European table tennis championship 2014

European table tennis championship
2013 ← EM 2014 → 2015
date	09/24 - 09/28
venue	Lisbon
winner
Team (♂)	Portugal
Team (♀)	Germany

The 33rd European Table Tennis Championship took place from September 24th to 28th, 2014 in Lisbon . The ETTU Executive Committee confirmed the Portuguese capital as the venue on December 25, 2013. In the title fights, only the team competitions were held. Since 2012, only the single and double competitions should actually be held in even years, but no organizer was found for 2014. The venue for the event was the MEO Arena in Parque das Nações .

The men’s winner was Portugal ( Marcos Freitas , João Monteiro , Tiago Apolónia , Diogo Chen , João Geraldo ) ahead of Germany ( Timo Boll , Dimitrij Ovtcharov , Steffen Mengel , Patrick Franziska ).

The German women were able to defend their title. The team around Shan Xiaona , Han Ying and Petrissa Solja won the final against Austria ( Sofia Polcanova , Liu Jia , Li Qiangbing ) 3-0.

Men's competitions

43 teams, divided into three divisions, took part in the men's competitions. Only the first division, the Championship Division, played the European champions. The defending champion was the team from Germany .

Final placements

space	Championship Division	space	Challenge Division	space	Standard Division
	Portugal	17th	Ukraine	33	Israel
	Germany	18th	Serbia	34	Wales
	Croatia	19th	Denmark	35	Scotland
	Sweden	20th	Belgium	36	Netherlands
5	Russia	21st	Slovenia	37	Cyprus
6th	Belarus	22nd	Switzerland	38	Montenegro
7th	France	23	England	39	Azerbaijan
8th	Spain	24	Turkey	40	Malta
9	Poland	25th	Bulgaria	41	San Marino
10	Hungary	26th	Latvia	42	jersey
11	Austria	27	Norway	43	Iceland
12	Greece	28	Luxembourg
13	Czech Republic	29	Finland
14th	Romania	30th	Lithuania
15th	Slovakia	31	Estonia
16	Italy	32	Ireland

Men's Championship Division

Preliminary round

Group A

	Result
Germany	3: 1	Austria
Portugal	3-0	Hungary
Germany	3: 1	Portugal
Austria	2: 3	Hungary
Germany	3-0	Hungary
Portugal	1: 3	Austria

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Germany	9: 2	6th
2	Portugal	5: 6	2
3	Austria	6: 7	2
4th	Hungary	3: 8	2

	Quarter finals
	Play for 9-16 place

Group B

	Result
Spain	3-0	Greece
Slovakia	0: 3	France
Greece	3: 1	France
Spain	3: 2	Slovakia
Greece	3: 1	Slovakia
France	3: 1	Spain

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Spain	7: 5	4th
2	France	7: 4	4th
3	Greece	6: 5	4th
4th	Slovakia	3: 9	0

	Quarter finals
	Play for 9-16 place

Group C

	Result
Belarus	3: 1	Italy
Poland	0: 3	Sweden
Belarus	3: 1	Sweden
Italy	3: 2	Poland
Belarus	3: 2	Poland
Sweden	3-0	Italy

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Belarus	9: 4	6th
2	Sweden	7: 3	4th
3	Italy	4: 8	2
4th	Poland	4: 9	0

	Quarter finals
	Play for 9-16 place

Group D

	Result
Romania	2: 3	Russia
Czech Republic	0: 3	Croatia
Russia	3: 2	Croatia
Romania	3: 2	Czech Republic
Russia	3-0	Czech Republic
Croatia	3: 1	Romania

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Russia	9: 4	6th
2	Croatia	8: 4	4th
3	Romania	6: 8	2
4th	Czech Republic	2: 9	0

	Quarter finals
	Play for 9-16 place

Main round

Quarter-finals (26.9.) Semi-finals (27.9.) Final (28.9.)                                                       A1   Germany 3 3 3                 B2   France 1 0 1       A1   Germany  1   3   3   3      D2   Croatia 3 0 0 0     D2   Croatia 3 3 0 0 3     C1   Belarus  1   2   3   3   1      A1   Germany  0   3   1   1      A2   Portugal 3 0 3 3     D1   Russia 2 3 0 2     A2   Portugal 3 1 3 3     A2   Portugal 3 3 2 3     C2   Sweden 1 0 3 2     C2   Sweden 0 3 3 3       B1   Spain 3 1 0 2

Play for places 5-6     Play for 5th place                       B2   France 1     C1   Belarus 3           C1   Belarus 1       D1   Russia 3   D1   Russia 3         B1   Spain 2         Game for 7th place     B2   France 3   B1   Spain 0

