| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 20–21 January 2024 | ||
| Edition | 53rd | ||
| Venue | Salle Omnisport du Pierrier [1] | ||
| Location | Montreux, Switzerland | ||
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The 2024 Europe Top 16 Cup was a table tennis competition that took place on 20 and 21 January 2024 in Montreux, Switzerland, organised under the authority of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). [1] [2] [3]
France's Jia Nan Yuan won her first title and Slovenia's Darko Jorgić won his third title. [4] [5] Jorgić was the fourth player to win three times consecutively after Beatrix Kisházi (1971–73), Ni Xialian (1996–98), and Dimitrij Ovtcharov (2015–17). [6]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Darko Jorgić (SLO) |  Truls Möregårdh (SWE) |  Marcos Freitas (POR) |
 Alexis Lebrun (FRA) | |||
| Women's singles | Jia Nan Yuan (FRA) |  Sofia Polcanova (AUT) |  Bernadette Szőcs (ROU) |
 Nina Mittelham (GER) |
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