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European Championships 2016
Mixed Doubles
The 2016 European Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 18-23 October. Get all the details and results for the Mixed Doubles here...
By Martin Hughes
Owner and Editor
Hungary won the right to host the European Championships in 2016 following their successful bid to the European Table Tennis Union.
But it was in 1958, in Hungary, that the European Championships first took place and you can read all about the history of the championships, and get previous results, here.
Initially the Championships were a biennial event, taking place in even numbered years, but now it's held annually during September/October.
European Championships 2016
For more information about each event, click on these links...
| Men's Singles | Women's Singles | |
| Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | |
| Mixed Doubles |
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So where was it held?
Venue and Equipment
The 2016 European Championships were played at Tuskecsarnok, Magyar tudosokkorutja 7, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary.
The equipment used was...
- Tables: Joola 3000SC (blue)
- Nets: Joola WM ULTRA
- Balls: Nittaku 40+ (white)
- Flooring: Gerflor-Taraflex (red)
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So let's now take a look at the...
Format and draw for the Mixed Doubles
The maximum entry for each Association was 2 men and 2 women for mixed doubles, but doubles pairs could be formed by players from different Associations.
There were a maximum of 32 places in the first round proper for the mixed doubles.
16 seeded pairs were directly placed in the first round proper whilst all remaining pairs play in a knockout qualification stage.
The main event was played as a knock-out competition.
All matches were the best of 5 games.
The draw took place on Sunday 16th October 2016.
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Who were the...
Previous champions
The Mixed Doubles was last played in 2007 in Belgrade, Serbia and was won by Aleksandar Karakasevic (Serbia) and Ruta Paskauskiene (Lithuania) who beat Fedor Kuzmin and Oxana Fadeeva (Russia).
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Here are the results for the 2016 mixed doubles matches...
2016 Mixed Doubles Results
Round One
Wednesday 19 October 2016
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aleksandar KARAKASEVIC (Serbia) Ruta PASKAUSKIENE (Lithuania) |
3-1 | Kirill SKACHKOV (Russia) Eva ODOROVA (Slovak Republic) |
| Adam SZUDI (Hungary) Szandra PERGEL (Hungary) |
3-2 | 9 CHEN Weixing (Austria) Sofia POLCANOVA (Austria) |
| 11 Benedek OLAH (Finland) Georgina POTA (Hungary) |
3-1 | Benjamin BROSSIER (France) Stephanie LOEUILLETTE (France) |
| 5 LI Ahmet (Turkey) HU Melek (Turkey) |
3-0 | Elia SCHMID (Switzerland) Rahel ASCHWANDEN (Switzerland) |
| 7 WANG Yang (Slovak Republic) Polina MIKHAILOVA (Russia) |
3-2 | Pavel PLATONOV (Belarus) Viktoria PAVLOVICH (Belarus) |
| Liam PITCHFORD (England) Tin-Tin HO (England) |
3-2 | 14 Joao GERALDO (Portugal) YU Fu (Portugal) |
| 8 Jakub DYJAS (Poland) Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC (Poland) |
3-0 | Alvaro ROBLES (Spain) Galia DVORAK (Spain) |
| 3 Mattias KARLSSON (Sweden) Matilda EKHOLM (Sweden) |
3-0 | Benedikt DUDA (Germany) Sabine WINTER (Germany) |
| Niagol STOYANOV (Italy) Debora VIVARELLI (Italy) |
w/o | 4 Lubomir PISTEJ (Slovak Republic) Barbora BALAZOVA (Slovak Republic) |
| 10 Ovidiu IONESCU (Romania) Bernadette SZOCS (Romania) |
3-0 | Eric GLOD (Luxembourg) Sarah DE NUTTE (Luxembourg) |
| Tomas KONECNY (Czech Republic) Hana MATELOVA (Czech Republic) |
w/o | 13 Paul DRINKHALL (England) Kelly SIBLEY (England) Injured |
