Europe Top-16

Europe Top 16
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Europe Top 16 Cup
FormerlyEurope Top 12
SportTable tennis
Founded1971[1]
Singles entrants16 men; 16 women
ConfederationEuropean Table Tennis Union
Most recent
champion(s)
Men:
Slovenia Darko Jorgić
Women:
France Jia Nan Yuan
Most titlesMen:
Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner (7)
Germany Timo Boll (7)
Women:
Hungary Beatrix Kisházi (4)
Netherlands Li Jiao (4)

The Europe Top 16, also known as the Europe Top 16 Cup and previously known as the Europe Top 12, is a table tennis tournament organised annually by the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU), featuring the highest-ranked players in Europe.[2]

History

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The first event was held in 1971 in Zadar, Yugoslavia (now part of Croatia) as an experimental classification tournament. Twelve male players and six female players took part, with István Jónyer and Beatrix Kisházi, both from Hungary, winning the inaugural men's and women's competitions respectively. The tournament would go on to be held each year in different venues, and would become known as the Europe Top 12.[3]

Jan-Ove Waldner

From 1971 until 1989, the tournament used a round-robin format; all players played each other once, with the champion being the player who accumulated the most wins. From 1990, there was a change of format; the twelve players were divided into two round-robin groups, with the top two players from each group progressing to semi-finals, followed by a final. At the 2001 tournament the twelve players were divided into four groups for the first time, with the group winners qualifying for the semi-finals, and from 2002 it was decided that the top two players from each group would qualify for quarter-finals, with knockout rounds to decide the winner. From 2015, the number of players qualifying for both the men's and women's events was increased to 16, and the tournament's name was changed to the Europe Top 16.[1][3]

Sweden's Jan-Ove Waldner is the most successful player in the history of the men's event, winning the tournament seven times and finishing runner-up on a further four occasions between 1984 and 1996. Beatrix Kisházi of Hungary and Li Jiao of the Netherlands share the record for most wins in the women's event, with four wins each. Kisházi won the first three editions of the tournament from 1971 to 1973 and regained the title in 1977, while Li's four title wins came between 2007 and 2011.[4][5]

Qualification

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Since 2019, the 16 participants in both the men's and the women's tournaments qualify as follows:[6]

  • The current European Champion.
  • 14 additional players based on the European rankings at the time, subject to a maximum of two players from any association.
  • One player from the host nation. If a player from the host nation has already qualified by right, the next eligible player in the rankings will qualify.

Format

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Since 2018, the format of the tournament has been a knockout played over two days. The semi-final losers play off for third and fourth place.[7] The top three players in both the men's and the women's tournaments will be guaranteed a place at the Table Tennis World Cup, subject to a maximum of two players from any association.[6]

