9th edition
Kristianstad, Sweden
Dragutin Šurbek 
Desmond Douglas 
Jacques Secretin 
TOURNAMENT 
The ninth edition of Europe Top 12 in Prague saw an intense fight for the medals. The 33-year-old Yugoslav legend Dragutin Šurbek won the second Europe Top 12 title in his career, winning 9 out of 11 games. The English player Desmond Douglas and the experienced Frenchman Jacques Secretin, both won 8 games. However, the Englishman won a head-to-head match-up 3-2 and won the silver medal.
TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Player Dragutin Šurbek Desmond Douglas Jacques Secretin 
Istvan Jonyer Gabor Gergely
Peter Stellwag Jochen Leiß Janos Takacs Tibor Kreisz Wilfried Lieck Stellan Bengtsson Engelbert Hüging
Age
32
24
30
29
26
23
29
25
21
34
28
22
W
9
8
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
1
L
2
3
3
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
10
SW
29
28
28
21
19
19
20
11
11
12
19
13
SL
10
15
14
19
23
21
21
23
24
22
26
31
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
W – Won L – Lost SW – Sets Won SL – Sets Lost # – Place