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European Championships 2018
Men's Doubles
The 2018 European Championships were held in Alicante, Spain from 18-23 September. Get all the details and results for the Men's Doubles here...
By Martin Hughes
Owner and Editor
Hungary won the right to host the European Championships in 2018 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 September/October.
European Championships 2018
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 2018 European Championships are being played at two venues.
Main Hall: Centro de Tecnificacion Deportiva
(4 competition tables and 16 training tables)
C/ Foguerer Gilabert Davo, s.n. 03005 Alicante, Spain
Second Hall: Pabellon Pitiu Rochel
(12 competition tables - 200m from the Main Hall)
C/ Foguerer Jose Romeu Zarandieta, 03005 Alicante, Spain.
The equipment used was...
- Tables: Butterfly Europa 25 (blue)
- Nets: Butterfly Europa
- Balls: Nittaku Premium 40+*** (white plastic with seam)
- Flooring: Enlio (red)
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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 a maximum of 32 places in the first round proper for the men's doubles.
16 seeded pairs were directly placed in the first round proper whilst all remaining pairs play in a knockout qualification stage.
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 16th September 2018.
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Who were the...
Defending champions
The Men's Doubles were last held in 2016 in Hungary and the winners were Patrick Franziska (Germany) and Jonathan Groth (Denmark), and the runners-up were Jakub Dyjas and Daniel Gorak (Poland).
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Here are the results for the 2018 matches...
2018 Men's Doubles Results
Round One (Last 32)
Thursday 20 September 2018
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) FRANZISKA Patrick (Germany) GROTH Jonathan (Denmark) |
4-0 | (35) WEBER Lionel (Switzerland) CIPIN Filip (Croatia) |
| (36) CARVALHO Diogo (Portugal) CHEN Diogo (Portugal) |
4-3 | (11) LAMBIET Florent (Belgium) ALLEGRO Martin (Belgium) |
| (14) BADOWSKI Marek (Poland) ZATOWKA Patryk (Poland) |
4-3 | (27) PISTEJ Lubomir (Slovakia) SGOUROPOULOS Ioannis (Greece) |
| (8) ROBLES Alvaro (Spain) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania) |
4-2 | (20) JANCARIK Lubomir (Czech Republic) REITSPIES David (Czech Republic) |
| (6) PITCHFORD Liam (England) DRINKHALL Paul (England) |
4-3 | (46) ALEXANDROV Teodor (Bulgaria) KODJABASHEV Denislav (Bulgaria) |
| (13) SKACHKOV Kirill (Russia) SHIBAEV Alexander (Russia) |
4-1 | (17) GUNDUZ Ibrahim (Turkey) YIGENLER Abdullah (Turkey) |
| (28) PERSSON Jon (Sweden) MOREGARD Truls (Sweden) |
4-2 | (16) ROBINOT Alexandre (France) SEYFRIED Joe (France) |
| (4) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria) GARDOS Robert (Austria) |
4-0 | (39) MLADENOVIC Luka (Luxembourg) REINHOLDS Arturs (Latvia) |
| (3) FILUS Ruwen (Germany) WALTHER Ricardo (Germany) |
4-1 | (22) KOU Lei (Ukraine) YEFIMOV Viktor (Ukraine) |
| (12) WANG Yang (Slovakia) GIONIS Panagiotis (Greece) |
4-1 | (47) PETO Zsolt (Serbia) JEVTOVIC Marko (Serbia) |
| (30) WALKER Samuel (England) RASMUSSEN Tobias (Denmark) |
4-2 | (15) TOKIC Bojan (Slovenia) JORGIC Darko (Slovenia) |
| (5) ECSEKI Nandor (Hungary) SZUDI Adam (Hungary) |
4-2 | (23) OLAH Benedek (Finland) DEVOS Robin (Belgium) |
| (24) SZOCS Hunor (Romania) LAKATOS Tamas (Hungary) |
4-2 | (7) SAMSONOV Vladimir (Belarus) PLATONOV Pavel (Belarus) |
| (9) GAUZY Simon (France) LEBESSON Emmanuel (France) |
4-0 | (21) OOSTWOUDER Ewout (Netherlands) GOMMERS Rajko (Netherlands) |
| (32) CANTERO Jesus (Spain) KARAKASEVIC Aleksandar (Serbia) |