Play for 9-16 place

Play for 9-12 place Play for 9-10 Play for 9th place                               D3   Romania 1             C4   Poland 3   C4   Poland 3   A3   Austria 2   B4   Slovakia 0   A3   Austria 3   C4   Poland 3   A4   Hungary 2 C3   Italy 1   A4   Hungary 3   A4   Hungary 3 Game for 11th place   B3   Greece 1   D4   Czech Republic 1 A3   Austria 3     B3   Greece 3   B3   Greece 0

Games for 13-14th place     Game for 13th place                       D3   Romania 3     B4   Slovakia 0           D3   Romania 2       D4   Czech Republic 3   C3   Italy 1         D4   Czech Republic 3         Play for 15th place     B4   Slovakia 3   C3   Italy 1

Men's Challenge Division

Preliminary round

Group E

	Result
Ukraine	0: 3	Denmark
Latvia	0: 3	Lithuania
Ukraine	3-0	Lithuania
Denmark	3-0	Latvia
Ukraine	3: 2	Latvia
Lithuania	0: 3	Denmark

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Denmark	9-0	6th
2	Ukraine	6: 5	4th
3	Latvia	5: 6	2
4th	Lithuania	0: 9	0

	Games for 17th–24th place
	Games for places 25–32

Group F.

	Result
Slovenia	3: 1	Bulgaria
Switzerland	3-0	Ireland
Slovenia	3-0	Switzerland
Bulgaria	3-0	Ireland
Slovenia	3-0	Ireland
Switzerland	3-0	Bulgaria

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Slovenia	9: 1	6th
2	Switzerland	6: 3	4th
3	Bulgaria	4: 6	2
4th	Ireland	0: 9	0

	Games for 17th–24th place
	Games for places 25–32

Group G

	Result
England	3-0	Luxembourg
Finland	2: 3	Turkey
England	3: 2	Turkey
Luxembourg	2: 3	Finland
England	3: 2	Finland
Turkey	3: 1	Luxembourg

rank	country	Games	Points
1	England	9: 2	6th
2	Turkey	6: 6	4th
3	Finland	7: 8	2
4th	Luxembourg	3: 9	0

	Games for 17th–24th place
	Games for places 25–32

Group H.

	Result
Estonia	0: 3	Serbia
Belgium	3: 1	Norway
Serbia	3: 2	Belgium
Estonia	3: 1	Norway
Serbia	3-0	Norway
Belgium	3-0	Estonia

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Serbia	9: 2	6th
2	Belgium	8: 4	4th
3	Estonia	3: 7	2
4th	Norway	2: 9	0

	Games for 17th–24th place
	Games for places 25–32

Games for 17th–24th place

Games for 17th–20th place Games for 17th–18th place Game for 17th place                               E1   Denmark 3             F2   Switzerland 0   E1   Denmark 0   H1   Serbia 3   G2   Turkey 0   H1   Serbia 3   H1   Serbia 2   E2   Ukraine 3 G1   England 1   H2   Belgium 3   H2   Belgium 1 Game for 19th place   E2   Ukraine 3   E2   Ukraine 3 E1   Denmark 3     F1   Slovenia 0   H2   Belgium 1

Games for places 21-22     Game for 21st place                       F2   Switzerland 3     G2   Turkey 0           F2   Switzerland 0       F1   Slovenia 3   G1   England 1         F1   Slovenia 3         Game for 23rd place     G2   Turkey 1   G1   England 3

Games for places 25–32

Games for places 25–28 Games for places 25-26 Game for 25th place                               G3   Finland 2             H4   Norway 3   H4   Norway 1   E3   Latvia 3   F4   Ireland 1   E3   Latvia 3   E3   Latvia 1   F3   Bulgaria 3 F3   Bulgaria 3   E4   Lithuania 0   F3   Bulgaria 3 Game for 27th place   G4   Luxembourg 0   G4   Luxembourg 3 H4   Norway 3     H3   Estonia 0   G4   Luxembourg 2

Games for places 29-30     Game for 29th place                       G3   Finland 3     F4   Ireland 0           G3   Finland 3       E4   Lithuania 2   E4   Lithuania 3         H3   Estonia 1         Game for 31st place     F4   Ireland 1   H3   Estonia 3

Men's Standard Division

Preliminary round

Group I.

