2021 Europe Top 16 Cup

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]

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
2020 2022

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Singles
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  Patrick Franziska   Marcos Freitas   Mattias Falck
  Emmanuel Lebesson
Women's Singles
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  Nina Mittelham   Fu Yu   Hana Matelová
  Bernadette Szőcs

Men's singles

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Seeding

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

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

Main draw

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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   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   Marcos Freitas 12 10 13 10 11 8 11
5   Marcos Freitas 11 11 8 11 11 14 5   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

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Seeding

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

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

Main draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Sofia Polcanova 11 5 6 11 11 11
13   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   Fu Yu 8 11 6 3 12
14   Dora Madarász 6 11 10 11 11 11 14   Dora Madarász 4 8 8 12
11   Fu Yu 11 11 9 11 9 11 11   Fu Yu 11 11 11 14
6   Ni Xialian 7 9 11 8 11 8 11   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

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References

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  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.
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