# 2009 European Racquetball Championships

The XV Racquetball European Championships were held in Nanterre, near Paris, (France) from August 3 to 9 2009, with seven men's national teams and three women's national teams in competition. On August 6 started the individual, doubles, senior and junior competitions.
The venue was the Forest-Hill City Form, in Nanterre, with 4 regulation racquetball courts. The 7 men's teams were Belgium, Catalonia, France, 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 August 2 with the president of European Racquetball Federation, Erik Meyer, and the president of Paris Racquetball Association, Jean-Pierre Boudart.

## Men's national teams competition
### First round - August 3, 2009

| GROUP A | W | L | GW | GL |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 09:30 |
| 09:30 | Ireland | 3-0 | Belgium |
| 09:30 | A. Neary S. Keane Farell / Dillon | 15-1, 15-4 15-8, 15-4 15-1, 15-10 | P. Devos B. Wouters Wouters / Deboutte |
| 13:30 |
| 13:30 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Belgium |
| 13:30 | P. Matla P. de Jong Matla / Schipper | 15-3, 15-5 14-15, 15-14, 11-5 15-10, 15-5 | P. Devos B. Wouters Wouters / Deboutte |
| 18:30 |
| 18:30 | Ireland | 2-1 | Netherlands |
| 18:30 | A. Neary S. Keane Farell / Dillon | 15-11, 15-8 15-6, 15-2 13-15, 15-13, 7-11 | P. Matla P. de Jong Matla / Schipper |
| GROUP B | W | L | GW | GL |
| Catalonia | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Italy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| France | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 09:30 |
| 09:30 | Germany | 3-0 | Italy |
| 09:30 | E. Gordon O. Bertels Schmitz / Dröge | 15-1, 15-2 15-2, 15-4 15-5, 15-2 | B. Zonca C. Accorsi Zonca / Accorsi |
| 09:30 |
| 09:30 | Catalonia | 3-0 | France |
| 09:30 | V. Montserrat C. Oviedo Montserrat / Oviedo | 15-4, 15-5 15-4, 15-0 15-2, 15-0 | P. Lecomte D. Roques Teinturier / Mufraggi |
| 13:30 |
| 13:30 | Germany | 3-0 | France |
| 13:30 | E. Gordon O. Bertels Schmitz / Dröge | 15-4, 15-6 15-2, 15-1 15-2, 15-5 | P. Lecomte D. Roques Teinturier / Mufraggi |
| 13:30 |
| 13:30 | Catalonia | 3-0 | Italy |
| 13:30 | V. Montserrat C. Oviedo Montserrat / Oviedo | 15-0, 15-1 15-2, 15-1 15-2, 15-2 | B. Zonca C. Accorsi Zonca / Accorsi |
| 18:30 |
| 18:30 | Catalonia | 2-1 | Germany |
| 18:30 | V. Montserrat C. Oviedo Montserrat / Oviedo | 12-15, 15-7, 11-10 15-5, 15-2 Germ.wins by ff | E. Gordon O. Bertels Schmitz / Dröge |
| 18:30 |
| 18:30 | France | 1-2 | Italy |
| 18:30 | P. Lecomte D. Roques Teinturier / Mufraggi | 15-1, 15-4 4-15, 7-15 11-15, 6-15 | B. Zonca C. Accorsi Zonca / Accorsi |

