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European Championships 2018
Men's Singles
The 2018 European Championships were held in Alicante, Spain from 18-23 September. Get all the details and results for the Men's Singles here...
By Martin Hughes
Owner and Editor
The Royal Spanish Table Tennis Federation won the right to host the European Championships in 2018 and they staged men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles events.
You can follow the links below to get more information about each event, together with the results.
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 2018
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 2018 European Championships are being played at two venues.
Main Hall: Centro de Tecnificacion Deportiva
(4 competition tables and 16 training tables)
C/ Foguerer Gilabert Davo, s.n. 03005 Alicante, Spain
Second Hall: Pabellon Pitiu Rochel
(12 competition tables - 200m from the Main Hall)
C/ Foguerer Jose Romeu Zarandieta, 03005 Alicante, Spain.
The equipment used is...
- Tables: Butterfly Europa 25 (blue)
- Nets: Butterfly Europa
- Balls: Nittaku Premium 40+*** (white plastic with seam)
- Flooring: Enlio (red)
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So let's take a look at the...
Qualification Criteria
In singles events each Association were entitled to enter a number of players according to the results of the previous year's European Championships team events as follows:
- Associations in positions 1-4: 5 players
- Associations in positions 5-14, 17-18: 4 players
- Associations in positions 15-16, 19-30: 3 players
- Associations in positions 31-56: 2 players
- Host Association: 5 players
In case of vacant places, one place will be allocated firstly to the 14 Associations with 3 players according to the ranking positions of the Associations, secondly if there are remaining places one place will be allocated to Associations with 2 players according to the ranking positions of the Associations.
So let's now take a look at the...
Format for the Men's Singles
There were a maximum of 64 places in the first round proper.
32 seeded players were directly placed in the first round proper. All remaining players were placed in a qualification stage, played in groups of not less than 4 players.
The main event was played as a knock-out competition.
All matches were the best of 7 games.
Seeding were done on the basis of the last World Ranking List published before the championships.
The draw took place on Sunday 16 September 2018.
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But who was the...
Defending champion
The previous Men's Singles were in 2016 in Hungary and the winner was Emmanuel Lebesson (France). The runner-up was Simon Gauzy (France).
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So let's take a look at the...
List of competitors for the 2018 men's singles
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
|---|---|
| Austria | FEGERL, Stefan |
| Austria | GARDOS, Robert |
| Austria | HABESOHN, Daniel |
| Austria | LEVENKO, Andreas |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Azerbaijan | ALIYEV, Sanan |
| Azerbaijan | ANSARI, Mahammad Ibrahim |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Belgium | ALLEGRO, Martin |
| Belgium | DEVOS, Robin |
| Belgium | LAMBIET, Florent |
| Belgium | NUYTINCK, Cedric |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Belarus | KHANIN, Aliaksandr |
| Belarus | PLATONOV, Pavel |
| Belarus | SAMSONOV, Vladimir |
| Belarus | SHAMRUK, Gleb |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Bulgaria | ALEXANDROV, Teodor |
| Bulgaria | GOLOVANOV, Stanislav |
| Bulgaria | KODJABASHEV, Denislav |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Croatia | CIPIN, Filip |
| Croatia | GACINA, Andrej |
| Croatia | KOJIC, Frane |
| Croatia | PUCAR, Tomislav |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Czech Republic | JANCARIK, Lubomir |
| Czech Republic | KONECNY, Tomas |
| Czech Republic | REITSPIES, David |
| Czech Republic | SIRUCEK, Pavel |
| Czech Republic | TREGLER, Tomas |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Denmark | GROTH, Jonathan |
| Denmark | LIND, Anders |
| Denmark | MAZE, Michael |
| Denmark | RASMUSSEN, Tobias |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| England | DRINKHALL, Paul |
| England | PITCHFORD, Liam |
| England | WALKER, Samuel |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Spain | CABALLERO, Carlos |
| Spain | CANTERO, Jesus |
| Spain | FRANCO, Carlos |
| Spain | ROBLES, Alvaro |
