2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

International tennis competition 2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006. In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Teniski Klub 'MLADOST', Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 19–23, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana, July 26–30, on outdoor hard courts.http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/group-iii/europe-africa/2006.aspx Davis Cup – Draws & Results Format The eight teams in the Gaborone tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2007. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2007. Pool A 35em Pool A DEN DEN (3–0) NAM NAM (2–1) TUN TUN (1–2) RWA RWA (0–3) 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 Denmark vs. Rwanda Denmark Rwanda BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-A-M-DEN-RWA-01 Denmark v Rwanda daviscup.com 26 July 2006 Hard 3 0 Rasmus Nørby 6 6 Eric Hagenimana 2 1 Frederik Nielsen 6 6 Jean-Claude Gasigwa 0 0 Jacob Melskens Martin Pedersen 6 6 Alain Hakizimana Jean-Paul Nshimiyimana 0 0 Tunisia vs. Namibia Tunisia Namibia BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-A-M-TUN-NAM-01 Tunisia v Namibia daviscup.com 26 July 2006 Hard 1 2 Haythem Abid 6 6 Johan Theron 2 3 Malek Jaziri 2 2 Jurgens Strydom 6 6 Haythem Abid Hakim Rezgui 6 6.019 4 Henrico Du Plessis Jurgens Strydom 4 7 6 Denmark vs. Namibia Denmark Namibia BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-A-M-DEN-NAM-01 Denmark v Namibia daviscup.com 27 July 2006 Hard 3 0 Rasmus Nørby 6 6 Johan Theron 0 1 Frederik Nielsen 7 6 Jurgens Strydom 6 0 Frederik Nielsen Rasmus Nørby 6 3 Henrico Du Plessis Herman Kuschke 2 0 2 Tunisia vs. Rwanda Tunisia Rwanda BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-A-M-TUN-RWA-01 Tunisia v Rwanda daviscup.com 27 July 2006 Hard 3 0 Hakim Rezgui 6 7 Eric Hagenimana 0 6 Haythem Abid 6 6 Jean-Claude Gasigwa 2 2 Haythem Abid Wael Kilani 6 6 Alain Hakizimana Jean-Paul Nshimiyimana 1 0 Denmark vs. Tunisia Denmark Tunisia BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-A-M-DEN-TUN-01 Denmark v Tunisia daviscup.com 28 July 2006 Hard 3 0 Rasmus Nørby 6 6 Hakim Rezgui 4 4 Frederik Nielsen 6 6 Haythem Abid 3 4 Jacob Melskens Martin Pedersen 6 6 Wael Kilani Hakim Rezgui 3 3 Namibia vs. Rwanda Namibia Rwanda BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-A-M-NAM-RWA-01 Namibia v Rwanda daviscup.com 28 July 2006 Hard 3 0 Henrico Du Plessis 6 5 6 Eric Hagenimana 2 7 4 Jurgens Strydom 6 6 Jean-Claude Gasigwa 2 1 Henrico Du Plessis Johan Theron 6 6 6 Eric Hagenimana Alain Hakizimana 7 3 2 Pool B 35em Pool B NGR NGR (3–0) GHA GHA (2–1) CIV CIV (2–1) BOT BOT (0–3) 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 Ivory Coast vs. Botswana Ivory Coast Botswana BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-B-M-CIV-BOT-01 Ivory Coast v Botswana daviscup.com 26 July 2006 Hard 3 0 Charles Irie 6 6 Bokang Setshogo 4 4 Claude N'Goran 6 6 Phenyo Matong 4 1 Terence Nugent Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 6 Onkabetse Matong Uyapo Nleya 2 3 Ghana vs. Nigeria Ghana Nigeria BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-B-M-GHA-NGR-01 Ghana v Nigeria daviscup.com 26 July 2006 Hard 1 2 Gunther Darkey 6 6 Abdul-Mumin Babalola 4 4 Henry Adjei-Darko 1 6 3 Jonathan Igbinovia 6 3 6 Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey 6.039 1 Abdul-Mumin Babalola Jonathan Igbinovia 7 6 Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria Ivory Coast Nigeria BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-B-M-CIV-NGR-01 Ivory Coast v Nigeria daviscup.com 27 July 2006 Hard 0 3 Charles Irie 6 6 0 Abdul-Mumin Babalola 7 3 6 Claude N'Goran 2 4 Jonathan Igbinovia 6 6 Terence Nugent Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 4 4 Abdul-Mumin Babalola Jonathan Igbinovia 6 6 Ghana vs. Botswana Ghana Botswana BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-B-M-GHA-BOT-01 Ghana v Botswana daviscup.com 27 July 2006 Hard 2 1 Gunther Darkey 0 Bokang Setshogo 5 1 Mohammed Salifu 6 6 6 Phenyo Matong 7 0 1 Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey 6 6 Phenyo Matong Bokang Setshogo 0 0 Ivory