### Final round

August 4, 2009
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Ireland | 0 |
| Germany | 3 | | |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 1 |
| | | CATALONIA | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | CATALONIA | 2 |
| Catalonia | 2 | | |
| Catalonia | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Ireland | 2 |
| | | Netherlands | 1 |
Semifinals - 09:30
| Ireland | 0-3 | Germany |
| A. Neary S. Keane Farell / Dillon | 6-15, 13-15 3-15, 13-15 15-7, 12-15, 6-11 | E. Gordon O. Bertels Schmitz / Dröge |
| Catalonia | 2-1 | Netherlands |
| V. Montserrat C. Oviedo Montserrat / Oviedo | 15-8, 15-9 15-6, 15-1 NED wins by FF | P. Matla P. de Jong Matla / Schipper |
5th to 7th places - 09:30
| Belgium | 2-1 | France |
| P. Devos B. Wouters Wouters / Deboutte | 13-15, 6-15 15-6, 15-3 15-5, 15-4 | P. Lecomte D. Roques Teinturier / Mufraggi |
5th and 6th places - 13:30
| Belgium | 2-1 | Italy |
| P. Devos B. Wouters Wouters / Deboutte | 15-7, 15-4 1-15, 7-15 15-12, 11-15, 11-2 | B. Zonca C. Accorsi Zonca / Accorsi |
3rd and 4th places - 13:30
| Ireland | 2-1 | Netherlands |
| P. Matla P. de Jong Matla / Schipper | 15-9, 6-15, 7-11 15-1, 15-6 15-5, 15-5 | A. Neary S. Keane Farell / Dillon |
FINAL - 18:00
| Catalonia | 2-1 | Germany |
| V. Montserrat C. Oviedo Montserrat / Oviedo | 15-11, 15-12 4-15, 15-11, 7-11 15-0, 15-0 | E. Gordon O. Bertels Schmitz / Dröge |
* Champions CATALONIA

### Men's teams final standings

Men's Team :
| | Catalonia |
| | Germany |
| | Ireland |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | France |

## Women's national teams competition

| Women | W | L | GW | GL |
| Catalonia | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Ireland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| August 3, 2009 13:30 |
| August 3, 2009 13:30 | Ireland | 1-2 | Catalonia | Nanterre (France) |
| August 3, 2009 13:30 | T. Neary M. Haverty Neary / Byrne | 6-15, 5-15 15-11, 13-15, 10-11 15-5, 11-15, 11-7 | E. Consegal R. Consegal Consegal / Consegal | Nanterre (France) |
| August 4, 2009 10:30 |
| August 4, 2009 10:30 | Germany | 1-2 | Catalonia | Nanterre (France) |
| August 4, 2009 10:30 | A. Gordon Y. Kortes Kortes / Ludwig | 8-15, 6-15 15-6, 15-5 11-15, 13-15 | E. Consegal R. Consegal Consegal / Consegal | Nanterre (France) |
| August 4, 2009 15:00 |
| August 4, 2009 15:00 | Ireland | 0-3 | Germany | Nanterre (France) |
| August 4, 2009 15:00 | T. Neary M. Haverty Neary / Byrne | 13-15, 10-15 6-15, 6-15 GER wins by FF | A. Gordon Y. Kortes Kortes / Ludwig | Nanterre (France) |
* Champions CATALONIA

### Women's teams final standings

Women's Team :
* Catalonia
* Germany
* Ireland

## Men's Single competition

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | V. Montserrat (CAT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | V. Montserrat | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | J. Grandjon (FRA) | 0 | 15 | 11 | 17 | J. Grandjon | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | B. Zonca (ITA) | 15 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | V. Montserrat | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S. Keane (IRL) | | | | | | | | | 9 | S. Keane | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | S. Keane | 15 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A. Schmitz | 13 | 15 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A. Schmitz (GER) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V. Montserrat | 4 | 15 | 11 | | | | |
| 5 | J. Farrell (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | O. Bertels | 15 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J. Farrell | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | S. Macaluso (GER) | 6 | 2 | | 12 | C. Accorsi | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C. Accorsi (ITA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 5 | J. Farrell | 15 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | F. Kaid (FRA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 4 | O. Bertels | | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | B. Teinturier (FRA) | 11 | 12 | | 13 | F. Kaid | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | O. Bertels | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | O. Bertels (GER) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V. Montserrat | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | A. Neary (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C. Oviedo | 13 | 13 |
| | | | | | 3 | A. Neary | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | D. Roques (FRA) | 15 | 9 | 1 | 14 | T. Zuber | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | T. Zuber (GER) | 9 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | 3 | A. Neary | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | P. de Jong (NED) | 7 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | 6 | C. Oviedo | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | G. Chidlovetzki (FRA) | 15 | 4 | 3 | 11 | P. de Jong | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C. Oviedo | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C. Oviedo (CAT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C. Oviedo | 3 | 15 | 11 | | | | |
| 7 | J. Dillon (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E. Gordon | 15 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J. Dillon | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | P. Lecomte | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P. Lecomte (FRA) | | | | | | | | | 10 | P. Lecomte | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | F. Raposo (ESP) | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | 2 | E. Gordon | w | b | f | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | N. Mufraggi (FRA) | 15 | 15 | | 18 | N. Mufraggi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | E. Gordon | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E. Gordon (GER) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Winner
* VÍCTOR MONTSERRAT

