1960 European Table Tennis Championships

2nd European Table Tennis Championships
Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Zoltan Berczik
Radu Negulescu
Conny Freundorfer Laszlo
Földy

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1958 ETTC TOURNAMENTS 1962 ETTC

The second edition of the European Championships in Zagreb was a repeated success for the reigning champion, the Hungarian star – Zoltan Berczik, who was able to defend his title and win the singles event. He also added two more gold medals, winning the doubles and team events. In the singles final, Berczik left no chances for the Romanian, Radu Negulescu, earning a 3-0 victory.

SINGLES EVENT

FINAL
Zoltan Berczik
3-0 vs. Radu Negulescu (21-16, 21-11, 21-12)

1/2 FINALS
Zoltan Berczik
3-0 vs. Conny Freundorfer (21-13, 21-13, 21-17)
Radu Negulescu
3-0 vs. Laszlo Földy (21-17, 21-14, 21-17)

1/4 FINALS
Zoltan Berczik
3-1 vs. Dieter Köhler (21-10, 14-21 , 21-8, 21-13)
Conny Freundorfer
3-1 vs. Hans Alser (12-21, 22-20, 22-20, 21-14)
Laszlo Földy
3-1 vs. Vojislav Markovic (21-18, 21-19, 5-21, 21-16)
Radu Negulescu
3-1 vs. Laszlo Pigniczki (21-10, 17-21, 21-15, 21-13)

ROUND OF 16
Zoltan Berczik
3-0 vs. Frans Schoofs (21-6, 21-18, 21-11)
Dieter Köhler
3-1 vs. Vladimir Miko (23-21, 21-14, 20-22, 21-19 (Time Limit)
Conny Freundorfer
3-1 vs.  Jaroslav Štanek (24-22, 20-22, 21-16, 21-15)
Hans Alser
3-0 vs. Branko Franjic (21-18, 21-13, 21-15)
Vojislav Markovic
3-0 vs. Einar Lyttik (21-13, 21-16, 21-13)
Laszlo Földy
3-2 vs. Željko Hrbud (15-21,15-18 (TL),16-10 (TL),7-5 (TL),7-0 (TL))
Laszlo Pigniczki
3-2 vs. Ludvik Vyhnanovsky (15-21, 21-10, 21-18, 16-21, 22-20)
Radu Negulescu
3-2 vs. Ferenc Sido (21-13, 16-21, 18-21, 21-15, 21-15)

ROUND OF 32
Zoltan Berczik
3-0 vs. Georges Rolland (21-15, 21-15, 21-17)
Frans Schoofs
3-0 vs. Sigfried Lemke (21-18, 23-21, 21-12)
Vladimir Miko
3-0 vs. Ian Harrison (21-18, 21-15, 21-7)
Dieter Köhler
3-2 vs. Heinz Reimann (19-21, 21-9, 21-15, 19-21, 21-9)
Conny Freundorfer
3-1 vs. Lothar Pleuse (18-21, 21-14, 21-17, 21-16)
Jaroslav Štanek
3-0 vs. Freddy Hansen (21-11, 21-11, 21-11)
Branko Franjic
3-0 vs. Ernst Wagner (21-17, 21-12, 21-16)
Hans Alser
3-1 vs. Zoltan Bubonyi (21-17, 12-21, 21-14, 21-10)
Vojislav Markovic
3-1 vs. Toni Borg (21-17, 18-21, 21-15, 21-19)
Einar Lyttik
3-1 vs. Aleksandar Grujic (21-18, 15-21, 22-20, 21-19)
Laszlo Földy
3-0 vs. Ante Tomazic (21-18, 21-14, 21-16)
Željko Hrbud
3-1 vs. Ladislav Štipek (21-11, 13-21, 19-21, 23-21, 21-18)
Ludvik Vyhnanovsky
3-0 vs. Vladimir Markovic (21-12, 21-13, 21-19)
Laszlo Pigniczki
3-0 vs. Milan Stencl (21-13, 21-16, 16-21, 21-18)
Radu Negulescu
3-1 vs. Algimantas Saunoris (21-10, 21-11, 16-21, 21-12)
Ferenc Sido
3-0 vs. Josip Vogrinc (21-16, 21-12, 21-14)

