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European Championships 2022
Women's Singles
The 2022 European Championships were held in Munich, Germany from 13-21 August. Get all the details and results for the Women'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
- 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 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 Women's Singles
There were 108 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 published on 12 July 2022.
The main draw took place on Tuesday 16th August.
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Who was the...
Defending champion
The previous Women's Singles were held in 2021 in Warsaw, Poland and the winner was Petrissa SOLJA (Germany) and the runner-up was Xiaona SHAN (Germany).
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So let's take a look at the...
List of competitors for the 2022 women's singles
| Association | FAMILY NAME, Given Name - Date of Birth |
|---|---|
| AUT-Austria | MISCHEK Karoline 22 MAY 1998 POLCANOVA Sofia 3 SEP 1994 SOLJA Amelie 29 SEP 1990 |
| BEL-Belgium | DEGRAEF Margo 15 AUG 1998 |
| BIH-Bosnia & Herzegovina | BIOGRADLIC Dzana 26 JUN 2004 GNJATIC Marija 6 DEC 2003 MESETOVIC Harisa 8 JUL 2003 |
| BUL-Bulgaria | HRISTOVA Kalina 2 MAR 2002 TRIFONOVA Polina 24 JAN 1992 YOVKOVA Maria 4 JUN 1999 |
| CRO-Croatia | ARAPOVIC Hana 26 AUG 2004 JEGER Mateja 13 JAN 1995 MALOBABIC Ivana 4 JUL 1980 |
| CYP-Cyprus | MELETIE Foteini 5 JAN 2005 |
| CZE-Czech Republic | BLASKOVA Zdena 13 FEB 2001 MATELOVA Hana 8 JUN 1990 SEVCIKOVA Marketa 17 JUL 1998 TOMANOVSKA Katerina 24 AUG 1995 |
| ENG-England | BARDSLEY Charlotte 8 MAR 2002 HO Tin-tin 3 SEP 1998 |
| ESP-Spain | MUNNE Mariona 23 APR 2006 RODRIGUEZ Angela 17 AUG 2005 XIAO Maria 19 MAY 1994 ZHANG Sofia Xuan 14 SEP 1999 |
| EST-Estonia | AVAMERI Airi 18 FEB 1998 HANSON Reelica 8 JAN 1999 |
| FIN-Finland | BETZ Ramona 28 DEC 2003 KIRICHENKO Anna 15 MAY 1997 |
| FRA-France | GUISNEL Oceane 9 APR 1998 LUTZ Camille 17 JUL 2002 LUTZ Charlotte 17 MAY 2005 PAVADE Prithika 2 AUG 2004 YUAN Jianan 11 JUL 1985 |
| GER-Germany | HAN Ying 29 APR 1983 KAUFMANN Annett 23 JUN 2006 MITTELHAM Nina 23 NOV 1996 SCHREINER Franziska 22 DEC 2001 SHAN Xiaona 18 JAN 1983 WAN Yuan 23 MAY 1997 WINTER Sabine 27 SEP 1992 |
| GRE-Greece | PARIDI Konstantina 31 MAY 1996 TERPOU Elisavet 10 JUL 2000 TOLIOU Aikaterini 21 AUG 1995 |
| HUN-Hungary | BLINT Bernadett 15 FEB 1996 HARTBRICH Leonie 8 SEP 1999 MADARASZ Dora 3 SEP 1993 POTA Georgina 13 JAN 1985 |
| ITA-Italy | ARLIA Nicole 14 DEC 2005 MONFARDINI Gaia 3 JAN 2001 PICCOLIN Giorgia 15 JAN 1996 VIVARELLI Debora 28 JAN 1993 |
| KOS-Kosovo | ZEQIRI Linda 19 FEB 1993 |
| LAT-Latvia | BOGDANOVA Baiba 20 MAR 1987 MUSAJEVA Sabina 26 JUN 2003 |
| LTU-Lithuania | JANKAUSKIENE Egle 13 JAN 1997 RILISKYTE Emilija 11 JAN 2003 RILISKYTE Kornelija 11 JAN 2003 |
