European table tennis championship 2013
 European table tennis championship
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| date | 04.10. – 13.10. | |||
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 Schwechat
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| Single (♂) |
 Dimitrij Ovtcharov
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| Single (♀) |
 Li Fen
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| Double (♂) |
 Tan Ruiwu Wang Zengyi
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| Double (♀) |
Petrissa Solja Sabine Winter
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| Team (♂) |
Germany
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| Team (♀) |
Germany
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The 32nd European Table Tennis Championship took place from October 4th to 13th in the Austrian Schwechat in the Multiversum. This time the team competitions, which take place every two years, were held again. The German men's team was able to defend its title and thus set Sweden's record of six titles in a row. The German women's team won the title for the first time in 15 years.
Results
Men's
Individual competition
Due to Timo Boll's cancellation , Dimitrij Ovtcharov is in first place. In addition, with Patrick Baum , Bastian Steger , Patrick Franziska and Ruwen Filus, four other German players have started in the main field. Players who were not seeded for the main draw had to qualify through a qualifying round that was played in the group system. Only the group winners made it through. Benedikt Duda won against Ursus Slatinsek from Slovenia (3: 1) and the Icelandic Magnus Magnusson (3: 0). The last game he lost 3-0 against native Chinese Wang Zeng Yi, who played for Poland , and reached second place in Group 11. So he could not qualify for the main draw.
| space | country | player |
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| 1 |
Germany
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Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
| 2 |
 Belarus
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Vladimir Samsonov |
| 3 |
Germany
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Bastian Steger |
 Greece
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Panagiotis Gionis |
Double competition
| space | country | player |
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| 1 |
Croatia Poland
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Tan Ruiwu Wang Zeng Yi |
| 2 |
Austria
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Robert Gardos Daniel Habesohn |
| 3 |
 Portugal
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Tiago Apolónia João Monteiro |
 Spain
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Hey Zhiwen Carlos Machado |
Team competition
Summary
The team competitions were played purely in the knockout system. These took place between October 4th and 7th. In addition to the Champions Division, which played out the European champions, the lower-class Challenge and Standard Division were also played. For the men's competition, Germany won gold for the sixth time in a row. In the final, the surprise team from Greece was defeated 3-1.
Although Belarus led against Greece 2-0 after the first two singles, the Greeks were able to turn the tide and win 3-2 in the end. In the other semi-final, Germany won against Russia . Despite the non-participation of Timo Boll , the team of national coach Jörg Rosskopf entered the final without losing the match.
In the final, the German team took the lead thanks to Dimitrij Ovtcharov . Patrick Baum gave up a 2-0 lead against Panagiotis Gionis in the second single . At the beginning of the fourth individual, the Germans led. Dimitrij Ovtcharov defeated defense specialist Panagiotis Gionis 3-1 and Germany became European champions for the sixth time in a row.
| Statistics men's team final | |||
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| Teams |
Germany |
Greece |
3: 1 |
| Single 1 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Kalinikos Kreanga | 3: 0 (11: 3,13: 11,11: 6) |
| Single 2 | Patrick Baum | Panagiotis Gionis | 2: 3 (11: 9.12: 10.7: 11.3: 11.3: 11) |
| Single 3 | Patrick Franziska | Konstantinos Papageorgiou | 3: 1 (11: 7,8: 11,11: 7,11: 3) |
| Single 4 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Panagiotis Gionis | 3: 1 (8: 11,12: 10,12: 10,11: 6) |
| Trainer | Jörg Rosskopf | Konstantinos Vatsaklis | |
game schedule
| Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| October 5, 2013 - Table 3 | ||||||||||||||
| October 4, 2013 - Table 1 | ||||||||||||||
 France
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Austria
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0 | October 6, 2013 - Table 1 | ||||||||||||
| Germany
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Germany
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3 | Germany
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3 | |||||||||||
| October 5, 2013 - Table 2 | ||||||||||||||
| October 4, 2013 - Table 4 |  Russia
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0 | ||||||||||||
| Russia
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden
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3 | October 7, 2013 - Table 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Poland
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2 | Germany
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3 | |||||||||||
| October 5, 2013 - Table 4 | ||||||||||||||
| October 4, 2013 - Table 3 | Greece
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1 | ||||||||||||
| Croatia
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Spain
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1 | October 6, 2013 - Table 1 | ||||||||||||
| Belarus
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Belarus
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3 | Belarus
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2 | |||||||||||
| October 5, 2013 - Table 1 | ||||||||||||||
| October 4, 2013 - Table 1 | Greece
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Portugal
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1 | |||||||||||||
 Czech Republic
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Greece
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Greece
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Placement 9-12 | Rank 5–8 | Play for 5th place | ||||||||
| Play for 9th place | ||||||||||
| October 6, 2013 - table 3 | ||||||||||
| Portugal
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2 | |||||||||
| October 7, 2013 - Table 2 | ||||||||||
| Croatia
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3 | |||||||||
| Spain
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1 | |||||||||
| October 7, 2013 - Table 1 | ||||||||||
| Austria
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3 | |||||||||
| Croatia
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0 | |||||||||
| Sweden
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3 | |||||||||
| Game for 11th place | ||||||||||
| October 6, 2013 - table 8 | ||||||||||
| France
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0 | Game for 7th place | ||||||||
| October 7, 2013 - table 8 | ||||||||||
| Sweden
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3 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic
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1 | Portugal
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3 | |||||||
| Poland
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3 | France
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2 | |||||||
| October 7, 2013 - Table 7 | ||||||||||
Women
Individual competition
| space | country | player |
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| 1 |
Sweden
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Li Fen |
| 2 |
Germany
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Shan Xiaona |
| 3 |
Portugal
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Fu Yu |
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Germany
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Han Ying |
Double competition
| space | country | player |
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| 1 |
Germany
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Petrissa Solja Sabine Winter |
| 2 |
Germany
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Zhenqi Barthel Shan Xiaona |
| 3 |
Spain Sweden
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Galia Dvorak Matilda Ekholm |
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Spain
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Sara Ramírez Shen Yanfei |
Team competition
Summary
The competition mode was the same as for the men. Since the German team finished first in their qualifying group, they were seeded for the quarter-finals. It was astonishing that the defending champions from the Netherlands failed in the round of 16. In the end, Germany prevailed against Romania 3-1 and became European champions for the first time in 15 years.
