XV Racquetball European Championships- France 2009 - Men teams Champions Catalonia Runners-up Germany Third place Ireland Fourth place Netherlands Women teams Champions Catalonia Runners-up Germany Third place Ireland Men's Single Champion Víctor Montserrat Runner-up Carlos Oviedo Women's Single Champion Elisabet Consegal Runner-up Yvonne Kortes Men's Doubles Champions Ad. Neary / J. Farrell Runner-up E. Gordon / O. Bertels Women's Doubles Champions An. Neary / G. Byrne Runner-up K. Kenny / M. Haverty
The XV Racquetball European Championships were held in Nanterre, near Paris, (France) from August 3 to 9 2009, with seven men's national teams and three women's national teams in competition. On August 6 started the individual, doubles, senior and junior competitions.
The venue was the Forest-Hill City Form, in Nanterre, with 4 regulation racquetball courts. The 7 men's teams were Belgium, Catalonia, France, 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 August 2 with the president of European Racquetball Federation, Erik Meyer, and the president of Paris Racquetball Association, Jean-Pierre Boudart.
Men's national teams competition First round - August 3, 2009 GROUP A W L GW GL Ireland20 51 Netherlands11 42 Belgium02 06
09:30Ireland3-0BelgiumA. NearyS. KeaneFarell / Dillon15-1, 15–415-8, 15–415-1, 15–10P. DevosB. WoutersWouters / Deboutte
13:30Netherlands3-0BelgiumP. MatlaP. de JongMatla / Schipper15-3, 15–514-15, 15–14, 11–515-10, 15–5P. DevosB. WoutersWouters / Deboutte
18:30Ireland2-1NetherlandsA. NearyS. KeaneFarell / Dillon15-11, 15–815-6, 15–213-15, 15–13, 7–11P. MatlaP. de JongMatla / Schipper
GROUP B W L GW GL Catalonia30 81 Germany21 72 Italy12 27 France03 18
09:30Germany3-0ItalyE. GordonO. BertelsSchmitz / Dröge15-1, 15–215-2, 15–415-5, 15–2B. ZoncaC. AccorsiZonca / Accorsi
09:30Catalonia3-0FranceV. MontserratC. OviedoMontserrat / Oviedo15-4, 15–515-4, 15–015-2, 15–0P. LecomteD. RoquesTeinturier / Mufraggi
13:30Germany3-0FranceE. GordonO. BertelsSchmitz / Dröge15-4, 15–615-2, 15–115-2, 15–5P. LecomteD. RoquesTeinturier / Mufraggi
13:30Catalonia3-0ItalyV. MontserratC. OviedoMontserrat / Oviedo15-0, 15–115-2, 15–115-2, 15–2B. ZoncaC. AccorsiZonca / Accorsi
18:30Catalonia2-1GermanyV. MontserratC. OviedoMontserrat / Oviedo12-15, 15–7, 11–1015-5, 15–2Germ.wins by ffE. GordonO. BertelsSchmitz / Dröge
18:30France1-2ItalyP. LecomteD. RoquesTeinturier / Mufraggi15-1, 15–44-15, 7–1511-15, 6–15B. ZoncaC. AccorsiZonca / Accorsi
Final round August 4, 2009
Semifinals - 09:30
Ireland0-3GermanyA. NearyS. KeaneFarell / Dillon6-15, 13–153-15, 13–1515-7, 12–15, 6–11E. GordonO. BertelsSchmitz / Dröge
Catalonia2-1NetherlandsV. MontserratC. OviedoMontserrat / Oviedo15-8, 15–915-6, 15–1NED wins by FFP. MatlaP. de JongMatla / Schipper
5th to 7th places - 09:30
Belgium2-1FranceP. DevosB. WoutersWouters / Deboutte13-15, 6–1515-6, 15–315-5, 15–4P. LecomteD. RoquesTeinturier / Mufraggi
5th and 6th places - 13:30
Belgium2-1ItalyP. DevosB. WoutersWouters / Deboutte15-7, 15–41-15, 7–1515-12, 11–15, 11–2B. ZoncaC. AccorsiZonca / Accorsi
3rd and 4th places - 13:30
Ireland2-1NetherlandsP. MatlaP. de JongMatla / Schipper15-9, 6–15, 7–1115-1, 15–615-5, 15–5A. NearyS. KeaneFarell / Dillon
FINAL - 18:00
Catalonia2-1GermanyV. MontserratC. OviedoMontserrat / Oviedo15-11, 15–124-15, 15–11, 7–1115-0, 15–0E. GordonO. BertelsSchmitz / Dröge
ChampionsCATALONIA
Men's teams final standings
Men's Team Catalonia Germany Ireland4 Netherlands5 Belgium6 Italy7 France
Women's national teams competition
Women W L GW GL Catalonia20 42 Germany11 42 Ireland02 15
August 3, 200913:30Ireland1-2CataloniaNanterre (France)T. NearyM. HavertyNeary / Byrne6-15, 5–1515-11, 13–15, 10–1115-5, 11–15, 11–7E. ConsegalR. ConsegalConsegal / Consegal
August 4, 200910:30Germany1-2CataloniaNanterre (France)A. GordonY. KortesKortes / Ludwig8-15, 6–1515-6, 15–511-15, 13–15E. ConsegalR. ConsegalConsegal / Consegal
August 4, 200915:00Ireland0-3GermanyNanterre (France)T. NearyM. HavertyNeary / Byrne13-15, 10–156-15, 6–15GER wins by FFA. GordonY. KortesKortes / Ludwig
ChampionsCATALONIA
Women's teams final standings
Women's Team Catalonia Germany Ireland
Men's Single competition
Winner VÍCTOR MONTSERRAT
Women's Single competition
Winner ELISABET CONSEGAL
Men's Doubles competition
Winners ADAM NEARY / JOE FARRELL
Women's Doubles competition
Winners ANTONIA NEARY / GERALDINE BYRNE
See also European Racquetball Championships
External links Results for the teams competition ERF website Men's singles results Women's singles results Men's doubkes results Women's doubles results