| Spain | VILCHEZ, Miguel |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Estonia | VAINULA, Vallot |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Finland | NAUMI, Alex |
| Finland | OLAH, Benedek |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| France | AKKUZU, Can |
| France | FLORE, Tristan |
| France | GAUZY, Simon |
| France | LEBESSON, Emmanuel |
| France | ROBINOT, Alexandre |
| France | SEYFRIED, Joe |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Faroe Islands | JENSEN, Frodi |
| Faroe Islands | THORSTEINSSON, Hallur |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Germany | BOLL, Timo |
| Germany | DUDA, Benedikt |
| Germany | FILUS, Ruwen |
| Germany | FRANZISKA, Patrick |
| Germany | OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij |
| Germany | WALTHER, Ricardo |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Greece | GIONIS, Panagiotis |
| Greece | KREANGA, Kalinikos |
| Greece | SGOUROPOULOS, Ioannis |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Hungary | ECSEKI, Nandor |
| Hungary | LAKATOS, Tamas |
| Hungary | MAJOROS, Bence |
| Hungary | SZUDI, Adam |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Ireland | GILLEN, Alexander |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Iceland | HJARTARSON, Magnus |
| Iceland | ULFARSSON, Magnus |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Italy | BOBOCICA, Mihai |
| Italy | MUTTI, Leonardo |
| Italy | RECH DALDOSSO, Marco |
| Italy | STOYANOV, Niagol |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Jersey | WYKES, Jordan |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Kosovo | MAHMUTI, Kreshnik |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Latvia | REINHOLDS, Arturs |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Lithuania | LESIV, Rimas |
| Lithuania | MIKUTIS, Tomas |
| Lithuania | STANKEVICIUS, Medardas |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Luxembourg | MLADENOVIC, Luka |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Moldova | DUBROVIN, Veniamin |
| Moldova | PUTUNTICA, Andrei |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Macedonia | MLADENOVSKI, Filip |
| Macedonia | STANOJKOVSKI, Kristijan |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Montenegro | RADOVIC, Filip |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Netherlands | GOMMERS, Rajko |
| Netherlands | OOSTWOUDER, Ewout |
| Netherlands | TROMER, Laurens |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Norway | HAUG, Borgar |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Poland | BADOWSKI, Marek |
| Poland | DYJAS, Jakub |
| Poland | KOTOWSKI, Tomasz |
| Poland | ZATOWKA, Patryk |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Portugal | APOLONIA, Tiago |
| Portugal | CARVALHO, Diogo |
| Portugal | CHEN, Diogo |
| Portugal | FREITAS, Marcos |
| Portugal | GERALDO, Joao |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Romania | IONESCU, Ovidiu |
| Romania | PLETEA, Cristian |
| Romania | SZOCS, Hunor |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Russia | GADIEV, Vildan |
| Russia | SHIBAEV, Alexander |
| Russia | SIDORENKO, Vladimir |
| Russia | SKACHKOV, Kirill |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Scotland | DALGLEISH, Colin |
| Scotland | RAZOUK, Yaser |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Slovenia | HRIBAR, Peter |
| Slovenia | JORGIC, Darko |
| Slovenia | KOZUL, Deni |
| Slovenia | TOKIC, Bojan |
| Slovenia | ZIBRAT, Jan |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| San Marino | GIARDI, Federico |
| San Marino | MONGIUSTI, Mattias |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Serbia | JEVTOVIC, Marko |
| Serbia | KARAKASEVIC, Aleksandar |
| Serbia | PETO, Zsolt |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Switzerland | WEBER, Lionel |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Slovakia | NOVOTA, Samuel |
| Slovakia | PISTEJ, Lubomir |
| Slovakia | VALUCH, Alexander |
| Slovakia | WANG, Yang |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Sweden | FALCK, Mattias |
| Sweden | KARLSSON, Kristian |
| Sweden | MOREGARD, Truls |
| Sweden | PERSSON, Jon |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Turkey | GUNDUZ, Ibrahim |
| Turkey | ULUCAK, Batuhan |
| Turkey | YIGENLER, Abdullah |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Ukraine | KOU, Lei |
| Ukraine | PRYSHCHEPA, Yevhen |
| Ukraine | YEFIMOV, Viktor |
| Ukraine | ZHMUDENKO, Yaroslav |
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name |
| Wales | EVANS, Callum |
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Here are the...
