1st edition
Zadar, Yugoslavia
Istvan Jonyer 
Antun Stipančic 
Dragutin Šurbek 
TOURNAMENT 
1972
The inaugural edition of the Europe Top 12 tournament brought together most of the leading players at the time. 21-year-old Hungarian Istvan Jonyer, displayed a sensational performance, finishing the tournament unbeaten and winning all 11 games. Yugoslav stars Antun Stipančic and Dragutin Šurbek won the silver and bronze medals in front of the home crowd.
TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
| Player | Wins | Losses | Sets W | Sets L | Place |
| Istvan Jonyer | 11 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| Antun Stipančic | 8 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| Dragutin Šurbek | 8 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
 Stellan Bengtsson | 8 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
 Jacques Secretin | 6 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 5 |
| Kjell Johansson | 6 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 6 |
| Milivoj Karakaševic | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
 Milan Orlowski | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
 Wilfried Lieck | 3 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
| Istvan Korpa | 3 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 10 |
| Štefan Kollarovits | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 11 |
| Zlatko Čordaš | 1 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 12 |
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