In a tie-break with Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and the UK, Belgium could not win sufficient 1-point matches to reach the Final Four.
Currently, Sweden and Denmark are playing 1-point matches to see who will join Austria, Germany and Italy in the Final Four.
With 19 victories, Belgium will have to play a 5-team play-off to decide who qualifies for the Final Four.
Results :
Marc Van Damme v Gaz Owen 1-0
Michel Lamote v Raj Jansaari 1-0
Geert Van der Stricht v Sebastian Wilkinson 0-1
Johan Huyck v Tim Cross 0-1
Guy Van Middelem v Eric McAlpine 0-1
Results :
Marc Van Damme v Kader Turk 1-0
Michel Lamote v Gural Bulut 0-1
Geert Van der Stricht v Arda Findikoglu 1-0
Johan Huyck v Gökhan Günes 1-0
Guy Van Middelem v Fatih Simer 1-0
The results :
Marc Van Damme v Dirk Schiemann 0-1
Michel Lamote v Tobias Hellwag 1-0
Geert Van der Stricht v Jürgen Orlowski 0-1
Johan Huyck v Volker Sonnabend 0-1
Guy Van Middelem v Andreas Hoffman 1-0
After Day 1 (four rounds played) Belgium have won their third victory of the day. With three rounds to play, a spot in the Final Four is within reach.
Walter Meuwis was the Player of the Day with 4 out of 4.
The results :
Marc Van Damme v Thomas Kristensen 1-0
Michel Lamote v Thomas Myhr 0-1
Geert Van dder Stricht v Steen Gronbech 1-0
Johan Huyck v Karsten Bredahl 0-1
Walter Meuwis v Peter Friberg 1-0
Round 5 is scheduled for 10 am tomorrow. Opponent will most likely be Germany, who lead the pack.
The Belgium Backgammon team beat current European champions Norway in thriller.
The results :
Michel Lamote v Dagfinn Snarheim 1-0
Geert Van der Stricht v Hans Liby 0-1
Johan Huyck v Sandre Rike 1-0
Guy Van Middelem v Rune Faerewag 0-1
Walter Meuwis v Kim Nordberg 1-0
With 8 victories and 5 losses, Belgium remains in contention for a Final Four spot.
Round 4 will be played after the World Cup semi-final between Belgium and France.
The results :
Marc Van Damme v Daniel Tudose 0-1
Michel Lamote v Giorgio Castellano 1-0
Geert Van der Stricht v Edmond Mezini 0-1
Johan Huyck v Fabrizio Lo Surdo 0-1
Walter Meuwis v Laura Monaco 1-0
Round 3 will be played at 6 pm. Guy Van Middelem will take the place of Marc Van Damme.
Results :
Marc Van Damme v Thomas Tenland 0-1
Michel Lamote v Kim Westerlundh 1-0
Geert Van der Stricht v Johan Bynell 0-1
Johan Huyck v Conny Eriksson 1-0
Walter Meuwis v Sven Olav Norén 1-0
Round 2 : Belgium v Italy.
The match between Michel Lamote and Girogio Castellano can be watched live on : Gibraltar backgammon.com.
In Reykjavik last week, the Belgium Backgammon Team played 24 matches to 13 points against 6 other countries : Greece, Norway, France, Sweden, Gibraltar and Turkey. We only won 11 of those. That’s bad, right?
Not quite. Let’s hear what Johan Huyck has to say about this. Johan is a professional math teacher and responsible for data processing in the BMS Committee.
Johan : We can look back on the tournament with pride. Sadly, Lady Luck was not on our side.
M : Isn’t that an easy way out? Saying the dice were against us?
Johan : No. Let’s look at it objectively : over the 24 matches we played a PR of 5,52, which is very close to the PR of 5,40 that we could expect based on the current BMS rating. Belgium was the best team in every encounter. Only France came close. This means that based on performance, we could, or should, have won every encounter. None of the encounters yielded a fair result.
M : With fair you mean that the team who played best also won?
Johan : Right. Of the 24 matches we played, 20 times the Belgian player played better than his opponent. Still we only won 11 matches. Our performance was also very consistent. Our worst PR in 24 matches was PR 7,89, whereas in 10 ( = ten) matches our opponents played an 8+ PR.