| LUX-Luxembourg | BARBOSA Ariel 27 JUN 2001 DE NUTTE Sarah 21 NOV 1992 GONDERINGER Tessy 18 MAY 1993 NI Xia Lian 4 JUL 1963 |
| MDA-Republic of Moldova | CHIRIACOVA Alexandra 18 JAN 2005 |
| MKD-Republic of North Macedonia | UCE-NIKOLOV Amelija 31 OCT 1993 |
| NED-Netherlands | DE HOOP Sanne 18 MAR 1996 EERLAND Britt 22 FEB 1994 ERNST Emine 20 AUG 2003 MEN Shuohan 28 FEB 2000 |
| NOR-Norway | CARLSEN Rebekka 1 SEP 1999 SKATTET Rikke 4 SEP 2001 TOFTAKER Martine 1 APR 2003 |
| POL-Poland | BAJOR Natalia 7 MAR 1997 PARTYKA Natalia 27 JUL 1989 WEGRZYN Anna 9 JAN 2001 WEGRZYN Katarzyna 9 JAN 2001 |
| POR-Portugal | MATOS Ines 5 OCT 2004 PINTO Matilde 6 JUN 2006 SANTOS Patricia 3 SEP 2004 SHAO Jieni 25 JAN 1994 YU Fu 29 NOV 1978 |
| ROU-Romania | CIOBANU Irina 5 AUG 1995 DIACONU Adina Mihaela 14 OCT 1999 DRAGOMAN Andreea 18 AUG 2000 PLAIAN Tania 16 MAR 2001 SAMARA Elizabeta 15 APR 1989 SZOCS Bernadette 5 MAR 1995 |
| SLO-Slovenia | STRAZAR Katarina 3 MAY 2001 TOFANT Ana 12 MAR 1999 TOKIC Sara 1 SEP 2006 |
| SRB-Serbia | LUPULESKU Izabela 7 NOV 1999 SURJAN Sabina 10 APR 2000 TODOROVIC Andrea 21 OCT 1992 VIGNJEVIC Dragana 12 JUL 1999 |
| SUI-Switzerland | MORET Rachel 23 NOV 1989 |
| SVK-Slovakia | BALAZOVA Barbora 18 MAR 1992 KUKULKOVA Tatiana 18 JUL 2000 LABOSOVA Ema 7 MAR 2001 PUCHOVANOVA Nikoleta 20 MAY 2000 |
| SWE-Sweden | BERGAND Filippa 11 MAR 1999 BERGSTROM Linda 12 JAN 1995 KALLBERG Christina 1 APR 2000 MUSKANTOR Rebecca 14 FEB 2003 |
| TUR-Turkey | ALTINKAYA Sibel 1 FEB 1993 KULAKCEKEN Simay 18 JUN 1999 YILMAZ Ozge 4 NOV 2002 |
| UKR-Ukraine | BILENKO Tetiana 23 NOV 1983 BRATEYKO Solomiya 24 FEB 1999 GAPONOVA Ganna 28 OCT 1985 PESOTSKA Margaryta 9 AUG 1991 |
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Here are the...
Seedings for the 2022 women's singles
| Seed | FAMILY NAME, Given Name | Association |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAN Ying | GER |
| 2 | MITTELHAM Nina | GER |
| 3 | POLCANOVA Sofia | AUT |
| 4 | SHAN Xiaona | GER |
| 5 | MATELOVA Hana | CZE |
| 6 | YUAN Jia Nan | FRA |
| 7 | YU Fu | POR |
| 8 | SZOCS Bernadette | ROU |
| 9 | SAMARA Elizabeta | ROU |
| 10 | PESOTSKA Margaryta | UKR |
| 11 | NI Xia Lian | LUX |
| 12 | BALAZOVA Barbora | SVK |
| 13 | BERGSTROM Linda | SWE |
| 14 | WINTER Sabine | GER |
| 15 | SHAO Jieni | POR |
| 16 | EERLAND Britt | NED |
| 17 | KALLBERG Christina | SWE |
| 18 | POTA Georgina | HUN |
| 19 | DE NUTTE Sarah | LUX |
| 20 | MADARASZ Dora | HUN |
| 21 | XIAO Maria | ESP |
| 22 | BAJOR Natalia | POL |
| 23 | PICCOLIN Giorgia | ITA |
| 24 | GAPONOVA Ganna | UKR |
| 25 | ALTINKAYA Sibel | TUR |
| 26 | DIACONU Adina | ROU |
| 27 | WAN Yuan | GER |
| 28 | LUTZ Camille | FRA |
| 29 | LUPULESKU Izabela | SRB |
| 30 | KUKULKOVA Tatiana | SVK |
| 31 | PAVADE Prithika | FRA |
| 32 | TODOROVIC Andrea | SRB |
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Here are the results for the 2022 women's singles matches...