ROUND OF 64
Zoltan Berczik
3-0 vs. Tiberiu Kovaci (21-13, 21-13, 21-15)
Georges Rolland
3-1 vs. Anton Breumair (21-13, 20-22, 21-13, 25-23)
Frans Schoofs
3-1 vs. Viktor Hirsch (21-19, 15-21, 22-20, 21-19)
Sigfried Lemke
3-1 vs. Janusz Kusinski (21-18, 24-22, 17-21, 21-10)
Vladimir Miko
3-0 vs. Janez Teran (21-13, 21-15, 21-12)
Ian Harrison
3-2 vs. Vladet Pavasovic (21-6, 17-21, 21-18, 21-9, 21-13)
Heinz Reimann
3-2 vs. Aloizy Ehrlich (18-21, 13-21, 21-19, 21-12, 21-15)
Dieter Köhler
3-1 vs. Tony Larsson (22-20, 8-21, 21-15, 21-11)
Conny Freundorfer
3-0 vs. Karl-Ivar Almqvist (21-4, 21-4, 21-7)
Lothar Pleuse
3-2 vs. Zbigniew Calinski (19-21, 12-21, 22-20, 21-18, 21-12)
Freddy Hansen
3-1 vs. Gennady Averin (21-17, 14-21, 21-17, 21-19)
Jaroslav Štanek
3-0 vs. Reidar Ljungström (21-14, 21-8, 21-10)
Branko Franjic
3-0 vs. Spilios Giannakopoulos (21-18, 21-8, 21-13)
Ernst Wagner
3-0 vs. Paul Gimbel (21-16, 24-22, 21-19)
Hans Alser
3-0 vs. Derek Burridge (21-10, 21-8, 21-18)
Zoltan Bubonyi
3-1 vs. Vilim Polakovic (21-8, 19-21, 21-9, 21-12)
Vojislav Markovic
3-0 vs. Olaf Lundmark (21-16, 21-12, 21-16)
Toni Borg
3-0 vs. Jerzy Supel (21-7, 21-12, 21-14)
Einar Lyttik
3-1 vs. Thomas Caffrey (23-21, 14-21, 21-9, 21-11)
Aleksandar Grujic
3-0 vs. Svetoslav Gerdjikov (21-10, 21-14, 21-16)
Laszlo Földy
3-2 vs. Rimas Paskevicius (13-21, 21-12, 21-18, 20-22, 21-10)
Ante Tomazic
W:0 vs. Bjorne Mellström
Željko Hrbud
3-0 vs. Brian Everson (21-17, 21-13, 21-19)
Ladislav Štipek
3-0 vs. Marijan Bišcan (21-12, 21-17, 21-13)
Ludvik Vyhnanovsky
3-1 vs. Karl Wegrath (21-15, 13-21, 21-16, 21-13)
Vladimir Markovic
3-1 vs. Vlado Tomc (21-14, 21-6, 12-21, 22-20)
Laszlo Pigniczki
3-1 vs. Stellan Bengtsson (18,-20,16,13)
Milan Stencl
3-0 vs. Zdenko Uzorinac (21-8, 21-12, 21-12)
Algimantas Saunoris
3-1 vs. Josef Sedelmayer (21-19, 21-10, 21-10)
Radu Negulescu
3-0 vs. Walter Dugardin (21-16, 21-7, 21-11)
Josip Vogrinc
3-0 vs. Alan Thomas (21-17, 21-14, 21-9)
Ferenc Sido
3-0 vs. Guy Amouretti (21-17, 21-8, 21-15)

