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 . 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	N/A			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 .

Semifinals[]

Ireland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

Ireland 0	SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[1] 18 June 2021 Hard (indoor)		Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
1 2 3 1 Nefisa Berberović 2 6 0 6     2 Dea Herdželaš 3 6 4 6     3 Sophia Derivan /  Anita Husarić /  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 Francesca Curmi 1 6 1 6     2 Chanel Simmonds Helene Pellicano 6 0 2 6 4 6   3  /  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 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 /        not played

Malta vs. Lithuania[]

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[]

Ireland vs. South Africa[]

Ireland 2	SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[5] 19 June 2021 Hard (indoor)		South Africa 1
1 2 3 1 77 62 6 4     2 Chanel Simmonds 2 6 4 6     3 Sophia Derivan /  Chanel Simmonds /  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 6 2 6 4     2 Oyinlomo Quadre 5 7 3 6     3  /   / 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 6 2 6 4     2 6 2 1 6 7 5   3  /  Katarina Marinkovikj /        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 3 1 6 1 7 5     2 Raluca Șerban Oyinlomo Quadre 6 1 6 2     3 Raluca Șerban /   / 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 Inès Bekrar 3 6 0 6     2 6 4 3 6 7 5   3  /   /  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 3 1 6 1 6 1     2 6 1 77 64     3  /  Katarina Marinkovikj /  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 3 1 6 1 6 4     2 Valeria Bhunu 6 2 6 0     3  /   /  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 Zuleykha Safarova 6 2 6 2     2 3 6 4 6     3  /   / 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 6 1 6 1     2 Adrijana Lekaj 6 2 6 3     3  /   /  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 3 1 6 4 6 3     2 7 5 77 65     3  /   /  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 3 1 1 6 0 6     2 1 6 0 6     3  /   /  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 2 6 77 65 6 4   2 2 6 0 6     3  /   / 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 3 1 7 5 6 4     2 0 6 1 6     3  /   / 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[]

External links[]

• Billie Jean King Cup website