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European Championships 2020
Men's Doubles
The 2020 European Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 22-27 June 2021. Get all the details and results for the Men's Doubles here...
By Martin Hughes
Owner and Editor
Due to the Covid 19 world wide pandemic, the 2020 European Championships were not held until 22-27 June 2021.
The Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland at the Centralny Osrodek Sportu Torwar where 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.
The first European Championships took place in 1958 in Hungary, 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 usually held annually during September/October.
European Championships 2020
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 2020 European Championships were played at the Centralny Osrodek Sportu Torwar.
The equipment being used was...
- Tables: Tibhar Smash 28/R (blue)
- Nets: Tibhar
- Balls: Nittaku NSD 40+***
- Flooring: Taraflex Table Tennis 3.7 (framboise)
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So let's now take a look at the...
Format and draw for the Men's Doubles
The maximum entry for each Association was 4 players for men's doubles, but doubles pairs could be formed by players from different Associations.
There were 46 pairs in the men's doubles.
16 seeded pairs were directly placed in the first round proper with the remaining 30 pairs playing in a qualification stage.
The 2 best ranked pairs will be directly qualified for the main draw, with the remaining 28 pairs playing 14 Preliminary round 1 matches. Winners of these matches will qualify for the Main draw.
The main event was played as a knock-out competition.
Matches in the qualification stage were the best of 5 games whilst matches in the main event were the best of 7 games.
The draw took place on Sunday 20th June 2021.
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Who were the...
Defending champions
The Men's Doubles were last held in 2018 in Alicante, Spain and the winners were Daniel Habesohn and Robert Gardos (Austria), and the runners-up were Kristian Karlsson and Mattias Falck (Sweden).
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Here are the results...
2020 Men's Doubles Results
Round One (Last 32)
Thursday 24 June 2021
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) DUDA, Benedikt GER QIU, Dang GER |
3-1 | (31) PUTUNTICA, Andrei MDA LEVAJAC, Dimitrije SRB |
| (13) OLAH, Benedek FIN NAUMI, Alex FIN |
3-1 | (21) PRYSHCHEPA, Yevhen UKR YEFIMOV, Viktor UKR |
| (18) KATSMAN, Lev RUS GREBNEV, Maksim RUS |
3-1 | (11) PETO, Zsolt SRB JEVTOVIC, Marko SRB |
| (7) FALCK, Mattias SWE KARLSSON, Kristian SWE |
3-0 | (40=) REINHOLDS, Arturs LAT VAINULA, Vallot EST |
| (5) GARDOS, Robert AUT HABESOHN, Daniel AUT |
3-1 | (24) LAKATOS, Tamas HUN RASMUSSEN, Tobias DEN |
| (15) STOYANOV, Niagol ITA BOBOCICA, Mihai ITA |
3-2 | (23) LEBESSON, Emmanuel FRA CASSIN, Alexandre FRA |
| (9) GERALDO, Joao POR CARVALHO, Diogo POR |
3-1 | (25) BADOWSKI, Marek POL DEVOS, Robin BEL |
| (3) SZUDI, Adam HUN ECSEKI, Nandor HUN |
3-1 | (16=) GLOD, Eric LUX MLADENOVIC, Luka LUX |
| (4) LAMBIET, Florent BEL ALLEGRO, Martin BEL |
3-0 | (28) PLATONOV, Pavel BLR SHAMRUK, Gleb BLR |
| (12) SKACHKOV, Kirill RUS SIDORENKO, Vladimir RUS |
3-1 | (27) SZOCS, Hunor ROU SIPOS, Rares ROU |
