2019 Europe Top 16 Cup
# 2019 Europe Top 16 Cup

The 2019 Europe Top 16 Cup (also referred to as the 2019 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition held from 2–3 February in Montreux, Switzerland, organised under the authority of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). It was the 48th edition of the event, and the fourth time that it had been held in Switzerland.

Events were held in men's singles and women's singles, and the three medallists in each event qualified for the 2019 Men's and Women's World Cups.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's Singles details | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Vladimir Samsonov | Timo Boll |
| Women's Singles details | Petrissa Solja | Bernadette Szőcs | Sofia Polcanova |

## Qualification

In total, 16 players qualified for both the men's and women's singles:

* The current European Champion
* The 14 highest-ranked players in December 2018, excluding the European Champion
* A host association representative

A maximum of two players from each association could qualify.

| Means of qualification | Men's singles | Women's singles |
| - | - | - |
| 2018 European Championships | Timo Boll | Li Qian |
| European ranking (December 2018) | Dimitrij Ovtcharov Mattias Falck Liam Pitchford Vladimir Samsonov Jonathan Groth Simon Gauzy Kristian Karlsson Marcos Freitas Emmanuel Lebesson Daniel Habesohn Tiago Apolónia Kou Lei Ovidiu Ionescu Panagiotis Gionis | Sofia Polcanova Bernadette Szőcs Elizabeta Samara Li Jie Petrissa Solja Matilda Ekholm Georgina Póta Britt Eerland Polina Mikhaylova Ni Xialian Nina Mittelham Natalia Partyka Hana Matelová Barbora Balážová |
| Host association representative | Lionel Weber | Rachel Moret |
| Total | 16 | 16 |

## Men's singles

### Seeding

Players were seeded according to the European ranking for February 2019.

* Timo Boll (bronze medalist)
* Mattias Falck (first round)
* Dimitrij Ovtcharov (champion)
* Liam Pitchford (first round)
* Vladimir Samsonov (final)
* Jonathan Groth (quarterfinals)
* Marcos Freitas (first round)
* Kristian Karlsson (quarterfinals)
* Simon Gauzy (quarterfinals)
* Emmanuel Lebesson (first round)
* Daniel Habesohn (semifinals)
* Ovidiu Ionescu (first round)
* Tiago Apolónia (first round)
* Panagiotis Gionis (quarterfinals)
* Kou Lei (first round)
* Lionel Weber (first round)

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Timo Boll | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Tiago Apolónia | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | 1 | Timo Boll | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Emmanuel Lebesson | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | | | 8 | Kristian Karlsson | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kristian Karlsson | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Timo Boll | 9 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jonathan Groth | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Lionel Weber | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | | | | 6 | Jonathan Groth | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Kou Lei | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | 3 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| 4 | Liam Pitchford | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Vladimir Samsonov | 11 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Simon Gauzy | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 9 | Simon Gauzy | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Daniel Habesohn | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Daniel Habesohn | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Marcos Freitas | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Daniel Habesohn | 9 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 5 | Vladimir Samsonov | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Vladimir Samsonov | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | Ovidiu Ionescu | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | | | 5 | Vladimir Samsonov | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Timo Boll | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 11 |
| 14 | Panagiotis Gionis | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 14 | Panagiotis Gionis | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Daniel Habesohn | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Mattias Falck | 8 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women's singles

### Seeding

Players were seeded according to the European ranking for February 2019.

* Sofia Polcanova (bronze medalist)
* Bernadette Szőcs (final)
* Elizabeta Samara (quarterfinals)
* Li Jie (first round)
* Petrissa Solja (champion)
* Matilda Ekholm (first round)
* Georgina Póta (quarterfinals)
* Britt Eerland (first round)
* Li Qian (first round)
* Ni Xialian (first round)
* Polina Mikhailova (first round)
* Hana Matelová (first round)
* Nina Mittelham (quarterfinals)
* Barbora Balážová (quarterfinals)
* Natalia Partyka (semifinals)
* Rachel Moret (first round)

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sofia Polcanova | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Rachel Moret | 11 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | Sofia Polcanova | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Nina Mittelham | 11 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | | | 13 | Nina Mittelham | 6 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Matilda Ekholm | 9 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Sofia Polcanova | 13 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Petrissa Solja | 9 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Petrissa Solja | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Li Qian | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | Petrissa Solja | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Polina Mikhailova | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | | | | 3 | Elizabeta Samara | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Elizabeta Samara | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Petrissa Solja | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 4 | Li Jie | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bernadette Szőcs | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 15 | Natalia Partyka | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 15 | Natalia Partyka | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ni Xialian | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | | 7 | Georgina Póta | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Georgina Póta | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Natalia Partyka | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 8 | Britt Eerland | 9 | 8 | 14 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bernadette Szőcs | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
| 14 | Barbora Balážová | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | | | | 14 | Barbora Balážová | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Sofia Polcanova | 7 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
| 12 | Hana Matelová | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 8 | | 2 | Bernadette Szőcs | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Natalia Partyka | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2 | Bernadette Szőcs | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
