Russia Team – World Team Championship 2016 – Courtesy: ITF

Russia once again the host nation will hold the Beach Tennis World Team Championship in Moscow from 11th July 2017.

This will be the 6th annual World Team Championship and Russia will be defending the title won in 2016 with which they became the 3rd nation after Italy and Brazil to raise the sought-after trophy since the tournaments inception in 2012.

During 2017 Championship, three nations – Ecuador, Netherlands and Slovakia which have never participated will enter teams and Greece and Belgium return first-time since 2015.

Players aged 14 will also participate in a junior event, thus, enabling them to gain experience in representing their nation on the international stage.

Entered Teams – Main Draw (20 DA, 4 QF)

Position

Nation

1

Russia

2

Italy

3

France

4

Spain

5

Venezuela

6

Brazil

7

United States

8

Japan

9

Switzerland

10

Hungary

11

Estonia

12

Bulgaria

13

Portugal

14

Lithuania

15

Israel

16

Belarus

17

Germany

18

San Marino

19

Cyprus

20

Morocco or Egypt*

21

Qualifier

22

Qualifier

23

Qualifier

24

Qualifier

*acceptance to be determined in accordance with the Beach Tennis World Team Championship Acceptance Criteria 2017.

Entered Teams – Qualifying Draw

Position

Nation

1

Latvia

2

Chile

3

Morocco or Egypt

4

Moldova

5

Great Britain

6

Thailand

7

Finland

8

Belgium

9

Greece

10

Ecuador

11

Netherlands

12

Slovakia

 

   Entered Teams – Juniors

Nation

Russia

Italy

Spain

Venezuela

Brazil

Estonia

Lithuania

Belarus

Germany

Latvia

Egypt

Ecuador

 

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