2019 European Racquetball Championships

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2019 European Racquetball Championships
Tournament details
Dates05–07 September
Edition20
Nations6
VenueSport & Spa Jenfeld
Location Hamburg, Germany
2017 2021
XX Racquetball European Championships
- Germany 2019 -
Men teams
Champions Gold medal.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Runners-up Silver medal.svg Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Third place Bronze medal.svg Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Fourth place Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Women teams
Champions Gold medal.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Runners-up Silver medal.svg Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Men's Single
Champion Gold medal.svg Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Czempisz
Runner-up Silver medal.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Mark Murphy
Women's Single
Champion Gold medal.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Majella Haverty
Runner-up Silver medal.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Antonia Neary
Men's Doubles
Champions Gold medal.svg Flag of Germany.svg Czempisz / Loof
Runner-up Silver medal.svg Flag of Ireland.svg O'keeney / Murphy
Women's Doubles
Champions Gold medal.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Haverty / Kenny
Runner-up Silver medal.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Neary / Downey

The XX Racquetball European Championships were held in Hamburg, (Germany) from September 5 to 07 2019, with four men's national teams and two women's national teams in competition. One senior and junior competition could be held as well. [1]

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The venue was the Sport & Spa Jenfeld Club in Hamburg, with 2 regulation racquetball courts. The 4 men's teams were Germany, Ireland, Italy and The Netherlands and the 3 women's teams were Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. Team France dropped out to an injured player only a few days before the beginning of the competition. In total, 6 nations competed in the Individual competition with players from Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and The Netherlands. [2]

Men's national teams competition

September 5th, 2019

GROUPWLGWGL
Flag of Germany.svg Germany2163
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland3190
Flag of Italy.svg Italy1227
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands0318
Ireland3-0Italy
M. Murphy
K. Cottrell
J. O‘Keeney / E. Tynan
15-8, 15-8
15-1, 15-5
15-5, 2-0 wbf
F. Alongi
C. Papini
F. Alongi / C. Papini
Germany3-0Netherlands
M. Czempisz
M. Klippel
A. Schmitz / O. Bertels
15-4, 15-5
15-6, 15-10
15-7, 15-6
M. van Zanten
E. Schipper
M. van Zanten / P. de Jong
Ireland3-0Netherlands
M. Murphy
K. Cottrell
J. O‘Keeney / E. Tynan
15-1, 15-6
15-4, 15-4
15-4, 15-7
M. van Zanten
E. Schipper
M. van Zanten / P. de Jong
Germany3-0Italy
M. Czempisz
M. Klippel
A. Schmitz / O. Bertels
15-2, 15-4
15-4, 15-7
15-5, 15-3
F. Alongi
C. Papini
F. Alongi / C. Papini
Netherlands1-2Italy
M. van Zanten
E. Schipper
M. van Zanten / P. de Jong
13-15, 9-15
9-15, 6-15
15-12, 9–15, 11-7
F. Alongi
C. Papini
F. Alongi / C. Papini
Ireland3-0Germany
M. Murphy
K. Cottrell
J. O‘Keeney / E. Tynan
4-15, 15–5, 11-10
15-5, 15-8
15-5, 15-8
M. Czempisz
M. Klippel
A. Schmitz / O. Bertels
Flag of Ireland.svg
Champions
IRELAND

Men's teams final standings

Men's Team
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg Italy

Women's national teams competition

WomenWLGWGL
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland1030
Flag of Germany.svg Germany0103

Ireland3-0Germany
M. Haverty
O. Downey
Neary / Kenny /
15-2, 15-0
15-6, 15–1, 15-3
15-0, 15-0
Y. Mesecke
R. Hartmann
Mesecke / Hartmann
Flag of Ireland.svg
Champions
Ireland

Women's teams final standings

Women's Team
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Men's Single competition

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
1 M. Czempisz (GER)
2  
1 M. Murphy 15 15
9 E. Tynan 5 6
9 E. Tynan (IRL)15 15
8 M. Scheffler (GER)4 5
1 M. Murphy 15 15
4 A. Schmitz 3 8
5 E. Schipper (NED)15 0
12 P. Rakowski (POL)11 4
5 E. Schipper 10 8
4 A. Schmitz 15 15
13 C. Papini (ITA)5 7
4 A. Schmitz (GER)15 15
1 M. Murphy 1 15 6
3 M. Czempisz 15 14 11
3 M. Czempicz (GER)
14 bye
3 M. Czempisz 15 15
6 M. van Zanten 11 7
11 F. Alongi (ITA)8 3
6 M. van Zanten (NED)15 15
3 M. Czempisz 15 15
2 J.O‘Keeney 4 2
7 J. Loof (GER)4 15 0
10 K. Cottrell (IRL)15 13 11
10 K. Cottrell 3 5
2 J. O‘Keeney 15 15
7  
2 J. O‘Keeney (IRL)
Winner
Marcel Czempisz Flag of Germany.svg

Women's Single competition

First round Semifinals Final
               
1 M. Haverty (IRL)
 
1 M. Haverty 15 15
8 O. Downey 14 4
9 R. Hartmann (GER)3 3
8 O. Downey (IRL)15 15
10 M. Haverty 15 15
3 A. Neary 3 5
5 A. Neary (IRL)15 15
12 V. Rakowski (LIT)1 1
3 A. Neary 8 15 11
2 K. Kenny 15 14
13 J.T. Suechting (GER)
4 K. Kenny (IRL)w b f
Winner
Majella Haverty Flag of Ireland.svg

Men's Doubles competition

First round Semifinals Final
               
1 O‘Keeney/Murphy (IRL)
8 bye
1 O’Keeney/Murphy 15 15
4 Scheffler/Schmitz 5 0
5 Alongi/Papini (ITA)11 4
4 Scheffler/Schmitz (GER)15 15
O Keeney/Murphy 13 13
2 Loof/Czempisz 15 15
3 van Zanten/Schipper (NED)14 6
6 Ludwig/Mesecke (GER)15 15
6 Ludwig/Mesecke 6 13
2 Loof/Czempisz 15 15
7 Suechting/Suechting (GER)9 8
2 Loof/Czempisz (GER)15 15
Winners
Joachim Loof / Marcel Czempisz Flag of Germany.svg

Women's Doubles competition

FINAL
     
1 Haverty/Kenny (IRL)15 15
2 Neary/Downey (IRL)7 4
Winner
Majella Haverty / Katie Kenny Flag of Ireland.svg

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