2022 Women's Singles Results
Round One (Last 64)
Wednesday 17 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) HAN Ying (GER) | 4-0 | 78) VIGNJEVIC Dragana (SRB) |
| (17) KALLBERG Christina (SWE) | 4-0 | (85) SEVCIKOVA Marketa (CZE) |
| (59=) CIOBANU Irina (ROU) | 4-3 | (28=) LUPULESKU Izabela (SRB) |
| (14) WINTER Sabine (GER) | 4-0 | (67) GUISNEL Oceane (FRA) |
| (68) BILENKO Tetyana (UKR) | w/o | (16) EERLAND Britt (NED) |
| (30) KUKULKOVA Tatiana (SVK) | 4-3 | (33) SOLJA Amelie (AUT) |
| (23) PICCOLIN Giorgia (ITA) | 4-1 | (71=) GONDERINGER Tessy (LUX) |
| (5) MATELOVA Hana (CZE) | 4-2 | (40=) JEGER Mateja (CRO) |
| (8) SZOCS Bernadette (ROU) | 4-0 | (63) BLASKOVA Zdena (CZE) |
| (18) POTA Georgina (HUN) | 4-3 | (34) MORET Rachel (SUI) |
| (31) PAVADE Prithika (FRA) | 4-1 | (42) MALOBABIC Ivana (CRO) |
| (11) NI Xia Lian (LUX) | 4-1 | (49) TRIFONOVA Polina (BUL) |
| (58) PARTYKA Natalia (POL) | 4-3 | (12) BALAZOVA Barbora (SVK) |
| (45) ARAPOVIC Hana (CRO) | 4-3 | (28=) LUTZ Camille (FRA) |
| (43) HO Tin-Tin (ENG) | 4-3 | (19) DE NUTTE Sarah (LUX) |
| (3) POLCANOVA Sofia (AUT) | 4-0 | (55) YILMAZ Ozge (TUR) |
| (4) SHAN Xiaona (GER) | 4-0 | (66) PLAIAN Tanja (ROU) |
| (76) WEGRZYN Katarzyna (POL) | 4-2 | (26) DIACONU Adina (ROU) |
| (20) MADARASZ Dora (HUN) | 4-1 | (51) BRATEYKO Solomiya (UKR) |
| (9) SAMARA Elizabeta (ROU) | 4-0 | (40=) MEN Shuohan (NED) |
| (15) SHAO Jieni (POR) | 4-0 | (86=) BARDSLEY Charlotte (ENG) |
| (24) GAPONOVA Ganna (UKR) | 4-1 | (39) HARTBRICH Leonie (HUN) |
| (50) MISCHEK Karoline (AUT) | 4-1 | (25) ALTINKAYA Sibel (TUR) |
| (37) SURJAN Sabina (SRB) | 4-2 | (7) YU Fu (POR) |
| (6) YUAN Jia Nan (FRA) | 4-3 | (54) TOLIOU Aikaterini (GRE) |
| (22) BAJOR Natalia (POL) | 4-3 | (36) KAUFMANN Annett (GER) |
| (21) XIAO Maria (ESP) | 4-3 | (59=) SCHREINER Franziska (GER) |
| (10) PESOTSKA Margaryta (UKR) | 4-3 | (52) TOFANT Ana (SLO) |
| (13) BERGSTROM Linda (SWE) | 4-0 | (93=) CARLSEN Rebekka (NOR) |
| (35) DRAGOMAN Andreea (ROU) | 4-1 | (32) TODOROVIC Andrea (SRB) |
| (27) WAN Yuan (GER) | 4-2 | (56) TOMANOVSKA Katerina (CZE) |
| (2) MITTELHAM Nina (GER) | 4-1 | (47=) LUTZ Charlotte (FRA) |
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Round Two (Last 32)
Thursday 18 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) HAN Ying (GER) | 4-0 | (17) KALLBERG Christina (SWE) |
| (14) WINTER Sabine (GER) | 4-3 | (59=) CIOBANU Irina (ROU) |
| (30) KUKULKOVA Tatiana (SVK) | 4-1 | (68) BILENKO Tetyana (UKR) |
| (23) PICCOLIN Giorgia (ITA) | 4-2 | (5) MATELOVA Hana (CZE) |
| (8) SZOCS Bernadette (ROU) | 4-0 | (18) POTA Georgina (HUN) |
| (11) NI Xia Lian (LUX) | 4-3 | (31) PAVADE Prithika (FRA) |
| (58) PARTYKA Natalia (POL) | 4-3 | (45) ARAPOVIC Hana (CRO) |