ROUND OF 128
Zoltan Berczik
3-0 vs. Claude Duvernay (21-4, 21-14, 21-12)
Tiberiu Kovaci
3-0 vs. Torben Lindwald (21-12, 21-6, 21-8)
Anton Breumair
3-0 vs. Panagiotis Zoidis (21-15, 21-18, 21-12)
Georges Rolland
3-0 vs. Luciano Winderling (21-18, 21-10, 21-15)
Viktor Hirsch
3-0 vs. Bojan Kern (21-14, 21-13, 21-16)
Frans Schoofs
3-0 vs. Sven Mardberg (21-12, 21-17, 21-13)
Janusz Kusinski
3-0 vs. Oleg Zherebenkov (21-14, 21-12, 21-14)
Sigfried Lemke
Bye
Janez Teran
3-1 vs. Enes Gazic (21-12, 19-21, 21-13, 21-14)
Vladimir Miko
3-0 vs. Andre Damman (21-13, 21-16, 25-23)
Ian Harrison
3-0 vs. Hans Kleewein (21-10, 21-8, 21-15)
Vladet Pavasovic
Bye
Heinz Reimann
Bye
Aloizy Ehrlich
3-1 vs. Ratimir Jazvic (21-23, 21-19, 21-14, 21-12)
Dieter Köhler
3-0 vs. Anto Dafinic (21-10, 21-12, 21-14)
Tony Larsson
Bye
Conny Freundorfer
Bye
Karl-Ivar Almqvist
Bye
Lothar Pleuse
3-0 vs. Johnny Leach (21-18, 21-17, 21-19)
Zbigniew Calinski
3-0 vs. Alan Sherwood (21-14, 21-5, 21-14)
Gennady Averin
3-1 vs. Radivoj Hudetz (10-21, 21-11, 21-11, 21-15)
Freddy Hansen
3-2 vs. Tamas Halpert (21-17, 24-25, 21-17, 12-21, 21-15)
Reidar Ljungström
Bye
Jaroslav Štanek
3-0 vs. Bert Onnes (21-13, 21-15, 21-10)
Branko Franjic
Bye
Spilios Giannakopoulos
3-2 vs. Don Mahony (21-14, 19-21, 21-19, 18-21, 21-8)
Ernst Wagner
3-2 vs. Guy Delabarre (8-21, 8-21, 21-19, 21-11, 21-16)
Paul Gimbel
Bye
Hans Alser
Bye
Derek Burridge
Bye
Zoltan Bubonyi
3-0 vs. Willy Spiegelberg (21-14, 21-9, 21-12)
Vilim Polakovic
3-0 vs. Hans Jell (21-19, 21-12, 21-15)
Toni Borg
3-1 vs. Jean-Claude Treinen (21-7, 19-21, 21-15, 21-14)
Jerzy Supel
3-0 vs. Ioannis Kalogiannis (26-24, 21-11, 21-19)
Thomas Caffrey
3-2 vs. Joseph Demollin (21-13, 13-21, 17-21, 21-15, 21-14)
Einar Lyttik
3-1 vs. Ron Crayden (21-13, 19-21, 21-17, 21-14)
Aleksandar Grujic
3-2 vs. Hugo Urchetti (22-20, 21-17, 7-21, 9-21, 21-10)
Svetoslav Gerdjikov
Bye
Laszlo Földy
3-1 vs. Gheorge Cobirzan (21-11, 18-19 (TL) 13-10 (TL) 21-11)
Rimas Paskevicius
Bye
Ante Tomazic
Bye
Bjorne Mellström
3-0 vs. Pierre Juliens (21-13, 21-10, 26-24)
Brian Everson
3-1 vs. Damir Zelle (21-19, 16-21, 21-12, 21-9)
Željko Hrbud
3-1 vs. Branislav Tapuškovic (21-13, 21-13, 18-15, 21-15)
Marijan Bišcan
3-2 vs. Dušan Osmanagic (19-21, 11-21, 21-11, 21-13, 21-13)
Ladislav Štipek
Bye
Ludvik Vyhnanovsky
Bye
Karl Wegrath
3-2 vs. Dieter Lauk (11-21, 21-19, 14-13 (TL) 8-13 (TL) 6-5 (TL))
Vladimir Markovic
3-1 vs. Mario Mariotti (18-21, 21-14, 21-16, 21-17)
Vlado Tomc
Bye
Laszlo Pigniczki
3-0 vs. Brian Merrett (21-16, 21-13, 21-14)
Stellan Bengtsson
3-0 vs. Wesley Pappin (21-7, 21-15, 21-8)
Milan Stencl
3-0 vs. Dick Hopkins (21-14, 21-12, 21-15)
Zdenko Uzorinac
3-0 vs. Atanasis Charamikoals (21-18, 21-13, 21-12)
Josef Sedelmayer
3-1 vs. Mauri Galli (17-21, 21-6, 21-18, 21-15)
Algimantas Saunoris
3-1 vs. Josef Seiz (21-13, 18-21, 21-12, 21-12)
Walter Dugardin
3-0 vs. Rudolf Lippert (21-17, 21-10, 24-22)
Radu Negulescu
3-1 vs. Lars-Ake Johnsson (16-21, 21-9, 21-10, 21-5)
Josip Vogrinc
3-0 vs. Bogdan Latuskiewicz (21-12, 21-11, 21-19)
Alan Thomas
Bye
Guy Amouretti
3-0 vs. Žarko Dolinar (21-17, 21-14, 21-19)
Ferenc Sido
3-0 vs. Stavros Plakantonakis (21-12, 21-12, 21-18)

DOUBLES EVENT

Zoltan Berczik/Ferenc Sido
Algimantas Saunoris/Rimas Paskevicius
Walter Dugardin/Georges Rolland
Tony Larsson/Josip Vogrinc

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FINAL
Zoltan Berczik/Ferenc Sido
3-0 vs. Algimantas Saunoris/Rimas Paskevicius (21-14, 21-9, 21-11)

