2019 Europe Top 16 Cup

The 2019 Europe Top 16 Cup (also referred to as the 2019 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition held from 2–3 February in Montreux, Switzerland, organised under the authority of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). It was the 48th edition of the event, and the fourth time that it had been held in Switzerland.[1][2]

2019 Europe Top 16 Cup
Tournament details
Dates2–3 February 2019
Edition48th
VenueSalle Omnisport du Pierrier
LocationMontreux, Switzerland
Champions
Men's Singles Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Women's Singles Petrissa Solja
← 2018 2020 →

Events were held in men's singles and women's singles, and the three medallists in each event qualified for the 2019 Men's and Women's World Cups.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Singles
Dimitrij Ovtcharov Vladimir Samsonov Timo Boll
Women's Singles
Petrissa Solja Bernadette Szőcs Sofia Polcanova

Qualification

In total, 16 players qualified for both the men's and women's singles:[3][4]

  • The current European Champion
  • The 14 highest-ranked players in December 2018, excluding the European Champion
  • A host association representative

A maximum of two players from each association could qualify.

Means of qualificationMen's singlesWomen's singles
2018 European Championships Timo Boll Li Qian
European ranking (December 2018) Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Mattias Falck
Liam Pitchford
Vladimir Samsonov
Jonathan Groth
Simon Gauzy
Kristian Karlsson
Marcos Freitas
Emmanuel Lebesson
Daniel Habesohn
Tiago Apolónia
Kou Lei
Ovidiu Ionescu
Panagiotis Gionis		 Sofia Polcanova
Bernadette Szőcs
Elizabeta Samara
Li Jie
Petrissa Solja
Matilda Ekholm
Georgina Póta
Britt Eerland
Polina Mikhaylova
Ni Xialian
Nina Mittelham
Natalia Partyka
Hana Matelová
Barbora Balážová
Host association representative Lionel Weber Rachel Moret
Total1616

Men's singles

Seeding

Players were seeded according to the European ranking for February 2019.[5]

  1. Timo Boll (Bronze medalist)
  2. Mattias Falck (First round)
  3. Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Champion)
  4. Liam Pitchford (First round)
  5. Vladimir Samsonov (Final)
  6. Jonathan Groth (Quarterfinals)
  7. Marcos Freitas (First round)
  8. Kristian Karlsson (Quarterfinals)
  9. Simon Gauzy (Quarterfinals)
  10. Emmanuel Lebesson (First round)
  11. Daniel Habesohn (Semifinals)
  12. Ovidiu Ionescu (First round)
  13. Tiago Apolónia (First round)
  14. Panagiotis Gionis (Quarterfinals)
  15. Kou Lei (First round)
  16. Lionel Weber (First round)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Timo Boll 11 11 11 11
13 Tiago Apolónia 3 4 5 5 1 Timo Boll 11 12 11 6 11
10 Emmanuel Lebesson 11 10 9 10 7 8 Kristian Karlsson 3 10 6 11 1
8 Kristian Karlsson 5 12 11 12 11 1 Timo Boll 9 3 3 11 11 11 7
6 Jonathan Groth 11 11 11 11 3 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 11 11 5 4 9 11
16 Lionel Weber 6 5 8 7 6 Jonathan Groth 9 11 9 8 3
15 Kou Lei 2 9 6 6 3 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 4 11 11 11
3 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 11 11 11 3 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 6 11 11 14 6 11 12
4 Liam Pitchford 9 8 9 7 5 Vladimir Samsonov 11 8 3 16 11 7 10
9 Simon Gauzy 11 11 11 11 9 Simon Gauzy 7 11 9 11 5 7
11 Daniel Habesohn 14 11 9 4 9 11 11 11 Daniel Habesohn 11 5 11 5 11 11
7 Marcos Freitas 12 6 11 11 11 8 7 11 Daniel Habesohn 9 4 11 9 11 9 Third place
5 Vladimir Samsonov 11 11 9 11 11 5 Vladimir Samsonov 11 11 9 11 6 11
12 Ovidiu Ionescu 3 10 11 8 5 5 Vladimir Samsonov 11 10 11 11 11 1 Timo Boll 11 11 7 9 3 12 11
14 Panagiotis Gionis 11 12 10 11 11 11 14 Panagiotis Gionis 7 12 4 2 7 11 Daniel Habesohn 7 4 11 11 11 10 5
2 Mattias Falck 8 14 12 4 7 8

[6][7]

Women's singles

Seeding

Players were seeded according to the European ranking for February 2019.[8]

  1. Sofia Polcanova (Bronze medalist)
  2. Bernadette Szőcs (Final)
  3. Elizabeta Samara (Quarterfinals)
  4. Li Jie (First round)
  5. Petrissa Solja (Champion)
  6. Matilda Ekholm (First round)
  7. Georgina Póta (Quarterfinals)
  8. Britt Eerland (First round)
  9. Li Qian (First round)
  10. Ni Xialian (First round)
  11. Polina Mikhailova (First round)
  12. Hana Matelová (First round)
  13. Nina Mittelham (Quarterfinals)
  14. Barbora Balážová (Quarterfinals)
  15. Natalia Partyka (Semifinals)
  16. Rachel Moret (First round)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Sofia Polcanova 7 4 11 15 11 11 12
16 Rachel Moret 11 11 6 13 6 13 10 1 Sofia Polcanova 11 11 11 8 10 15
13 Nina Mittelham 11 8 14 11 13 13 Nina Mittelham 6 8 6 11 12 13
6 Matilda Ekholm 9 11 12 6 11 1 Sofia Polcanova 13 11 7 11 10 9
5 Petrissa Solja 9 11 12 5 5 11 11 5 Petrissa Solja 15 4 11 3 12 11
9 Li Qian 11 8 10 11 11 8 8 5 Petrissa Solja 11 11 9 11 11
11 Polina Mikhailova 9 10 10 7 3 Elizabeta Samara 7 9 11 8 6
3 Elizabeta Samara 11 12 12 11 5 Petrissa Solja 9 9 6 12 11 11 11
4 Li Jie 11 10 8 11 5 11 7 2 Bernadette Szőcs 11 11 11 10 8 8 4
15 Natalia Partyka 7 12 11 8 11 7 11 15 Natalia Partyka 11 11 11 6 13
10 Ni Xialian 2 9 6 7 7 Georgina Póta 7 9 6 11 11
7 Georgina Póta 11 11 11 11 15 Natalia Partyka 8 11 8 12 12 11 2 Third place
8 Britt Eerland 9 8 14 8 2 Bernadette Szőcs 11 9 11 10 14 9 11
14 Barbora Balážová 11 11 16 11 14 Barbora Balážová 7 8 5 9 1 Sofia Polcanova 7 11 7 12 11 11
12 Hana Matelová 5 9 13 7 13 8 2 Bernadette Szőcs 11 11 11 11 15 Natalia Partyka 11 4 11 10 7 6
2 Bernadette Szőcs 11 11 11 11 11 11

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See also

References
  1. "CCB Europe Top 16 Cup / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. "Timo Boll and Bernadette Szocs set for title defence". ITTF. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. "Invitation for 2019 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. "Boll and Polcanova head the CCB Europe Top 16 Cup lists". ETTU. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. "2019 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup / Men's seeding". ITTF. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. "2019 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup / Results 02 Feb". ITTF. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  7. "2019 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup / Results 03 Feb". ITTF. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. "2019 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup / Women's seeding". ITTF. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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