12th edition
Nantes, France
Mikael Appelgren 
Milan Orlowski 
Desmond Douglas 
TOURNAMENT 
The twelfth edition of Europe Top 12 in Nantes brought some new faces to the competition, such as the eventual winner of the tournament, the 21-year-old Swedish international – Mikael Appelgren. He lost just two games in Nantes, securing the first Europe Top 12 in his career. The Czechoslovak veteran Milan Orlowski finished second, and the England’s international Desmond Douglas won the bronze medal.
TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Player Mikael Appelgren Milan Orlowski Desmond Douglas Stellan Bengtsson Jacques Secretin
Andrzej Grubba
Zoran Kalinic Jindrich Pansky Josef Dvoraček Leszek Kucharski
Gabor Gergely Ulf Carlsson
Age
21
30
27
31
33
24
24
21
30
23
29
21
W
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
4
3
2
1
L
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
9
10
SW
30
28
27
24
24
24
24
20
14
13
15
9
SL
14
17
17
18
14
20
23
23
23
25
28
32
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
W – Won L – Lost SW – Sets Won SL – Sets Lost # – Place