Seedings for the 2018 men's singles
| Seed | FAMILY NAME, Given Name | Association | World Ranking (Sept 2018) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOLL, Timo | Germany | 4 |
| 2 | OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij | Germany | 5 |
| 3 | GAUZY, Simon | France | 13 |
| 4 | FREITAS, Marcos | Portugal | 15 |
| 5 | FRANZISKA, Patrick | Germany | 16 |
| 6 | GROTH, Jonathan | Denmark | 18 |
| 7 | FALCK, Mattias | Sweden | 20 |
| 8 | KARLSSON, Kristian | Sweden | 25 |
| 9 | SAMSONOV, Vladimir | Belarus | 30 |
| 10 | PITCHFORD, Liam | Englsnd | 31 |
| 11 | KOU, Lei | Ukraine | 33 |
| 12 | APOLONIA, Tiago | Portugal | 36 |
| 13 | HABESOHN, Daniel | Austria | 41 |
| 14 | WALTHER, Ricardo | Germany | 42 |
| 15 | LEBESSON, Emmanuel | France | 44 |
| 16 | GACINA, Andrej | Croatia | 46 |
| 17 | ROBLES, Alvaro | Spain | 49 |
| 18 | DUDA, Benedikt | Germany | 50 |
| 19 | FLORE, Tristan | France | 50 |
| 20 | FEGERL, Stefan | Austria | 51 |
| 21 | GARDOS, Robert | Austria | 52 |
| 22 | TOKIC, Bojan | Slovenia | 56 |
| 23 | SKACHKOV, Kirill | Russia | 57 |
| 24 | JORGIC, Darko | Slovenia | 58 |
| 25 | IONESCU, Ovidiu | Romania | 59 |
| 26 | PISTEJ, Lubomir | Slovakia | 61 |
| 27 | DYJAS, Jakub | Poland | 62 |
| 28 | PERSSON, Jon | Sweden | 63 |
| 29 | NUYTINCK, Cedric | Belgium | 64 |
| 30 | WANG, Yang | Slovakia | 69 |
| 31 | GIONIS, Panagiotis | Greece | 74 |
| 32 | SIRUCEK, Pavel | Czech Republic | 76 |
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Here are the results for the 2018 men's singles matches...
2018 Men's Singles Results
Men's Singles Event Results
Round One (Last 64)
Thursday 20 September 2018
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) BOLL Timo (Germany) | 4-1 | (55) WEBER Lionel (Switzerland) |
| (35) AKKUZU Can (France) | 4-2 | (26) PISTEJ Lubomir (Slovakia) |
| (47) GERALDO Joao (Portugal) | 4-2 | (29) NUYTINCK Cedric (Belgium) |
| (10) PITCHFORD Liam (England) | 4-2 | (52) ECSEKI Nandor (Hungary) |
| (13) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria) | 4-1 | (54) CANTERO Jesus (Spain) |
| (69) BADOWSKI Marek (Poland) | 4-1 | (23) SKACHKOV Kirill (Russia) |
| (31) GIONIS Panagiotis (Greece) | 4-1 | (39) SZOCS Hunor (Romania) |
| (48) LIND Anders (Denmark) | 4-3 | (7) FALCK Mattias (Sweden) |
| (5) FRANZISKA Patrick (Germany) | 4-2 | (97) PETO Zsolt (Serbia) |
| (22) TOKIC Bojan (Slovenia) | 4-1 | (44) ROBINOT Alexandre (France) |
| (17) ROBLES Alvaro (Spain) | 4-0 | (75) ZHMUDENKO Yaroslav (Ukraine) |
| (12) APOLONIA Tiago (Portugal) | 4-2 | (68) PLETEA Cristian (Romania) |
| (57) ALLEGRO Martin (Belgium) | 4-0 | (16) GACINA Andrej (Croatia) |
| (28) PERSSON Jon (Sweden) | 4-3 | (73) RASMUSSEN Tobias (Denmark) |
| (18) DUDA Benedikt (Germany) | 4-1 | (37) JANCARIK Lubomir (Czech Republic) |
| (3) GAUZY Simon (France) | 4-1 | (58) PLATONOV Pavel (Belarus) |
| (4) FREITAS Marcos (Portugal) | 4-0 | (62) TREGLER Tomas (Czech Republic) |
| (20) FEGERL Stefan (Austria) | 4-1 | (33) PUCAR Tomislav (Croatia) |
| (30) WANG Yang (Slovakia) | 4-0 | (43) WALKER Samuel (England) |
| (14) WALTHER Ricardo (Germany) | 4-0 | (101) EVANS Callum (Wales) |
| (11) KOU Lei (Ukraine) | 4-0 | (42) STOYANOV Niagol (Italy) |
| (41) OLAH Benedek (Finland) | 4-3 | (19) FLORE Tristan (France) |
| (24) JORGIC Darko (Slovenia) | 4-0 | (94) GADIEV Vildan (Russia) |
| (8) KARLSSON Kristian (Sweden) | 4-0 | (51) LEVENKO Andreas (Austria) |
| (6) GROTH Jonathan (Denmark) | 4-2 | (61) PRYSHCHEPA Yevhen (Ukraine) |
| (65) CARVALHO Diogo (Portugal) | 4-1 | (27) DYJAS Jakub (Poland) |
| (25) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania) | 4-1 | (66) OOSTWOUDER Ewout (Netherlands) |
| (15) LEBESSON Emmanuel (France) | 4-3 | (64) KOJIC Frane (Croatia) |
| (9) SAMSONOV Vladimir (Belarus) | 4-1 | (38) BOBOCICA Mihai (Italy) |
| (77) MOREGARD Truls (Sweden) | 4-1 | (32) SIRUCEK Pavel (Czech Republic) |
| (40) SHIBAEV Alexander (Russia) | 4-3 | (21) GARDOS Robert (Austria) |
| (2) OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (Germany) | 4-1 | (53) DEVOS Robin (Belgium) |
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Round Two (Last 32)
