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

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

Semifinals

Ireland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ireland
0

SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania^[1]
18 June 2021
Hard (indoor)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
3

		1	2
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

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

Norway vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Norway
2

SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania^[3]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0

		1	2
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

Malta
0

SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania^[4]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)

Lithuania
2

		1	2
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

Ireland vs. South Africa

Ireland
2

SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania^[5]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)

South Africa
1

		1	2
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

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

Semifinals

Armenia vs. Nigeria

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

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

Cyprus vs. Nigeria

Cyprus
2

SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania^[8]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)

Nigeria
0

		1	2
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

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

Armenia vs. North Macedonia

Armenia
2

SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania^[10]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)

North Macedonia
1

		1	2
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

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

Semifinals

Zimbabwe vs. Rwanda

Zimbabwe
3

SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania^[11]
18 June 2021
Hard (indoor)

Rwanda
0

		1	2
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

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

Kosovo vs. Zimbabwe

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

Azerbaijan
3

SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania^[14]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)

Iceland
0

		1	2
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

Rwanda vs. Albania

Rwanda
0

SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania^[15]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)

Albania
3

		1	2
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

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

Semifinal

Ghana vs. Namibia

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

Kenya vs. Namibia

Kenya
1

SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania^[17]
19 June 2021
Hard (indoor)

Namibia
2

		1	2
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

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

^ "Ireland v Bosnia and Herzegovina". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "South Africa v Malta". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Norway v Bosnia and Herzegovina". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Malta v Lithuania". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Ireland v South Africa". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Armenia v Nigeria". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Montenegro v North Macedonia". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Cyprus v Nigeria". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Montenegro v Algeria". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Armenia v North Macedonia". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Zimbabwe vs. Rwanda". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Albania v Azerbaijan". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Kosovo v Zimbabwe". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Azerbaijan v Iceland". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Rwanda v Albania". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Ghana v Namibia". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Kenya v Namibia". billiejeankingcup.com.

External links

Billie Jean King Cup website

[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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