M : I agree. I saw it happening on the boards with my own eyes. You cannot lose a match against a player who plays worse without having some brutal swings against you.
Johan : It is of course not unusual to lose matches against weaker players, but the frequency in Iceland bordered on the bizarre. Have a look at 5 of our losses :
Walter Meuwis (PR 6,87) loses to George Lazaris (PR 11,33)
Marc Van Damme (PR 5,72) loses to Nikos Dikaros (PR 7,98)
Johan Huyck (PR 6,16) loses to Johan Bynell (PR 9,01)
Johan Segers (PR 6,73) loses to Steve Blake (PR 15,32) (!)
Marc Van Damme (PR 3,64) loses to Kasuto Mahir (PR 7,10)
Losing these 5 matches is “very unlucky”, I would say.
M : Sure. Do you think we were among the best teams?
Johan : I think there is a fair chance that only Denmark and Germany performed better as a team than we did. Maybe France also deserved a place in the Final Four. But of Norway I am not so sure.
M : Hm… The UK maybe? And I think you are a bit harsh on Norway. A batch of 52 EP ( = four 13-point matches) is not really big enough to base a final evaluation on, right? And let us not forget that one of their very best players, Elias Kritikos, did not play against us.
Johan : OK, you have a point there. But let’s look at it in another way : if we were to award points based on performance and we agree that 2-2 would be a fair result if PR’s are within 1, we would be expected to have scored 19 victories out of 24. If a draw would be fair with PR’s within 2, we would have scored 18/24 and if we agree on a draw with PR’s within 3, we would still be expected to reach 16,5/24. In short, there is no doubt in my mind that 13 losses and 11 wins is a very unfortunate outcome, especially knowing that 14/24 would always have ensured a ticket for the Final Four.
M : I see. Anything else you want to highlight?
Johan : Well, Marc’s performance was really outstanding of course. His overall PR of 4,28 (!) surely ranks among the 10 best performances of the whole championship.
And you did well too, of course, with a PR of 3,25 (3 x 13) on Day 2. Walter also played within his skill window, which is something of a feat if you know that his luggage had stayed behind in Brussels Airport. It is not easy to play well if your mind is burdened by worry. Me and Johan (Segers) feel we could have done better. We played slightly worse than our acknowledged skill level. All in all, I think we did very well as a team and have lots of positive things to take with us to the next EUBTC.
M : Any idea when and where that will be?
Johan : It was decided that Gibraltar will host the 2018 European Backgammon Team Championships in the first weeks of July 2018. We can be sure that the organisation will be excellent, as the organisers are quite experienced. Let’s hope we can send a strong team and play as well as we did in Reykjavik, maybe even a bit better.
M : How can we ensure this?
Johan : By keeping up the study and dedicated practice. And the good spirits. I feel that we stand a fair chance of reaching the Final Four, if we can only be spared some extreme bad luck.
M : I agree, although next year more strong teams may show up because the venue is more attractive. I’m thinking countries like Croatia, Italy, Russia, …
Johan : That’s true. We’ll see…
Ok, let’s conclude with a quote about ‘success’. Sadly, most have something to do with “overcoming failure” and I think it is clear that we did not fail in Iceland. Maybe Pele sums it up best : “Success is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all love of what you are doing or learning to do”.
Thank you, Johan, for the insights.
Some unfortunate swings of fortune left Belgium needing a 4-0 victory against Turkey to qualify for the Final Four. Chances of this happening are small, but stranger things have happened in backgammon…
Sadly, despite being the better player on every board, we only managed a draw : 2-2.
Here are the team PR’s :
Every player excelled in this team effort and this resulted in a high-class performance, our best of the tournament. Sadly, outplaying your opponent is never a guarantee for victory in this fickle game, as was amply demonstrated in the 6 encounters we played in Iceland.
Michel Lamote (PR 3,60) wins against Arda Findikoglu (PR 7,52)
Marc Van Damme (PR 3,64) loses to Mahir Kasuto (PR 7,10)
Johan Huyck (PR 6,19) loses to Cumhur Bekture (PR 7,15)
Walter Meuwis (PR 4,82) wins against Gokhan Kazandag (PR 12,91)
What conclusions can be drawn from this event? Come back to this website tomorrow and find an interview with Johan Huyck, who will shed his light on the data.