4-1 | (10) APOLONIA Tiago (Portugal) GERALDO Joao (Portugal) |
| (2) FALCK Mattias (Sweden) KARLSSON Kristian (Sweden) |
4-1 | (31) BOBOCICA Mihai (Italy) MUTTI Leonardo (Italy) |
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Round Two (Last 16)
Friday 21 September 2018
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) FRANZISKA Patrick (Germany) GROTH Jonathan (Denmark) |
4-0 | (36) CARVALHO Diogo (Portugal) CHEN Diogo (Portugal) |
| (8) ROBLES Alvaro (Spain) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania) |
4-1 | (14) BADOWSKI Marek (Poland) ZATOWKA Patryk (Poland) |
| (13) SKACHKOV Kirill (Russia) SHIBAEV Alexander (Russia) |
4-3 | (6) PITCHFORD Liam (England) DRINKHALL Paul (England) |
| (4) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria) GARDOS Robert (Austria) |
4-0 | (28) PERSSON Jon (Sweden) MOREGARD Truls (Sweden) |
| (3) FILUS Ruwen (Germany) WALTHER Ricardo (Germany) |
4-2 | (12) WANG Yang (Slovakia) GIONIS Panagiotis (Greece) |
| (30) WALKER Samuel (England) RASMUSSEN Tobias (Denmark) |
4-0 | (5) ECSEKI Nandor (Hungary) SZUDI Adam (Hungary) |
| (9) GAUZY Simon (France) LEBESSON Emmanuel (France) |
4-0 | (24) SZOCS Hunor (Romania) LAKATOS Tamas (Hungary) |
| (2) FALCK Mattias (Sweden) KARLSSON Kristian (Sweden) |
4-1 | (32) CANTERO Jesus (Spain) KARAKASEVIC Aleksandar (Serbia) |
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Quarter Finals
Saturday 22 September 2018
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) FRANZISKA Patrick (Germany) GROTH Jonathan (Denmark) |
4-2 | (8) ROBLES Alvaro (Spain) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania) |
| (4) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria) GARDOS Robert (Austria) |
4-1 | (13) SKACHKOV Kirill (Russia) SHIBAEV Alexander (Russia) |
| (3) FILUS Ruwen (Germany) WALTHER Ricardo (Germany) |
4-1 | (30) WALKER Samuel (England) RASMUSSEN Tobias (Denmark) |
| (2) FALCK Mattias (Sweden) KARLSSON Kristian (Sweden) |
4-1 | (9) GAUZY Simon (France) LEBESSON Emmanuel (France) |
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Semi Finals
Saturday 22 September 2018
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (4) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria) GARDOS Robert (Austria) |
4-3 | (1) FRANZISKA Patrick (Germany) GROTH Jonathan (Denmark) |
| 8-11, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 15-13, 11-2 | ||
| (2) FALCK Mattias (Sweden) KARLSSON Kristian (Sweden) |
4-0 | (3) FILUS Ruwen (Germany) WALTHER Ricardo (Germany) |
| 11-7, 11-6, 11-9, 11-8 |
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Final
Sunday 23 September 2018
| (Seeding) Names (Association) | Result | (Seeding) Names (Association) |
|---|---|---|
| (4) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria) GARDOS Robert (Austria) |
4-1 | (2) FALCK Mattias (Sweden) KARLSSON Kristian (Sweden) |
| 11-9, 6-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-9 |
2018 European Championships
Men's Doubles
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Daniel Habesohn and Robert Gardos (Austria)
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
Mattias Falck and Kristian Karlsson (Sweden)
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS
Patrick Franziska (Germany) and Jonathan Groth (Denmark)
Ruwen Filus and Ricardo Walther (Germany)
Men's Doubles gold medallists - Celebrating the winning point
Men's Doubles gold medallists - Daniel Habesohn and Robert Gardos
Men's Doubles silver medallists - Kristian Karlsson and Mattias Falck
Men's Doubles bronze medallists - Jonathan Groth and Patrick Franziska, Ricardo Walther and Ruwen Filus
Men's Doubles medallists
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