In the round of 16, the hosts from Austria and the men played against the defending champion. For the Austrian women, the match had a better outcome, as the Netherlands were defeated 3-1.
In the final, Germany and Romania competed against each other. The two teams had to compete against each other in the qualification, with the team of national coach Jie Schöpp winning 3-2. In the first individual, Kristin Silbereisen lost to Romanian number one Daniela Dodean , in the second game Han Ying even had to fend off a match point against Elizabeta Samara , but she still won in the decisive set. The third single also lasted five sets. In the fourth game, Han Ying scored the third win. After around three and a half hours, Germany won 3-1 and became European champions for the fifth time.
| Statistics women's team final | |||
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 Romania |
Germany |
1: 3 |
| Single 1 | Daniela Dodean | Kristin Silbereisen | 3: 1 (11: 8.7: 11.12: 10.12: 10) |
| Single 2 | Elizabeta Samara | Han Ying | 2: 3 (11: 9.6: 11.11: 8.10: 12.5: 11) |
| Single 3 | Bernadette Szőcs | Shan Xiaona | 2: 3 (6: 11.11: 9.12: 10.1: 11.9: 11) |
| Single 4 | Daniela Dodean | Han Ying | 2: 3 (11: 9.8: 11.11: 6.6: 11.6: 11) |
| Trainer | Viorel Filimon | Jie Schöpp | |
game schedule
| Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| October 5, 2013 - Table 4 | ||||||||||||||
| October 4, 2013 - Table 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Russia
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Poland
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3 | October 6, 2013 - Table 2 | ||||||||||||
| Poland
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1 | |||||||||||||
| France
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2 | Russia
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0 | |||||||||||
| October 5, 2013 - Table 2 | ||||||||||||||
| October 4, 2013 - Table 2 | Romania
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3 | ||||||||||||
 Hungary
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0 | |||||||||||||
 Ukraine
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2 | October 7, 2013 - Table 1 | ||||||||||||
| Romania
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Romania
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3 | Romania
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| October 5, 2013 - Table 3 | ||||||||||||||
| October 4, 2013 - Table 3 | Germany
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Belarus
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic
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3 | October 6, 2013 - Table 2 | ||||||||||||
| Czech Republic
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Spain
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2 | Czech Republic
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1 | |||||||||||
| October 5, 2013 - Table 1 | ||||||||||||||
| October 4, 2013 - Table 2 | Germany
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3 | ||||||||||||
| Germany
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3 | |||||||||||||
 Netherlands
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Austria
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Austria
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Placement 9-12 | Rank 5–8 | Play for 5th place | ||||||||
| Play for 9th place | ||||||||||
| October 6, 2013 - table 3 | ||||||||||
| Hungary
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3 | |||||||||
| October 7, 2013 - table 5 | ||||||||||
| Poland
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2 | |||||||||
| France
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3 | |||||||||
| October 7, 2013 - table 3 | ||||||||||
| Spain
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1 | |||||||||
| Hungary
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3 | |||||||||
| Belarus
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0 | |||||||||
| Game for 11th place | ||||||||||
| October 6, 2013 - Table 4 | ||||||||||
| Belarus
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3 | Game for 7th place | ||||||||
| October 7, 2013 - Table 1 | ||||||||||
| Austria
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2 | |||||||||
| Ukraine
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3 | Poland
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| Netherlands
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2 | Austria
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| October 7, 2013 - Table 4 | ||||||||||
Mixed
The mixed competition was held in a separate tournament in Buzau , Romania . The winners Antonin Gavlas / Elizabeta Samara from Romania.
Audience response
The audience interest fell short of expectations. The multiverse with its 2500 seats often seemed empty. The final of the women's teams and the men's final were only watched by around 150 spectators, including players, coaches, referees and officials. The reasons given are the absence of Timo Boll and Werner Schlager . Extensive live broadcasts on Austrian television also prompted fans to prefer to watch the events at home. In addition, the circumstances surrounding the construction of the Multiverse were perceived by the people of Schwechat as so scandalous that many preferred to stay away from this building.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rahul Nelson: Without Timo there is no European Championship , magazine tischtennis , 2013/11 page 39
literature
- Detailed report on the European Championship: tischtennis magazine , 2013/11 pages 8–39 + pages 42–44