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European Championships 2020
Women's Singles
The 2020 European Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 22-27 June 2021. Get all the details and results for the Women's Singles here...
By Martin Hughes
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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 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 final stage and 2nd stage as follows:
- Associations in positions 1-8: 5 players
- Associations in positions 9-16, (2nd in final stage groups): 4 players
- Associations in positions 17-24 (3rd in final stage groups): 3 players
- 6 best placed Associations not proceeding to the final stage (from 2nd stage groups): 3 players
- All remaining Associations: 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 Women's Singles
There were 95 entries and 32 seeded players were directly placed in the Main Draw. All remaining players took part in a qualification stage.
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 World Ranking List on 15 June 2021.
The draw took place on Sunday 20th June 2021.
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Who was the...
Defending champion
The previous Women's Singles were held in 2018 in Alicante, Spain and the winner was Li Qian representing Poland and the runner-up was Margaryta Pesotska (Ukraine).
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Here are the...
Seedings for the 2020 women's singles
| Seed | FAMILY NAME, Given Name | Association | World Ranking (June 2021) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POLCANOVA, Sofia | Austria | 17 |
| 2 | SOLJA, Petrissa | Germany | 20 |
| 3 | HAN, Ying | Germany | 22 |
| 4 | SZOCS, Bernadette | Romania | 27 |
| 5 | EERLAND, Britt | Netherlands | 28 |
| 6 | SAMARA, Elizabeta | Romania | 31 |
| 7 | PESOTSKA, Margaryta | Ukraine | 33 |
| 8 | MITTELHAM, Nina | Germany | 39 |
| 9 | SHAN, Xiaona | Germany | 41 |
| 10 | NI, Xia Lian | Luxembourg | 43 |
| 11 | MATELOVA, Hana | Czech Republic | 51 |
| 12 | POTA, Georgina | Hungary | 53 |
| 13 | BALAZOVA, Barbora | Slovakia | 54 |
| 14 | YU, Fu | Portugal | 55 |
| 15 | SHAO Jieni | Portugal | 63 |
| 16 | GAPONOVA, Ganna | Ukraine | 67 |
| 17 | VIVARELLI, Debora | Italy | 71 |
| 18 | DE NUTTE, Sarah | Luxembourg | 75 |
| 19 | PERGEL, Szandra | Hungary | 76 |
| 20 | SOLJA Amelie | Austria | 79 |
| 21 | PARTYKA, Natalia | Poland | 80 |
| 22 | BERGSTROM, Linda | Sweden | 81 |
| 23 | MORET, Rachel | Switzerland | 87 |
| 24 | LOEUILLETTE, Stephanie | France | 91 |
| 25 | BAJOR Natalia | Poland | 93 |
| 26 | HO Tin-Tin | England | 94 |
| 27 | YUAN Jia Nan | France | 95 |
| 28 | LUPULESKU Izabela | Serbia | 97 |
| 29 | TRIGOLOS Daria | Belarus | 102 |
| 30 | MONTEIRO DODEAN Daniela | Romania | 108 |
| 31 | LUNG Lisa | Belgium | 111 |
| 32 | BILENKO Tetyana | Ukraine | 114 |
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Here are the results for the 2020 women's singles matches...
