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European Championships 2022
Men's Singles
The 2022 European Championships were held in Munich, Germany from 13-21 August 2022. Get all the details and results for the Men's Singles here...
By Martin Hughes
Owner and Editor
The Championships were held in Munich, Germany at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Grasweg 74, 81373 Munich 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.
However, in 2022 the table tennis tournament joined 8 other sports (Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Canoe Sprint, Cycling, Gymnastics, Rowing, Sport Climbing, Triathlon) in a combined European Championships.
European Championships 2022
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 2022 European Championships were played at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Grasweg 74, 81373 Munich.
The equipment being used was...
- Tables: TIBHAR Smash 28 Showcourt (TV court) and TIBHAR Smash 28 Showcourt 2 (Side courts)
- Balls: Nittaku Premium 40+ *** white
- Flooring: TIBHAR GRIP EUROPE
- Umpire tables: Nittaku
- Scoreboards: Nittaku
- Towel racks: Nittaku
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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
In case of vacant places, one place will be allocated firstly to the 14 Associations with 3 players according to the final standings of the 2021 European Team Championships. In case teams finished equally, the order will be determined by July 2022 World Team Ranking.
So let's now take a look at the...
Format for the Men's Singles
There were 115 entries for the men's singles and 32 seeded players were directly placed in the first round proper. All remaining players were placed 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 published on 12 July 2022.
The main draw took place on Tuesday 16th August 2022.
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But who was the...
Defending champion
The previous Men's Singles were in 2021 in Warsaw, Poland and the winner was Timo Boll (Germany). The runner-up was Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Germany).
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So let's take a look at the...
List of competitors for the 2022 men's singles
| Association | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUT-Austria | |||
| CHEN | Alexander | 11 MAY 1993 | |
| GARDOS | Robert | 16 JAN 1979 | |
| HABESOHN | Daniel | 22 JUL 1986 | |
| LEVENKO | Andreas | 17 JUL 1998 | |
| SERDAROGLU | David | 30 DEC 1995 | |
| BEL-Belgium | |||
| ALLEGRO | Martin | 29 APR 1996 | |
| LAMBIET | Florent | 22 DEC 1995 | |
| NUYTINCK | Cedric | 6 JAN 1993 | |
| RASSENFOSSE | Adrien | 27 APR 2003 | |
| BIH-Bosnia & Herzegovina | |||
| GUTIC | Edin | 15 SEP 1996 | |
| BUL-Bulgaria | |||
| ALEXANDROV | Teodor | 20 AUG 1992 | |
| KRASTEV | Petyo | 16 JUL 1992 | |
| CRO-Croatia | |||