	Result
Israel	3-0	Malta
Wales	3-0	jersey
Azerbaijan	3-0	Iceland
Israel	3-0	Azerbaijan
Wales	3-0	Malta
Iceland	0: 3	jersey
Israel	3-0	jersey
Wales	3-0	Iceland
Azerbaijan	3: 1	Malta
Israel	3-0	Wales
Azerbaijan	3-0	jersey
Iceland	1: 3	Malta
Israel	3-0	Iceland
Wales	3: 1	Azerbaijan
Malta	3: 1	jersey

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Israel	15: 0	10
2	Wales	12: 4	9
3	Azerbaijan	10: 7	8th
4th	Malta	7:11	7th
5	jersey	4:12	6th
6th	Iceland	1:15	5

	Games for 33–36
	Games for place 37-40
	Games for places 41–43

Group J

	Result
Netherlands	3-0	San Marino
Cyprus	1: 3	Scotland
Netherlands	3: 2	Cyprus
Montenegro	3-0	San Marino
Montenegro	0: 3	Scotland
Cyprus	3-0	San Marino
Netherlands	3-0	Montenegro
Scotland	3-0	San Marino
Netherlands	3-0	Scotland
Montenegro	3: 2	Cyprus

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Netherlands	12: 2	8th
2	Scotland	9: 4	7th
3	Montenegro	6: 8	6th
4th	Cyprus	8: 9	5
5	San Marino	0:12	4th

	Games for 33–36
	Games for place 37-40
	Games for places 41–43

Placement games

Games for 33–34     Game for 33rd place                       I1   Israel 3     J2   Scotland 0           I1   Israel 3       I2   Wales 1   I2   Wales 3         J1   Netherlands 2         Game for 35th place     J2   Scotland 3   J1   Netherlands 2

Games for place 37-38     Game for 37th place                       I3   Azerbaijan     J4   Cyprus 3           J4   Cyprus 3       J3   Montenegro 1   I4   Malta 1         J3   Montenegro 3         Game for 39th place     I3   Azerbaijan 3   I4   Malta 1

Games for place 41–42     Game for place 41                       I5   jersey     -  -           I5   jersey 0       J5   San Marino 3   I6   Iceland 2         J5   San Marino 3         43rd place         I6   Iceland

Women's competitions

32 teams took part in the women's competitions. These were divided into two divisions. As in the men's competitions, Germany competed as the defending champion .

Final placements

space	Championship Division	space	Challenge Division
	Germany	17th	Serbia
	Austria	18th	Slovakia
	Sweden	19th	Croatia
	Poland	20th	Greece
5	Hungary	21st	Slovenia
6th	Netherlands	22nd	England
7th	Romania	23	Lithuania
8th	Belarus	24	Bulgaria
9	Czech Republic	25th	Italy
10	France	26th	Wales
11	Russia	27	Switzerland
12	Portugal	28	Denmark
13	Luxembourg	29	Norway
14th	Ukraine	30th	Azerbaijan
15th	Turkey	31	Scotland
16	Spain	32	Finland

Women's Championship Division

Preliminary round

Group A

	Result
France	0: 3	Germany
Austria	3-0	Turkey
Austria	0: 3	Germany
France	3-0	Turkey
Turkey	1: 3	Germany
Austria	3-0	France

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Germany	9: 1	6th
2	Austria	6: 3	4th
3	France	3: 6	2
4th	Turkey	1: 9	0

	Quarter finals
	Play for 9-16 place

Group B

	Result
Spain	0: 3	Romania
Portugal	2: 3	Poland
Poland	3-0	Romania
Spain	1: 3	Portugal
Portugal	1: 3	Romania
Poland	3-0	Spain

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Poland	9: 2	6th
2	Romania	6: 4	4th
3	Portugal	6: 7	2
4th	Spain	1: 9	0

	Quarter finals
	Play for 9-16 place

Group C

	Result
Luxembourg	2: 3	Russia
Hungary	3: 1	Netherlands
Hungary	1: 3	Russia
Luxembourg	0: 3	Netherlands
Netherlands	3: 1	Russia
Luxembourg	1: 3	Hungary

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Hungary	7: 5	4th
2	Netherlands	7: 4	4th
3	Russia	7: 6	4th
4th	Luxembourg	3: 9	0

	Quarter finals
	Play for 9-16 place

Group D

	Result
Czech Republic	3: 2	Sweden
Belarus	3: 1	Ukraine
Czech Republic	1: 3	Belarus
Ukraine	2: 3	Sweden
Czech Republic	3: 2	Ukraine
Sweden	3: 1	Belarus

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Sweden	8: 6	4th
2	Belarus	7: 5	4th
3	Czech Republic	7: 7	4th
4th	Ukraine	5: 9	0

	Quarter finals
	Play for 9-16 place

Main round

Quarter-finals (26.9.) Semi-finals (27.9.) Final (28.9.)                                                       A1   Germany 3 3 3                 C2   Netherlands 2 0 0       A1   Germany 3 3 3       D1   Sweden 0 0 0       B2   Romania  1   3   3   2   1      D1   Sweden 3 1 1 3 3     A1   Germany  3   3   3        A2   Austria 2 2 0       C1   Hungary 1 3 1 1     A2   Austria 3 2 3 3     A2   Austria  3   3   2   3      B1   Poland 0 2 3 1     D2   Belarus 0 2 1         B1   Poland 3 3 3

