Euro-Asia Cup
The Euro-Asia Cup, more recently known as the Asia-Euro Cup or Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge, is a table tennis team competition currently held annually in China between teams of professional players representing Asia and Europe.
History
First held in 2009, the competition originally featured two events each year: one held in China and the other held in a European city. Since 2013, there has just been one event held annually in China, currently organised by the Chinese Table Tennis Association.Asia has won the competition nine times, compared to Europe's three wins. The European team's first two wins came in Turkey and France, and in 2015 they earned their first competition win on Asian soil, with victory in Zhangjiagang.
Winners
Year | Location | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score | Ref. |
2009 | Beijing | Asia Cheung Yuk Chuang Chih-yuan Joo Sae-hyuk Ma Lin Ma Long | Europe Kalinikos Kreanga Michael Maze Dimitrij Ovtcharov Jörgen Persson Vladimir Samsonov | 6–4 | |
2009 | Istanbul | Europe Timo Boll Kalinikos Kreanga Michael Maze Vladimir Samsonov Werner Schlager | Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Gao Ning Joo Sae-hyuk Li Ching Wang Hao | 6–5 | |
2010 | Beijing | Asia Cheung Yuk Joo Sae-hyuk Jun Mizutani Wang Liqin Yang Zi | Europe Michael Maze Dimitrij Ovtcharov Jörgen Persson Vladimir Samsonov Werner Schlager | 6–5 | |
2010 | Mons | Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Joo Sae-hyuk Ma Long Jun Mizutani Tang Peng | Europe Timo Boll Chen Weixing Kalinikos Kreanga Jean-Michel Saive Vladimir Samsonov | 6–4 | |
2011 | Beijing | Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Joo Sae-hyuk Jun Mizutani Tang Peng Zhang Jike | Europe Tiago Apolónia Timo Boll Adrian Crişan Vladimir Samsonov Werner Schlager | 6–4 | |
2011 | Minsk | Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Gao Ning Joo Sae-hyuk Tang Peng Xu Xin | Europe Adrien Mattenet Michael Maze Dimitrij Ovtcharov Vladimir Samsonov Alexey Smirnov | 7–3 | |
2012 | Tianjin | Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Gao Ning Hao Shuai Leung Chu Yan Jun Mizutani | Europe Adrian Crişan Dimitrij Ovtcharov Vladimir Samsonov Alexey Smirnov Bojan Tokič | 7–3 | |
2012 | La Roche-sur-Yon | Europe Adrian Crişan Adrien Mattenet Michael Maze Dimitrij Ovtcharov Vladimir Samsonov | Asia Jiang Tianyi Sharath Kamal Chan Kazuhiro Li Ping Ryu Seung-min | 6–4 | |
2013 | Qingdao | Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Jiang Tianyi Joo Sae-hyuk Jun Mizutani Zhang Jike | Europe Chen Weixing Adrian Crişan Marcos Freitas Dimitrij Ovtcharov Vladimir Samsonov | 7–3 | |
2014 | Zhangjiagang | Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Gao Ning Jun Mizutani Tang Peng Xu Xin | Europe Adrian Crişan Robert Gardos Panagiotis Gionis Bastian Steger Tan Ruiwu | 6–4 | |
2015 | Zhangjiagang | Europe Marcos Freitas Andrej Gaćina Robert Gardos Vladimir Samsonov Bastian Steger | Asia Noshad Alamian Chuang Chih-yuan Gao Ning Ma Long Tang Peng | 6–4 | |
2016 | Dongguan | Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Fan Zhendong Gao Ning Joo Sae-hyuk Wong Chun Ting | Europe Tiago Apolónia Chen Weixing Andrej Gaćina Vladimir Samsonov Alexander Shibaev | 6–4 | |
2018 | Nantong | Asia Chuang Chih-yuan Lee Sang-su Koki Niwa Wong Chun Ting Zhang Jike | Europe Marcos Freitas Jonathan Groth Kristian Karlsson Vladimir Samsonov Bastian Steger | 7–3 |