We needed a 4-0 victory against this dwarfish backgammon nation, but failed in our mission. Sometimes even an 8+ PR difference is not enough to guarantee victory, as Johan S. experienced in a gruelling match against his sympathetic, but endearingly incompetent opponent.
Here are the PR’s of both teams :
Michel Lamote (PR 3,36) wins against Gilbert Licudi (PR 13,52)
Marc Van Damme (PR 4,63) wins against David Frier (PR 10,92)
Johan Segers (PR 6,73) loses to Steven Blake (15,32)
Walter Meuwis (PR 6,83) wins against Michael Pitaluga (PR 14,40)
We now need a 4-0 victory against Turkey in the last round. Unlikely, but not impossible…
After losing to France on Thursday night, we badly needed to score some points against Sweden. It was imperative not to squander equity in this encounter and I can say that we all appeared at the boards very focused. This resulted in a very fine team performance :
This is the best team performance by Belgium so far. Marc and I were the better of two of Sweden’s top players and both Johans kept a cool head in high-pressure conditions :
Michel Lamote (PR 2,71) loses against Kare Aronsson (PR 3,88)
Marc Van Damme (PR 3,67) wins against Thomas Tenland (PR 5,18)
Johan Huyck (PR 6,16) loses against Johan Bynell (PR 9,01)
Johan Segers (PR 6,49) loses against Aron Tendler (PR 7,87)
This undeserved defeat leaves Belgium with 6/16. We can still qualify for the Final Four, but will have to score heavily in R5. Our opponents are Gibraltar, the weakest participant in this tournament. Surely a 4-0 victory is possible?
To be continued.
With two draws under our belt, Belgium badly needed a win against France. Unfortunately, things turned out sour for us as we were beaten 1-3. Both teams came up with similar PR’s :
Marc Van Damme made his maiden appearance on Board 1 and did not disappoint. He won his match and scored an excellent PR :
Marc Van Damme (PR 3,66) wins against Vincent Nardi (PR 5,80)
Johan Huyck (PR 5,61) loses against Olivier Croisille (PR 5,26)
Johan Segers (PR 7,69) loses against Eric Maillebiau (PR 8,45)
Walter Meuwis (PR 5,77) loses against Aurélien Bionnet (PR 3,27)
After this defeat, Belgium was left with 5/12. We needed to score heavily on Day 2 if we wanted to qualify for the Final Four. Will we be able to lift our game a notch or two?
Come and see next week!
After drawing 2-2 against Greece in Round 1, we faced Norway in Round 2. Norway is a strong backgammon country, but amateurish selection procedures prevent some of the very best players to be part of the team. Hence their slightly disappointing performance against us :
The Belgium Team did slightly better :
I seldom perform well during siesta hours, and my PR certainly hurt the team performance. Walter, however, got rolling and also Johan Huyck outplayed his opponent :
All PR’s :
Michel Lamote (PR 6,40) loses to Dagfinn Snarheim (PR 4,78)
Johan Huyck (PR 4,71) wins against Jostein Flood (PR 9,19)
Johan Segers (PR 7,40) loses to Rune Hallvorsen (PR 8,15)
Walter Meuwis (PR 2,99) wins against Beate Siglem (PR 5,20)
Can we keep this up in R3 (or even do better?). Check this website and you’ll soon know.
The European Backgammon Team Championship was won by Norway after a thrilling finish. In the semi finals, Norway drew against Denmark (2-2), but won a team consultation match to 7 points. They repeated that feat against Germany in the final by first winning two encounters and losing two and then winning a team consultation tie-breaking match to 7. Congratulations to our Norwegian friends on behalf of BGFed.be!
You can see pictures of the jubilant winners here :
http://eubgf.eu/closing-ceremony-european-backgammon-championship-reykjavik-2017/
The Belgium Team recorded all its matches. In the upcoming days, BMS Belgium will publish the Performance Ratings of all our matches. Here is how we did in the opening round against Greece :
This is not good. Everybody played at least one PR-point above their skill level, with myself ending up with an uncharacteristic 7+. Remarkably, the Greek GM Konstantinos Mitrellis scored an even more shocking PR, at least 3 PR points above his acknowledged skill level. These PR’s are surely an indication of the complexity of the match.