1/2 FINALS
Zoltan Berczik/Ferenc Sido
3-2 vs. Tony Larsson/Josip Vogrinc (21-14, 12-21, 21-19, 23-25, 23-21)
Algimantas Saunoris/Rimas Paskevicius
3-2 vs. Walter Dugardin/Georges Rolland (21-14, 21-12, 17-21, 17-21, 21-13)

1/4 FINALS
Zoltan Berczik/Ferenc Sido
3-2 vs. Vilim Polakovic/Jaroslav Štanek (21-14, 12-21, 21-19, 23-25, 23-21)
Walter Dugardin/Georges Rolland
3-2 vs. Lothar Pleuse/Hans Schneider (16-21, 21-18, 21-11, 20-22, 24-22)
Algimantas Saunoris/Rimas Paskevicius
3-2 vs. Reidar Ljungström/Lars-Ake Johnsson (21-18, 11-21, 21-10, 18-21, 21-18)
Tony Larsson/Josip Vogrinc
3-2 vs. Vladimir Miko/Johnny Leach (13-21, 12-21, 21-9, 21-19, 21-15)

ROUND OF 16
Zoltan Berczik/Ferenc Sido
3-0 vs. Sigfried Lemke/Dieter Lauk (21-15, 21-16, 21-10)
Lothar Pleuse/Hans Schneider
3-2 vs. Ian Harrison/Brian Merrett (21-19, 22-20, 18-21, 17-21, 21-14)
Walter Dugardin/Georges Rolland
3-0 vs. Željko Hrbud/Bojan Kern (21-19, 23-21, 21-16)
Reidar Ljungström/Lars-Ake Johnsson
3-1 vs. Brian Everson/Alan Thomas (21-9, 16-21, 21-14, 21-15)
Algimantas Saunoris/Rimas Paskevicius
3-1 vs. Gheorge Cobirzan/Tiberiu Kovaci (21-18, 19-21, 21-18, 21-14)
Tony Larsson/Josip Vogrinc
3-1 vs. Gennady Averin/Radu Negulescu (12-21, 21-18, 21-14, 21-11)
Vladimir Miko/Johnny Leach
3-2 vs. Derek Burridge/Ron Crayden (21-23, 12-21, 21-15, 29-27, 21-14)
Vilim Polakovic/Jaroslav Štanek
3-0 vs. Josef Sedelmayer/Ernst Wagner (21-14, 21-16, 21-12)

TEAM EVENT
Hungary
Zoltan Berczik Ferenc Sido Laszlo Földy Tamas Halpert Zoltan Bubonyi
Sweden
Hans Alser Bjorne Mellström Stellan Bengtsson Tony Larsson Toni Borg
England
Ian Harrison Brian Merrett Derek Burridge

FINAL ROUND

5 – Hungary
1 – England
Ferenc Sido – Ian Harrison 2-0 (21-17, 22-20)
Laszlo Földy – Brian Merrett 1-2 (14-21, 22-20, 20-22)
Zoltan Berczik – Derek Burridge 2-0 (21-11, 21-12)
Ferenc Sido – Brian Merrett 2-0 (21-16, 21-15)
Zoltan Berczik – Ian Harrison 2-0 (21-10, 21-14)
Laszlo Földy – Derek Burridge 2-1 (21-16, 18-21, 21-9)

5 – Hungary
4 – Sweden
Laszlo Földy – Hans Alser 2-0 (17-16 (TL) 16-10 (TL))
Zoltan Berczik – Toni Borg 2-0 (21-19, 21-13)
Ferenc Sido – Tony Larsson 1-2 (21-16, 18-21, 19-21)
Laszlo Földy – Toni Borg 2-0 (21-20 (TL) 16-11 (TL))
Ferenc Sido – Hans Alser 0-2 (15-21, 17-21)
Zoltan Berczik – Tony Larsson 1-2 (15-21, 21-15, 17-21)
Ferenc Sido – Toni Borg 2-0 (21-13, 21-13)
Laszlo Földy – Tony Larsson 1-2 (21-10, 17-21, 18-21)
Zoltan Berczik – Hans Alser 2-0 (21-11, 21-15)

5 – Sweden
0 – England
Tony Larsson – Brian Merrett 2-0 (21-18, 24-22)
Toni Borg – Ian Harrison 2-0 (21-15, 21-19)
Hans Alser – Derek Burridge 2-0 (21-14, 21-13)
Tony Larsson – Ian Harrison 2-0 (21-6, 21-8)
Hans Alser – Brian Merrett 2-0 (21-9, 21-11)

GROUP STAGE