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2008 European TT Championships
Women's Team Event Results
The 2008 European TT Championships.
St Petersburg, Russia. 4-12 October 2008...
By Martin Hughes
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2008 saw St Petersburg, Russia host this prestigious event from 4-12 October.
The European Table Tennis Championships first took place in 1958 in Hungary.
Initially it was a biennial event, taking place in even numbered years, but now it's held every year during the months of September or October.
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So what events were included in 2008?
Events included
The European Championships events were...
- Mens Team - Results here...
- Womens Team
- Mens Singles - Results here...
- Womens Singles - Results here...
- Mens Doubles - Results here...
- Womens Doubles - Results here...
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Format of event
For the team events a division format was used.
16 teams made up the Championships Division whilst 16 teams were in the Challenge Division and the remaining teams made up a Standard Division.
Only teams in the Championships Division could win the title of European Champions.
In the Championships Division, the teams were seeded into four groups. Each team competed against the other three teams in their group and matches were the best of five sets.
The winner and runner-up of each group then advanced to the quarter finals whereupon the competition was a straight knock-out, best of five sets.
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Numbers
An Association could only enter one team in each team event and they could enter up to 5 players in a men's team and up to 5 players in a women's team.
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Seeding
Seeding was on the basis of the final positions in the previous European Championships.
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Team event - Match Procedure
Teams consisted of 3 players.
Each match consisted of up to 5 singles and was played on 1 table.
The order of play was A v X, B v Y, C v Z, A v Y, B v X, and matches end when a team has won 3 individual matches, each the best of 5 games.
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The European Championships
The 2008 European Table Tennis Championships women's groups for the Championships Division were...
- Group A - Hungary, Spain, France, Belarus
- Group B - Netherlands, Czech Republic, Russia, Bulgaria
- Group C - Croatia, Romania, Germany, Serbia
- Group D - Italy, Austria, Poland, Belgium
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2007 winners
The previous European Table Tennis Championships were held in Belgrade, Serbia in 2007 and the winners of the womens team event were Hungary, whilst Russia were runners-up.
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2008 Women's Team Event Results
Championships Division
Group A - Hungary, Spain, France, Belarus
| Winners | Result | Losers |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3-0 | Belarus |
| Spain | 3-0 | France |
| Hungary | 3-0 | France |
| Spain | 3-2 | Belarus |
| Hungary | 3-0 | Spain |
| France | 3-2 | Belarus |
- Group A Winners = Hungary
- Group A Runners-up = Spain
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Group B - Netherlands, Czech Republic, Russia, Bulgaria
| Winners | Result | Losers |
|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 3-0 | Russia |
| Netherlands | 3-0 | Bulgaria |
| Netherlands | 3-2 | Russia |
| Czech Republic | 3-0 | Bulgaria |
| Russia | 3-0 | Bulgaria |
| Netherlands | 3-0 | Czech Republic |
- Group B Winners = Netherlands
- Group B Runners-up = Czech Republic
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Group C - Croatia, Romania, Germany, Serbia
| Winners | Result | Losers |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3-1 | Romania |
| Croatia | 3-0 | Serbia |
| Croatia | 3-0 | Germany |
| Romania | 3-0 | Serbia |
| Germany | 3-1 | Serbia |
| Romania | 3-1 | Croatia |
- Group C Winners = Croatia
- Group C Runners-up = Romania
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Group D - Italy, Austria, Poland, Belgium
| Winners | Result | Losers |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3-0 | Belgium |
| Austria | 3-2 | Poland |
| Italy | 3-2 | Austria |
| Poland | 3-0 | Belgium |
| Italy | 3-1 | Poland |
| Austria | 3-0 | Belgium |
- Group D Winners = Italy
- Group D Runners-up = Austria
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Quarter Finals
| Winners | Result | Losers |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3-0 | Hungary |
| Croatia | 3-0 | Czech Republic |
| Romania | 3-2 | Italy |
| Netherlands | 3-0 | Spain |
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Semi Finals
| Winners | Result | Losers |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3-0 | Croatia |
| Netherlands | 3-0 | Romania |
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Final
| Winners | Result | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3-0 | Hungary |
2008 European TT Championships
Women's Team Event
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
NETHERLANDS
(Li Jiao, Li Jie, Elena Timina)
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
HUNGARY
(Krisztina Toth, Georgina Pota, Petra Lovas)
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