Check this website for our results in R 2 versus Norway.
http://chess-results.com/tnr305966.aspx
https://eurobackgammon2017.weebly.com/
http://kotra.is/european-championhip-2017/
https://www.facebook.com/www.kotra.is/
Belgium finishes with 11 out 24 and does not make it to the semi-finals. The match analyses will tell us how well we played…
On Thursday 5 October, the 4th edition of the European Backgammon Team Championship (EUBTC) gets underway in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. After valiant campaigns in Hungary (2015) and Denmark (2016) Belgium is once again represented by a worthy team.
The championship consists of 6 rounds of play. In each round, four 13-point matches are played between teams of two different countries. Each country can be represented by one team only. After 6 rounds (played on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 October) the four highest ranked countries qualify for the Final Four. These 4 teams play semi-finals and the final on Sunday 8 October. You can find more info on the tournament format here.
In 2015 and 2016 we were just one match win away from qualification for the Final Four. There was disappointment, but also satisfaction. With less than 100 active players, Belgium is a small backgammon nation compared to pioneering countries like Denmark (current European Champion), Germany, the UK, etc. Still, BGFed.be is one of the best structured backgammon federations in the world and many countries envy our professionally organised initiatives, like the 4 Cubes ( = annual club competition), the BIC ( = the Belgian Individual Championship), the BGFed.be result-based ranking, and the BMS ( = Belgium Master Series = PR-based ranking).
The EUBTC is a great opportunity for Belgium to manifest itself on the international backgammon scene. Our top players are not of Grandmaster level, which makes us underdogs against countries who can field one or more GM’s (Denmark, Germany, Greece, Croatia, Czech Republic, …). However, all players on the team are seasoned backgammon Masters, with plenty of international experience. They are all ranked in the top-6 of the BMS Grading Table (which ranks players according to acknowledged skill level). So, it is safe to say that, with the exception of Geert Van der Stricht (who could not make himself available because of job obligations), the team consists of ‘Belgium’s Best’. They are : Michel Lamote (1), Marc Van Damme (2), Johan Huyck (4), Walter Meuwis (5) and Johan Segers (6).
As Team Captain, I would like to thank all these players for making themselves available and investing time and money in this joint effort. Let us do our best to play (and roll) well.
M
In Budapest (2015) and Helsingor (2016) Belgium competed with grit and determination. In both campaigns the qualification for the Final Four was missed by the smallest margin.
This year the EUBTC will take place in the capital city of Iceland, Reykjavik (5-6 October 2017). This team event is prestigious because it reflects the current standard of a country’s backgammon community. Achievements in previous European Team Championships have earned Belgium a good reputation (prestige). This is what is at stake in Reykjavik. Therefore, BGFed.be hopes to be represented once again by a motivated and competitive team (4-7 players) : Belgium’s Best.
Selection of players will be based predominantly on empirical data, i.e. conglomerate PR’s as reflected in both the BMS GT (Grading Table) and the BPR RT (Ranking Table).
Since (a) skill in backgammon dominates as match length increases and (b) the BMS GT reflects PR’s obtained in longer matches, a higher weight will be given to BMS gradings than to BPR gradings.
In the case that Candidate Players have no official BMS or BPR grading, selection may be considered based on data available in the BMS(BE) archive.
Should the difference between two players be too close to call (0,15 PR), factors like international experience with longer matches will be taken into account.
Candidacies must be submitted by e-mail (kynos8000@gmail.com) at the latest on 30 June 2017.
Candidate players should :
a) be BGFed.be member
b) have the Belgian nationality or be bona fide resident in Belgium
c) demonstrably play at Advanced level or better
d) have an official BMS or BPR grading or be BIC player.
A first list of Candidate Players will be published on the BGFed.be website on 15 July 2017.
On 22-23 July 2017 a BMS tournament will be played to ensure Candidate Players an ultimate opportunity to improve their BMS grading. This tournament will be played in Brugge and will consist of six 13-point matches.
The final selection for Reykjavik 2017 will be made once the performances (PR’s) in this event have been incorporated in the BMS GT.
M
With one victory (3-1 against France) and draws against Norway, the UK, Greece, Iceland and Turkey, Belgium performed well in Denmark. Narrowly missing the Final Four was of course a huge disappointment, but luck just was not on our side in the crucial phase of the championship.
