2021 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III were the final stages of the Group III zonal competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the twenty-one teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F
1  Norway  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Lithuania  Ireland  Malta  South Africa
2  North Macedonia  Cyprus  Nigeria  Armenia  Algeria  Montenegro
3  Albania  Rwanda  Kosovo  Iceland  Zimbabwe  Azerbaijan
4 —  Ghana  Kenya  Namibia

1st to 6th play-offs[edit]

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winners advanced to Group II in 2022.

Semifinals[edit]

Ireland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]


Ireland
0 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[1]
18 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
1 2 3
1 Republic of Ireland
Bosnia and Herzegovina 		Celine Simunyu
Nefisa Berberović 		2
6 		0
6 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Bosnia and Herzegovina 		Anna Bowtell
Dea Herdželaš 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Republic of Ireland
Bosnia and Herzegovina 		Sophia Derivan / Shauna Heffernan
Anita Husarić / Suana Tucaković 		5
7 		1
6 		   

South Africa vs. Malta[edit]


South Africa
0 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[2]
18 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Malta
3
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Malta 		Delien Kleinhans
Francesca Curmi 		1
6 		1
6 		   
2 South Africa
Malta 		Chanel Simmonds
Helene Pellicano 		6
0 		2
6 		4
6 		 
3 South Africa
Malta 		Kelly Arends / Lara Van Der Merwe
Francesca Curmi / Elaine Genovese 		4
6 		1
6 		   

Promotional play-offs[edit]

Norway vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]


Norway
2 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[3]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
1 2 3
1 Norway
Bosnia and Herzegovina 		Malene Helgø
Nefisa Berberović 		6
0 		6
4 		   
2 Norway
Bosnia and Herzegovina 		Ulrikke Eikeri
Dea Herdželaš 		7
5 		6
3 		   
3 Norway
Bosnia and Herzegovina 		Ulrikke Eikeri / Malene Helgø
Anita Husarić / Suana Tucaković 		      not
played

Malta vs. Lithuania[edit]


Malta
0 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[4]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Lithuania
2
1 2 3
1 Malta
Lithuania 		Francesca Curmi
Akvilė Paražinskaitė 		1
6 		4
6 		   
2 Malta
Lithuania 		Helene Pellicano
Justina Mikulskytė 		2
6 		2
6 		   
3 Malta
Lithuania 		Francesca Curmi / Elaine Genovese
Justina Mikulskytė / Akvilė Paražinskaitė 		      not
played

5th place play-off[edit]

Ireland vs. South Africa[edit]


Ireland
2 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[5]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
South Africa
1
1 2 3
1 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		Celine Simunyu
Lara Van Der Merwe 		77
62 		6
4 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		Anna Bowtell
Chanel Simmonds 		2
6 		4
6 		   
3 Republic of Ireland
South Africa 		Sophia Derivan / Shauna Heffernan
Chanel Simmonds / Lara Van Der Merwe 		6
3 		6
4 		   

7th to 12th play-offs[edit]

The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal 7th placed teams.

Semifinals[edit]

Armenia vs. Nigeria[edit]


Armenia
1 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[6]
18 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Nigeria
2
1 2 3
1 Armenia
Nigeria 		Irena Muradyan
Adesuwa Osabuohien 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Armenia
Nigeria 		Arevik Tumanyan
Oyinlomo Quadre 		5
7 		3
6 		   
3 Armenia
Nigeria 		Gabriella Akopyan / Irena Muradyan
Adesuwa Osabuohien / Oyinlomo Quadre 		2
6 		77
64 		0
6 		 

Montenegro vs. North Macedonia[edit]


Montenegro
2 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[7]
18 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
North Macedonia
0
1 2 3
1 Montenegro
North Macedonia 		Tea Nikčević
Jana Tanevska 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Montenegro
North Macedonia 		Divna Ratković
Aleksandra Simeva 		6
2 		1
6 		7
5 		 
3 Montenegro
North Macedonia 		Tea Nikčević / Divna Ratković
Katarina Marinkovikj / Aleksandra Simeva 		      not
played

7th place play-offs[edit]

Cyprus vs. Nigeria[edit]


Cyprus
2 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[8]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Nigeria
0
1 2 3
1 Cyprus
Nigeria 		Maria Siopacha
Adesuwa Osabuohien 		6
1 		7
5 		   
2 Cyprus
Nigeria 		Raluca Șerban
Oyinlomo Quadre 		6
1 		6
2 		   
3 Cyprus
Nigeria 		Raluca Șerban / Maria Siopacha
Adesuwa Osabuohien / Oyinlomo Quadre 		      not
played

Montenegro vs. Algeria[edit]


Montenegro
2 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[9]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Algeria
1
1 2 3
1 Montenegro
Algeria 		Tea Nikčević
Inès Bekrar 		3
6 		0
6 		   
2 Montenegro
Algeria 		Divna Ratković
Lynda Benkaddour 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		 
3 Montenegro
Algeria 		Tea Nikčević / Divna Ratković
Lynda Benkaddour / Yassamine Boudjadi 		6
3 		5
7 		6
1 		 

11th place play-off[edit]

Armenia vs. North Macedonia[edit]


Armenia
2 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[10]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
North Macedonia
1
1 2 3
1 Armenia
North Macedonia 		Irena Muradyan
Jana Tanevska 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2 Armenia
North Macedonia 		Gabriella Akopyan
Iva Daneva 		6
1 		77
64 		   
3 Armenia
North Macedonia 		Milena Gevorgyan / Arevik Tumanyan
Katarina Marinkovikj / Aleksandra Simeva 		3
6 		3
6 		   

13th to 18th play-offs[edit]

The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal 13th placed teams.

