2021 Europe Top 16 Cup

2021 Europe Top 16 Cup

Tournament details
Dates	18–19 September 2021
Edition	50th
Competitors	32
Venue	YMCA Sports Center
Location	Thessaloniki, Greece
Champions
Men's singles	Patrick Franziska
Women's singles	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]

Medallists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Singles details	Patrick Franziska	Marcos Freitas	Mattias Falck Emmanuel Lebesson
Women's Singles details	Nina Mittelham	Fu Yu	Hana Matelová Bernadette Szőcs

Men's singles

Seeding

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

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

Main draw

	First round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals											Final
	1	Mattias Falck	11	17	14	12
	12	Wang Yang	7	15	12	10						1	Mattias Falck	11	11	5	12	11
	15	Andrej Gaćina	2	3	6	11	9					8	Darko Jorgić	8	5	11	10	5
	8	Darko Jorgić	11	11	11	8	11																1	Mattias Falck	8	8	11	11	11	8
	7	Kristian Karlsson	8	6	11	6	11	5															3	Patrick Franziska	11	11	13	6	9	11
	11	Ruwen Filus	11	11	6	11	5	11				11	Ruwen Filus	11	7	7	6	5
	14	Daniel Habesohn	8	11	11	7	11	9	17			3	Patrick Franziska	9	11	11	11	11
	3	Patrick Franziska	11	5	7	11	4	11	19																									3	Patrick Franziska	12	11	11	11	11
	4	Simon Gauzy	6	11	11	11	11																											5	Marcos Freitas	10	8	6	13	5
	16	Panagiotis Gionis	11	7	4	9	6					4	Simon Gauzy	10	12	11	12	9	11	3
	9	Jonathan Groth	13	5	11	7	7	12				5	Marcos Freitas	12	10	13	10	11	8	11
	5	Marcos Freitas	11	11	8	11	11	14															5	Marcos Freitas	11	12	13	11
	6	Robert Gardos	8	5	11	9	11	13															13	Emmanuel Lebesson	6	10	11	6
	13	Emmanuel Lebesson	11	11	9	11	8	15				13	Emmanuel Lebesson	11	11	10	11	10	12
	10	Tomislav Pucar	11	4	3	6	11	4				2	Liam Pitchford	5	7	12	5	12	10
	2	Liam Pitchford	3	11	11	11	8	11

Women's singles

Seeding

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

1. Sofia Polcanova (quarterfinals)
2. Bernadette Szőcs (semifinals)
3. Britt Eerland (first round)
4. Elizabeta Samara (first round)
5. Nina Mittelham (champion)
6. Ni Xialian (first round)
7. Polina Mikhaylova (first round)
8. Hana Matelová (semifinals)
9. Georgina Póta (quarterfinals)
10. Barbora Balážová (first round)
11. Fu Yu (final)
12. Yana Noskova (first round)
13. Shao Jieni (first round)
14. Dora Madarász (quarterfinals)
15. Ganna Gaponova (quarterfinals)
16. Aikaterini Toliou (first round)

Main draw

	First round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals											Final
	1	Sofia Polcanova	11	5	6	11	11	11
	13	Shao Jieni	7	11	11	8	7	6				1	Sofia Polcanova	3	7	11	11	8
	10	Barbora Balážová	11	9	12	10	9	11	7			5	Nina Mittelham	11	11	8	13	11
	5	Nina Mittelham	7	11	10	12	11	5	11														5	Nina Mittelham	11	11	11	11
	9	Georgina Póta	11	13	8	11	12	11															8	Hana Matelová	2	4	8	8
	16	Aikaterini Toliou	6	15	11	7	10	9				9	Georgina Póta	11	7	12	11	10	9	7
	8	Hana Matelová	11	11	11	12	11					8	Hana Matelová	7	11	10	5	12	11	11
	4	Elizabeta Samara	8	8	6	14	8																											5	Nina Mittelham	11	8	11	11	14
	3	Britt Eerland	11	9	12	3	6	9																										11	Fu Yu	8	11	6	3	12
	14	Dora Madarász	6	11	10	11	11	11				14	Dora Madarász	4	8	8	12
	11	Fu Yu	11	11	9	11	9	11				11	Fu Yu	11	11	11	14
	6	Ni Xialian	7	9	11	8	11	8															11	Fu Yu	8	11	6	7	12	11	11
	7	Polina Mikhaylova	4	13	5	6	7																2	Bernadette Szőcs	11	9	11	11	10	8	8
	15	Ganna Gaponova	11	11	11	11	11					15	Ganna Gaponova	4	11	2	11	9
	12	Yana Noskova	9	11	13	6	7					2	Bernadette Szőcs	11	13	11	4	11
	2	Bernadette Szőcs	11	13	11	11	11

See also

• 2021 European Table Tennis Championships

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. "2021 Europe Top 16 Cup / Confirmed Players" (PDF). ETTU. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

External links

• ITTF website