Friday 21 September 2018
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) BOLL Timo (Germany) | 4-3 | (35) AKKUZU Can (France) |
| (10) PITCHFORD Liam (England) | 4-2 | (47) GERALDO Joao (Portugal) |
| (13) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria) | 4-2 | (69) BADOWSKI Marek (Poland) |
| (31) GIONIS Panagiotis (Greece) | 4-0 | (48) LIND Anders (Denmark) |
| (5) FRANZISKA Patrick (Germany) | 4-1 | (22) TOKIC Bojan (Slovenia) |
| (12) APOLONIA Tiago (Portugal) | 4-1 | (17) ROBLES Alvaro (Spain) |
| (28) PERSSON Jon (Sweden) | 4-0 | (57) ALLEGRO Martin (Belgium) |
| (18) DUDA Benedikt (Germany) | 4-3 | (3) GAUZY Simon (France) |
| (4) FREITAS Marcos (Portugal) | 4-2 | (20) FEGERL Stefan (Austria) |
| (14) WALTHER Ricardo (Germany) | 4-1 | (30) WANG Yang (Slovakia) |
| (11) KOU Lei (Ukraine) | 4-2 | (41) OLAH Benedek (Finland) |
| (8) KARLSSON Kristian (Sweden) | 4-2 | (24) JORGIC Darko (Slovenia) |
| (6) GROTH Jonathan (Denmark) | 4-1 | (65) CARVALHO Diogo (Portugal) |
| (25) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania) | 4-1 | (15) LEBESSON Emmanuel (France) |
| (9) SAMSONOV Vladimir (Belarus) | 4-2 | (77) MOREGARD Truls (Sweden) |
| (2) OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (Germany) | 4-1 | (40) SHIBAEV Alexander (Russia) |
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Round Three (Last 16)
Saturday 22 September 2018
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) BOLL Timo (Germany) | 4-2 | (10) PITCHFORD Liam (England) |
| (13) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria) | 4-2 | (31) GIONIS Panagiotis (Greece) |
| (5) FRANZISKA Patrick (Germany) | 4-1 | (12) APOLONIA Tiago (Portugal) |
| (18) DUDA Benedikt (Germany) | 4-3 | (28) PERSSON Jon (Sweden) |
| (4) FREITAS Marcos (Portugal) | 4-1 | (14) WALTHER Ricardo (Germany) |
| (8) KARLSSON Kristian (Sweden) | 4-3 | (11) KOU Lei (Ukraine) |
| (25) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania) | 4-2 | (6) GROTH Jonathan (Denmark) |
| (9) SAMSONOV Vladimir (Belarus) | 4-2 | (2) OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (Germany) |
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Quarter Finals
Saturday 22 September 2018
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) BOLL Timo (Germany) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4, 11-9 |
4-0 | (13) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria) |
| (5) FRANZISKA Patrick (Germany) 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9 |
4-1 | (18) DUDA Benedikt (Germany) |
| (8) KARLSSON Kristian (Sweden) 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-5, 10-12, 6-11, 11-8 |
4-3 | (4) FREITAS Marcos (Portugal) |
| (25) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania) 11-7, 8-11, 10-12, 15-13, 13-11, 6-11, 11-9 |
4-3 | (9) SAMSONOV Vladimir (Belarus) |
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Semi-Finals
Sunday 23 September 2018
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) BOLL Timo (Germany) | 4-3 | (5) FRANZISKA Patrick (Germany) |
| 8-11, 14-12, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 | ||
| (25) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania) | 4-1 | (8) KARLSSON Kristian (Sweden) |
| 12-10, 11-6, 3-11, 11-9, 11-9 |
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Final
Sunday 23 September 2018
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) BOLL Timo (Germany) | 4-1 | (25) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania) |
| 6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5 |
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2018 European Championships
Men's Singles
GOLD MEDAL WINNER
Timo Boll (Germany)
SILVER MEDAL WINNER
Ovidiu Ionescu (Romania)
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Patrick Franziska (Germany)
Kristian Karlsson (Sweden)
Men's Singles - Timo Boll celebrating the winning point
Men's Singles gold medallist - Timo Boll
Men's Singles silver medallist - Ovidiu Ionescu
Men's Singles bronze medallists - Kristian Karlsson and Patrick Franziska
Men's Singles medallists
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