| GACINA | Andrej | 21 MAY 1986 | |
| KOJIC | Frane Tomislav | 8 JAN 1992 | |
| PUCAR | Tomislav | 26 JAN 1996 | |
| ZELJKO | Filip | 16 NOV 1996 | |
| CYP-Cyprus | |||
| YIANGOU | Marios | 10 AUG 1991 | |
| CZE-Czech Republic | |||
| JANCARIK | Lubomir | 17 AUG 1987 | |
| MARTINKO | Jiri | 13 OCT 1999 | |
| POLANSKY | Tomas | 16 JUL 1998 | |
| REITSPIES | David | 10 OCT 1996 | |
| SIRUCEK | Pavel | 20 NOV 1992 | |
| DEN-Denmark | |||
| ANDERSEN | Martin Buch | 3 NOV 2000 | |
| GROTH | Jonathan Kjaer | 9 NOV 1992 | |
| LIND | Anders Von Lavergne-peguilhen | 14 DEC 1998 | |
| RASMUSSEN | Tobias Kamph | 26 NOV 1996 | |
| ENG-England | |||
| JARVIS | Tom | 2 DEC 1999 | |
| PITCHFORD | Liam | 12 JUL 1993 | |
| WALKER | Sam | 7 MAY 1995 | |
| ESP-Spain | |||
| BERZOSA | Daniel | 3 APR 2006 | |
| CABALLERO | Carlos | 16 JUL 1997 | |
| MASIP | Joan | 29 SEP 1999 | |
| ROBLES | Alvaro | 29 APR 1991 | |
| EST-Estonia | |||
| LIBENE | Toomas | 12 APR 1994 | |
| SMIRNOV | Aleksandr | 6 MAY 1985 | |
| FIN-Finland | |||
| NAUMI | Alex | 27 APR 2001 | |
| OLAH | Benedek | 29 MAR 1991 | |
| FRA-France | |||
| GAUZY | Simon | 25 OCT 1994 | |
| LEBESSON | Emmanuel | 24 APR 1988 | |
| LEBRUN | Alexis | 28 AUG 2003 | |
| LEBRUN | Felix | 12 SEP 2006 | |
| GER-Germany | |||
| BOLL | Timo | 8 MAR 1981 | |
| DUDA | Benedikt | 4 APR 1994 | |
| FRANZISKA | Patrick | 11 JUN 1992 | |
| OVTCHAROV | Dimitrij | 2 SEP 1988 | |
| QIU | Dang | 29 OCT 1996 | |
| GRE-Greece | |||
| KONSTANTINOPOULOS | Giorgos | 10 FEB 1993 | |
| KONSTANTINOPOULOS | Konstantinos | 7 JUL 1994 | |
| SGOUROPOULOS | Ioannis | 8 MAY 2000 | |
| STAMATOUROS | Georgios | 27 AUG 1999 | |
| GRL-Greenland | |||
| NIELSEN | Ivik | 15 JAN 1998 | |
| HUN-Hungary | |||
| ANDRAS | Csaba | 2 AUG 2002 | |
| LAKATOS | Tamas | 12 AUG 1995 | |
| MAJOROS | Janos Bence | 28 JUL 1997 | |
| SZUDI | Adam | 29 JAN 1996 | |
| ISR-Israel | |||
| ISRAELI | Tal | 19 APR 2003 | |
| TAUBER | Michael | 9 MAY 1993 | |
| ITA-Italy | |||
| BOBOCICA | Mihai | 9 SEP 1986 | |
| PICCOLIN | Jordy | 6 JUL 1997 | |
| STOYANOV | Niagol | 31 MAY 1987 | |
| KOS-Kosovo | |||
| KARABAXHAK | Fatih | 3 MAY 2003 | |
| LAT-Latvia | |||
| KOGANS | Daniels | 6 AUG 2003 | |
| REINHOLDS | Arturs | 9 JAN 1988 | |
| LTU-Lithuania | |||
| NAVICKAS | Ignas | 25 FEB 1995 | |
| ZEIMYS | Kestutis | 10 MAR 1988 | |
| LUX-Luxembourg | |||
| GLOD | Eric | 16 NOV 1993 | |
| MLADENOVIC | Luka | 26 DEC 1998 | |
| MDA-Republic of Moldova | |||
| PUTUNTICA | Andrei | 24 JAN 1999 | |
| URSU | Vladislav | 1 MAR 2001 | |
| MKD-Republic of North Macedonia | |||
| MLADENOVSKI | Filip | 12 NOV 1984 | |
| MNE-Montenegro | |||
| RADOVIC | Filip | 8 JUL 2000 | |
| RADULOVIC | Filip | 25 JAN 2002 | |
| NOR-Norway | |||
| FROSETH | Martin | 11 AUG 2006 | |
| HAUG | Borgar | 21 NOV 2002 | |
| POL-Poland | |||
| DYJAS | Jakub | 9 SEP 1995 | |
| KUBIK | Maciej | 10 FEB 2003 | |
| KULCZYCKI | Samuel | 9 AUG 2002 | |
