Table tennis competition
Not to be confused with EurAsia Cup .
2010 Euro-Asia Cup logo.
The Euro-Asia Cup , more recently known as the Asia-Euro Cup or Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge , is a table tennis team competition currently held annually in China between teams of professional players representing Asia and Europe .
History
First held in 1986 to 1989 with singles and team events, then re-held in 2009 with only team events, in 2009 to 2013 the competition featured two events each year: one held in China and the other held in a European city. Since 2013, there has just been one event held annually in China, currently organised by the Chinese Table Tennis Association .
Asia has won the competition nine times, compared to Europe's three wins. The European team's first two wins came in Turkey and France, and in 2015 they earned their first competition win on Asian soil, with victory in Zhangjiagang.
Winners
Individual events (1986–1989)
Men's singles
Women's singles
Team events (2009–present)
Results
2009 – Asia
Asia defeated Europe 6–4 on aggregate
Individual matches
Cheung Yuk
1–3
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
8–11, 11–4, 9–11, 10–12
Ma Long
3 –0
Kalinikos Kreanga
11–8, 11–7, 11–8
Chuang Chih-yuan
2–3
Michael Maze
11–8, 3–11, 8–11, 11–8, 3–11
Ma Lin
3 –1
Vladimir Samsonov
11–7, 9–11, 13–11, 11–4
Joo Sae-hyuk
3 –1
Jörgen Persson
6–11, 11–8, 15–13, 11–8
Individual matches
Chuang Chih-yuan
3 –0
Jörgen Persson
11–7, 11–5, 11–6
Ma Lin
3 –2
Kalinikos Kreanga
7–11, 11–5, 11–7, 7–11, 11–8
Joo Sae-hyuk
1–3
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
6–11, 7–11, 16–14, 8–11
Ma Long
3 –0
Vladimir Samsonov
11–9, 11–5, 11–6
Cheung Yuk
2–3
Michael Maze
11–13, 11–6, 11–7, 14–16, 4–11
2009 – Europe
Europe defeated Asia 6–5 on aggregate
Individual matches
Kalinikos Kreanga
1–3
Gao Ning
11–8, 8–11, 10–12, 6–11
Michael Maze
3 –1
Li Ching
11–9, 11–9, 9–11, 11–9
Vladimir Samsonov
1–3
Wang Hao
5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 10–12
Timo Boll
3 –2
Joo Sae-hyuk
11–6, 11–4, 4–11, 10–12, 11–4
Werner Schlager
0–3
Chuang Chih-yuan
9–11, 6–11, 10–12
Individual matches
Werner Schlager
3 –1
Li Ching
9–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–7
Kalinikos Kreanga
1–3
Chuang Chih-yuan
11–7, 7–11, 11–13, 5–11
Vladimir Samsonov
3 –1
Joo Sae-hyuk
11–8, 8–11, 11–7, 11–9
Timo Boll
3 –0
Wang Hao
11–6, 11–7, 11–6
Michael Maze
1–3
Gao Ning
9–11, 11–3, 13–15, 9–11
Vladimir Samsonov defeated Li Ching 3–1 (11–8, 4–11, 11–9, 12–10) in an additional match to win the competition for Europe
2010 – Asia
Asia defeated Europe 6–5 on aggregate
Individual matches
Joo Sae-hyuk
3 –2
Werner Schlager
8–11, 6–11, 11–6, 11–9, 11–9
Cheung Yuk
0–3
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
2–11, 9–11, 8–11
Wang Liqin
2–3
Michael Maze
11–9, 8–11, 9–11, 12–10, 10–12
Jun Mizutani
2–3
Vladimir Samsonov
15–13, 7–11, 5–11, 11–8, 5–11
Yang Zi
2–3
Jörgen Persson
11–6, 11–7, 8–11, 8–11, 7–11
Individual matches
Joo Sae-hyuk
1–3
Jörgen Persson
6–11, 11–9, 5–11, 7–11
Yang Zi
3 –0
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
11–8, 13–11, 11–9
Jun Mizutani
3 –1
Michael Maze
11–8, 10–12, 12–10, 11–9
Wang Liqin
3 –1
Vladimir Samsonov
13–15, 11–6, 11–9, 11–8
Cheung Yuk
3 –2
Werner Schlager
9–11, 11–4, 10–12, 11–7, 11–7
Jun Mizutani defeated Jörgen Persson 3–2 (11–7, 8–11, 11–9, 9–11, 11–8) in an additional match to win the competition for Asia
2010 – Europe
Asia defeated Europe 6–4 on aggregate
Individual matches
Chen Weixing
1–3
Chuang Chih-yuan
6–11, 11–5, 9–11, 3–11
Kalinikos Kreanga
3 –0
Joo Sae-hyuk
12–10, 11–8, 11–3
Vladimir Samsonov
2–3
Ma Long
9–11, 11–6, 12–10, 7–11, 7–11
Timo Boll
3 –0
Jun Mizutani
11–4, 11–8, 11–9
Jean-Michel Saive
2–3
Tang Peng
11–8, 7–11, 11–6, 7–11, 12–14
Individual matches
Chen Weixing
1–3
Tang Peng
11–4, 10–12, 6–11, 8–11
Jean-Michel Saive
0–3
Joo Sae-hyuk
8–11, 8–11, 8–11
Vladimir Samsonov
3 –2
Jun Mizutani
11–8, 10–12, 12–10, 6–11, 11–9
Timo Boll
0–3
Ma Long
4–11, 10–12, 10–12
Kalinikos Kreanga
3 –1
Chuang Chih-yuan
11–6, 3–11, 11–7, 11–9
2011 – Asia
2011 – Europe
2012 – Asia
2012 – Europe
2013
2014
2015
2016
See also
References
^ "Euro-Asia Challenge Series / History" . European Table Tennis Union . Retrieved 7 September 2016.
"Prospectus—ZFTC 2015 Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge" (PDF). Asian Table Tennis Union . Retrieved 7 September 2016.
"Prospectus— My Hills International trade Center Cup Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge 2016" (PDF). Asian Table Tennis Union . Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ "Historic victory for European Table Tennis!" . European Table Tennis Union . Retrieved 7 September 2016.
"Asia won the 2014 All Stars Challenge" . European Table Tennis Union . Retrieved 11 September 2016.
"China won the 2016 edition of Euro Asia event" . European Table Tennis Union . Retrieved 11 September 2016.
"Asia wins Asia – Europe Challenge 7:3 in Nantong" . European Table Tennis Union . Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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