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 |  Patrick Franziska | .svg.png) Marcos Freitas |  Mattias Falck  Emmanuel Lebesson | 
| Women's Singles |  Nina Mittelham | .svg.png) Fu Yu |  Hana Matelová  Bernadette Szőcs | 
Men's singles
Seeding
Players were seeded according to the latest European ranking.[3]
 Mattias Falck (semifinals) Mattias Falck (semifinals)
 Liam Pitchford (quarterfinals) Liam Pitchford (quarterfinals)
 Patrick Franziska (champion) Patrick Franziska (champion)
 Simon Gauzy (quarterfinals) Simon Gauzy (quarterfinals)
.svg.png) Marcos Freitas (final) Marcos Freitas (final)
 Robert Gardos (first round) Robert Gardos (first round)
 Kristian Karlsson (first round) Kristian Karlsson (first round)
 Darko Jorgić (quarterfinals) Darko Jorgić (quarterfinals)
 Jonathan Groth (first round) Jonathan Groth (first round)
 Tomislav Pucar (first round) Tomislav Pucar (first round)
 Ruwen Filus (quarterfinals) Ruwen Filus (quarterfinals)
 Wang Yang (first round) Wang Yang (first round)
 Emmanuel Lebesson (semifinals) Emmanuel Lebesson (semifinals)
 Daniel Habesohn (first round) Daniel Habesohn (first round)
 Andrej Gaćina (first round) Andrej Gaćina (first round)
 Panagiotis Gionis (first round) 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 | .svg.png) 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 | .svg.png) Marcos Freitas | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | .svg.png) Marcos Freitas | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | .svg.png) 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]
 Sofia Polcanova (quarterfinals) Sofia Polcanova (quarterfinals)
 Bernadette Szőcs (semifinals) Bernadette Szőcs (semifinals)
 Britt Eerland (first round) Britt Eerland (first round)
 Elizabeta Samara (first round) Elizabeta Samara (first round)
 Nina Mittelham (champion) Nina Mittelham (champion)
 Ni Xialian (first round) Ni Xialian (first round)
 Polina Mikhaylova (first round) Polina Mikhaylova (first round)
 Hana Matelová (semifinals) Hana Matelová (semifinals)
 Georgina Póta (quarterfinals) Georgina Póta (quarterfinals)
 Barbora Balážová (first round) Barbora Balážová (first round)
.svg.png) Fu Yu (final) Fu Yu (final)
 Yana Noskova (first round) Yana Noskova (first round)
.svg.png) Shao Jieni (first round) Shao Jieni (first round)
 Dora Madarász (quarterfinals) Dora Madarász (quarterfinals)
 Ganna Gaponova (quarterfinals) Ganna Gaponova (quarterfinals)
 Aikaterini Toliou (first round) Aikaterini Toliou (first round)
Main draw
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Sofia Polcanova | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | .svg.png) 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 | .svg.png) Fu Yu | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  Dora Madarász | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |  Dora Madarász | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | .svg.png) Fu Yu | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | .svg.png) Fu Yu | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Ni Xialian | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | .svg.png) 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
References
- ^ "ETTU Executive Board is planning to award the 2021 edition of the Europe Top 16 Cup to Greece". ETTU. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "2021 Europe Top 16 Cup / Prospectus" (PDF). ETTU. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 Europe Top 16 Cup / Confirmed Players" (PDF). ETTU. Retrieved 13 September 2021.