European table tennis championship 1968
The 6th European table tennis championship took place in April 1968 in Lyon .
The German women's team became European champions for the second time since 1962 , while the Swedish men's team won the title for the third time in a row. In the singles and doubles competitions, the men dominated Yugoslavia ( Šurbek and Stipančić / Vecko ) and the women the ČSSR (14-year-old Voštová and Lužová / Karlíková ).
Germany's men's team reached eighth place. The GDR was also represented, it was sixth with the women's team and tenth with the men.
Competition mode teams
A total of 28 men's and 22 women's teams were registered. It was played in the same mode as in the 1966 EM . In the preliminary round, each team played against each other in eight groups of three or four (there were also two groups of two for women). The eight winners reached the intermediate round, which was held in two groups of four as "Division 1". The winners of these two groups made it to the final. Similarly, the eight runners-up in the preliminary round played in two groups as "Division 2" for places 9 to 16 and the eight runners-up in the preliminary round in two groups as "Division 3" 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 "Division 1"
| space | Group A | Group B |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | USSR |
| 2. | Hungary | Yugoslavia |
| 3. | Romania | England |
| 4th | ČSSR | Germany |
| space | Group A | Group B |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | USSR |
| 2. | Hungary | ČSSR |
| 3. | England | GDR |
| 4th | Poland | Romania |
Cutting off the Germans
National coach was Vilim Harangozo .
Men's team Germany
The team captain who did not play was Rudi Gruber . The German men met Denmark, Jersey and Switzerland in preliminary group 7 and were undefeated first. In the intermediate round "Division 1" the opponents of the Germans were the USSR, Yugoslavia and England. All games were lost here. In the game for places 7 and 8, Germany lost 3: 5 against the ČSSR.
GDR men's team
The GDR won in group 8 against Wales and Italy, but lost to Hungary. That was enough for second place. In the intermediate round "Division 2" she prevailed against Belgium, France and the Netherlands and came first. In the following game for 9th place she was defeated by Denmark 2-5.
Women's team Germany
The non-playing team captain was Hannelore Schlaf . The women's team prevailed 3-0 each against Spain and Austria in group 4. Also in the intermediate round "Division 1" she remained unbeaten against Hungary, England and Poland. Surprisingly, she won the final against the USSR 3-0.
Women's team GDR
The GDR women won in preliminary group 7 against Sweden and Jersey with 3-0 each. In the intermediate round "Division 1" they lost to the USSR and the ČSSR and won against Romania. So they came in third. The game for 5th place was lost to England 3-0.
Men's singles BRD
The furthest, namely up to the fourth round, came Eberhard Schöler.
- Conny Freundorfer : Victory against Michel Cordier (France), Witold Woznica (Poland), loss against Kjell Johansson
- Ernst Gomolla : win against Bernard Chatton (Switzerland), loss against Jacques Secrétin (France)
- Hans Micheiloff : victory against Bert Schoofs (Netherlands), Brian Kean (Scotland), loss against Denis Neale (England)
- Eberhard Schöler : Victory against J.Spencer (Wales), Zinke (Austria), T.Covacs (Romania), loss against Dragutin Šurbek (Yugoslavia)
- Bernt Jansen : defeat against Dorin Giurgiucă (Romania)
GDR men's singles
In the second round at the latest, the GDR players were eliminated.
- Wolfgang Stein : Victory against Wykes (Jersey), defeat against Jaroslav Staněk (ČSSR)
- Wolfgang Vater : defeat against Matyas Beleznai (Hungary)
- Siegfried Lemke : Victory against Flammang (Luxembourg), defeat against István Jónyer (Hungary)
Men's doubles
Results from the second round, in which all German doubles were eliminated.
- Eberhard Schöler / Ernst Gomolla : defeat against Antun Stipančić / Edvard Vecko (Yugoslavia)
- Hans Micheiloff / Conny Freundorfer : defeat against Hans Alsér / Kjell Johansson (Sweden)
- Bernt Jansen / Frans Lanckmann (Belgium): defeat against Istvan Korpa / Dragutin Šurbek (Yugoslavia)
- Siegfried Lemke / Wolfgang Vater : defeat against Jaroslav Staněk / Vladimír Miko (ČSSR)
- Wolfgang Stein / János Borzsei (Hungary): defeat against Dorin Giurgiucă / Adalbert Rethi (Romania)
Women's singles BRD
Agnes Simon was most successful in reaching the quarter-finals.
- Wiebke Hendriksen : defeat against Soja Rudnowa (USSR)
- Agnes Simon : Victory against Radmila Stoijsic (Yugoslavia), Eva Johansson (Sweden), Doris Hovestädt (GDR), defeat in the quarter-finals against Mary Wright (England)
- Edit Buchholz : Victory against Karenza Smith (England), Tilly Thill (Luxembourg), loss in the round of 16 against Swetlana Grinberg (USSR)
- Jutta Krüger : Victory against T.Böhm (Austria), defeat against Ilona Voštová (ČSSR)
Women's singles DDR
Gabriele Geißler was most successful when she reached the quarter-finals.
- Petra Stephan : defeat against Cirila Pirc (Yugoslavia)
- Doris Hovestädt : Victory against Panagiota Kotsia (Greece), Eva Ivan (Romania), loss in the round of 16 against Agnes Simon (FRG)
- Gabriele Geißler : Victory against Angela Papp (Hungary), Liisa Jarvenpaa (Finland), Marita Neidert (Sweden), defeat in the quarterfinals against Swetlana Grinberg (USSR)
Ladies doubles
Results from the second round.
- Agnes Simon / Edit Buchholz : Victory against Rita Pogosova / Galina Eremenko (USSR), defeat in the quarter-finals against Mary Wright / Karenza Smith (England)
- Gabriele Geißler / Doris Hovestädt : Victory against Ellen Klatt / Mary van Ruiten (Netherlands), defeat in the quarter-finals against Marta Lužová / Jitka Karlíková (ČSSR)
- Wiebke Hendriksen / Jutta Krüger : defeat in the first round against Éva Kóczián / Erzsébet Jurik (Hungary)
Mixed
Results from the second round.
- Eberhard Schöler / Agnes Simon : defeat against Sarkis Sarchajan / Rita Pogosova (USSR)
- Hans Micheiloff / Wiebke Hendriksen : defeat against Stanislaw Gomoskow // Soja Rudnowa (USSR)
- Ernst Gomolla / Edit Buchholz : defeat against Antun Stipančić / Mirjana Resler (Yugoslavia)
- Bernt Jansen / Jutta Krüger : defeat in the first round against Wolfgang Vater / Petra Stephan (GDR)
- Wolfgang Vater / Petra Stephan : Victory against Carel Deken / Mary van Ruiten (Netherlands), defeat against Vladimír Miko / Marta Lužová (ČSSR)
- Wolfgang Stein / Doris Hovestädt : Victory against Péter Rózsás / Angela Papp (Hungary), defeat against Sarkis Sarchajan / Rita Pogosova (USSR)
- Siegfried Lemke / Gabriele Geißler : Victory against Malcolm Sugden / Lesley Barrie (Scotland), Uldis Eglitis / Signe Paisjärv (USSR), defeat in the quarter-finals against Stanislaw Gomoskow // Soja Rudnowa (USSR)
ITTF and ETTU Congress
The ITTF and ETTU committees met in Lyon parallel to the competitions. The world association ITTF accepted Guatemala and Nicaragua as new members.
Results
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- Detailed reports: DTS magazine , 1968 issue 9 + 10