| REDZIMSKI | Milosz | 10 SEP 2006 | |
| POR-Portugal | |||
| APOLONIA | Tiago | 28 JUL 1986 | |
| FREITAS | Marcos | 8 APR 1988 | |
| GERALDO | Joao | 29 SEP 1995 | |
| MONTEIRO | Joao | 29 AUG 1983 | |
| ROU-Romania | |||
| CHIRITA | Iulian | 2 FEB 2006 | |
| IONESCU | Eduard | 9 NOV 2004 | |
| IONESCU | Ovidiu | 26 JUN 1989 | |
| MOVILEANU | Darius | 19 AUG 2005 | |
| SIPOS | Rares Alexandru | 11 OCT 2000 | |
| SLO-Slovenia | |||
| CVETKO | Tilen | 11 AUG 1999 | |
| HRIBAR | Peter | 12 NOV 1999 | |
| JORGIC | Darko | 30 JUL 1998 | |
| KOZUL | Deni | 18 MAR 1997 | |
| SMR-San Marino | |||
| GIARDI | Federico | 19 NOV 1999 | |
| MONGIUSTI | Mattias | 11 NOV 2002 | |
| SRB-Serbia | |||
| JEVTOVIC | Marko | 5 JAN 1987 | |
| KARAKASEVIC | Aleksandar | 9 DEC 1975 | |
| LEVAJAC | Dimitrije | 14 AUG 2001 | |
| PETO | Zsolt | 11 NOV 1987 | |
| SUI-Switzerland | |||
| MOULLET | Barish | 18 JUN 2002 | |
| STOLL | Loic | 3 JUL 2001 | |
| SVK-Slovakia | |||
| KLAJBER | Adam | 30 AUG 2003 | |
| PISTEJ | Lubomir | 6 MAR 1984 | |
| WANG | Yang | 24 SEP 1994 | |
| ZELINKA | Jakub | 14 MAR 2000 | |
| SWE-Sweden | |||
| FALCK | Mattias | 7 SEP 1991 | |
| KARLSSON | Kristian | 6 AUG 1991 | |
| KALLBERG | Anton | 17 AUG 1997 | |
| MOREGARDH | Truls | 16 FEB 2002 | |
| PERSSON | Jon | 23 OCT 1986 | |
| TUR-Turkey | |||
| GUNDUZ | Ibrahim | 18 OCT 1997 | |
| YILMAZ | Tugayirzat | 1 JAN 2001 | |
| YENLER | Abdullah Talha | 8 APR 1999 | |
| UKR-Ukraine | |||
| GREBENIUK | Andrii | 6 AUG 2003 | |
| LIMONOV | Anton | 16 AUG 2001 | |
| PRYSHCHEPA | Ievgen | 31 JUL 1985 | |
| ZHMUDENKO | Yaroslav | 24 SEP 1988 |
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Here are the...
Seedings for the 2022 men's singles
| Seed | FAMILY NAME, Given Name | Association |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOREGAARD, Truls | SWE |
| 2 | JORGIC, Darko | SLO |
| 3 | OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij | GER |
| 4 | QIU, Dang | GER |
| 5 | BOLL, Timo | GER |
| 6 | FRANZISKA, Patrick | GER |
| 7 | KALLBERG, Anton | SWE |
| 8 | KARLSSON, Kristian | SWE |
| 9 | PITCHFORD, Liam | ENG |
| 10 | GACINA, Andrej | CRO |
| 11 | GAUZY, Simon | FRA |
| 12 | DUDA, Benedikt | GER |
| 13 | FREITAS, Marcos | POR |
| 14 | GARDOS, Robert | AUT |
| 15 | FALCK, Mattias | SWE |
| 16 | PERSSON, Jon | SWE |
| 17 | GERALDO, Joao | POR |
| 18 | LEBESSON, Emmanuel | FRA |
| 19 | WANG, Yang | SVK |
| 20 | PUCAR, Tomislav | CRO |
| 21 | LEBRUN, Alexis | FRA |
| 22 | ROBLES, Alvaro | ESP |
| 23 | GROTH, Jonathan | DEN |
| 24 | OLAH, Benedek | FIN |
| 25 | IONESCU, Ovidiu | ROU |
| 26 | HABESOHN, Daniel | AUT |
| 27 | APOLONIA, Tiago | POR |
| 28 | DYJAS, Jakub | POL |
| 29 | ZELJKO, Filip | CRO |
| 30 | JANCARIK, Lubomir | CZE |
| 31 | MONTEIRO, Joao | POR |
| 32 | LEBRUN, Felix | FRA |
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Here are the results for the men's singles matches...