I would like to thank all the players for their good-humoured competitiveness. Belgium was undoubtedly one of the most determined and motivated teams in the field. All players played to the best of their abilities and there was not a whiff of discord in the team. Maurits and Alain (1st and 2nd substitute) were unfailing in their support and their presence gave the team the required robustness and peace of mind.
Next year’s European Team Championship Backgammon will take place in Reykjavik (Iceland). BGFed.be intends to send a team.
M
The Belgian team: Michel Lamote, Geert Van der Stricht, Walter Meuwis, Johan Huyck, Johan Segers, Alain Chif, Maurits Pino.
http://eurobackgammon2016.weebly.com/
https://www.facebook.com/EuroBackgammon2016/
Live stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmHwa16H8IutExiH8P30FWQ
Results: https://www.drawboss.com/Event/Show/7303aabb-cd33-46ff-9824-7d9c9ac61524
Michel Lamote (PR: 4.4) vs Dagfinn Snarheim (PR: 4.6) 1-0
Johan Huyck vs Rune Færevåg 0-1
Johan Segers vs Hall Skåra 1-0
Walter Meuwis vs Tore Fredriksson 0-1
Michel Lamote vs Gaz Owen 1-0
Johan Huyck vs Sebastian Wilkinson 0-1
Johan Segers vs Lawrence Powell 0-1
Walter Meuwis vs Eric McAlpine 1-0
Michel Lamote vs Olivier Decultot 0-1
Johan Huyck vs Raphaël Rosalba 1-0
Johan Segers vs Stéphane Chenevière 1-0
Walter Meuwis vs Gildas Racape 1-0
Geert Van der Stricht vs Nikos Dikaros 0-1
Michel Lamote vs Athanasios Katsios 1-0
Johan Segers vs Haris Christidis 0-1
Walter Meuwis vs Michalis Manolios 1-0
Geert Van der Stricht vs Hallur Jon Saevarsson 0-1
Michel Lamote vs Stefan Gudmundsson 0-1
Johan Huyck vs Ingi Tandri Traustason 1-0
Walter Meuwis vs Fjalarr Páll Mánason 1-0
Geert Van der Stricht vs Mahir Kasuto 0-1
Michel Lamote vs Murat Hazır 1-1
Johan Segers vs Gokhan Kazandag 1-0
Walter Meuwis vs Zafer Önder 1-0
We missed the final 4 by a hair. It all ended with an exciting double match point by Michel in extreme time pressure. Just a little bit more luck and we would have made it. Next time perhaps!
As the countdown to the European Team Championship starts, I picked some of the photos taken during last year’s edition in Budapest to share with you.
The European Championship starts on 20 October in Helsingør, Denmark. Good luck to the Belgian team! Read the introduction of the team members here.
The European Backgammon Team Championship will take place in Helsingor (Denmark) in October this year. As announced, selection for the team is solely based on playing strength as indicated by the assembled data in the 2 BMS tables : the BMS Grading Table (predominantly longer matches) and the BPR Ranking Table (mostly shorter matches).
After 8 months of play (hundreds of matches) the BMS BE data have yielded the following ranking :
Therefore, the selection for Helsingor is as follows : 1. Michel Lamote 2. Geert Van der Stricht 3. Walter Meuwis 4. Johan Segers 5. Johan Huyck 6. Guy Van Middelem 7. Alain Chif. Substitute : Maurits Pino.
BGFed.be is happy to send this robust team to Denmark. Of course, with no player who plays solidly below 5, we cannot count ourselves among the favourites. However, the team’s skill level and international experience is high enough to warrant some hope for at least an outside chance of success.
As Team Captain I hope that in the coming months all selected players will conscientiously prepare for this event. Any improvement in whatever aspect of the game can make a difference when crunch time comes.
M
The 8 candidate players for the European Backgammon Team Championship in Helsingor later this year (20-23 October) are (alphabetically by first name) : Alain Chif, Geert Van der Stricht, Guy Van Middelem, Johan Huyck, Johan Segers, Maurits Pino, Michel Lamote and Walter Meuwis.
In the week following the BMS (BE) tournament (Brugge, 23-24 July), the final selection will be made according to the criteria described in the article Kopenhagen (sic.) 2016 : BGFed.be plans to send strong team (see : Tags/European Team Championship) and published on this website no later than Sunday 31 July, 12 noon.
Thank you to all candidate players for their willingness to represent Belgium at this prestigious event.
