2018 Europe Top 16 Cup
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 3–4 February 2018 | ||
| Edition | 47th | ||
| Venue | Salle Omnisport du Pierrier | ||
| Location | Montreux, Switzerland | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's singles |  Timo Boll | ||
| Women's singles |  Bernadette Szőcs | ||
| |||
The 2018 Europe Top 16 Cup (also referred to as the China Construction Bank 2018 Europe Top 16 Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition held from 3–4 February in Montreux, Switzerland, organised under the authority of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). It was the 47th edition of the event, and the third time that it had been held in Switzerland.[1][2]
Events were held in men's singles and women's singles, and the three medallists in each event qualified for the 2018 Men's and Women's World Cups.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles |
Timo Boll
|
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
|
 Jonathan Groth
|
| Women's Singles |
Bernadette Szőcs
|
 Li Jie
|
Elizabeta Samara
|
Men's singles
Players
Qualification was based on the European ranking for December 2017, with seedings based on the ranking for February 2018. Lionel Weber qualified as the host nation representative. Portugal's Marcos Freitas also qualified, but withdrew two days before the start of the competition due to injury. His place was taken by Kou Lei of Ukraine.[3]
Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Final)- Timo Boll (Champion)
Simon Gauzy (First round)
Kristian Karlsson (First round)- Ruwen Filus (First round)
- Emmanuel Lebesson (First round)
Kou Lei (First round)
Jonathan Groth (Semifinals)
Vladimir Samsonov (Semifinals)- Bastian Steger (Quarterfinals)
Tiago Apolónia (First round)- Mattias Karlsson (Quarterfinals)
Stefan Fegerl (First round)
Alexander Shibaev (Quarterfinals)
Panagiotis Gionis (Quarterfinals)
Lionel Weber (First round)
Draw
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Women's singles
Players
Qualification was based on the European ranking for December 2017, with seedings based on the ranking for February 2018. Rachel Moret qualified as the host nation representative. Turkey's Melek Hu and Germany's Kristin Lang also qualified, but withdrew before the start of the competition, the latter due to having recently given birth. Their places were taken by Tetyana Bilenko of Ukraine and Viktoria Pavlovich of Belarus.[5]
Li Jie (Final)- Sofia Polcanova (Quarterfinals)
Elizabeta Samara (Semifinals)
Georgina Póta (Quarterfinals)- Matilda Ekholm (Semifinals)
Li Qian (First round)- Liu Jia (Quarterfinals)
- Bernadette Szőcs (Champion)
- Polina Mikhailova (First round)
- Viktoria Pavlovich (First round)
Ni Xialian (First round)- Petrissa Solja (First round)
- Sabine Winter (Quarterfinals)
- Rachel Moret (First round)
- Daniela Monteiro Dodean (First round)
- Tetyana Bilenko (First round)
Draw
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See also
- International Table Tennis Federation
- 2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
- 2018 ITTF-Oceania Cup
- 2018 ITTF Pan-America Cup
References
- ^ "China Construction Bank 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Discretion better part of valour, Marcos Freitas withdraws". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Draw / Men's Singles" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Europe Top 16: Die Achtelfinals im Überblick". MyTischtennis.de (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Draw / Women's Singles" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2018.