Play for places 5-6     Play for 5th place                       C2   Netherlands 3     B2   Romania 2           C2   Netherlands 1       C1   Hungary 3   C1   Hungary 3         D2   Belarus 1         Game for 7th place     B2   Romania 3   D2   Belarus 0

Play for 9-16 place

Play for 9-12 place Play for 9-10 Play for 9th place                               C3   Russia 3             B4   Spain 0   C3   Russia 1   A3   France 3   D4   Ukraine 1   A3   France 3   A3   France 2   D3   Czech Republic 3 B3   Portugal 3   C4   Luxembourg 2   B3   Portugal 0 Game for 11th place   D3   Czech Republic 3   A4   Turkey 1 C3   Russia 3     D3   Czech Republic 3   B3   Portugal 0

Games for 13-14th place     Game for 13th place                       B4   Spain 1     D4   Ukraine 3           D4   Ukraine 2       C4   Luxembourg 3   C4   Luxembourg 3         A4   Turkey 2         Play for 15th place     B4   Spain 0   A4   Turkey 3

Women's Challenge Division

Preliminary round

Group E

	Result
England	3: 1	Lithuania
Wales	3-0	Azerbaijan
England	3: 1	Wales
Lithuania	3-0	Azerbaijan
England	3-0	Azerbaijan
Wales	1: 3	Lithuania

rank	country	Games	Points
1	England	9: 2	6th
2	Lithuania	7: 4	4th
3	Wales	5: 6	2
4th	Azerbaijan	0: 9	0

	Games for 17th–24th place
	Games for places 25–32

Group F.

	Result
Croatia	3-0	Greece
Denmark	3-0	Scotland
Croatia	3-0	Denmark
Greece	3-0	Scotland
Croatia	3-0	Scotland
Denmark	1: 3	Greece

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Croatia	9-0	6th
2	Greece	6: 4	4th
3	Denmark	4: 6	2
4th	Scotland	0: 9	0

	Games for 17th–24th place
	Games for places 25–32

Group G

	Result
Serbia	3-0	Switzerland
Slovenia	3-0	Finland
Serbia	3-0	Slovenia
Switzerland	3-0	Finland
Serbia	3-0	Finland
Slovenia	3: 1	Switzerland

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Serbia	9-0	6th
2	Slovenia	6: 4	4th
3	Switzerland	4: 6	2
4th	Finland	0: 9	0

	Games for 17th–24th place
	Games for places 25–32

Group H.

	Result
Slovakia	3: 1	Bulgaria
Italy	3-0	Norway
Slovakia	3: 1	Italy
Bulgaria	3: 1	Norway
Slovakia	3-0	Norway
Italy	2: 3	Bulgaria

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Slovakia	9: 2	6th
2	Bulgaria	7: 6	4th
3	Italy	6: 6	2
4th	Norway	1: 9	0

	Games for 17th–24th place
	Games for places 25–32

Games for 17th–24th place

Games for 17th–20th place Games for 17th–18th place Game for 17th place                               E1   England 2             F2   Greece 3   F2   Greece 0   G1   Serbia 3   H2   Bulgaria 0   G1   Serbia 3   G1   Serbia 3   H1   Slovakia 0 H1   Slovakia 3   E2   Lithuania 1   H1   Slovakia 3 Game for 19th place   F1   Croatia 1   G2   Slovenia 2 F2   Greece 0     F1   Croatia 3   F1   Croatia 3

Games for places 21-22     Game for 21st place                       E1   England 3     H2   Bulgaria 1           E1   England 1       G2   Slovenia 3   E2   Lithuania 2         G2   Slovenia 3         Game for 23rd place     H2   Bulgaria 1   E2   Lithuania 3

Games for places 25–32

Games for places 25–28 Games for places 25-26 Game for 25th place                               F3   Denmark 3             E4   Azerbaijan 0   F3   Denmark 0   H3   Italy 3   G4   Finland 0   H3   Italy 3   H3   Italy 3   E3   Wales 1 G3   Switzerland 3   F4   Scotland 0   G3   Switzerland 1 Game for 27th place   E3   Wales 3   H4   Norway 1 F3   Denmark 1     E3   Wales 3   G3   Switzerland 3

Games for places 29-30     Game for 29th place                       E4   Azerbaijan 3     G4   Finland 2           E4   Azerbaijan 1       H4   Norway 3   F4   Scotland 0         H4   Norway 3         Game for 31st place     G4   Finland 0   F4   Scotland 3

literature

• Detailed reports in the magazine tischtennis , 2014/10 pages 10–27

Web links

• The European Championship on the side of the European Association
• The European Championship on the ITTF website ( Memento of October 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on July 12, 2020)
• The results of the European Championship ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 12, 2016)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Table tennis EM 2014 as a team tournament in Portugal Frankfurter Rundschau online, accessed on October 17, 2014.