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2018 Europe Top 16 Cup

The 2018 Europe Top 16 Cup (also referred to as the China Construction Bank 2018 Europe Top 16 Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition held from 3–4 February in Montreux, Switzerland, organised under the authority of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). It was the 47th edition of the event, and the third time that it had been held in Switzerland.[1][2]

2018 Europe Top 16 Cup
Tournament details
Dates3–4 February 2018
Edition47th
VenueSalle Omnisport du Pierrier
LocationMontreux, Switzerland
Champions
Men's singlesGermany Timo Boll
Women's singlesRomania Bernadette Szőcs
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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 2018 Men's and Women's World Cups.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Singles
details 		  Timo Boll   Dimitrij Ovtcharov   Jonathan Groth
Women's Singles
details 		  Bernadette Szőcs   Li Jie   Elizabeta Samara

Men's singles

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Players

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Qualification was based on the European ranking for December 2017, with seedings based on the ranking for February 2018. Lionel Weber qualified as the host nation representative. Portugal's Marcos Freitas also qualified, but withdrew two days before the start of the competition due to injury. His place was taken by Kou Lei of Ukraine.[3]

  1.   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (final)
  2.   Timo Boll (champion)
  3.   Simon Gauzy (first round)
  4.   Kristian Karlsson (first round)
  5.   Ruwen Filus (first round)
  6.   Emmanuel Lebesson (first round)
  7.   Kou Lei (first round)
  8.   Jonathan Groth (semifinals)
  9.   Vladimir Samsonov (semifinals)
  10.   Bastian Steger (quarterfinals)
  11.   Tiago Apolónia (first round)
  12.   Mattias Karlsson (quarterfinals)
  13.   Stefan Fegerl (first round)
  14.   Alexander Shibaev (quarterfinals)
  15.   Panagiotis Gionis (quarterfinals)
  16.   Lionel Weber (first round)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 11 11 11
16   Lionel Weber 9 9 8 5 1   Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 12 7 11 13
15   Panagiotis Gionis 11 8 15 7 11 12 11 15   Panagiotis Gionis 7 10 11 9 11
7   Kou Lei 13 11 13 11 8 10 5 1   Dimitrij Ovtcharov 12 11 11 9 12
8   Jonathan Groth 11 11 11 7 11 8   Jonathan Groth 10 7 9 11 10
11   Tiago Apolónia 5 9 8 11 7 8   Jonathan Groth 9 11 11 11 12
14   Alexander Shibaev 11 11 8 11 5 9 11 14   Alexander Shibaev 11 6 6 5 10
3   Simon Gauzy 9 4 11 4 11 11 7 1   Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 6 3 6
4   Kristian Karlsson 12 11 3 11 7 6 7 2   Timo Boll 13 11 11 11
9   Vladimir Samsonov 10 9 11 8 11 11 11 9   Vladimir Samsonov 11 11 11 10 14
12   Mattias Karlsson 8 11 11 11 11 12   Mattias Karlsson 9 8 7 12 12
5   Ruwen Filus 11 7 7 9 9 9   Vladimir Samsonov 12 6 4 14 5 10 Third place
6   Emmanuel Lebesson 11 12 7 5 9 4 2   Timo Boll 10 11 11 12 11 12
10   Bastian Steger 6 10 11 11 11 11 10   Bastian Steger 7 11 5 11 6 8   Jonathan Groth 7 11 11 12 4 9 11
13   Stefan Fegerl 7 11 4 8 2   Timo Boll 11 9 11 13 11 9   Vladimir Samsonov 11 9 9 10 11 11 6
2   Timo Boll 11 13 11 11

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Women's singles

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Players

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Qualification was based on the European ranking for December 2017, with seedings based on the ranking for February 2018. Rachel Moret qualified as the host nation representative. Turkey's Melek Hu and Germany's Kristin Lang also qualified, but withdrew before the start of the competition, the latter due to having recently given birth. Their places were taken by Tetyana Bilenko of Ukraine and Viktoria Pavlovich of Belarus.[5]

  1.   Li Jie (final)
  2.   Sofia Polcanova (quarterfinals)
  3.   Elizabeta Samara (semifinals)
  4.   Georgina Póta (quarterfinals)
  5.   Matilda Ekholm (semifinals)
  6.   Li Qian (first round)
  7.   Liu Jia (quarterfinals)
  8.   Bernadette Szőcs (champion)
  9.   Polina Mikhailova (first round)
  10.   Viktoria Pavlovich (first round)
  11.   Ni Xialian (first round)
  12.   Petrissa Solja (first round)
  13.   Sabine Winter (quarterfinals)
  14.   Rachel Moret (first round)
  15.   Daniela Monteiro Dodean (first round)
  16.   Tetyana Bilenko (first round)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Li Jie 11 11 13 11
9   Polina Mikhailova 2 7 11 6 1   Li Jie 11 11 10 11 11
13   Sabine Winter 11 9 4 14 11 11 13   Sabine Winter 5 4 12 5 8
6   Li Qian 6 11 11 12 5 5 1   Li Jie 13 7 11 11 13
7   Liu Jia 5 11 11 8 11 11 3   Elizabeta Samara 11 11 9 6 11
15   D. Monteiro Dodean 11 4 8 11 5 6 7   Liu Jia 4 11 3 7 11
11   Ni Xialian 9 12 11 7 11 11 5 3   Elizabeta Samara 11 7 11 11 13
3   Elizabeta Samara 11 14 9 11 8 5 11 1   Li Jie 10 11 6 5 7
4   Georgina Póta 11 8 11 13 11 8   Bernadette Szőcs 12 8 11 11 11
12   Petrissa Solja 8 11 6 11 4 4   Georgina Póta 7 6 5 10
16   Tetyana Bilenko 4 6 12 9 8   Bernadette Szőcs 11 11 11 12
8   Bernadette Szőcs 11 11 14 11 8   Bernadette Szőcs 11 11 11 11 Third place
5   Matilda Ekholm 11 11 11 11 5   Matilda Ekholm 7 9 9 9
10   Viktoria Pavlovich 5 8 5 6 5   Matilda Ekholm 11 11 11 11 3   Elizabeta Samara 11 8 11 11 4 11
14   Rachel Moret 6 4 8 14 6 2   Sofia Polcanova 5 6 7 9 5   Matilda Ekholm 4 11 6 9 11 8
2   Sofia Polcanova 11 11 11 12 11

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "China Construction Bank 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Discretion better part of valour, Marcos Freitas withdraws". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Draw / Men's Singles" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Europe Top 16: Die Achtelfinals im Überblick". MyTischtennis.de (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Draw / Women's Singles" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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