2020 Women's Singles Results
Round One (Last 64)
Thursday 24 June 2021
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) POLCANOVA, Sofia (Austria) | 4-0 | (50) OLIVEIRA, Leila (Portugal) |
| (46) DIACONU, Adina (Romania) | 4-1 | (21) PARTYKA, Natalia (Poland) |
| (48) MIGOT, Marie (France) | 4-1 | (31) LUNG, Lisa (Belgium) |
| (36) TODOROVIC, Andrea (Serbia) | 4-0 | (12) POTA, Georgina (Hungary) |
| (10) NI, Xia Lian (Luxembourg) | 4-2 | (56) TOMANOVSKA, Katerina (Czech Republic) |
| (32) BILENKO, Tetyana (Ukraine) | 4-0 | (67) HARAC, Ece (Turkey) |
| (38) SURJAN, Sabina (Serbia) | 4-3 | (20) SOLJA, Amelie (Austria) |
| (7) PESOTSKA, Margaryta (Ukraine) | 4-0 | (47) BERGAND, Filippa (Sweden) |
| (49) ALTINKAYA, Sibel (Turkey) | 4-3 | (8) MITTELHAM, Nina (Germany) |
| (18) DE NUTTE, Sarah (Luxembourg) | 4-1 | (51) GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC, Katarzyna (Poland) |
| (45) CHASSELIN, Pauline (France) | 4-1 | (29) TRIGOLOS, Daria (Belarus) |
| (9) SHAN, Xiaona (Germany) | 4-1 | (62) WEGRZYN, Katarzyna (Poland) |
| (13) BALAZOVA, Barbora (Slovakia) | 4-0 | (33) PICCOLIN, Giorgia (Italy) |
| (27) YUAN, Jia Nan (France) | 4-0 | (61) PAVLOVIC, Andrea (Croatia) |
| (22) BERGSTROM, Linda (Sweden) | 4-1 | (76) HURSEY, Anna (Wales) |
| (4) SZOCS, Bernadette (Romania) | 4-0 | (66) RILISKYTE, Kornelija (Lithuania) |
| (3) HAN, Ying (Germany) | 4-1 | (59) DRAGOMAN, Andreea (Romania) |
| (24) LOEUILLETTE, Stephanie (France) | 4-3 | (43) MISCHEK, Karoline (Austria) |
| (37) WINTER, Sabine (Germany) | 4-2 | (28) LUPULESKU, Izabela (Serbia) |
| (34) JEGER, Mateja (Croatia) | 4-3 | (16) GAPONOVA, Ganna (Ukraine) |
| (54) KALLBERG, Christina (Sweden) | 4-2 | (15) SHAO, Jieni (Portugal) |
| (79) IMRE, Leila (Hungary) | 4-2 | (23) MORET, Rachel (Switzerland) |
| (69) PAVADE, Prithika (France) | 4-0 | (17) VIVARELLI, Debora (Italy) |
| (6) SAMARA, Elizabeta (Romania) | 4-2 | (83) ARAPOVIC, Hana (Croatia) |
| (5) EERLAND, Britt (Netherlands) | 4-1 | (52) LAURENTI, Jamila (Italy) |
| (30) MONTEIRO DODEAN, Daniela (Romania) | 4-0 | (40) MARCHETTI, Nathalie (Belgium) |
| (53) BRATEYKO, Solomiya (Ukraine) | 4-1 | (19) PERGEL, Szandra (Hungary) |
| (14) YU, Fu (Portugal) | 4-0 | (60) BARAVOK, Katsiaryna (Belarus) |
| (11) MATELOVA, Hana (Czech Republic) | 4-1 | (80) LIU, Yuan (Austria) |
| (25) BAJOR, Natalia (Poland) | 4-3 | (42) TOLIOU, Aikaterini (Greece) |
| (26) HO, Tin-Tin (England) | 4-1 | (57) TOFANT, Ana (Slovenia) |
| (2) SOLJA, Petrissa (Germany) | 4-0 | (55) BALINT, Bernadett (Hungary) |
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Round Two (Last 32)
Friday 25 June 2021
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) POLCANOVA, Sofia (Austria) | 4-3 | (46) DIACONU, Adina (Romania) |
| (36) TODOROVIC, Andrea (Serbia) | 4-2 | (48) MIGOT, Marie (France) |
| (10) NI, Xia Lian (Luxembourg) | 4-0 | (32) BILENKO, Tetyana (Ukraine) |
| (7) PESOTSKA, Margaryta (Ukraine) | 4-3 | (38) SURJAN, Sabina (Serbia) |
| (18) DE NUTTE, Sarah (Luxembourg) | 4-1 | (49) ALTINKAYA, Sibel (Turkey) |
