The 2018 Europe Top 16 Cup (also referred to as the

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2018 Europe Top 16 Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a

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competition held from 3–4 February in

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, organised under the authority of the

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(ETTU). It was the 47th edition of the event, and the third 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 2018 Men's and

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Medallists

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 Marcos André Sousa da Silva Freitas (born 8 April 1988) is a Portuguese table tennis player who won European Championships medals in singles, doubles, and team events. He represented Portugal four times at the Summer Olympics. Career Frei ...

also qualified, but withdrew two days before the start of the competition due to injury. His place was taken by

Kou Lei Kou Lei (; born 20 November 1987 in Beijing) is a Ukrainian table tennis player of Chinese origin. Career As of April 2017, Kou is ranked no. 20 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Kou is also right-handed, and us ...

of Ukraine.

Draw

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 Melek Hu, born Hou Meiling () 27 January 1989, Shenyang) is a Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player. She has played for Fenerbahçe TT since 2007 and also played for An Gang in China. She has won European championships in the mixed (2010) ...

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 Tetiana Heorhiivna Bilenko, née Sorochynska (born 23 November 1983) is a Ukrainian table tennis player who has competed at three Olympics. Career She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the first round of the singles competition. S ...

of Ukraine and

Viktoria Pavlovich Viktoria Pavlovich (; Łacinka: Viktoryja Uładzimiraŭna Paŭłovič; born 8 May 1978) is a Belarusian table tennis player who plays for Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe SK. She won the women's singles at the 2010 and 2012 European Championship ...

of Belarus.

Draw

References

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External links

Official website
Europe Top 16 Cup Table tennis competitions in Switzerland International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland Sport in Montreux Europe Top 16 Cup Top 16 Cup Europe Top 16 Cup

Medallists

Men's singles

Players

Draw

Women's singles

Players

Draw

See also

References

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