Euro-Asia Cup

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.

2010 Euro-Asia Cup logo.

History

First held in 2009, the competition originally 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.[1][2][3]

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.[4]

Winners

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 [5]
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 [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 [6]
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 [7]

Results

[1]

2009 – Asia

Asia defeated Europe 6–4 on aggregate

25 August 2009
Asia 3–2 Europe Beijing
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
26 August 2009
Asia 3–2 Europe Beijing
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

10 November 2009
Europe 2–3 Asia Istanbul
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
11 November 2009
Europe 4[lower-alpha 1]–2 Asia Istanbul
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
  1. 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

13 April 2010
Asia 1–4 Europe Beijing
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
15 April 2010
Asia 5[lower-alpha 1]–1 Europe Beijing
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
  1. 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

12 October 2010
Europe 2–3 Asia Mons
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
13 October 2010
Europe 2–3 Asia Mons
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

See also

References

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  2. "Prospectus—ZFTC 2015 Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge" (PDF). Asian Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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  4. "Historic victory for European Table Tennis!". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. "Asia won the 2014 All Stars Challenge". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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