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
Dates	3–4 February 2018
Edition	47th
Venue	Salle Omnisport du Pierrier
Location	Montreux, Switzerland
Champions
Men's singles	Timo Boll
Women's singles	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

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

Players

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

	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

Players

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

	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

• International Table Tennis Federation
• 2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
• 2018 ITTF-Oceania Cup
• 2018 ITTF Pan-America Cup