2017 European Racquetball Championships Explained

2017 European Racquetball Championships
Size:	300px
Dates:	13–16 September
Number Edition:	19
Nations:	6
Venue:	Westvliet Fitness & Racket club
Location:	The Hague, Netherlands
Previous:	2015
Next:	2019

The XIX Racquetball European Championships were held in The Hague, (Netherlands) from September 13 to 16 2017, with four men's national teams and three women's national teams in competition. No senior or junior competitions were held in The Hague due to the lack of court time. This marks the first time since 1995 that the European Racquetball Championships were not held in one venue.^[1]

The venue was the Westvliet Welness & Racquet Club, near The Hague, with 1 regulation racquetball court. The 4 men's teams were Germany, Ireland, Italy and The Netherlands and the 3 women's teams were Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. Team Belgium dropped out to several injured players only a few days before the beginning of the competition. In total, 6 nations competed in the Individual competition with players from Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy Poland and The Netherlands.^{[2] [3]}

The opening ceremony was on September 13 with the president of European Racquetball Federation, Mike Mesecke, and the president of Nederlands Racquetball Association, Erik Timmermanns. The Closing Ceremony was held in attendance of 7-time European Singles Champion Joachim Loof (Germany), 5-time European Doubles Champion Trevor Meyer (Germany) as well as former ERF President Erik Meyer (Belgium).^[4]

Men's national teams competition

Final round

September 13/14, 2017

Semifinals

width=24% align=right	Germany	align=center width=13%	3-0	width=24%	Netherlands
align=right valign=top	M. Czempisz A. Dietrich Schmitz / Mesecke	7-15, 15–7, 11-4 15-12, 15-11 15-13, 15-10	valign=top	P. Matla M. van Zanten de Jong / van Zanten

width=24% align=right	Ireland	align=center width=13%	3-0	width=24%	Italy
align=right valign=top	J. Devenney J. O Kenney Ryder / O`donoghue	15-6, 15-2 15-13, 15-5 11-5, 15–5, 11-10	valign=top	J.D. Lattuca Carlo Papini Lattuca / Papini

3rd and 4th places

width=24% align=right	Netherlands	align=center width=13%	2-1	width=24%	Italy
align=right valign=top	P. Matla M. van Zanten de Jong / van Zanten	15-10, 15-3 6-15, 5-15 15-3, 15-10	valign=top	J.D. Lattuca Carlo Papini Lattuca / Papini

FINAL

width=24% align=right	Ireland	align=center width=13%	2-1	width=24%	Germany
align=right valign=top	J. Devenney J. O Kenney Ryder / O`donoghue	15-10, 8-15, 11-4 15-14, 15-3 12-15, 12-15	valign=top	M. Czempisz A. Dietrich Schmitz / Mesecke

Men's teams final standings

width=100% colspan=2	Men's Team
	Ireland
	Germany
	Netherlands
4	Italy

Women's national teams competition

width=34% style=font-size:120%	Women	width=5%	W	width=5%	L	width=5%		width=5%	GW	width=5%	GL
Ireland	2	0		4	2
Netherlands	1	1		4	2
Germany	0	2		1	5

align=center rowspan=3 width=20%	September 13, 2017
width=24% align=right	Ireland	align=center width=13%	3-0	width=24%	Netherlands	style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=center	The Hague (Netherlands)
align=right valign=top	D. Ryder K. Kenny Gill / Downey	15-11, 15-7 15-0, 15-11 15-8, 15-12	D. Wannee K. Tritsmans Wannee / Tritsmans

align=center rowspan=3 width=20%	September 13, 2017
width=24% align=right	Netherlands	align=center width=13%	2-1	width=24%	Germany	style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=center	The Hague (Netherlands)
align=right valign=top	D. Wannee K. Tritsmans Wannee / Tritsmans	15-7, 15-9 15-3, 15-2 15-13, 13–15, 11-9	L. Ludwig R. Hartmann Ludwig / Mesecke

align=center rowspan=3 width=20%	September 14, 2017
width=24% align=right	Ireland	align=center width=13%	3-0	width=24%	Netherlands	style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=middle align=center	The Hague (Netherlands)
align=right valign=top	D. Ryder K. Kenny Gill / Downey	15-3, 15-4 15-1, 15-2 15-3, 15-13	valign=top	D. Wannee K. Tritsmans Wannee / Tritsmans

Women's teams final standings

width=100% colspan=2	Women's Team
	Ireland
	Netherlands
	Germany

Men's Single competition

width=100%	Winner
Johnny O Kenney

Women's Single competition

width=100%	Winner
DONNA RYDER

Men's Doubles competition

width=100%	Winners
PADRAIC RYDER / DARRAGH O`DONOGHUE

Women's Doubles competition

width=34% style=font-size:120%	Ladies Singles	width=5%	W	width=5%	L	width=5%		width=5%	GW	width=5%	GL
Ryder/Kenny	2	0		0	6
Downey/Gill	1	1		2	2
Ludwig/Mesecke	0	2		6	0

width=100%	Winner
DONNA RYDER / KATIE KENNY

See also

• European Racquetball Championships

External links

• Team Standings ERF website
• Men's singles results
• Ladies singles results
• Mens doubles results
• Ladies doubles results

Notes and References

1. https://www.european-racquetball.org/netherlands-host-european-championships-2016/ The Netherlands to host European Championships 2017
2. https://www.european-racquetball.org/ireland-wins-european-team-individual-championships-2017/ Ireland wins European Team and Individual Championships 2017
3. http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=22047// EURO2017 draws and results
4. https://www.fifephoto.com/Racquetball/The-European-Racquetball-Federat/2017-19th-European-Championships-held-at-Westvliet-Welness-a// EURO2017 pictures