (Poland) and Brian Wright / Denis Neale (England)on their way to the quarter-finals. Zoltán Berczik / Péter Rózsás (Hungary) were then too strong.
Arndt / Ness reached the round of 16 after a bye and victory over Fernand Boden / Valentin Langehegermann (Luxembourg), where they were stopped by Symonds / Zigmund Kalnin (England / USSR).
GDR men's doubles
Fähnrich / Pornack failed after victories over Knut Havag / Tore Sehl (Norway) and Reti / Marius Bodea (Romania) in the round of 16 to the Russian Konstantin Dmitov / Gegam Vardanian. Pleuse / Stein were defeated by the Romanians Dorin Giurgiucă / Radu Negulescu after bye .
Women's singles Germany
Agnes Simon was only eliminated from the quarterfinals against Soja Rudnowa (USSR). She had previouslythrownMichèle Boiteux (France), Marta Lužová (CSR) and Angela Papp (Hungary) out of the running.
Ingrid Kriegelstein reached the round of 16 after victories over Liisa Järvenpää (Finland) and Cirila Pirc (Yugoslavia), where she was defeated by the Hungarian Erzsébet Jurik . Edit Buchholz continued to suffer from their form weakness. She won against Irena Bosá (CSR), but then lost to Doris Kalweit (GDR). Also Heide Dauphin came forth only one round by prevailed over Ruzica Anic (Yugoslavia), but not against Sarolta Lukacs (Hungary).
Women's singles DDR
Two women made it to the round of 16, Doris Kalweit after victories over Monique Jaquet (Switzerland) and Edit Buchholz and the defeat against Signe Paisjärv (USSR) and Ingrid Lemke after victories over Nikander (Finland) and Lena Rundström (Sweden) and the defeat against Swetlana Grinberg (USSR). Gabriele Geißler prevailed against Nicole Reinert (Luxembourg) and was then defeated by Mary Shannon (England). Elke Richter was eliminated in the first round against Dzidra Lukina (USSR).
Women's doubles Germany
Simon / Kriegelstein were eliminated immediately by Erzsébet Jurik / Éva Földy (Hungary). Buchholz / Dauphin advancedone roundagainst Karlikova / Eleonora Vlaicov (CSR / Romania), but not against Sárolta Lukacs / Angela Papp (Hungary).
Ladies double GDR
Lemke / Geißler were initially able to prevail against Niemen / Tuula Jaskari (Finland). The later European champions Mary Shannon / Diane Rowe (England) were too strong. Kalweit / Richter won against Berit Ommedal / Knutsen (Norway) and then lost to the later finalists Maria Alexandru / Ella Constantinescu (Romania).
Mixed Germany
For the West German mixed doubles, the end of the round of 16 at the latest:
- Ness / Dauphin : Victory against Christian Heyerdahl / T. Larsson (Sweden), Jaroslav Staněk / Irena Bosá (CSR), loss to Péter Rózsás / Sárolta Lukacs (Hungary)
- Schöler / Simon : Victory against Istvan Korpa / Nina Lucic (Yugoslavia), Bronislaw Gowin / Czeslawa Noworyta, loss against Chester Barnes / Diane Rowe (England)
- Gomolla / Buchholz : Victory against Pornack / Richter (GDR), defeat against Anatoli Amelin / Soja Rudnowa (USSR)
- Arndt / Kriegelstein : defeat against Dmitrij Novikov / Swetlana Grinberg (USSR)
Mixed DDR
Pleuse / Kalweit made it to the semi-finals : Victory against Graham Gear / Sandra Morgan (Wales), Zigmund Kalinin / Dzidra Lukina (USSR), Dorin Giurgiucă / Ella Constantinescu (Romania), Chester Barnes / Diane Rowe (England), defeat against Vladimír Miko / Marta Lužová (CSR).
- Stein / Geissler : Victory against Paul Evrard / Martine Le Bras (France), loss against Brian Wright / Mary Shannon (England)
- Pornack / Richter : defeat against Gomolla / Buchholz
- Ensign / Lemke : defeat against Marius Bodea / Eleonora Vlaicov (Romania)
ETTU Congress
The parallel congress of the European table tennis association ETTU dealt with the following topics:
- Josef Vandurek (CSR), President since 1960, no longer ran. The German Jupp Schlaf was unanimously elected as his successor . Vaclav Vebr (CSR) became vice-president.
- There were initial considerations for the establishment of the Europa League .
- England was named as the host of the next EM in 1966. In 1968 France should be the host.
Others
- The sign of the German national team when marching in because of the inscription "Väst-Tyksland" led to a political discord. The sign of the GDR was labeled "DDR".
- England was originally intended to host this European Championship. Since it could not guarantee the entry of participants from the eastern states, it resigned as organizer.
- The tables from the manufacturer Stiga used at the EM were harder than the tables commonly used in Germany. They allowed a faster game.
- The Englishman Chester Barnes , who had been banned by the English TT Association , was unblocked early so that he could participate in the European Championship.
- Alex Ehrlich presents a newly developed training robot. With high spin, even the top players have difficulty getting the ball back.
- Martin Ness was not nominated for the next World Cup in 1965 because Martin Ness returned “the DTTB's own sportswear” too late and improperly after this European Championship and because of other “non-comradely behavior” .
- The ETTU Congress elected Jupp Schlaf to succeed Josef Vandurek as President.
Results
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- Detailed reports: DTS magazine , 1964/23 + 1964/24 West issue
- Results page of the ETTU ( Memento from June 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on January 19, 2016)
- Changes in implementation - DTS magazine , 1964/5 West issue p. 14
Web links
- ITTF statistics
- Table tennis show 1964/12: detailed report from an Austrian perspective - part 1 (accessed on March 3, 2011; PDF; 1.9 MB)
- Table tennis show 1965/1: detailed report from an Austrian perspective - part 2 (accessed on March 4, 2011; PDF; 2.3 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1964/1 West issue p. 1
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1964/22 West issue p. 4
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1964/18 West issue p. 2
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1964/19 West issue p. 2
- ↑ Austrian table tennis show 1966/02 (accessed on March 7, 2011) (PDF; 2.4 MB)
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1964/20 page 2
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1965/3 issue West p. 2 + DTS 1965/5 p. 2 + DTS 1965/6 p. 2
- ↑ Table tennis show 1965/1 page 27 (accessed on March 4, 2011) (PDF; 2.3 MB)