2022 Men's Singles Results
Men's Singles Event Results
Round One (Last 64)
Wednesday 17 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) MOREGAARD, Truls (SWE) | 4-2 | (56) LAKATOS Tamas (HUN) |
| (17) GERALDO, Joao (POR) | 4-2 | (62) MARTINKO Jiri (CZE) |
| (58) ZHMUDENKO Yaroslav (UKR) | 4-3 | (25) IONESCU, Ovidiu (ROU) |
| (16) PERSSON, Jon (SWE) | 4-2 | (36) WALKER Samuel (ENG) |
| (15) FALCK, Mattias (SWE) | 4-2 | (41) LEVENKO Andreas (AUT) |
| (65) REDZIMSKI Milosz (POL) | 4-3 | (24) OLAH, Benedek (FIN) |
| (44=) MAJOROS Bence (HUN) | 4-3 | (31) MONTEIRO, Joao (POR) |
| (7) KALLBERG, Anton (SWE) | 4-0 | (51) SZUDI Adam (HUN) |
| (5) BOLL, Timo (GER) | 4-3 | (49) KULCZYCKI Samuel (POL) |
| (30) JANCARIK, Lubomir (CZE) | 4-3 | (39) JARVIS Tom (ENG) |
| (19) WANG, Yang (SVK) | 4-0 | (97=) URSU Vladislav (MDA) |
| (10) GACINA, Andrej (CRO) | 4-0 | (47) KOZUL Deni (SLO) |
| (12) DUDA, Benedikt (GER) | 4-1 | (64) PICCOLIN Jordy (ITA) |
| (26) HABESOHN, Daniel (AUT) | 4-1 | (66) LIND Anders (DEN) |
| (54=) SGOUROPOULOS Ioannis (GRE) | 4-3 | (22) ROBLES, Alvaro (ESP) |
| (4) QIU, Dang (GER) | 4-3 | (76) GUNDUZ Ibrahim (TUR) |
| (3) OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (GER) | 4-1 | (93=) ANDERSEN Martin (DEN) |
| (61) ANDRAS Csaba (HUN) | 4-3 | (18) LEBESSON, Emmanuel (FRA) |
| (60) LEVAJAC Dimitrije (SRB) | 4-3 | (23) GROTH, Jonathan (DEN) |
| (13) FREITAS, Marcos (POR) | 4-0 | (38) STOYANOV Niagol (ITA) |
| (35) NUYTINCK Cedric (BEL) | 4-1 | (14) GARDOS, Robert (AUT) |
| (21) LEBRUN, Alexis (FRA) | 4-1 | (34) ALLEGRO Martin (BEL) |
| (32) LEBRUN, Felix (FRA) | 4-1 | (67=) LAMBIET Florent (BEL) |
| (8) KARLSSON, Kristian (SWE) | 4-2 | (57) KOJIC Frane (CRO) |
| (6) FRANZISKA, Patrick (GER) | 4-0 | (53) SIRUCEK Pavel (CZE) |
| (28) DYJAS, Jakub (POL) | 4-3 | (43) PRYSHCHEPA Yevhen (UKR) |
| (27) APOLONIA, Tiago (POR) | 4-0 | (97=) REITSPIES David (CZE) |
| (9) PITCHFORD, Liam (ENG) | 4-1 | (33) POLANSKY Tomas (CZE) |
| (42) RASSENFOSSE Adrien (BEL) | 4-3 | (11) GAUZY, Simon (FRA) |
| (20) PUCAR, Tomislav (CRO) | 4-1 | (40) SIPOS Rares (ROU) |
| (29) ZELJKO, Filip (CRO) | 4-0 | (75) HRIBAR Peter (SLO) |
| (2) JORGIC, Darko (SLO) | 4-1 | (82) JEVTOVIC Marko (SRB) |
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| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) MOREGAARD, Truls (SWE) | 4-0 | (17) GERALDO, Joao (POR) |
| (16) PERSSON, Jon (SWE) | 4-1 | (58) ZHMUDENKO Yaroslav (UKR) |
| (15) FALCK, Mattias (SWE) | 4-2 | (65) REDZIMSKI Milosz (POL) |
| (7) KALLBERG, Anton (SWE) | 4-1 | (44=) MAJOROS Bence (HUN) |
| (5) BOLL, Timo (GER) | 4-0 | (30) JANCARIK, Lubomir (CZE) |
| (19) WANG, Yang (SVK) | 4-1 | (10) GACINA, Andrej (CRO) |
| (12) DUDA, Benedikt (GER) | 4-3 | (26) HABESOHN, Daniel (AUT) |
| (4) QIU, Dang (GER) | 4-0 | (54=) SGOUROPOULOS Ioannis (GRE) |
| (3) OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (GER) | 4-0 | (61) ANDRAS Csaba (HUN) |
