The Euro-Asia Cup, more recently known as the Asia-Euro Cup or Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge, is a table tennis team competition currently held annually in China between teams of professional players representing Asia and Europe.
History
First held in 1986 to 1989 with singles and team events, then re-held in 2009 with only team events, in 2009 to 2013 the competition featured two events each year: one held in China and the other held in a European city. Since 2013, there has just been one event held annually in China, currently organised by the Chinese Table Tennis Association.[1][2][3]
Asia has won the competition nine times, compared to Europe's three wins. The European team's first two wins came in Turkey and France, and in 2015 they earned their first competition win on Asian soil, with victory in Zhangjiagang.[4]
Winners
Individual events (1986–1989)
Men's singles
Women's singles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Jiao Zhimin | Dai Lili | Geng Lijuan |
| Bettine Vriesekoop | |||
| 1987 | Dai Lili | Jiao Zhimin | Li Bun-hui |
| Li Huifen | |||
| 1988 | Li Bun-hui | Dai Lili | Mika Hoshino |
| Yang Young-ja | |||
| 1989 | Chen Jing | Li Huifen | Hyun Jung-hwa |
Team events (2009–present)
Results
2009 – Asia
Asia defeated Europe 6–4 on aggregate
2009 – Europe
Europe defeated Asia 6–5 on aggregate
2010 – Asia
Asia defeated Europe 6–5 on aggregate
2010 – Europe
Asia defeated Europe 6–4 on aggregate
See also
References
- ^ "Euro-Asia Challenge Series / History". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Prospectus—ZFTC 2015 Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge". Asian Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Prospectus— My Hills International trade Center Cup Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge 2016". Asian Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Historic victory for European Table Tennis!". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Asia won the 2014 All Stars Challenge". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "China won the 2016 edition of Euro Asia event". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Asia wins Asia – Europe Challenge 7:3 in Nantong". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
External links
- European Table Tennis Union
- Asian Table Tennis Union
- Chinese Table Tennis Association Archived 2020-11-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)