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European Championships 2013
Women's Doubles
The 2013 European Championships were held in Schwechat, Austria from 4-13 October.
Get all the details and results for the Women's Doubles here...
By Martin Hughes
Owner and Editor
Austria won the right to host the European Championships in 2013 following their successful bid to the European Table Tennis Union.
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 October.
European Championships 2013
For more information about each event, click on these links...
| Men's Team | Women's Team | |
| Men's Singles | Women's Singles | |
| Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles |
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So where was it held?
Venue and Equipment
The 2013 European Championships was played at the Multiversum-Arena and the Werner Schlager Academy which are under the same roof.
The equipment used was...
- Tables: Donic (blue)
- Balls: Nittaku (white)
- Flooring: Gerflor (red)
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So let's now take a look at the...
Format and draw for the Women's Doubles
The organising Association (Austria) could enter up to 10 women and any other Association could enter up to 7 women for the women's events.
There were a maximum of 32 places in the first round proper for the women's doubles.
Qualification matches were in groups of not less than 4 pairs and played on a round-robin basis.
The main event was played as a knock-out competition.
Matches in the qualification stage, and in the main competition prior to the quarter-finals, were the best of 5 games.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the women's doubles were the best of 7 games.
Seeding were done on the basis of a seeding list prepared by the Ranking Committee.
The draw took place the day before the women's doubles started.
Trophies were presented to the winners.
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Who were the...
Defending champions
The previous European Championships were held in 2012 in Denmark and the women's doubles winners were Daniela Dodean and Elizabeta Samara (Romania), and the runners-up were Georgina Pota and Krisztina Toth (Hungary).
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Here are the results for the 2013 matches...
2013 Women's Doubles Results
Round One
Friday 11 October 2013
| (Seeding) Names (Association) Winners |
Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) Losers |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Daniela Dodean (Romania) Elizabeta Samara (Romania) |
3-0 | Monika MOLNAR (Serbia) Andrea TODOROVIC (Serbia) |
| (=9) Sara Ramirez (Spain) Yanfei Shen (Spain) |
3-0 | (17) Barbora BALAZOVA (Slovak Republic) Hana MATELOVA (Czech Republic) |
| (=9) Ruta Paskauskiene (Lithuania) Margaryta Pesotska (Ukraine) |
3-1 | Natalia BAJOR (Poland) Kinga STEFANSKA (Poland) |
| (25) Sarah DE NUTTE (Luxembourg) Xia Lian NI (Luxembourg) |
3-1 | (=5) Britt Eerland (Netherlands) Dora Csilla Madarasz (Hungary) |
| (=5) Tetyana Bilenko (Ukraine) Viktoria Pavlovich (Belarus) |
3-0 | Gabriela FEHER (Serbia) Aneta MAKSUTI (Serbia) |
| (=9) Maria Dolgikh (Russia) Polina Mikhaylova (Russia) |
3-0 | (19) Krisztina AMBRUS (Hungary) Petra LOVAS (Hungary) |
| (=9) Dana Cechova (Czech Republic) Renata Strbikova (Czech Republic) |
3-0 | (18) Laura GASNIER (France) Carole GRUNDISCH (France) |
| (=3) Zhenqi Barthel (Germany) Xiaona Shan (Germany) |
3-0 | Lisa RIDOLFI (Italy) Debora VIVARELLI (Italy) |
| (=3) Katarzyna Grzybowska (Poland) Natalia Partyka (Poland) |
3-0 | (22) Melek HU (Turkey) Sanem Ezgi SAHIN (Turkey) |
| (21) Cristina HIRICI (Romania) Bernadette Cynthia SZOCS (Romania) |
3-2 | (=9) Yana Noskova (Russia) Anna Tikhomirova (Russia) |
| (=9) Sofia Polcanova (Austria) Amelie Solja (Austria) |
3-0 | Tessy GONDERINGER (Luxembourg) Mercedes NAGYVARADI (Hungary) |
| (=5) Petrissa Solja (Germany) Sabine Winter (Germany) |