| 6 Panagiotis GIONIS (Greece) Tetyana BILENKO (Ukraine) |
3-2 | Grigory VLASOV (Russia) Yana NOSKOVA (Russia) |
| 4 Joao MONTEIRO (Portugal) Daniela MONTEIRO-DODEAN (Romania) |
3-0 | Aleksandr SMIRNOV (Estonia) Anna KIRICHENKO (Finland) |
| 15 Laurens TROMER (Netherlands) Britt EERLAND (Netherlands) |
3-2 | Krisztian NAGY (Hungary) Andrea PAVLOVIC (Croatia) |
| 12 Steffen MENGEL (Germany) Kristin SILBEREISEN (Germany) |
3-0 | Denislav KODJABASHEV (Bulgaria) Maria YOVKOVA (Bulgaria) |
| Jesus CANTERO (Spain) XIAO Maria (Spain) |
3-1 | 2 Robert GARDOS (Austria) LIU Jia (Austria) |
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Round Two
Thursday 20 October 2016
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aleksandar KARAKASEVIC (Serbia) Ruta PASKAUSKIENE (Lithuania) |
3-2 | Adam SZUDI (Hungary) Szandra PERGEL (Hungary) |
| 11 Benedek OLAH (Finland) Georgina POTA (Hungary) |
3-2 | 5 LI Ahmet (Turkey) HU Melek (Turkey) |
| Liam PITCHFORD (England) Tin-Tin HO (England) |
3-1 | 7 WANG Yang (Slovak Republic) Polina MIKHAILOVA (Russia) |
| 3 Mattias KARLSSON (Sweden) Matilda EKHOLM (Sweden) |
3-0 | 8 Jakub DYJAS (Poland) Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC (Poland) |
| 10 Ovidiu IONESCU (Romania) Bernadette SZOCS (Romania) |
3-0 | Niagol STOYANOV (Italy) Debora VIVARELLI (Italy) |
| 6 Panagiotis GIONIS (Greece) Tetyana BILENKO (Ukraine) |
3-1 | Tomas KONECNY (Czech Republic) Hana MATELOVA (Czech Republic) |
| 4 Joao MONTEIRO (Portugal) Daniela MONTEIRO-DODEAN (Romania) |
3-0 | 15 Laurens TROMER (Netherlands) Britt EERLAND (Netherlands) |
| Jesus CANTERO (Spain) XIAO Maria (Spain) |
3-0 | 12 Steffen MENGEL (Germany) Kristin SILBEREISEN (Germany) |
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Quarter Finals
Thursday 20 October 2016
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aleksandar KARAKASEVIC (Serbia) Ruta PASKAUSKIENE (Lithuania) |
3-1 | 11 Benedek OLAH (Finland) Georgina POTA (Hungary) |
| 3 Mattias KARLSSON (Sweden) Matilda EKHOLM (Sweden) |
3-0 | Liam PITCHFORD (England) Tin-Tin HO (England) |
| 10 Ovidiu IONESCU (Romania) Bernadette SZOCS (Romania) |
3-0 | 6 Panagiotis GIONIS (Greece) Tetyana BILENKO (Ukraine) |
| 4 Joao MONTEIRO (Portugal) Daniela MONTEIRO-DODEAN (Romania) |
3-2 | Jesus CANTERO (Spain) XIAO Maria (Spain) |
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Semi Finals
Friday 21 October 2016
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mattias KARLSSON (Sweden) Matilda EKHOLM (Sweden) |
3-1 | 1 Aleksandar KARAKASEVIC (Serbia) Ruta PASKAUSKIENE (Lithuania) |
| 11-9, 8-11, 14-12, 11-9 | ||
| 4 Joao MONTEIRO (Portugal) Daniela MONTEIRO-DODEAN (Romania) |
3-0 | 10 Ovidiu IONESCU (Romania) Bernadette SZOCS (Romania) |
| 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 |
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Final
Friday 21 October 2016
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Joao MONTEIRO (Portugal) Daniela MONTEIRO-DODEAN (Romania) |
3-2 | 3 Mattias KARLSSON (Sweden) Matilda EKHOLM (Sweden) |
| 5-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 14-12 |
2016 European Championships
Mixed Doubles
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Joao Monteiro (Portugal) and Daniela Monteiro-Dodean (Romania)
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
Mattias Karlsson (Sweden) and Matilda Ekholm (Sweden)
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Aleksandar Karakasevic (Serbia) and Ruta Paskauskiene (Lithuania)
Ovidiu IONESCU and Bernadette SZOCS (Romania)
Mixed Doubles gold medallists - Husband and wife celebrate the winning point
Mixed Doubles gold medallists - Husband and wife with trophy
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