2021 Europe Top 16 Cup

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2021 Europe Top 16 Cup
Tournament details
Dates18–19 September 2021
Edition50th
Competitors32
VenueYMCA Sports Center
Location Thessaloniki, Greece
Champions
Men's singles Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska
Women's singles Flag of Germany.svg Nina Mittelham
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The 2021 Europe Top 16 Cup (also referred to as the 2021 Pomegranate Europe Top 16 Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition, held on 18 and 19 September 2021 in Thessaloniki, Greece, organised under the authority of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). It was the 50th edition of the event, and the first time that it had been held in Greece. [1] [2]

Contents

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Singles
details 		Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska Flag of Portugal.svg Marcos Freitas Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Falck
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Lebesson
Women's Singles
details 		Flag of Germany.svg Nina Mittelham Flag of Portugal.svg Fu Yu Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Matelová
Flag of Romania.svg Bernadette Szőcs

Men's singles

Seeding

Players were seeded according to the latest European ranking. [3]

  1. Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Falck (semifinals)
  2. Flag of England.svg Liam Pitchford (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska (champion)
  4. Flag of France.svg Simon Gauzy (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Portugal.svg Marcos Freitas (final)
  6. Flag of Austria.svg Robert Gardos (first round)
  7. Flag of Sweden.svg Kristian Karlsson (first round)
  8. Flag of Slovenia.svg Darko Jorgić (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Groth (first round)
  10. Flag of Croatia.svg Tomislav Pucar (first round)
  11. Flag of Germany.svg Ruwen Filus (quarterfinals)
  12. Flag of Slovakia.svg Wang Yang (first round)
  13. Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Lebesson (semifinals)
  14. Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Habesohn (first round)
  15. Flag of Croatia.svg Andrej Gaćina (first round)
  16. Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Gionis (first round)

Main draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Falck 11171412
12 Flag of Slovakia.svg Wang Yang 7 15 12 10 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Falck 11115 1211
15 Flag of Croatia.svg Andrej Gaćina 2 3 6 119 8 Flag of Slovenia.svg Darko Jorgić 8 5 1110 5
8 Flag of Slovenia.svg Darko Jorgić 1111118 111 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Falck 8 8 11 11118
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Kristian Karlsson 8 6 116 115 3 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska 1111136 9 11
11 Flag of Germany.svg Ruwen Filus 11116 115 1111 Flag of Germany.svg Ruwen Filus 117 7 6 5
14 Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Habesohn 8 11117 119 17 3 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska 9 11111111
3 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska 115 7 114 11193 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska 12111111 11
4 Flag of France.svg Simon Gauzy 6 111111115 Flag of Portugal.svg Marcos Freitas 10 8 6 135
16 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Gionis 117 4 9 6 4 Flag of France.svg Simon Gauzy 10 1211 129 113
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Groth 135 117 7 12 5 Flag of Portugal.svg Marcos Freitas 1210 1310 118 11
5 Flag of Portugal.svg Marcos Freitas 11 118 1111145 Flag of Portugal.svg Marcos Freitas 11121311
6 Flag of Austria.svg Robert Gardos 8 5 119 1113 13 Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Lebesson 6 10 11 6
13 Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Lebesson 11119 118 1513 Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Lebesson 111110 1110 12
10 Flag of Croatia.svg Tomislav Pucar 114 3 6 114 2 Flag of England.svg Liam Pitchford 5 7 125 1210
2 Flag of England.svg Liam Pitchford 3 1111118 11

Women's singles

Seeding

Players were seeded according to the latest European ranking. [3]

  1. Flag of Austria.svg Sofia Polcanova (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Romania.svg Bernadette Szőcs (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Britt Eerland (first round)
  4. Flag of Romania.svg Elizabeta Samara (first round)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Nina Mittelham (champion)
  6. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Ni Xialian (first round)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Polina Mikhaylova (first round)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Matelová (semifinals)
  9. Flag of Hungary.svg Georgina Póta (quarterfinals)
  10. Flag of Slovakia.svg Barbora Balážová (first round)
  11. Flag of Portugal.svg Fu Yu (final)
  12. Flag of Russia.svg Yana Noskova (first round)
  13. Flag of Portugal.svg Shao Jieni (first round)
  14. Flag of Hungary.svg Dora Madarász (quarterfinals)
  15. Flag of Ukraine.svg Ganna Gaponova (quarterfinals)
  16. Flag of Greece.svg Aikaterini Toliou (first round)

Main draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Austria.svg Sofia Polcanova 115 6 111111
13 Flag of Portugal.svg Shao Jieni 7 11118 7 6 1 Flag of Austria.svg Sofia Polcanova 3 7 1111 8
10 Flag of Slovakia.svg Barbora Balážová 119 1210 9 117 5 Flag of Germany.svg Nina Mittelham 11118 1311
5 Flag of Germany.svg Nina Mittelham 7 1110 12115 115 Flag of Germany.svg Nina Mittelham 11111111
9 Flag of Hungary.svg Georgina Póta 1113 8 1112118 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Matelová 2 4 8 8
16 Flag of Greece.svg Aikaterini Toliou 6 15117 10 9 9 Flag of Hungary.svg Georgina Póta 117 121110 9 7
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Matelová 11111112 118 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Matelová 7 1110 5 121111
4 Flag of Romania.svg Elizabeta Samara 8 8 6 148 5 Flag of Germany.svg Nina Mittelham 118 111114
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Britt Eerland 119 123 6 9 11 Flag of Portugal.svg Fu Yu 8 116 3 12
14 Flag of Hungary.svg Dora Madarász 6 1110 11111114 Flag of Hungary.svg Dora Madarász 4 8 8 12
11 Flag of Portugal.svg Fu Yu 11119 119 1111 Flag of Portugal.svg Fu Yu 11111114
6 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Ni Xialian 7 9 118 118 11 Flag of Portugal.svg Fu Yu 8 116 7 121111
7 Flag of Russia.svg Polina Mikhaylova 4 135 6 7 2 Flag of Romania.svg Bernadette Szőcs 119 111110 8 8
15 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ganna Gaponova 1111 11111115 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ganna Gaponova 4 11 2 119
12 Flag of Russia.svg Yana Noskova 9 11 136 7 2 Flag of Romania.svg Bernadette Szőcs 1113114 11
2 Flag of Romania.svg Bernadette Szőcs 111311 1111

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References

  1. ↑ "ETTU Executive Board is planning to award the 2021 edition of the Europe Top 16 Cup to Greece". ETTU. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "2021 Europe Top 16 Cup / Prospectus" (PDF). ETTU. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "2021 Europe Top 16 Cup / Confirmed Players" (PDF). ETTU. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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