3-1 | Joanna PARKER (England) Kelly SIBLEY (England) |
| Ana Maria ERDELJI (Serbia) Nikoleta STEFANOVA (Italy) |
3-2 | (=5) Georgina Pota (Hungary) Szandra Pergel (Hungary) |
| (=9) Katerina Penkavova (Czech Republic) Iveta Vacenovska (Czech Republic) |
3-0 | (24) Alina ARLOUSKAYA (Belarus) Alena DUBKOVA (Belarus) |
| (=9) Galia Dvorak (Spain) Matilda Ekholm (Sweden) |
3-1 | Polina TRIFONOVA (Ukraine) Ievgeniia VASYLIEVA (Ukraine) |
| (2) Kristin Silbereisen (Germany) Jiaduo Wu (Germany) |
3-2 | Iulia NECULA (Romania) Camelia POSTOACA (Romania) |
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Round Two
Friday 11 October 2013
| (Seeding) Names (Association) Winners |
Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) Losers |
|---|---|---|
| (=9) Sara Ramirez (Spain) Yanfei Shen (Spain) |
3-1 | (1) Daniela Dodean (Romania) Elizabeta Samara (Romania) |
| (25) Sarah DE NUTTE (Luxembourg) Xia Lian NI (Luxembourg) |
3-2 | (=9) Ruta Paskauskiene (Lithuania) Margaryta Pesotska (Ukraine) |
| (=5) Tetyana Bilenko (Ukraine) Viktoria Pavlovich (Belarus) |
3-2 | (=9) Maria Dolgikh (Russia) Polina Mikhaylova (Russia) |
| (=3) Zhenqi Barthel (Germany) Xiaona Shan (Germany) |
3-0 | (=9) Dana Cechova (Czech Republic) Renata Strbikova (Czech Republic) |
| (21) Cristina HIRICI (Romania) Bernadette Cynthia SZOCS (Romania) |
3-2 | (=3) Katarzyna Grzybowska (Poland) Natalia Partyka (Poland) |
| (=5) Petrissa Solja (Germany) Sabine Winter (Germany) |
3-0 | (=9) Sofia Polcanova (Austria) Amelie Solja (Austria) |
| (=9) Katerina Penkavova (Czech Republic) Iveta Vacenovska (Czech Republic) |
3-0 | Ana Maria ERDELJI (Serbia) Nikoleta STEFANOVA (Italy) |
| (=9) Galia Dvorak (Spain) Matilda Ekholm (Sweden) |
3-2 | (2) Kristin Silbereisen (Germany) Jiaduo Wu (Germany) |
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Quarter Finals
Saturday 12 October 2013
| (Seeding) Names (Association) Winners |
Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) Losers |
|---|---|---|
| (=9) Sara Ramirez (Spain) Yanfei Shen (Spain) |
4-2 | (25) Sarah DE NUTTE (Luxembourg) Xia Lian NI (Luxembourg) |
| 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4 | ||
| (=3) Zhenqi Barthel (Germany) Xiaona Shan (Germany) |
4-1 | (=5) Tetyana Bilenko (Ukraine) Viktoria Pavlovich (Belarus) |
| 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 13-11, 11-4 | ||
| (=5) Petrissa Solja (Germany) Sabine Winter (Germany) |
4-2 | (21) Cristina HIRICI (Romania) Bernadette Cynthia SZOCS (Romania) |
| 7-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 | ||
| (=9) Galia Dvorak (Spain) Matilda Ekholm (Sweden) |
4-2 | (=9) Katerina Penkavova (Czech Republic) Iveta Vacenovska (Czech Republic) |
| 11-7, 12-10, 8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5 |
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Semi Finals
Saturday 12 October 2013
| (Seeding) Names (Association) Winners |
Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) Losers |
|---|---|---|
| (=3) Zhenqi Barthel (Germany) Xiaona Shan (Germany) |
4-3 | (=9) Sara Ramirez (Spain) Yanfei Shen (Spain) |
| 8-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9 | ||
| (=5) Petrissa Solja (Germany) Sabine Winter (Germany) |
4-3 | (=9) Galia Dvorak (Spain) Matilda Ekholm (Sweden) |
| 4-11, 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 |
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Final
Sunday 13 October 2013
| (Seeding) Names (Association) Winners |
Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| (=5) Petrissa Solja (Germany) Sabine Winter (Germany) |
4-2 | (=3) Zhenqi Barthel (Germany) Xiaona Shan (Germany) |
| 10-12, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-9, 11-6 |
2013 European Championships
Women's Doubles
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Petrissa Solja and Sabine Winter (Germany)
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
Zhenqi Barthel and Xiaona Shan (Germany)
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