2021 Europe Top 16 Cup

2021 Europe Top 16 Cup
Tournament details
Dates18–19 September 2021
Edition50th
Competitors32
VenueYMCA Sports Center
LocationThessaloniki, Greece
Champions
Men's singlesGermany Patrick Franziska
Women's singlesGermany 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 		Germany Patrick Franziska Portugal Marcos Freitas Sweden Mattias Falck
France Emmanuel Lebesson
Women's Singles
details 		Germany Nina Mittelham Portugal Fu Yu Czech Republic Hana Matelová
Romania Bernadette Szőcs

Men's singles

Seeding

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

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

Main draw

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

Women's singles

Seeding

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

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

Main draw

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

See also

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