| (13) FREITAS, Marcos (POR) | 4-0 | (60) LEVAJAC Dimitrije (SRB) |
| (21) LEBRUN, Alexis (FRA) | 4-0 | (35) NUYTINCK Cedric (BEL) |
| (8) KARLSSON, Kristian (SWE) | 4-1 | (32) LEBRUN, Felix (FRA) |
| (6) FRANZISKA, Patrick (GER) | 4-1 | (28) DYJAS, Jakub (POL) |
| (27) APOLONIA, Tiago (POR) | 4-2 | (9) PITCHFORD, Liam (ENG) |
| (20) PUCAR, Tomislav (CRO) | 4-3 | (42) RASSENFOSSE Adrien (BEL) |
| (2) JORGIC, Darko (SLO) | 4-2 | (29) ZELJKO, Filip (CRO) |
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Round Three (Last 16)
Friday 19 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) MOREGAARD, Truls (SWE) | 4-1 | (16) PERSSON, Jon (SWE) |
| (15) FALCK, Mattias (SWE) | 4-1 | (7) KALLBERG, Anton (SWE) |
| (5) BOLL, Timo (GER) | 4-0 | (19) WANG, Yang (SVK) |
| (4) QIU, Dang (GER) | 4-1 | (12) DUDA, Benedikt (GER) |
| (3) OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (GER) | 4-3 | (13) FREITAS, Marcos (POR) |
| (8) KARLSSON, Kristian (SWE) | 4-2 | (21) LEBRUN, Alexis (FRA) |
| (27) APOLONIA, Tiago (POR) | 4-2 | (6) FRANZISKA, Patrick (GER) |
| (2) JORGIC, Darko (SLO) | 4-1 | (20) PUCAR, Tomislav (CRO) |
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Quarter Finals
Saturday 20 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (15) FALCK, Mattias (SWE) | 4-2 | (1) MOREGAARD, Truls (SWE) |
| 11-13, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 | ||
| (4) QIU, Dang (GER) | 4-0 | (5) BOLL, Timo (GER) |
| 11-7, 11-8, 11-6, 11-2 | ||
| (8) KARLSSON, Kristian (SWE) | 4-2 | (3) OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (GER) |
| 11-9, 4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4 | ||
| (2) JORGIC, Darko (SLO) | 4-3 | (27) APOLONIA, Tiago (POR) |
| 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 8-11, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10 |
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Semi-Finals
Saturday 20 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (4) QIU, Dang (GER) | 4-1 | (15) FALCK, Mattias (SWE) |
| 11-6, 11-8, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9 | ||
| (2) JORGIC, Darko (SLO) | 4-2 | (8) KARLSSON, Kristian (SWE) |
| 9-11, 11-5, 11-3, 6-11, 11-5, retired injured |
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Final
Sunday 21 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (4) QIU, Dang (GER) | 4-1 | (2) JORGIC, Darko (SLO) |
| 10-12, 14-12, 11-8, 11-9, 11-2 |
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2022 European Championships
Men's Singles
GOLD MEDAL WINNER
QIU Dang (Germany)
SILVER MEDAL WINNER
Darko JORGIC (Slovenia)
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Mattias FALCK (Sweden)
Kristian KARLSSON (Sweden)
Men's Singles gold medallistQiu Dang (Germany)
Men's Singles silver medallistDarko Jorgic (Slovenia)
Men's Singles bronze medallistsMattias Falck and Kristian Karlsson (Sweden)
Men's Singles medallists
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