The Match Europe v USA

The Match Europe v USA was an international two-day outdoor track and field competition between the United States and Europe. It took place 9–10 September 2019 in Minsk, Belarus, three weeks prior to the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, a few days after the conclusion of the 2019 Diamond League and three months after the 2019 European Games.[1]

The Match Europe v USA
Dates9–10 September 2019
Host cityMinsk, Belarus
VenueDinamo Stadium
Events37
Participation~300 athletes


Europe Europe 724½ – 601½ United States USA
Team Europe wins the Match.

Team Europe won the Match, defeating Team USA by 724½ to 601½.

Creation of the Match

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The match was agreed between European Athletics and USA Track & Field in December 2018 and marked the first international match between the two since the 1960s.[2] The competition followed the successful creation of the Athletics World Cup in 2018, which included the United States and several European nations.[3] Athletes from the United States and Europe also compete in the quadrennial IAAF Continental Cup, though American athletes are part of a combined Americas team rather than a national one.[4] Minsk also played host to the 2019 European Games that year, the athletics portion of which was a national team matchplay competition held in the new DNA Athletics format.[5]

The program

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Events

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The event programme consisted of 37 events, and includes six individual track running events, three obstacle events, four jumping events, four throwing events, and a sprint relay event for each sex. There is also a 1600 metres mixed-sex sprint medley relay with four athletes running 200, 200, 400 and 800 metres, similar to a mixed 4 × 400 metres relay which will be introduced at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

Track events
Running
Obstacle events
Relay events
Field events
Jumping events
Throwing events

Special match rules applied to the field events. For the six Horizontal field events (all four throwing events, the long and triple jumps), there were three initial attempts in each event. Following this, the top six athletes from these trials advanced to the final three rounds. At each subsequent round, the lowest placing athlete, based on all attempts thus far in the competition, was eliminated. In the vertical jumps (high jump and pole vault) each competitor was limited to three attempts at any specific height and eight attempts in total.

Scoring

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Each team was allowed to field 4 athletes in each individual event, and two teams of four in each relay. The winner of each individual event and each relay scored 9 points, the second 7 points, the third score 6, and so on. The highest score either team could achieve in a single event was therefore 27 points, and the lowest (barring disqualification, failure to finish or record a mark) 10 (or in relays, 16 and 11 respectively).

Across the competition, a theoretical high score of 966 points was available, and a theoretical low score, ignoring disqualifications, DNFs and no marks, of 373. However, the match would be won once either team achieves over half of all available points - the winning post for the Match before it commenced was therefore 670 points. Following withdrawals and 'no marks' on day one of the Match, the winning post was recalculated as 662 points.[7] Europe secured victory when they reached a 664½–560½ lead. The final result was 724½–601½.

Scoring scheme for The Match USA v Europe
Position Points Position Points
1st 9 5th 4
2nd 7 6th 3
3rd 6 7th 2
4th 5 8th 1
* 0 points are awarded in the event of a DQ, DNF or NM.

3½ points was awarded for dead heat for 5th place in 400m hurdles men.[8]

Prize money

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The organiser of the event will award prize money to the competitors. For relay events, the winning team will receive €6,000, the runners-up €4,000, and the third-placers €2,000. The prize money structure for individual events is as follows:

  1. €7,000
  2. €5,000
  3. €4,000
  4. €3,000
  5. €2,000
  6. €1,000
  7. €500
  8. €500