| (10) SIRUCEK, Pavel CZE POLANSKY, Tomas CZE |
3-1 | (19) GUNDUZ, Ibrahim TUR YIGENLER, Abdullah TUR |
| (6) DYJAS, Jakub POL NUYTINCK, Cedric BEL |
3-0 | (26) AKKUZU, Can FRA LANDRIEU, Andrea FRA |
| (8) APOLONIA, Tiago POR MONTEIRO, Joao POR |
3-1 | (22) PISTEJ, Lubomir SVK IONESCU, Ovidiu ROU |
| (14) KULCZYCKI, Samuel POL KUBIK, Maciej POL |
3-0 | (29) ZELJKO, Filip CRO WALKER, Samuel ENG |
| (16=) PERSSON, Jon SWE KALLBERG, Anton SWE |
3-1 | (30) KHANIN, Aleksandr BLR RUKLETSOV, Vladislav BLR |
| (32) JORGIC, Darko SLO PUCAR, Tomislav CRO |
3-2 | (2) BOLL, Timo GER FRANZISKA, Patrick GER |
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Round Two (Last 16)
Friday 25 June 2021
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) DUDA, Benedikt GER QIU, Dang GER |
3-0 | (13) OLAH, Benedek FIN NAUMI, Alex FIN |
| (18) KATSMAN, Lev RUS GREBNEV, Maksim RUS |
3-2 | (7) FALCK, Mattias SWE KARLSSON, Kristian SWE |
| (5) GARDOS, Robert AUT HABESOHN, Daniel AUT |
3-1 | (15) STOYANOV, Niagol ITA BOBOCICA, Mihai ITA |
| (3) SZUDI, Adam HUN ECSEKI, Nandor HUN |
3-1 | (9) GERALDO, Joao POR CARVALHO, Diogo POR |
| (12) SKACHKOV, Kirill RUS SIDORENKO, Vladimir RUS |
3-0 | (4) LAMBIET, Florent BEL ALLEGRO, Martin BEL |
| (6) DYJAS, Jakub POL NUYTINCK, Cedric BEL |
3-1 | (10) SIRUCEK, Pavel CZE POLANSKY, Tomas CZE |
| (8) APOLONIA, Tiago POR MONTEIRO, Joao POR |
3-0 | (14) KULCZYCKI, Samuel POL KUBIK, Maciej POL |
| (32) JORGIC, Darko SLO PUCAR, Tomislav CRO |
3-1 | (16=) PERSSON, Jon SWE KALLBERG, Anton SWE |
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Quarter Finals
Saturday 26 June 2021
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (18) KATSMAN, Lev RUS GREBNEV, Maksim RUS |
3-1 | (1) DUDA, Benedikt GER QIU, Dang GER |
| (3) SZUDI, Adam HUN ECSEKI, Nandor HUN |
3-0 | (5) GARDOS, Robert AUT HABESOHN, Daniel AUT |
| (6) DYJAS, Jakub POL NUYTINCK, Cedric BEL |
3-2 | (12) SKACHKOV, Kirill RUS SIDORENKO, Vladimir RUS |
| (8) APOLONIA, Tiago POR MONTEIRO, Joao POR |
3-1 | (32) JORGIC, Darko SLO PUCAR, Tomislav CRO |
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Semi Finals
Saturday 26 June 2021
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (18) KATSMAN, Lev RUS GREBNEV, Maksim RUS |
3-2 | (3) SZUDI, Adam HUN ECSEKI, Nandor HUN |
| 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7 | ||
| (6) DYJAS, Jakub POL NUYTINCK, Cedric BEL |
3-0 | (8) APOLONIA, Tiago POR MONTEIRO, Joao POR |
| 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 |
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Final
Sunday 27 June 2021
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (18) KATSMAN, Lev RUS GREBNEV, Maksim RUS |
3-1 | (6) DYJAS, Jakub POL NUYTINCK, Cedric BEL |
| 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7 |
2020 European Championships
Men's Doubles
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Lev KATSMAN and Maksim GREBNEV (Russia)
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
Jakub DYJAS (Poland) and Cedric NUYTINCK (Belgium)
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Adam SZUDI and Nandor ECSEKI (Hungary)
Tiago APOLONIA and Joao MONTEIRO (Portugal)
Men's Doubles gold medallists - Lev Katsman and Maksim Grebnev (Russia)
Men's Doubles silver medallists - Cedric Nuytinck (Belgium) and Jakub Dyjas (Poland)
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