M
I would like to remind all aspiring candidate players that the deadline for candidacies is 30 June 2016. Click on European Team Championship (under Tags (right) to find the Selection Procedure and Selection Criteria in the article Kopenhagen 2016 : BGFed.be plans to send strong team.
M
Met enige trots presenteren we bij deze graag de Nederlandse vertaling van de officiële EUBGF toernooiregels:
Tournament-Rules-EUBGF-2016-06_Dutch
De originele versie van de regels is te vinden op de EUBGF website. Het zijn deze Engelse regels die de officiële versie zijn. De Nederlandse versie is slechts een vertaling.
Dank aan Maurits voor de geduldige vertaling!
De regels zijn goed, maar niet perfect. Desalniettemin hebben we het bij een zo trouw mogelijke vertaling gehouden.
Dear Belgian friends,
On behalf of the Greek Backgammon Federation, I would like to express our deepest sorrow for the horrific events that took place in your lovely country during the past week. We were shocked by the attacks and the useless waste of human life and dignity.
May peace be with you all, good people of Belgium, in this dark period of European history…
Sincerely yours,
Michail Proukakis
Vice President of the European Backgammon Federation (EUBGF)
— Guy’s reply :
Dear Michail,
Many thanks for your good-hearted message. We we’re worried about some backgammon players flying to the Nordic Open on Tuesday but all is well. Despite the horrible tragedies and our thoughts to everybody involved, life continues, also in our backgammon community, looking forward to meet you and all our European friends in a near future.
Kind regards,
Guy Van Middelem
President BGFed.be
Recently, the European Backgammon Federation EUBGF has presented its new tournament rules: http://eubgf.eu/eubgf-tournament-rules/.
In its meeting of Friday, March 4, 2016, the board of the BGFed.be has decided to adopt these rules. In practice, this means that BGFed.be’s member clubs are strongly encouraged to apply these rules in their tournaments. The rules will be applied in the competitions organized by BGFed.be itself: the 4 Cubes and the Belgian Individual Championship.
For further information, please contact Maurits Pino, who will follow this up in the future and communicate about this with the EUBGF.
In September of last year, Belgium more than stood its ground in the European Backgammon Team Championship in Budapest. Chances to qualify for the Final Four were real till the last encounter (versus Italy), but evaporated as Germany gained a freaky 4-0 victory over Denmark. Below is a picture of the team that valiantly represented Belgium :
This year, the EBTC will be hosted by Denmark. It will take place in Kopenhagen. At the most recent board meeting of BGFed.be, it was unanimously decided that Belgium will attend this prestigious event. It was also agreed upon that, like last year, efforts should be made to delegate the strongest team possible. The responsibility of implementing this policy was accorded to M.
Selection of players will be based predominantly on empirical data, i.e. conglomerate PR’s as reflected in both the BMSB GT and the BPR RT.
Since (a) skill in backgammon dominates as the match length increases and (b) the BMSB GT reflects PR’s obtained in longer matches, a higher weight will be given to BMSB gradings than to BPR gradings.
In the case that Candidate Players have no official BMSB or BPR grading, selection may be considered based on data available in the BMS Archive.
Should the difference in PR between two players be too close to call, factors like international experience with longer matches will be taken into account.
Candidate Players should :
a) be BGFed.be member and reside in Belgium,
b) demonstrably play at Advanced level or better,
c) have an official BMSB or BPR grading or be BIC-player.
A first list of Candidate Players will be posted on the BGFed.be website on 15 June 2016.
On 23 and 24 July 2016, a BMS tournament will be played to give Candidate Players an ultimate opportunity to improve their BMSB grading. This tournament will be played in Brugge and will consist of six 13-point matches.
The final selection will be made once the performances in this event have been incorporated in the BMSB GT.
M
In the 7th round: Belgium-Italy 2-2
Belgium was on shared 4th-5th place after 6 rounds but, because of the other results, the team would have needed to win all four matches in order to qualify for the final 4.
Semi-finals:
Croatia beats Italy
Denmark-Germany 2-2, Germany wins the deciding 7-point team consultation match
For the 3rd place: Denmark-Italy 3-1
Final: Germany-Croatia 2-2, Croatia wins the deciding 7-point team consultation match
Belgium finished on shared 6th-7th place. Details results are available here.