# 2019 European Racquetball Championships

The XX Racquetball European Championships were held in Hamburg, (Germany) from September 5 to 07 2019, with four men's national teams and two women's national teams in competition. One senior and junior competition could be held as well.
The venue was the Sport & Spa Jenfeld Club in Hamburg, with 2 regulation racquetball courts. 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 France dropped out to an injured player only a few days before the beginning of the competition. In total, 6 nations competed in the Individual competition with players from Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and The Netherlands.

## Men's national teams competition
### September 5th, 2019

| GROUP | W | L | GW | GL |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Italy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Ireland | 3-0 | Italy |
| M. Murphy K. Cottrell J. O‘Keeney / E. Tynan | 15-8, 15-8 15-1, 15-5 15-5, 2-0 wbf | F. Alongi C. Papini F. Alongi / C. Papini |
| Germany | 3-0 | Netherlands |
| M. Czempisz M. Klippel A. Schmitz / O. Bertels | 15-4, 15-5 15-6, 15-10 15-7, 15-6 | M. van Zanten E. Schipper M. van Zanten / P. de Jong |
| Ireland | 3-0 | Netherlands |
| M. Murphy K. Cottrell J. O‘Keeney / E. Tynan | 15-1, 15-6 15-4, 15-4 15-4, 15-7 | M. van Zanten E. Schipper M. van Zanten / P. de Jong |
| Germany | 3-0 | Italy |
| M. Czempisz M. Klippel A. Schmitz / O. Bertels | 15-2, 15-4 15-4, 15-7 15-5, 15-3 | F. Alongi C. Papini F. Alongi / C. Papini |
| Netherlands | 1-2 | Italy |
| M. van Zanten E. Schipper M. van Zanten / P. de Jong | 13-15, 9-15 9-15, 6-15 15-12, 9–15, 11-7 | F. Alongi C. Papini F. Alongi / C. Papini |
| Ireland | 3-0 | Germany |
| M. Murphy K. Cottrell J. O‘Keeney / E. Tynan | 4-15, 15–5, 11-10 15-5, 15-8 15-5, 15-8 | M. Czempisz M. Klippel A. Schmitz / O. Bertels |
* Champions IRELAND

### Men's teams final standings

Men's Team :
* Ireland
* Germany
* Italy

## Women's national teams competition

| Women | W | L | GW | GL |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ireland | 3-0 | Germany |
| M. Haverty O. Downey Neary / Kenny / | 15-2, 15-0 15-6, 15–1, 15-3 15-0, 15-0 | Y. Mesecke R. Hartmann Mesecke / Hartmann |
* Champions Ireland

### Women's teams final standings

Women's Team :
* Ireland
* Germany

## Men's Single competition

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | M. Czempisz (GER) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | | | | 1 | M. Murphy | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | E. Tynan | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | E. Tynan (IRL) | 15 | 15 | | 9 | E. Tynan | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M. Scheffler (GER) | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M. Scheffler (GER) | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | M. Murphy | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | A. Schmitz | 3 | 8 | | | | | | |
| 5 | E. Schipper (NED) | 15 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A. Schmitz | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | P. Rakowski (POL) | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | P. Rakowski (POL) | 11 | 4 | | 5 | E. Schipper | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A. Schmitz | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | C. Papini (ITA) | 5 | 7 | | 4 | A. Schmitz | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A. Schmitz (GER) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A. Schmitz (GER) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M. Murphy | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M. Czempisz | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| 3 | M. Czempicz (GER) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M. Czempisz | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| 14 | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | bye | | | | 3 | M. Czempisz | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M. van Zanten | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | F. Alongi (ITA) | 8 | 3 | | 6 | M. van Zanten | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M. van Zanten (NED) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M. van Zanten (NED) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | 3 | M. Czempisz | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | J.O‘Keeney | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | J. Loof (GER) | 4 | 15 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 2 | J.O‘Keeney | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | K. Cottrell (IRL) | 15 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | K. Cottrell (IRL) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | K. Cottrell | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J. O‘Keeney | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | | | | | 2 | J. O‘Keeney | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J. O‘Keeney (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Winner
* Marcel Czempisz

## Women's Single competition

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | M. Haverty (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | M. Haverty | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | O. Downey | 14 | 4 | | | | | |
| 9 | R. Hartmann (GER) | 3 | 3 | | 8 | O. Downey | 14 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | O. Downey (IRL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | O. Downey (IRL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 10 | M. Haverty | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A. Neary | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | A. Neary (IRL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A. Neary | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | V. Rakowski (LIT) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | V. Rakowski (LIT) | 1 | 1 | | 3 | A. Neary | 8 | 15 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K. Kenny | 15 | 14 | | | | | |
| 13 | J.T. Suechting (GER) | | | | 2 | K. Kenny | 15 | 14 | | | | | |
| 4 | K. Kenny (IRL) | w | b | f | | | | | | | | | |
* Winner
* Majella Haverty

## Men's Doubles competition

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | O‘Keeney/Murphy (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | bye | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | bye | | | 1 | O’Keeney/Murphy | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Scheffler/Schmitz | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| 5 | Alongi/Papini (ITA) | 11 | 4 | 4 | Scheffler/Schmitz | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Scheffler/Schmitz (GER) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Scheffler/Schmitz (GER) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | O Keeney/Murphy | 13 | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Loof/Czempisz | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | van Zanten/Schipper (NED) | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Loof/Czempisz | 15 | 15 |
| 6 | Ludwig/Mesecke (GER) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ludwig/Mesecke (GER) | 15 | 15 | 6 | Ludwig/Mesecke | 6 | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Loof/Czempisz | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| 7 | Suechting/Suechting (GER) | 9 | 8 | 2 | Loof/Czempisz | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| 2 | Loof/Czempisz (GER) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
* Winners
* Joachim Loof / Marcel Czempisz

## Women's Doubles competition

| FINAL | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL |
| 1 | Haverty/Kenny (IRL) | 15 | 15 | |
| 2 | Neary/Downey (IRL) | 7 | 4 | |
* Winner
* Majella Haverty / Katie Kenny