1968 European Table Tennis Championships

6th European Table Tennis Championships
Lyon, France


Dragutin Šurbek
Janos Börzsei
Kjell Johansson Hans Alser


1966 ETTC TOURNAMENTS 1970 ETTC

The sixth edition of the European Championships saw the rise of 22-year-old Yugoslav star Dragutin Šurbek, who won the singles title in a nerve-wracking duel against the Hungarian international Janos Börzsei. The Swedes enjoyed a great run in the team event, winning their third consecutive title, led by Kjell Johansson and Hans Alser. In final match-up, they won the Soviet Union team.

FINAL
Dragutin Šurbek
3-2 vs. Janos Börzsei (11-21, 21-13, 21-15, 20-22, 21-18)

1/2 FINALS
Dragutin Šurbek
3-0 vs. Hans Alser (21-10, 21-18, 21-17)
Janos Börzsei
3-2 vs. Kjell Johansson (22-20, 15-21, 21-19, 7-21, 21-18)

1/4 FINALS
Dragutin Šurbek
3-2 vs. Matyas Beleznay (21-16, 21-19, 15-21, 19-21, 21-13)
Hans Alser
3-0 vs. Jaroslav Štanek (21-8, 21-17, 23-21)
Kjell Johansson
3-1 vs. Denis Neale (21-15, 21-14, 19-21, 21-16)
Janos Börzsei
3-0 vs. Stanislav Gomozkov (21-17, 21-8, 21-11)

ROUND OF 16
Dragutin Šurbek
3-1 vs. Eberhard Schöler (21-18, 16-21, 21-18, 21-18)
Matyas Beleznay
3-1 vs. Sarkis Sarhayan (21-17, 24-22, 15-21, 21-16)
Hans Alser
3-1 vs. Radu Negulescu (17-21, 21-9, 21-17, 21-12)
Jaroslav Štanek
3-1 vs. Anatoly Amelin (21-10, 18-21, 21-10, 21-8)
Kjell Johansson
3-1 vs. Štefan Kollarovits (21-15, 14-21, 21-14, 21-17)
Denis Neale
3-0 vs. Istvan Korpa (21-18, 21-16, 21-11)
Janos Börzsei
3-1 vs. Vladimir Miko (18-21, 21-18, 21-18, 21-16)
Stanislav Gomozkov
3-1 vs. Dorin Giurgiuca (21-15, 21-11, 19-21, 21-18)

ROUND OF 32
Dragutin Šurbek
3-0 vs. Jean-Claude Creff (21-10, 21-17, 21-16)
Eberhard Schöler
3-0 vs. Tiberiu Kovaci (21-15, 21-14, 21-11)
Matyas Beleznay
3-0 vs. Danny Dhondt (21-12, 21-12, 21-18)
Sarkis Sarhayan
3-1 vs. Bo Persson (21-18, 21-17, 21-23, 21-10)
Hans Alser
3-1 vs. Uldis Eglītis (21-10, 21-18, 19-21, 21-11)
Radu Negulescu
3-0 vs. Andrzej Domicz (21-18, 21-15, 21-19)
Jaroslav Štanek
3-1 vs. Rolf Andersson (17-21, 21-18, 21-12, 21-12)
Anatoly Amelin
3-1 vs. Jacques Secretin (21-17, 21-17, 20-22, 21-9)
Kjell Johansson
3-0 vs. Conny Freundorfer (21-11, 21-13, 21-13)
Štefan Kollarovits
3-0 vs. Istvan Jonyer (21-8, 21-19, 21-15)
Denis Neale
3-1 vs. Hans Micheiloff (20-22, 22-20, 21-9, 21-13)
Istvan Korpa
3-0 vs. Vincent Purkart (21-15, 21-14, 21-17)
Janos Börzsei
3-0 vs. Carl-Johan Bernhardt (21-16, 21-17, 22-20)
Vladimir Miko
3-2 vs. Norbert van de Walle (21-13, 19-21, 21-18, 20-22, 21-19)
Stanislav Gomozkov
3-0 vs. Malcolm Sugden (21-19, 21-15, 21-13)
Dorin Giurgiuca
3-1 vs. Antun Stipančic (21-19, 21-19, 18-21, 21-13)

DOUBLES EVENT

Antun Stipančic/Edvard Vecko
Kjell Johansson/Hans Alser
Matyas Beleznay/Istvan Jonyer
Stanislav Gomozkov/Anatoly Amelin


FINAL
Antun Stipančic/Edvard Vecko
3-1 vs. Kjell Johansson/Hans Alser (21-17, 20-22, 22-20, 21-14)

1/2 FINALS
Antun Stipančic/Edvard Vecko
3-1 vs. Matyas Beleznay/Istvan Jonyer (21-19, 21-19, 17-21, 21-19)
Kjell Johansson/Hans Alser
3-0 vs. Stanislav Gomozkov/Anatoly Amelin (21-18, 21-17, 21-19)

1/4 FINALS
Antun Stipančic/Edvard Vecko
3-2 vs. Sarkis Sarhayan/Gegam Vardanian (20-22, 15-21, 21-12, 25-23, 21-18)
Matyas Beleznay/Istvan Jonyer
3-2 vs. Vladimir Miko/Jaroslav Štanek (21-15, 17-21, 14-21, 22-20, 21-15)
Kjell Johansson/Hans Alser
3-0 vs. Dorin Giurgiuca/Adalbert Rethi (21-9, 21-16, 21-13)
Stanislav Gomozkov/Anatoly Amelin
3-0 vs. Jaroslav Kunz/Štefan Kollarovits (21-11, 21-7, 21-18)

TEAM EVENT
Sweden
Hans Alser Kjell Johansson Stellan Bengtsson Bo Persson Carl-Johan Bernhardt
Soviet Union
Stanislav Gomozkov  Anatoly Amelin  Sarkis Sarhayan Uldis Eglītis Dmitriy Novikov
Yugoslavia
Antun Stipančic  Dragutin Šurbek  Istvan Korpa
Hungary
Istvan Jonyer Janos Börzsei Matyas Beleznay


FINAL
5 Sweden
3 Soviet Union
Bo Persson Anatoly Amelin 1-2 (19-21, 21-19, 19-21)
Kjell Johansson Sarkis Sarhayan 2-0 (21-14, 21-10)
Hans Alser Stanislav Gomozkov 2-0 (21-15, 21-10)
Kjell Johansson Anatoly Amelin 0-2 (17-21, 16-21)
Bo Persson Stanislav Gomozkov 0-2 (16-21, 17-21)
Hans Alser Sarkis Sarhayan 2-1 (15-21, 21-15, 21-17)
Kjell Johansson Stanislav Gomozkov 2-0 (21-13, 21-17)
Hans Alser Anatoly Amelin 2-0 (21-11, 21-14)

3RD PLACE
5 Yugoslavia
1 Hungary
Dragutin Šurbek Istvan Jonyer 2-1 (21-9, 14-21, 21-17)
Antun Stipančic Janos Börzsei 2-0 (21-10, 21-18)
 Istvan Korpa Matyas Beleznay 2-1 (19-21, 21-16, 25-23)
Antun Stipančic Istvan Jonyer 2-0 (21-18, 21-17)
 Istvan Korpa Janos Börzsei 1-2 (16-21, 21-18, 17-21)
Dragutin Šurbek Matyas Beleznay 2-0 (21-18, 21-15)

5TH PLACE
5 England
1 Romania

7TH PLACE
5 Czechoslovakia
3 Germany