| (3) POLCANOVA Sofia (AUT) | 4-1 | (43) HO Tin-Tin (ENG) |
| (4) SHAN Xiaona (GER) | 4-0 | (76) WEGRZYN Katarzyna (POL) |
| (9) SAMARA Elizabeta (ROU) | 4-3 | (20) MADARASZ Dora (HUN) |
| (15) SHAO Jieni (POR) | 4-1 | (24) GAPONOVA Ganna (UKR) |
| (37) SURJAN Sabina (SRB) | 4-0 | (50) MISCHEK Karoline (AUT) |
| (6) YUAN Jia Nan (FRA) | 4-1 | (22) BAJOR Natalia (POL) |
| (10) PESOTSKA Margaryta (UKR) | 4-2 | (21) XIAO Maria (ESP) |
| (35) DRAGOMAN Andreea (ROU) | 4-1 | (13) BERGSTROM Linda (SWE) |
| (2) MITTELHAM Nina (GER) | 4-1 | (27) WAN Yuan (GER) |
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Round Three (Last 16)
Friday 19 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (14) WINTER Sabine (GER) | w/o | (1) HAN Ying (GER) |
| (23) PICCOLIN Giorgia (ITA) | 4-1 | (30) KUKULKOVA Tatiana (SVK) |
| (8) SZOCS Bernadette (ROU) | 4-3 | (11) NI Xia Lian (LUX) |
| (3) POLCANOVA Sofia (AUT) | 4-2 | (58) PARTYKA Natalia (POL) |
| (4) SHAN Xiaona (GER) | 4-0 | (9) SAMARA Elizabeta (ROU) |
| (15) SHAO Jieni (POR) | 4-2 | (37) SURJAN Sabina (SRB) |
| (6) YUAN Jia Nan (FRA) | 4-3 | (10) PESOTSKA Margaryta (UKR) |
| (2) MITTELHAM Nina (GER) | 4-2 | (35) DRAGOMAN Andreea (ROU) |
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Quarter Finals
Friday 19 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (14) WINTER Sabine (GER) | 4-0 | (23) PICCOLIN Giorgia (ITA) |
| (3) POLCANOVA Sofia (AUT) | 4-2 | (8) SZOCS Bernadette (ROU) |
| (4) SHAN Xiaona (GER) | 4-3 | (15) SHAO Jieni (POR) |
| (2) MITTELHAM Nina (GER) | 4-3 | (6) YUAN Jia Nan (FRA) |
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Semi-Final
Saturday 20 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (3) POLCANOVA Sofia (AUT) | 4-3 | (14) WINTER Sabine (GER) |
| 11-9, 11-3, 6-11, 14-12, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10 | ||
| (2) MITTELHAM Nina (GER) | 4-1 | (4) SHAN Xiaona (GER) |
| 11-3, 5-11, 11-3, 11-6, 13-11 |
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Final
Sunday 21 August 2022
| (Seeding) Name (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Name (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (3) POLCANOVA Sofia (AUT) | 4-0 | (2) MITTELHAM Nina (GER) |
| 11-9, 11-2, retired injured |
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2022 European Championships
Women's Singles
GOLD MEDAL WINNER
Sofia POLCANOVA (Austria)
SILVER MEDAL WINNER
Nina MITTELHAM (Germany)
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Sabine WINTER (Germany)
SHAN Xiaona (Germany)
Women's Singles gold medallistSofia Polcanova (Austria)
Women's Singles silver medallistNina Mittelham (Germany)
Women's Singles bronze medallistsShan Xiaona and Sabine Winter (Germany)
Women's Singles medallists
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