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 Year Gold Silver Bronze1986 Andrzej Grubba Jindřich Panský Chen Longcan Leszek Kucharski1987 Chen Longcan Jiang Jialiang Yoshihito Miyazaki Jan-Ove Waldner1988 Jan-Ove Waldner Yoo Nam-kyu Ri Gun-sang Teng Yi1989 Kim Taek-soo Kim Ki-taik Andrzej Grubba
Women's singles Year Gold Silver Bronze1986 Jiao Zhimin Dai Lili Geng Lijuan Bettine Vriesekoop1987 Dai Lili Jiao Zhimin Li Bun-hui Li Huifen1988 Li Bun-hui Dai Lili Mika Hoshino Yang Young-ja1989 Chen Jing Li Huifen Hyun Jung-hwa
Team events (2009–present) Year Location Winning Team Losing Team Score Ref. 2009 Beijing Asia Cheung Yuk Chuang Chih-yuan Joo Sae-hyuk Ma Lin Ma Long Europe Kalinikos Kreanga Michael Maze Dimitrij Ovtcharov Jörgen Persson Vladimir Samsonov 6–4 2009 Istanbul Europe Timo Boll Kalinikos Kreanga Michael Maze Vladimir Samsonov Werner Schlager Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Gao Ning Joo Sae-hyuk Li Ching Wang Hao 6–5 2010 Beijing Asia Cheung Yuk Joo Sae-hyuk Jun Mizutani Wang Liqin Yang Zi Europe Michael Maze Dimitrij Ovtcharov Jörgen Persson Vladimir Samsonov Werner Schlager 6–5 2010 Mons Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Joo Sae-hyuk Ma Long Jun Mizutani Tang Peng Europe Timo Boll Chen Weixing Kalinikos Kreanga Jean-Michel Saive Vladimir Samsonov 6–4 2011 Beijing Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Joo Sae-hyuk Jun Mizutani Tang Peng Zhang Jike Europe Tiago Apolónia Timo Boll Adrian Crişan Vladimir Samsonov Werner Schlager 6–4 2011 Minsk Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Gao Ning Joo Sae-hyuk Tang Peng Xu Xin Europe Adrien Mattenet Michael Maze Dimitrij Ovtcharov Vladimir Samsonov Alexey Smirnov 7–3 2012 Tianjin Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Gao Ning Hao Shuai Leung Chu Yan Jun Mizutani Europe Adrian Crişan Dimitrij Ovtcharov Vladimir Samsonov Alexey Smirnov Bojan Tokič 7–3 2012 La Roche-sur-Yon Europe Adrian Crişan Adrien Mattenet Michael Maze Dimitrij Ovtcharov Vladimir Samsonov Asia Jiang Tianyi Sharath Kamal Chan Kazuhiro Li Ping Ryu Seung-min 6–4 2013 Qingdao Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Jiang Tianyi Joo Sae-hyuk Jun Mizutani Zhang Jike Europe Chen Weixing Adrian Crişan Marcos Freitas Dimitrij Ovtcharov Vladimir Samsonov 7–3 2014 Zhangjiagang Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Gao Ning Jun Mizutani Tang Peng Xu Xin Europe Adrian Crişan Robert Gardos Panagiotis Gionis Bastian Steger Tan Ruiwu 6–4 2015 Zhangjiagang Europe Marcos Freitas Andrej Gaćina Robert Gardos Vladimir Samsonov Bastian Steger Asia Noshad Alamian Chuang Chih-yuan Gao Ning Ma Long Tang Peng 6–4 2016 Dongguan Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Fan Zhendong Gao Ning Joo Sae-hyuk Wong Chun Ting Europe Tiago Apolónia Chen Weixing Andrej Gaćina Vladimir Samsonov Alexander Shibaev 6–4 2018 Nantong Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Lee Sang-su Koki Niwa Wong Chun Ting Zhang Jike Europe Marcos Freitas Jonathan Groth Kristian Karlsson Vladimir Samsonov Bastian Steger 7–3
Results
2009 – Asia
Asia defeated Europe 6–4 on aggregate
2009 – Europe
Europe defeated Asia 6–5 on aggregate
2010 – Asia
Asia defeated Europe 6–5 on aggregate
2010 – Europe
Asia defeated Europe 6–4 on aggregate
2011 – Asia
2011 – Europe
2012 – Asia
2012 – Europe
2013
2014
2015
2016
See also Asian Table Tennis Union European Table Tennis Union
References
External links European Table Tennis Union Asian Table Tennis Union Chinese Table Tennis Association (in Chinese)