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 in Lyon 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 also 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 got a 5-3 win against the Soviet Union team.

FINAL
Dragutin Šurbek
Janos Börzsei

1/2 FINALS
Dragutin Šurbek
Hans Alser
Janos Börzsei
Kjell Johansson

1/4 FINALS
Dragutin Šurbek
Matyas Beleznay
Hans Alser
Jaroslav Štanek
Kjell Johansson
Denis Neale
Janos Börzsei
Stanislav Gomozkov

ROUND OF 16
Dragutin Šurbek
Eberhard Schöler
Matyas Beleznay
Sarkis Sarhayan
Hans Alser
Radu Negulescu
Jaroslav Štanek
Anatoly Amelin
Kjell Johansson
Štefan Kollarovits
Denis Neale
Istvan Korpa
Janos Börzsei
Vladimir Miko
Stanislav Gomozkov
Dorin Giurgiuca

ROUND OF 32
Dragutin Šurbek
Jean-Claude Creff
Eberhard Schöler
Tiberiu Kovaci
Matyas Beleznay
Danny Dhondt
Sarkis Sarhayan
Bo Persson
Hans Alser
Uldis Eglītis
Radu Negulescu
Andrzej Domicz
Jaroslav Štanek
Rolf Andersson
Anatoly Amelin
Jacques Secretin
Kjell Johansson
Conny Freundorfer
Štefan Kollarovits
Istvan Jonyer
Denis Neale
Hans Micheiloff
Istvan Korpa
Vincent Purkart
Janos Börzsei
Carl-Johan Bernhardt
Vladimir Miko
Norbert van de Walle
Stanislav Gomozkov
Malcolm Sugden
Dorin Giurgiuca
Antun Stipančic

DOUBLES EVENT

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


FINAL
Antun Stipančic/Edvard Vecko
Kjell Johansson/Hans Alser

1/2 FINALS
Antun Stipančic/Edvard Vecko
Matyas Beleznay/Istvan Jonyer
Kjell Johansson/Hans Alser
Stanislav Gomozkov/Anatoly Amelin

1/4 FINALS
Antun Stipančic/Edvard Vecko
Sarkis Sarhayan/Gegam Vardanian
Matyas Beleznay/Istvan Jonyer
Vladimir Miko/Jaroslav Štanek
Kjell Johansson/Hans Alser
Dorin Giurgiuca/Adalbert Rethi
Stanislav Gomozkov/Anatoly Amelin
Jaroslav Kunz/Štefan Kollarovits

ROUND OF 16
Antun Stipančic/Edvard Vecko
Carl-Johan Bernhardt/Bo Persson
Vladimir Miko/Jaroslav Štanek
Jean-Claude Creff/Daniel Mallard
Matyas Beleznay/Istvan Jonyer
Tiberiu Kovaci/Radu Negulescu
Sarkis Sarhayan/Gegam Vardanian
Vincent Purkart/Jacques Helaine
Stanislav Gomozkov/Anatoly Amelin
Tibor Klampar/Peter Rozsas
Jaroslav Kunz/Štefan Kollarovits
Dragutin Šurbek/Istvan Korpa
Dorin Giurgiuca/Adalbert Rethi
Malcolm Sugden/Ian Barclay
Kjell Johansson/Hans Alser
Janusz Kusinski/Marek Skibinski

TEAM EVENT
SWEDEN
Hans Alser Kjell Johansson Stellan Bengtsson Bo Persson Carl-Johan Bernhardt
SOVIET UNION
Stanislav Gomozkov  Anatoly Amelin  Sarkis Sarhayan Uldis Eglītis Dmitry Novikov
YUGOSLAVIA
Antun Stipančic  Dragutin Šurbek  Istvan Korpa
HUNGARY
Istvan Jonyer Janos Börzsei Matyas Beleznay


FINAL
SWEDEN
SOVIET UNION
Bo Persson
 Anatoly Amelin
Kjell Johansson
 Sarkis Sarhayan
Hans Alser
Stanislav Gomozkov
Kjell Johansson
 Anatoly Amelin
Bo Persson
Stanislav Gomozkov
Hans Alser
Sarkis Sarhayan
Kjell Johansson
Stanislav Gomozkov
Hans Alser
 Anatoly Amelin

3RD PLACE
YUGOSLAVIA
HUNGARY
Dragutin Šurbek
Istvan Jonyer
Antun Stipančic
Janos Börzsei
 Istvan Korpa
Matyas Beleznay
Antun Stipančic
Istvan Jonyer
 Istvan Korpa
Janos Börzsei
Dragutin Šurbek
Matyas Beleznay

5TH PLACE
ENGLAND
ROMANIA

7TH PLACE
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
GERMANY