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 singlesGermany Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Women's singlesGermany Petrissa Solja
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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
Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Germany Timo Boll
Women's Singles
Germany Petrissa Solja Romania Bernadette Szőcs Austria 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 ChampionshipsGermany Timo BollPoland Li Qian
European ranking (December 2018)Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Sweden Mattias Falck
England Liam Pitchford
Belarus Vladimir Samsonov
Denmark Jonathan Groth
France Simon Gauzy
Sweden Kristian Karlsson
Portugal Marcos Freitas
France Emmanuel Lebesson
Austria Daniel Habesohn
Portugal Tiago Apolónia
Ukraine Kou Lei
Romania Ovidiu Ionescu
Greece Panagiotis Gionis		Austria Sofia Polcanova
Romania Bernadette Szőcs
Romania Elizabeta Samara
Netherlands Li Jie
Germany Petrissa Solja
Sweden Matilda Ekholm
Hungary Georgina Póta
Netherlands Britt Eerland
Russia Polina Mikhaylova
Luxembourg Ni Xialian
Germany Nina Mittelham
Poland Natalia Partyka
Czech Republic Hana Matelová
Slovakia Barbora Balážová
Host association representativeSwitzerland Lionel WeberSwitzerland Rachel Moret
Total1616

Men's singles

Seeding

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

  1. Germany Timo Boll (bronze medalist)
  2. Sweden Mattias Falck (first round)
  3. Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov (champion)
  4. England Liam Pitchford (first round)
  5. Belarus Vladimir Samsonov (final)
  6. Denmark Jonathan Groth (quarterfinals)
  7. Portugal Marcos Freitas (first round)
  8. Sweden Kristian Karlsson (quarterfinals)
  9. France Simon Gauzy (quarterfinals)
  10. France Emmanuel Lebesson (first round)
  11. Austria Daniel Habesohn (semifinals)
  12. Romania Ovidiu Ionescu (first round)
  13. Portugal Tiago Apolónia (first round)
  14. Greece Panagiotis Gionis (quarterfinals)
  15. Ukraine Kou Lei (first round)
  16. Switzerland Lionel Weber (first round)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Germany Timo Boll 11 11 11 11
13 Portugal Tiago Apolónia 3 4 5 5 1 Germany Timo Boll 11 12 11 6 11
10 France Emmanuel Lebesson 11 10 9 10 7 8 Sweden Kristian Karlsson 3 10 6 11 1
8 Sweden Kristian Karlsson 5 12 11 12 11 1 Germany Timo Boll 9 3 3 11 11 11 7
6 Denmark Jonathan Groth 11 11 11 11 3 Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 11 11 5 4 9 11
16 Switzerland Lionel Weber 6 5 8 7 6 Denmark Jonathan Groth 9 11 9 8 3
15 Ukraine Kou Lei 2 9 6 6 3 Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 4 11 11 11
3 Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 11 11 11 3 Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 6 11 11 14 6 11 12
4 England Liam Pitchford 9 8 9 7 5 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov 11 8 3 16 11 7 10
9 France Simon Gauzy 11 11 11 11 9 France Simon Gauzy 7 11 9 11 5 7
11 Austria Daniel Habesohn 14 11 9 4 9 11 11 11 Austria Daniel Habesohn 11 5 11 5 11 11
7 Portugal Marcos Freitas 12 6 11 11 11 8 7 11 Austria Daniel Habesohn 9 4 11 9 11 9 Third place
5 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov 11 11 9 11 11 5 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov 11 11 9 11 6 11
12 Romania Ovidiu Ionescu 3 10 11 8 5 5 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov 11 10 11 11 11 1 Germany Timo Boll 11 11 7 9 3 12 11
14 Greece Panagiotis Gionis 11 12 10 11 11 11 14 Greece Panagiotis Gionis 7 12 4 2 7 11 Austria Daniel Habesohn 7 4 11 11 11 10 5
2 Sweden 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. Austria Sofia Polcanova (bronze medalist)
  2. Romania Bernadette Szőcs (final)
  3. Romania Elizabeta Samara (quarterfinals)
  4. Netherlands Li Jie (first round)
  5. Germany Petrissa Solja (champion)
  6. Sweden Matilda Ekholm (first round)
  7. Hungary Georgina Póta (quarterfinals)
  8. Netherlands Britt Eerland (first round)
  9. Poland Li Qian (first round)
  10. Luxembourg Ni Xialian (first round)
  11. Russia Polina Mikhailova (first round)
  12. Czech Republic Hana Matelová (first round)
  13. Germany Nina Mittelham (quarterfinals)
  14. Slovakia Barbora Balážová (quarterfinals)
  15. Poland Natalia Partyka (semifinals)
  16. Switzerland Rachel Moret (first round)

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

[6][7]

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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