Results

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Event First Second Third
100 metres Mike Rodgers
  United States
10.20 Christopher Belcher
  United States
10.25 Demek Kemp
  United States
10.25
200 metres Ramil Guliyev
  Europe
20.16 Eseosa Desalu
  Europe
20.66 Kyree King
  United States
20.83
400 metres Michael Cherry
  United States
45.13 Wilbert London
  United States
45.39 Davide Re
  Europe
46.05
800 metres Amel Tuka
  Europe
1:46.77 Adam Kszczot
  Europe
1:46.89 Isaiah Harris
  United States
1:46.94
1500 metres Josh Thompson
  United States
3:38.88 Jake Wightman
  Europe
3:38.90 Ben Blankenship
  United States
3:39.63
3000 metres Ben Blankenship
  United States
7:57.48 Adel Mechaal
  Europe
7:57.55 Yemaneberhan Crippa
  Europe
7:58.11
110 metres hurdles Orlando Ortega
  Europe
13.21 Sergey Shubenkov
  Europe
13.39 Freddie Crittenden
  United States
13.43
400 metres hurdles Dave Kendziera
  United States
48.99 Amere Lattin
  United States
49.12 Ludvy Vaillant
  Europe
49.20
3000 metres steeplechase Hillary Bor
  United States
8:32.64 Stanley Kebenei
  United States
8:33.65 Daniel Arce
  Europe
8:33.75
4 × 100 metres relay   United States 1
Demek Kemp
Mike Rodgers
Isaiah Young
Christopher Belcher
38.26   Europe 1
Joris van Gool
Taymir Burnet
Hensley Paulina
Churandy Martina
38.45   United States 2
Brandon Carnes
Cameron Burrell
Cordero Gray
Chris Royster
38.70
High jump Maksim Nedasekau
  Europe
2.35 WL Ilya Ivanyuk
  Europe
2.31 Jeron Robinson
  United States
2.29
Pole vault Armand Duplantis
  Europe
5.85 Piotr Lisek
  Europe
5.80 Paweł Wojciechowski
  Europe
5.75
Long jump Damarcus Simpson
  United States
8.17 Miltiadis Tentoglou
  Europe
8.17 Eusebio Cáceres
  Europe
8.17
* Placings decided on countback
Triple jump Chris Benard
  United States
17.01 Ben Williams
  Europe
16.71 KeAndre Bates
  United States
16.70
Shot put Darrell Hill
  United States
22.35 Konrad Bukowiecki
  Europe
21.92 Filip Mihaljević
  Europe
21.60
Discus throw Lukas Weißhaidinger
  Europe
67.22 Piotr Małachowski
  Europe
64.89 Ola Stunes Isene
  Europe
63.99
Hammer throw Paweł Fajdek
  Europe
80.71 Wojciech Nowicki
  Europe
78.33 Nick Miller
  Europe
77.89
Javelin throw Johannes Vetter
  Europe
90.03 Magnus Kirt
  Europe
88.91 Edis Matusevičius
  Europe
83.54

Women

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Event First Second Third
100 metres Daryll Neita
  Europe
11.29 Dezerea Bryant
  United States
11.30 Morolake Akinosun
  United States
11.39
200 metres Brittany Brown
  United States
22.61 Beth Dobbin
  Europe
22.92 Kyra Jefferson
  United States
22.99
400 metres Wadeline Jonathas
  United States
51.01 Allyson Felix
  United States
51.36 Iga Baumgart-Witan
  Europe
51.52
800 metres Alexandra Bell
  Europe
2:04.81 Olha Lyakhova
  Europe
2:04.90 Ce'Aira Brown
  United States
2:05.38
1500 metres Kate Grace
  United States
4:02.49 Shannon Osika
  United States
4:04.92 Eilish McColgan
  Europe
4:05.58
3000 metres Elise Cranny
  United States
9:00.70 Rachel Schneider
  United States
9:00.77 Eilish McColgan
  Europe
9:01.03
3000 metres steeplechase Mel Lawrence
  United States
9:33.24 Irene Sánchez-Escribano
  Europe
9:38.47 Viktória Wagner-Gyürkés
  Europe
9:42.68
100 metres hurdles Sharika Nelvis
  United States
12.80 Karolina Kołeczek
  Europe
12.86 Elvira Herman
  Europe
12.92
400 metres hurdles Hanna Ryzhykova
  Europe
55.32 Léa Sprunger
  Europe
55.46 Meghan Beesley
  Europe
55.49
4 × 100 metres relay   United States 1
Dezerea Bryant
Morolake Akinosun
Caitland Smith
Ashley Henderson
43.36   United States 2
Courtne Davis
Kiara Parker
Kortnei Johnson
Kyra Jefferson
43.66   Europe 1
Bowien Jansen
Nargelis Statia Pieter
Eefje Boons
Naomi Sedney
43.82
High jump Yuliya Levchenko
  Europe
2.02 Iryna Herashchenko
  Europe
1.98 Mariya Lasitskene
  Europe
1.98
Pole vault Anzhelika Sidorova
  Europe
4.85 Katerina Stefanidi
  Europe
4.70 Katie Nageotte
  United States
4.70
Long jump Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova
  Europe
6.74 Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk
  Europe
6.73 Brittney Reese
  United States
6.71
Triple jump Tori Franklin
  United States
14.36 Patrícia Mamona
  Europe
14.21 Dovile Kilty
  Europe
14.08
Shot put Maggie Ewen
  United States
19.47 Fanny Roos
  Europe
19.06 Anita Márton
  Europe
18.95
Discus throw Sandra Perković
  Europe
67.65 Laulauga Tausaga-Collins
  United States
63.71 Valarie Allman
  United States
62.44
Hammer throw Joanna Fiodorow
  Europe
74.34 Hanna Malyshik
  Europe
72.70 Brooke Andersen
  United States
72.59
Javelin throw Kara Winger
  United States
64.63 Tatsiana Khaladovich
  Europe
64.41 Alexie Alaïs
  Europe
60.86