Semifinals[edit]

Zimbabwe vs. Rwanda[edit]


Zimbabwe
3 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[11]
18 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Rwanda 		Tadiwanashe Eunice Mauchi
Megane Ingabire 		6
1 		6
4 		   
2 Zimbabwe
Rwanda 		Valeria Bhunu
Joselyn Umulisa 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 Zimbabwe
Rwanda 		Tadiwanashe Eunice Mauchi / Tanyaradzwa Midzi
Megane Ingabire / Sonia Tuyishime 		6
0 		6
0 		   

Albania vs. Azerbaijan[edit]


Albania
1 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[12]
18 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Azerbaijan
2
1 2 3
1 Albania
Azerbaijan 		Kristal Dule
Zuleykha Safarova 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 Albania
Azerbaijan 		Gresi Bajri
Umayra Hashimova 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Albania
Azerbaijan 		Gresi Bajri / Juna Dani
Umayra Hashimova / Zuleykha Safarova 		7
5 		1
6 		67
79 		 

13th place play-offs[edit]

Kosovo vs. Zimbabwe[edit]


Kosovo
2 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[13]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Zimbabwe
1
1 2 3
1 Kosovo
Zimbabwe 		Donika Bashota
Tadiwanashe Eunice Mauchi 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2 Kosovo
Zimbabwe 		Adrijana Lekaj
Tanyaradzwa Midzi 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Kosovo
Zimbabwe 		Ana Broqi / Vesa Gjinaj
Tadiwanashe Eunice Mauchi / Tanyraradza Midzi 		6
4 		1
6 		2
3 		retired
 

Azerbaijan vs. Iceland[edit]


Azerbaijan
3 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[14]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Iceland
0
1 2 3
1 Azerbaijan
Iceland 		Alina Gavrish
Anna Soffia Grönholm 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2 Azerbaijan
Iceland 		Umayra Hashimova
Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir 		7
5 		77
65 		   
3 Azerbaijan
Iceland 		Alina Guseynova / Umayra Hashimova
Anna Soffia Grönholm / Sandra Kristjansdóttir 		6
4 		6
1 		   

17th place play-off[edit]

Rwanda vs. Albania[edit]


Rwanda
0 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[15]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Albania
3
1 2 3
1 Rwanda
Albania 		Sonia Tuyishime
Kristal Dule 		1
6 		0
6 		   
2 Rwanda
Albania 		Joselyn Umulisa
Gresi Bajri 		1
6 		0
6 		   
3 Rwanda
Albania 		Megane Ingabire / Joselyn Umulisa
Gresi Bajri / Juna Dani 		1
6 		3
6 		   

19th to 21st play-offs[edit]

The fourth placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the 19th placed team.

Semifinal[edit]

Ghana vs. Namibia[edit]


Ghana
1 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[16]
18 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Namibia
2
1 2 3
1 Ghana
Namibia 		Nyanyuie Grace Tomegah
Carita Moolman 		2
6 		77
65 		6
4 		 
2 Ghana
Namibia 		Naa Shika Mckorley
Georgina Moolman 		2
6 		0
6 		   
3 Ghana
Namibia 		Naa Anyema Mckorley / Nyanyuie Grace Tomegah
Georgina Moolman / Liniques Theron 		3
6 		0
6 		   

19th place play-offs[edit]

Kenya vs. Namibia[edit]


Kenya
1 		SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[17]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)
Namibia
2
1 2 3
1 Kenya
Namibia 		Alicia Owegi
Taimi Nashiku 		7
5 		6
4 		   
2 Kenya
Namibia 		Cynthia Wanjala
Georgina Moolman 		0
6 		1
6 		   
3 Kenya
Namibia 		Alicia Owegi / Cynthia Wanjala
Carita Moolman / Liniques Theron 		3
6 		3
6 		   

Final placements[edit]

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Norway  Lithuania
Third  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Malta
Fifth  Ireland
Sixth  South Africa
Seventh  Cyprus  Montenegro
Ninth  Nigeria  Algeria
Eleventh  Armenia
Twelfth  North Macedonia
Thirteenth  Kosovo  Azerbaijan
Fifteenth  Zimbabwe  Iceland
Seventeenth  Albania
Eighteenth  Rwanda
Nineteenth  Namibia
Twentieth  Kenya
Twenty-first  Ghana
  •  Norway and  Lithuania were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2022.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ireland v Bosnia and Herzegovina". billiejeankingcup.com.
  2. ^ "South Africa v Malta". billiejeankingcup.com.
  3. ^ "Norway v Bosnia and Herzegovina". billiejeankingcup.com.
  4. ^ "Malta v Lithuania". billiejeankingcup.com.
  5. ^ "Ireland v South Africa". billiejeankingcup.com.
  6. ^ "Armenia v Nigeria". billiejeankingcup.com.
  7. ^ "Montenegro v North Macedonia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  8. ^ "Cyprus v Nigeria". billiejeankingcup.com.
  9. ^ "Montenegro v Algeria". billiejeankingcup.com.
  10. ^ "Armenia v North Macedonia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  11. ^ "Zimbabwe vs. Rwanda". billiejeankingcup.com.
  12. ^ "Albania v Azerbaijan". billiejeankingcup.com.
  13. ^ "Kosovo v Zimbabwe". billiejeankingcup.com.
  14. ^ "Azerbaijan v Iceland". billiejeankingcup.com.
  15. ^ "Rwanda v Albania". billiejeankingcup.com.
  16. ^ "Ghana v Namibia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  17. ^ "Kenya v Namibia". billiejeankingcup.com.

External links[edit]

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