Table tennis at the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe

Last updated February 26, 2019

Table tennis at the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe was held from 28 May – 1 June 2013 at d'Coque, Luxembourg.

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve, the rules are generally as follows: players must allow a ball played toward them to bounce one time on their side of the table, and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side at least once. A point is scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules. Play is fast and demands quick reactions. Spinning the ball alters its trajectory and limits an opponent's options, giving the hitter a great advantage.

The 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe, also known as the XV Games of the Small States of Europe, were held in Luxembourg City and surrounding areas. The slogan, as well as the logo, was "Are you ready for the Games?" The opening ceremony was held at the Stade Josy Barthel on 27 May; the closing ceremony was held at the Neumünster Abbey on 1 June.

The National Sports and Culture Centre d'Coque(French: Centre National Sportif et Culturel d'Coque), better known simply as d'Coque, is a sporting and cultural venue with an indoor arena and Olympic-sized swimming pool, amongst other facilities, in Kirchberg, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in Luxembourg. More recently it has expanded into providing onsite hotel services, and acting as a conference venue.

Medal summary

Medal table

* Host nation (Luxembourg)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Luxembourg*	5	1	1	7
2	Montenegro	1	0	1	2
3	Monaco	0	2	3	5
4	Malta	0	2	1	3
5	San Marino	0	1	0	1
6	Cyprus	0	0	2	2
Totals (6 nations)		6	6	8	20

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Singles^[1]	Irfan Ćekić (MNE)	Traian Ciociu (LUX)	Marios Yiangou (CYP)
Singles^[1]	Irfan Ćekić (MNE)	Traian Ciociu (LUX)	Anthony Peretti (MON)
Doubles^[2]	Luxembourg Mike Bast Gilles Michely	Monaco Anthony Peretti David Samson	Montenegro Irfan Ćekić Viktor Rogić
Team^[3]	Luxembourg Mike Bast Traian Ciociu Gilles Michely	Monaco Anthony Peretti David Samson Martin Tiso	Malta Daniel Bajada Simon Gerada

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Singles^[4]	Sarah de Nutte (LUX)	Letizia Giardi (SMR)	Kouiza Kourea (CYP)
Singles^[4]	Sarah de Nutte (LUX)	Letizia Giardi (SMR)	Tessy Gonderinger (LUX)
Doubles^[5]	Luxembourg Ni Xialian Sarah de Nutte	Malta Viktoria Lucenkova Lu Pengfei	Monaco Ulrika Quist Lauren Riley
Team^[6]	Luxembourg Ni Xialian Sarah de Nutte Tessy Gonderinger	Malta Viktoria Lucenkova Lu Pengfei Jessica Pace	Monaco Ulrika Quist Lauren Riley

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[1] Men's Singles Results

[2] Men's Doubles Results

[3] Men's Team Results

[4] Women's Doubles Results

[5] Women's Doubles Results

[6] Women's Team Results