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

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

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

Semifinals

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Ireland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

South Africa vs. Malta

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

Promotional play-offs

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Norway vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Malta vs. Lithuania

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

5th place play-off

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Ireland vs. South Africa

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

7th to 12th play-offs

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

Semifinals

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Armenia vs. Nigeria

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

Montenegro vs. North Macedonia

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

7th place play-offs

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Cyprus vs. Nigeria

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

Montenegro vs. Algeria

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

11th place play-off

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Armenia vs. North Macedonia

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

13th to 18th play-offs

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

Semifinals

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Zimbabwe vs. Rwanda

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

Albania vs. Azerbaijan

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

13th place play-offs

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Kosovo vs. Zimbabwe

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

Azerbaijan vs. Iceland

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

17th place play-off

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Rwanda vs. Albania

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

19th to 21st play-offs

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

Semifinal

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Ghana vs. Namibia

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

19th place play-offs

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Kenya vs. Namibia

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

Final placements

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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

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  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.
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