## Women's Single competition

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | E. Consegal (CAT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | E. Consegal | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K. Kenny (IRL) | 8 | 15 | 11 | 8 | K. Kenny | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L. Ludwig (GER) | 15 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | E. Consegal | 15 | 4 | 11 | | | | | |
| 5 | G. Byrne (IRL) | 15 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | 4 | A. Gordon | 11 | 15 | 10 | | | | | |
| 12 | K. Tritsmans (BEL) | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | G. Byrne | 13 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S. Kunnos (SWE) | 2 | 4 | | 4 | A. Gordon | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A. Gordon (GER) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E. Consegal | 3 | 15 | 11 |
| 3 | A. Neary (IRL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y. Kortes | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| 14 | A. Kececi (TUR) | 4 | 2 | | 3 | A. Neary | 12 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | R. Byrne (IRL) | 12 | 15 | 7 | 6 | M. Haverty | 15 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M. Haverty (IRL) | 15 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | 6 | M. Haverty | 13 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 7 | R. Consegal (CAT) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 2 | Y. Kortes | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| 10 | O. Byrne (IRL) | 6 | 5 | | 7 | R. Consegal | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Y. Kortes | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y. Kortes (GER) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Winner
* ELISABET CONSEGAL

## Men's Doubles competition

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Neary/Farrell (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | Neary/Farrell | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Roques/Mufraggi (FRA) | 11 | 10 | 8 | Macaluso/Zuber | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Macaluso/Zuber (GER) | 15 | 15 | | | | | 1 | Neary/Farrell | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| 5 | Wouters/Deboutte (BEL) | | | | | | | 4 | Schmitz/Dröge | 8 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Wouters/Deboutte | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Schmitz/Dröge | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Schmitz/Dröge (GER) | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Neary/Farrell | w | b | f |
| 3 | Dillon/Keane (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gordon/Bertels | i | n | j |
| | | | | 3 | Dillon/Keane | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Matla/De Jong | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Matla/De Jong (NED) | | | | | | | 3 | Dillon/Keane | 7 | 13 | | | | | |
| 7 | Accorsi/Zonca (ITA) | | | | | | | 2 | Gordon/Bertels | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Accorsi/Zonca | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Gordon/Bertels | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gordon/Bertels (GER) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Winners
* ADAM NEARY / JOE FARRELL

## Women's Doubles competition

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kenny/Haverty (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Kenny/Haverty | w | b | f | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Wannee/Tritsmans | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Byrne/Byrne (IRL) | 8 | 15 | 10 | 4 | Wannee/Tritsmans | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wannee/Tritsmans (NED)(BEL) | 15 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wannee/Tritsmans (NED)(BEL) | 15 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | 1 | Kenny/Haverty | 6 | 15 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Neary/Byrne | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| 3 | Kortes/Gordon (GER) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Neary/Byrne | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | | | | | 3 | Kortes/Gordon | 14 | 15 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Neary/Byrne | 15 | 12 | 11 | | | | | |
| 2 | | | | | 2 | Neary/Byrne | 15 | 12 | 11 | | | | | |
| 2 | Neary/Byrne (IRL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Winners
* ANTONIA NEARY / GERALDINE BYRNE