Coast vs. Ghana Ivory Coast Ghana BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-B-M-CIV-GHA-01 Ivory Coast v Ghana daviscup.com 28 July 2006 Hard 0 3 Terence Nugent 1 2 Gunther Darkey 6 6 Charles Irie 2 4 Henry Adjei-Darko 6 6 Charles Irie Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 4 5 Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey 4 6 7 Nigeria vs. Botswana Nigeria Botswana BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-B-M-NGR-BOT-01 Nigeria v Botswana daviscup.com 28 July 2006 Hard 3 0 Abdul-Mumin Babalola 6 6 Bokang Setshogo 3 3 Jonathan Igbinovia 6 6 Phenyo Matong 3 0 Sunday Maku Lawal Shehu 6 6 Onkabetse Matong Uyapo Nleya 3 3 Promotion pool The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward. (scores in italics carried over from Groups) 35em 1st–4th Play-off DEN DEN (3–0) NGR NGR (2–1) GHA GHA (1–2) NAM NAM (0–3) 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 Denmark and Nigeria promoted to Group II in 2007. Denmark vs. Nigeria Denmark Nigeria BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-PP1-4-DEN-NGR-01 Denmark v Nigeria daviscup.com 29 July 2006 Hard 2 1 Rasmus Nørby 6 6 Abdul-Mumin Babalola 2 2 Frederik Nielsen 1 2 Jonathan Igbinovia 6 6 Frederik Nielsen Rasmus Nørby 6 6 Abdul-Mumin Babalola Jonathan Igbinovia 3 2 Namibia vs. Ghana Namibia Ghana BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-PP1-4-NAM-GHA-01 Namibia v Ghana daviscup.com 29 July 2006 Hard 0 3 Henrico Du Plessis 2 2 Gunther Darkey 6 6 Jurgens Strydom 3 2 Henry Adjei-Darko 6 6 Henrico Du Plessis Jurgens Strydom 4 2 Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey 6 6 Denmark vs. Ghana Denmark Ghana BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-PP1-4-DEN-GHA-01 Denmark v Ghana daviscup.com 30 July 2006 Hard 3 0 Rasmus Nørby 6 6 Gunther Darkey 4 4 Frederik Nielsen 3 6 7 Henry Adjei-Darko 6 3 5 Jacob Melskens Martin Pedersen 6 6 Emmanuel Mensah Mohammed Salifu 2 1 Namibia vs. Nigeria Namibia Nigeria BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-PP1-4-NAM-NGR-01 Namibia v Nigeria daviscup.com 30 July 2006 Hard 1 2 Henrico Du Plessis 3 3 Abdul-Mumin Babalola 6 6 Jurgens Strydom 6.049 6 3 Jonathan Igbinovia 7 4 6 Henrico Du Plessis Jurgens Strydom 6 7 Jonathan Igbinovia Lawal Shehu 4 6.019 Relegation pool The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward. (scores in italics carried over from Groups) 35em 5th–8th Play-off TUN TUN (3–0) CIV CIV (2–1) BOT BOT (1–2) RWA RWA (0–3) 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 Botswana and Rwanda relegated to Group IV in 2007. Tunisia vs. Ivory Coast Tunisia Ivory Coast BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-PP5-8-TUN-CIV-01 Tunisia v Ivory Coast daviscup.com 29 July 2006 Hard 2 1 Wael Kilani 6 6 Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 4 2 Haythem Abid 6 6 Charles Irie 4 2 Haythem Abid Hakim Rezgui 6 2 2 Claude N'Goran Terence Nugent 4 6 6 Rwanda vs. Botswana Rwanda Botswana BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-PP5-8-RWA-BOT-01 Rwanda v Botswana daviscup.com 30 July 2006 Hard 0 3 Jean-Paul Nshimiyimana 2 1 Bokang Setshogo 6 6 Jean-Claude Gasigwa 6 3 1 Phenyo Matong 3 6 6 Jean-Claude Gasigwa Alain Hakizimana 4 3 Phenyo Matong Bokang Setshogo 6 6 Tunisia vs. Botswana Tunisia Botswana BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-PP5-8-TUN-BOT-01 Tunisia v Botswana daviscup.com 30 July 2006 Hard 3 0 Wael Kilani 6 2 6 Bokang Setshogo 2 6 4 Haythem Abid 6 6 Phenyo Matong 2 0 Haythem Abid Wael Kilani 6 6 Phenyo Matong Uyapo Nleya 2 3 Rwanda vs. Ivory Coast Rwanda Ivory Coast BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G3-EPA-B-PP5-8-RWA-CIV-01 Rwanda v Ivory Coast daviscup.com 30 July 2006 Hard 0 3 Jean-Paul Nshimiyimana 2 0 Charles Irie 6 6 Jean-Claude Gasigwa 2 3 Claude N'Goran 6 6 Alain Hakizimana Jean-Paul Nshimiyimana 2 3 Terence Nugent Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 6 Final standings Rank Team1DEN2NGR3GHA4NAM5TUN6CIV7BOT8RWA DEN and NGR promoted to Group II in 2007. BOT and RWA relegated to Group IV in 2007. References Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Category:2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone