2007 European Racquetball Championships Explained

2007 European Racquetball Championships
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Dates:July 28 to 4 August
Number Edition:14
Nations:7
Venue:Centro Sportivo di Brembate
Location:Brembate, Italy
Previous:2005
Next:2009
XIV European Racquetball Championship
- Italy 2007 -
Men Teams
style=font-size:90%Champion
Runner-up
Third
Fourth
Ireland
Germany
Catalonia
Netherlands
Women teams
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Runner-up
Third
Fourth
Ireland
Germany
France
Catalonia
Men Individual
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Runner-up
Víctor Montserrat
Noel O'Callaghan
Women individual
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Runner-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

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Ireland2060
Catalonia1133
Belgium0206

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10:00
width=24% align=rightIrelandalign=center width=13%3-0width=24%Belgiumstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topHickey
Neary
O Callaghan / Gannon
(2-0)
(2-0)
(2-0)
Devos
Deboutte
Deboutte / Wouters
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width=24% align=rightCataloniaalign=center width=13%3-0width=24%Belgiumstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topMontserrat
Flores
Pérez / Montserrat
(2-0)
(2-0)
(2-0)
Devos
Deboutte
Deboutte / Wouters
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width=24% align=rightIrelandalign=center width=13%3-0width=24%Cataloniastyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topHickey
Neary
O Callaghan / Gannon
(2-1)
(2-0)
(2-0)
Montserrat
Flores
Pérez / Montserrat
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Germany2051
Netherlands1142
Italy0206

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width=24% align=rightGermanyalign=center width=13%3-0width=24%Italystyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topCzempisz
Bertels
Bertels / Schmitz
(2-0)
(2-0)
(2-0)
valign=topZonca
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width=24% align=rightNetherlandsalign=center width=13%3-0width=24%Italystyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topVan der Holst
Veeken,
De Jong / Timmermans
(2-0)
(2-0)
(2-0)
valign=topZonca
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width=24% align=rightGermanyalign=center width=13%2-1width=24%Netherlandsstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topCzempisz
Bertels
Bertels / Schmitz
(1-2)
(2-0)
(2-0)
Van der Holst
Veeken,
De Jong / Timmermans
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Final round

Semifinals----

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Brembate
align=right valign=topHickey
Neary
O Callaghan / Gannon
(0-2)
(2-0)
(2-0)
Van der Holst
Veeken,
De Jong / Timmermans
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width=24% align=rightGermanyalign=center width=13%2-1width=24%Cataloniastyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topCzempisz
Bertels
Bertels / Schmitz
(0-2)
(2-0)
(2-1)
Montserrat
Sàlvia
Pérez / Montserrat
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5th and 6th places----

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10:00
width=24% align=rightBelgiumalign=center width=13%3-0width=24%Italystyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topDevos
Deboutte
Deboutte/Wouters
(2-0)
(2-0)
(2-0)
Zonca
Brezzolari
Arnoldi/Brezzolari
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3rd and 4th places----

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10:00
width=24% align=rightCataloniaalign=center width=13%2-1width=24%Netherlandsstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topMontserrat
Sàlvia
Pérez / Montserrat
(1-2)
(2-0)
(2-0)
Van der Holst
Veeken,
De Jong / Timmermans
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FINAL----

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16:00
width=24% align=rightIrelandalign=center width=13%2-1width=24%Germanystyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topHickey
Neary
O Callaghan / Gannon
(2-0)
(1-2)
(2-0)
Czempisz
Bertels
Bertels / Schmitz
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Men's teams final standings

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1 Ireland
2 Germany
3 Catalonia
4 Netherlands
5 Belgium
6 Italy

Women's national teams competition

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Ireland3072
Germany2154
France1245
Catalonia0327

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width=24% align=rightGermanyalign=center width=13%2-1width=24%Cataloniastyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topKortes
Ludwig
Kortes / Ludwig
(2-0)
(0-2)
(2-0)
Ventura
Cardellach
Ventura / Cardellach
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Brembate
align=right valign=topE. Skehan
O'Callaghan
J. Skehan / Shanahan
(0-2)
(2-0)
(2-0)
Collet
Raphanel
Collet / Raphanel
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width=24% align=rightGermanyalign=center width=13%2-1width=24%Francestyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topKortes
Ludwig
Kortes / Ludwig
(2-1)
(0-2)
(2-0)
Collet
Raphanel
Collet / Raphanel
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width=24% align=rightIrelandalign=center width=13%3-0width=24%Cataloniastyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topE. Skehan
O'Callaghan
J. Skehan / Shanahan
(2-0)
(2-0)
(2-1)
Ventura
Cardellach
Ventura / Cardellach
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13:00
width=24% align=rightGermanyalign=center width=13%1-2width=24%Irelandstyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topKortes
Ludwig
Kortes / Ludwig
(2-0)
(0-2)
(2-1)
E. Skehan
O'Callaghan
J. Skehan / Shanahan
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13:00
width=24% align=rightFrancealign=center width=13%2-1width=24%Cataloniastyle=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=centerCentro Sportivo Communale
Brembate
align=right valign=topCollet
Raphanel
Collet / Raphanel
(2-0)
(1-2)
(2-0)
Ventura
Cardellach
Ventura / Cardellach
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Women's teams final standings

width=100% colspan=2Women's Team
1 Ireland
2 Germany
3 France
4 Catalonia

Individual men's competition

width=100% Winner
VÍCTOR MONTSERRAT

Individual women's competition

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MARIE-JOSEE COLLET

See also

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