European Universities Table Tennis Championship
Geneva, Switzerland: June 19-23, 2015
The 7th European Universities Table Tennis Championships opened on Saturday, June 20, at the Les Vernets sports hall in Geneva and concluded on Tuesday 23rd of June with the singles finals, medal awarding and closing ceremony.
Over 100 participants from 23 Universities from 14 countries took part in this year’s edition of the event.
The Organising Committee was working closely together with the Sports Department of the University of Geneva, local partners and sponsors, as well as with EUSA representatives, to ensure top conditions for the event.
European University Sports Association (EUSA) was represented by Mr Jose Savoye, EUSA Executive Committee Member, and Mr Andrzej Hrehorowitz, EUSA Technical Delegate for Table Tennis, assisted by Mrs Ekaterina Ovsiannikova.
Team competitions took place on Sunday, June 21, followed by individuals and doubles on Monday and Tuesday.
The singles competition, also broadcast live online, concluded the Championship and gave the final medallists of this year’s event.
In men’s singles finals, the title of champion went to Michal Benes from the Technical University of Ostrava (CZE) who has won a thrilling final match against Mateusz Golebiowski from Rzeszow University of Technology (POL).
In women’s singles finals, the title of champion went to Anna Blazhko representing the Institute of Economics Management & Law Kazan (RUS), winning an exciting final match against Magadalena Sikorska from the Kozminski University (POL).
Medals and awards were presented by the Head of University of Geneva Sports & Organising Committee Antonia Latella and EUSA Technical Delegate Andrzej Hrehorowicz.
The next European Universities Table Tennis Championship will take place in Olomouc, Czech Republic in 2017, and in 2016 Table Tennis will be featured at the European Universities Games in Zagreb-Rijeka.
For detailed results, news and more information, please see the official website of the event. www.euttc2015.unige.ch.
FINAL STANDINGS WOMEN
1. Institute of Economics Management and Law Kazan (RUS)
2. Russian State University for the Humanities (RUS)
3.University of Warsaw (POL)
3. Kozminski University (POL)
5. University of Nottingham (GBR)
6. Technical University of Munich (GER)
7. University of Poitiers (FRA)
8. Utrecht University (NED)
9. University of Porto (POR)
10. University of Vienna (AUT)
11. Akdeniz University (TUR)
12. University of Kiel (GER)
13. Dumlupinar University (TUR)
FINAL STANDINGS MEN
1. Rzeszow University of Technology (POL)
2. Russian State University for the Humanities (RUS)
3. University of Poitiers (FRA)
3. University of Cyprus (CYP)
5. Gdansk University of Technology (POL)
6. Technical University of Ostrava (CZE)
7. University of Geneva (SUI)
8. University of Ljubljana (SLO)
9. Technical University of Berlin (GER)
10. Armenia State Institute of Physical Culture (ARM)
11. Girne American University (TUR)
12. University of Hamburg (GER)
13. University of Vienna (AUT)
14. University of Zurich (SUI)
15. University of Porto (POR)
16. University of Nottingham (GBR)
MEN SINGLE TOURNAMENT
1. Michal Benes Technical University of Ostrava (CZE)
2. Mateusz Gołębiowski Rzeszow University of Technology (POL)
3. Ondrej Bajger Technical University of Ostrava (CZE)
4. Ramil Mutygullin Russian State University for the Humanities (RUS)
WOMEN SINGLE TOURNAMENT
1. Anna Blazhko Institute of Economics Mgmt and Law Kazan (RUS)
2. Magdalena Sikorska Kozminski University (POL)
3. Elizaveta Khlyzova Russian State University for the Humanities (RUS)
4. Ekaterina Guseva Institute of Economics Mgmt and Law Kazan (RUS)
MEN DOUBLE
1. Bajger/Benes Technical University of Ostrava (CZE)
2. Kapron/Troka Gdansk University of Technology (POL)
3. Mutygullin/Merzlikin Russian State University for the Humanities (RUS)
4. Yiangou/Eftathiou University of Cyprus (CYP)