| (9) SHAN, Xiaona (Germany) | 4-1 | (45) CHASSELIN, Pauline (France) |
| (13) BALAZOVA, Barbora (Slovakia) | 4-2 | (27) YUAN, Jia Nan (France) |
| (22) BERGSTROM, Linda (Sweden) | 4-1 | (4) SZOCS, Bernadette (Romania) |
| (3) HAN, Ying (Germany) | 4-0 | (24) LOEUILLETTE, Stephanie (France) |
| (37) WINTER, Sabine (Germany) | 4-1 | (34) JEGER, Mateja (Croatia) |
| (54) KALLBERG, Christina (Sweden) | 4-2 | (79) IMRE, Leila (Hungary) |
| (6) SAMARA, Elizabeta (Romania) | 4-2 | (69) PAVADE, Prithika (France) |
| (30) MONTEIRO DODEAN, Daniela (Romania) | w/o | (5) EERLAND, Britt (Netherlands) |
| (14) YU, Fu (Portugal) | 4-3 | (53) BRATEYKO, Solomiya (Ukraine) |
| (25) BAJOR, Natalia (Poland) | 4-1 | (11) MATELOVA, Hana (Czech Republic) |
| (2) SOLJA, Petrissa (Germany) | 4-1 | (26) HO, Tin-Tin (England) |
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Round Three (Last 16)
Saturday 26 June 2021
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) POLCANOVA, Sofia (Austria) | 4-2 | (36) TODOROVIC, Andrea (Serbia) |
| (7) PESOTSKA, Margaryta (Ukraine) | 4-2 | (10) NI, Xia Lian (Luxembourg) |
| (9) SHAN, Xiaona (Germany) | 4-0 | (18) DE NUTTE, Sarah (Luxembourg) |
| (22) BERGSTROM, Linda (Sweden) | 4-0 | (13) BALAZOVA, Barbora (Slovakia) |
| (37) WINTER, Sabine (Germany) | 4-1 | (3) HAN, Ying (Germany) |
| (6) SAMARA, Elizabeta (Romania) | 4-2 | (54) KALLBERG, Christina (Sweden) |
| (14) YU, Fu (Portugal) | 4-0 | (30) MONTEIRO DODEAN, Daniela (Romania) |
| (2) SOLJA, Petrissa (Germany) | 4-3 | (25) BAJOR, Natalia (Poland) |
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Quarter Finals
Saturday 26 June 2021
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (7) PESOTSKA, Margaryta (Ukraine) | 4-1 | (1) POLCANOVA, Sofia (Austria) |
| (9) SHAN, Xiaona (Germany) | 4-2 | (22) BERGSTROM, Linda (Sweden) |
| (6) SAMARA, Elizabeta (Romania) | 4-2 | (37) WINTER, Sabine (Germany) |
| (2) SOLJA, Petrissa (Germany) | 4-3 | (14) YU, Fu (Portugal) |
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Semi-Final
Sunday 27 June 2021
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (9) SHAN, Xiaona (Germany) | 4-0 | (7) PESOTSKA, Margaryta (Ukraine) |
| 11-6, 11-9, 11-7, 11-4 | ||
| (2) SOLJA, Petrissa (Germany) | 4-2 | (6) SAMARA, Elizabeta (Romania) |
| 11-4, 14-12, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6 |
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Final
Sunday 27 June 2021
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (2) SOLJA, Petrissa (Germany) | 4-1 | (9) SHAN, Xiaona (Germany) |
| 11-7, 11-3, 11-9, 4-11, 11-2 |
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2020 European Championships
Women's Singles
GOLD MEDAL WINNER
Petrissa SOLJA (Germany)
SILVER MEDAL WINNER
Xiaona SHAN (Germany)
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Margaryta PESOTSKA (Ukraine) and Elizabeta SAMARA (Romania)
Women's Singles Final
Women's Singles gold medallist - Petrissa Solja (Germany)
Women's Singles silver medallist - Xiaona Shan (Germany)
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