The 2010 Europe Cup in badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

was the 33rd edition of the Europe Cup

Europe Cup (badminton)

The Europe Cup in badminton is a team European championship, played by clubs from all around Europe, analogue to the UEFA Champions League in the football.It was established in 1978 by the members of the Badminton Europe.-Locations of the Europe Cup:...

. It was held between June 23–27, 2010, in the ZBC-Hal, in Zwolle

Zwolle

Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. 1.BC Saarbrücken won the tournament for the first time.

Format

21 teams competed for the title. They were split into 4 groups of 4 teams and 1 group with 5 teams. The Top team of each group advanced to the Quarterfinals. The winners of group A, B and D had a Bye to the Semifinals while the winners of Group C and E played against each other for the final spot in the Semis.

Group stage

Qualified for Quarterfinals

Group A Team Pts Pld W L MF MA   Favorit-Ramenskoe 3 3 3 0 18 3   ASKÖ Traun 2 3 2 1 10 11   Vesely Brno 1 3 1 2 11 10   Hafnarfjardar 0 3 0 3 3 18	Group B Team Pts Pld W L MF MA   Nizhni Novgorod 3 3 3 0 19 2   Van Zundert VELO 2 3 2 1 16 5   Diesse-Mediterranea 1 3 1 2 5 16   Desportivo Estreito 0 3 0 3 2 19
EWLINE June 23, 2010 Favorit-Ramenskoe   7–0   Hafnarfjardar ASKÖ Traun   4–3   Vesely Brno June 24, 2010 Favorit-Ramenskoe   6–1   ASKÖ Traun Hafnarfjardar   1–6   Vesely Brno June 25, 2010 Favorit-Ramenskoe   5–2   Vesely Brno Hafnarfjardar   2–5   ASKÖ Traun	EWLINE June 23, 2010 Nizhni Novgorod   7–0   Diesse-Mediterranea Desportivo Estreito   0–7   Van Zundert VELO June 24, 2010 Nizhni Novgorod   7–0   Desportivo Estreito Diesse-Mediterranea   0–7   Van Zundert VELO June 25, 2010 Nizhni Novgorod   5–2   Van Zundert VELO Diesse-Mediterranea   5–2   Desportivo Estreito

Group C Team Pts Pld W L MF MA   Soderinsa Rinconada 3 3 3 0 16 5   Adliswil-Zürich 2 3 2 1 12 9   SHVSM Kharkov 1 3 1 2 13 8   Western 0 3 0 3 1 20

Group D Team Pts Pld W L MF MA   Issy Les Moulineaux 4 4 4 0 26 2 Mount Pleasant 3 4 3 1 16 12   BV Van Zijderveld 2 4 2 2 17 11   B.B. Ankaraspor 1 4 1 3 9 19   Fiederball Scheffleng 0 4 0 4 2 26

EWLINE June 23, 2010 Soderinsa Rinconada   7–0   Western BV Adliswil   4–3   SHVSM Kharkov June 24, 2010 Soderinsa Rinconada   5–2   BV Adliswil Western   0–7   SHVSM Kharkov June 25, 2010 4–3   SHVSM Kharkov Western   1–6   BV Adliswil

EWLINE June 23, 2010 Issy Les Moulineaux   6–1 Mount Pleasant Fiederball Scheffleng   2–5   B.B. Ankaraspor Issy Les Moulineaux   7–0   Fiederball Scheffleng Mount Pleasant 4–3   BV Van Zijderveld June 24, 2010 Issy Les Moulineaux   7–0   B.B. Ankaraspor Fiederball Scheffleng   0–7   BV Van Zijderveld June 25, 2010 Issy Les Moulineaux   6–1   BV Van Zijderveld Mount Pleasant   4–3   B.B. Ankaraspor Mount Pleasant   7–0   Fiederball Scheffleng B.B. Ankaraspor   1–6   BV Van Zijderveld

Group E

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
1. BC Saarbrücken	3	3	3	0	19	2
BC Saive	2	3	2	1	12	9
Helsingfors BC	1	3	1	2	9	12
SK Badminton	0	3	0	3	2	19

June 23, 2010
1. BC Saarbrücken	7–0	SK Badminton
Helsingfors BC	2–5	BC Saive
June 24, 2010
1. BC Saarbrücken	6–1	Helsingfors BC
SK Badminton	1–6	BC Saive
June 25, 2010
1. BC Saarbrücken	6–1	BC Saive
SK Badminton	1–6	Helsingfors BC

Knockout stage

External links

• Official website