XIV European Racquetball Championship - Italy 2007 - Men Teams ChampionRunner-upThirdFourth Ireland Germany Catalonia Netherlands Women teams ChampionRunner-upThirdFourth Ireland Germany France Catalonia Men Individual ChampionRunner-up Víctor Montserrat Noel O'Callaghan Women individual ChampionRunner-up Marie-Josee Collet Susan Farrell
The XIV Racquetball European Championship was held in Brembate (Italy) from July 28 to August 4, 2007, with six men's national teams and four women's national teams in competition. On August 1 started the individual competition.
The venue was the Centro Sportivo Comunale di Brembate, in Brembate (Bergamo), with 2 regulation racquetball courts. The 6 men's teams were Belgium, Catalonia, Germany, Ireland, Italy and The Netherlands and the 3 women's teams were Catalonia, Germany and Ireland. More than 50 players were in the singles, doubles, junior and senior competitions.
The opening ceremony was on July 28 with the Vice President of European Racquetball Federation, Mike Mesecke, and the President of Racquetball Italia, Marco Arnoldi, in attendance.
Men's national teams competition
First round POOL A W L GW GL Ireland20 60 Catalonia11 33 Belgium02 06
July 29, 200710:00Ireland3-0BelgiumCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateHickeyNearyO Callaghan / Gannon(2-0)(2-0)(2-0)DevosDeboutteDeboutte / Wouters
July 29, 200716:00Catalonia3-0BelgiumCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateMontserratFloresPérez / Montserrat(2-0)(2-0)(2-0)DevosDeboutteDeboutte / Wouters
July 30, 200710:00Ireland3-0CataloniaCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateHickeyNearyO Callaghan / Gannon(2-1)(2-0)(2-0)MontserratFloresPérez / Montserrat
POOL B W L GW GL Germany20 51 Netherlands11 42 Italy02 06
July 29, 200710:00Germany3-0ItalyCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateCzempiszBertelsBertels / Schmitz(2-0)(2-0)(2-0)Zonca
July 29, 200716:00Netherlands3-0ItalyCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateVan der HolstVeeken,De Jong / Timmermans(2-0)(2-0)(2-0)Zonca
July 30, 200710:00Germany2-1NetherlandsCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateCzempiszBertelsBertels / Schmitz(1-2)(2-0)(2-0)Van der HolstVeeken,De Jong / Timmermans
Final round
Semifinals
July 30, 200710:00Ireland2-1NetherlandsCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateHickeyNearyO Callaghan / Gannon(0-2)(2-0)(2-0)Van der HolstVeeken,De Jong / Timmermans
July 30, 200716:00Germany2-1CataloniaCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateCzempiszBertelsBertels / Schmitz(0-2)(2-0)(2-1)MontserratSàlviaPérez / Montserrat
5th and 6th places
July 31, 200710:00Belgium3-0ItalyCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateDevosDeboutteDeboutte/Wouters(2-0)(2-0)(2-0)ZoncaBrezzolariArnoldi/Brezzolari
3rd and 4th places
July 31, 200710:00Catalonia2-1NetherlandsCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateMontserratSàlviaPérez / Montserrat(1-2)(2-0)(2-0)Van der HolstVeeken,De Jong / Timmermans
FINAL
July 31, 200716:00Ireland2-1GermanyCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateHickeyNearyO Callaghan / Gannon(2-0)(1-2)(2-0)CzempiszBertelsBertels / Schmitz
ChampionsIRELAND
Men's teams final standings
Men's Team1 Ireland2 Germany3 Catalonia4 Netherlands5 Belgium6 Italy
Women's national teams competition
Women W L GW GL Ireland30 72 Germany21 54 France12 45 Catalonia03 27
July 29, 200713:00Germany2-1CataloniaCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateKortesLudwigKortes / Ludwig(2-0)(0-2)(2-0)VenturaCardellachVentura / Cardellach
July 29, 200713:00Ireland2-1FranceCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateE. SkehanO'CallaghanJ. Skehan / Shanahan(0-2)(2-0)(2-0)ColletRaphanelCollet / Raphanel
July 30, 200713:00Germany2-1FranceCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateKortesLudwigKortes / Ludwig(2-1)(0-2)(2-0)ColletRaphanelCollet / Raphanel
July 30, 200713:00Ireland3-0CataloniaCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateE. SkehanO'CallaghanJ. Skehan / Shanahan(2-0)(2-0)(2-1)VenturaCardellachVentura / Cardellach
July 31, 200713:00Germany1-2IrelandCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateKortesLudwigKortes / Ludwig(2-0)(0-2)(2-1)E. SkehanO'CallaghanJ. Skehan / Shanahan
July 31, 200713:00France2-1CataloniaCentro Sportivo CommunaleBrembateColletRaphanelCollet / Raphanel(2-0)(1-2)(2-0)VenturaCardellachVentura / Cardellach
ChampionsIRELAND
Women's teams final standings
Women's Team1 Ireland2 Germany3 France4 Catalonia
Individual men's competition
Winner VÍCTOR MONTSERRAT
Individual women's competition
Winner MARIE-JOSEE COLLET
See also European Racquetball Championships
External links Results for the men's teams competition ERF website Results for the women's teams competition ERF website European Racquetball Federation