# 2009 European Women's Fistball Championship

The 2009 Women's European Fistball Championship was held in Zofingen (Switzerland) from August 14 to 15, with five women's national teams: Austria, Catalonia, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
The first round was played as the best of 3 sets (11 points) and the rest of competition was played as the best of 5 sets.
Switzerland were the champions.

## Teams

Switzerland :
* Michelle Fedier
* Andrea Gerber
* Irene Schönenberger
* Simone Estermann
* Natalie Berchtold
* Madleina Rüegge
* Nicole Münzing
* Nadin Schneider
Austria :
* Antonia Ritschel
* Ines Mayer
* Magdalena Lindorfer
* Karin Azesberger
* Zeller Nicole
* Elisabeth Ojo
* Katharina Arthold
* Susanne Hartl
Germany :
* M. Therese Warnick
* Janine Mertsch
* Cindy Nökel
* Janna Meiners
* Eva Krämer
* Annika Lohse
* Stenzel Silja
* Bettina Bering
Italy :
* Diana Pfingste
* Anna Frenes
* Juliane Windegger
* Juli Stauder
* Tina Meran
* Lisi Lang
* Jasmin Mayr
* Gabi Hofer
* Lisa Seifert
* Christa Larcher
Catalonia :
* Laura Jordan
* Anna Martinez
* Anna Albesa
* Roser Dols
* María Pérez
* Marta Jordan
* Beatriz Mínguez

## First round

| | Pts | P | W | L | S+ | S- |
| Austria * | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Germany | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Italy | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Catalonia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
* * Austria is classified to the final
| 10:00 | Switzerland | Catalonia | 2-0 | (11-04 / 11-03) |
| 10:00 | Germany | Italy | 2-0 | (11-03 / 11-03) |
| 11:30 | Switzerland | Italy | 2-0 | (11-01 / 11-01) |
| 11:30 | Austria | Catalonia | 2-0 | (11-02 / 11-02) |
| 13:00 | Switzerland | Austria | 1-2 | (04-11 / 13-11 / 06-11) |
| 13:00 | Germany | Catalonia | 2-0 | (11-03 / 11-03) |
| 14:30 | Austria | Germany | 2-0 | (11-05 / 11-06) |
| 14:30 | Italy | Catalonia | 2-0 | (11-06 / 11-08) |
| 16:00 | Switzerland | Germany | 2-0 | (11-06 / 11-09) |
| 16:00 | Austria | Italy | 2-0 | (11-04 / 11-04) |

## Qualification round

* Top team qualified in the first round (Austria) goes to the final.
* 2nd and 3rd qualified teams (Switzerland and Germany) play to reach the final.
* 4th and 5th qualified teams (Italy and Catalonia) play to decide the 5th place.
* Loser of 2nd-3rd qualified (Germany) plays against the winner of 4th-5th qualified (Italy) for 3rd-4th places.
* Matches in this round are played as the best of 5 sets (11 points).
| 4th-5th qualified teams |
| 4th-5th qualified teams | Italy | 3-0 | Catalonia | Zofingen August 15 - 09:45 |
| 4th-5th qualified teams | 11-6, 11-8, 11-3 | | | Zofingen August 15 - 09:45 |
| 2nd-3rd qualified teams |
| 2nd-3rd qualified teams | Switzerland | 3-1 | Germany | Zofingen August 15 - 10:45 |
| 2nd-3rd qualified teams | 11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6 | | | Zofingen August 15 - 10:45 |
| Rank 3/4 |
| Rank 3/4 | Germany | 3-0 | Italy | Zofingen August 15 - 13:15 |
| Rank 3/4 | 11-2, 11-7, 11-4 | | | Zofingen August 15 - 13:15 |
| FINAL |
| FINAL | Austria | 1-3 | Switzerland | Zofingen August 15 - 15:45 |
| FINAL | 9-11, 3-11, 11-6, 8-11 | | | Zofingen August 15 - 15:45 |
* Winners SWITZERLAND

## Final standings

Final standings :
| | Switzerland |
| | Austria |
| | Germany |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Catalonia |