Mixed

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Event First Second Third
1600 metres medley relay   Europe 1
Patrick Domogala
Jessica-Bianca Wessolly
Iga Baumgart-Witan
Amel Tuka
3:21.13   United States 1
Remontay McClain
Kiara Parker
Allyson Felix
Isaiah Harris
3:21.21   United States 2
Jamiel Trimble
Kyra Jefferson
Courtney Okolo
Brannon Kidder
3:21.47

Final scores

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Teams 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 3000m s 1/110m h 400 m h 4 x 100 m 1600m relay HJ LJ TJ PV SP DT HT JT Total Score
Team Europe
 
M 14 20 15 23 19 16 21 24 16½ 12 14 25 20 14 27 19 25 25 26 724½ PTS
W 17 19 16 24 14 11 22 20 26 11 25 21 20 24 20 21 23 21
Team USA
 
M 22 17 22 14 18 21 21 13 20½ 15 13 12 17 22 7 18 11 12 11 601½ PTS
W 20 18 21 13 23 25 15 17 11 16 12 15 17 9 17 16 13 16
TEAM EUROPE   WINS THE MATCH 724½ – 601½
Points from each placement[9]
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total points
Points for placement 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Team Europe   Events 17 26 21 23 16 19 12 4 724½
Points 153 182 126 115 63½ 57 24 4
Team USA   Events 20 11 16 14 19 14 20 21 601½
Points 180 77 96 70 75½ 42 40 21
  • 17 events were won by Team Europe; Team USA won 20.
  • Team Europe achieved 64 podium positions; Team USA achieved 47.

References

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  1. ^ The Match Europe v USA Minsk 2019 website is now live . European Athletics (2019-05-20). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  2. ^ Europe v USA match set to be staged in Minsk in 2019. European Athletics (2018-12-11). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  3. ^ Athletics World Cup: Eight nations to compete at London Stadium. BBC Sport (2018-02-05). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  4. ^ Team Europe ready to defend IAAF Continental Cup title. European Athletics (2018-09-07). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  5. ^ Nedelec, Jeremy (2018-12-11), Athlétisme – Un duel Europe-Etats-Unis à Minsk en 2019 (in French). Sport 365. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  6. ^ Minsk to host Europe vs USA match in 2019 . IAAF (2018-12-12). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  7. ^ The Match USA v Europe Team Manual.
  8. ^ "The Match Europe v USA – 400m Hurdles Men". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  9. ^ "European Athletics – Placing Table". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
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