Results

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Men

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Year Host City Gold Silver Bronze
1971 Zadar Hungary István Jónyer Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Antun Stipančić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek
1972 Zagreb Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Antun Stipančić Sweden Stellan Bengtsson Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek
1973 Böblingen Sweden Stellan Bengtsson Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Antun Stipančić
1974 Trollhättan Hungary István Jónyer Czechoslovakia Milan Orlowski Sweden Stellan Bengtsson
1975 Vienna Sweden Kjell Johansson Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Antun Stipančić Hungary István Jónyer
1976 Lübeck Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek Sweden Kjell Johansson Soviet Union Sarkis Sarkhoyan
1977 Sarajevo Czechoslovakia Milan Orlowski Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek France Jacques Secrétin
1978 Prague Hungary Gábor Gergely Czechoslovakia Milan Orlowski Sweden Stellan Bengtsson
1979 Kristianstad Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek England Desmond Douglas France Jacques Secrétin
1980 Munich Sweden Stellan Bengtsson Sweden Ulf Thorsell France Jacques Secrétin
1981 Miskolc Hungary Tibor Klampár Sweden Stellan Bengtsson Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek
1982 Nantes Sweden Mikael Appelgren Czechoslovakia Milan Orlowski England Desmond Douglas
1983 Cleveland Czechoslovakia Milan Orlowski England Desmond Douglas Sweden Mikael Appelgren
1984 Bratislava Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Czechoslovakia Jindřich Panský Sweden Mikael Appelgren
1985 Barcelona Poland Andrzej Grubba Czechoslovakia Jindřich Panský Sweden Mikael Appelgren
1986 Södertälje Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner England Desmond Douglas Sweden Erik Lindh
1987 Basel England Desmond Douglas Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden Jörgen Persson
1988 Ljubljana Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden Jörgen Persson Poland Andrzej Grubba
1989 Charleroi Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden Erik Lindh Sweden Jörgen Persson
1990 Hannover Sweden Mikael Appelgren Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Poland Andrzej Grubba
1991 's-Hertogenbosch Sweden Erik Lindh Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden Jörgen Persson
1992 Vienna Sweden Jörgen Persson Germany Jörg Roßkopf Croatia Zoran Primorac
1993 Copenhagen Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden Peter Karlsson Germany Jörg Roßkopf
Belgium Jean-Michel Saive
1994 Arezzo Belgium Jean-Michel Saive Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden Peter Karlsson
Croatia Zoran Primorac
1995 Dijon Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden Erik Lindh France Jean-Philippe Gatien
Belgium Jean-Michel Saive
1996 Charleroi Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Belgium Jean-Michel Saive France Jean-Philippe Gatien
Italy Yang Min
1997 Eindhoven France Jean-Philippe Gatien Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Croatia Zoran Primorac
Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner
1998 Halmstad Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Sweden Peter Karlsson Belgium Jean-Michel Saive
Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner
1999 Split Belarus Vladimir Samsonov France Christophe Legoût France Jean-Philippe Gatien
Greece Kalinikos Kreanga
2000 Alassio Austria Werner Schlager Italy Yang Min France Jean-Philippe Gatien
Germany Jörg Roßkopf
2001 Wels Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Sweden Peter Karlsson Czech Republic Petr Korbel
Belgium Jean-Michel Saive
2002 Rotterdam Germany Timo Boll Belarus Vladimir Samsonov France Patrick Chila
France Damien Éloi
2003 Saarbrücken Germany Timo Boll Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Denmark Michael Maze
Austria Werner Schlager
2004 Frankfurt Denmark Michael Maze Austria Werner Schlager Czech Republic Petr Korbel
Russia Alexey Smirnov
2005 Rennes Russia Alexey Smirnov Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Germany Timo Boll
France Damien Éloi
2006 Copenhagen Germany Timo Boll Austria Werner Schlager Denmark Michael Maze
Croatia Zoran Primorac
2007 Arezzo Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Greece Kalinikos Kreanga Croatia Zoran Primorac
Russia Alexey Smirnov
2008 Frankfurt Austria Werner Schlager Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Belgium Jean-Michel Saive
Russia Alexey Smirnov
2009 Düsseldorf Germany Timo Boll Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Greece Kalinikos Kreanga
Denmark Michael Maze
2010 Düsseldorf Germany Timo Boll Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Austria Chen Weixing
Greece Kalinikos Kreanga
2011 Liège Greece Kalinikos Kreanga Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Austria Werner Schlager
Russia Alexey Smirnov
2012 Lyon Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Russia Kirill Skachkov Austria Chen Weixing
Belarus Vladimir Samsonov
2014 Lausanne Portugal Marcos Freitas Denmark Michael Maze Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov
2015 Baku Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Portugal Marcos Freitas Greece Panagiotis Gionis
2016 Gondomar Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Portugal João Monteiro Russia Alexander Shibaev
2017 Antibes Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Russia Alexander Shibaev France Simon Gauzy
2018 Montreux Germany Timo Boll Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Denmark Jonathan Groth
2019 Montreux Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Germany Timo Boll
2020 Montreux Germany Timo Boll Slovenia Darko Jorgić Austria Robert Gardos
2021 Thessaloniki Germany Patrick Franziska Portugal Marcos Freitas Sweden Mattias Falck
France Emmanuel Lebesson
2022 Montreux Slovenia Darko Jorgić Sweden Truls Möregårdh Germany Timo Boll
Germany Patrick Franziska
2023 Slovenia Darko Jorgić Germany Dang Qiu Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov
England Liam Pitchford
2024 Slovenia Darko Jorgić Sweden Truls Möregårdh France Alexis Lebrun
Portugal Marcos Freitas

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Women

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Year Host City Gold Silver Bronze
1971 Zadar Hungary Beatrix Kisházi Czechoslovakia Ilona Voštová Czechoslovakia Alice Grofová
1972 Zagreb Hungary Beatrix Kisházi Romania Maria Alexandru Soviet Union Zoja Rudnova
1973 Böblingen Hungary Beatrix Kisházi Hungary Judit Magos Czechoslovakia Ilona Voštová
1974 Trollhättan Soviet Union Zoja Rudnova Romania Maria Alexandru Hungary Judit Magos
1975 Vienna Sweden Ann-Christin Hellman West Germany Wiebke Hendriksen Hungary Henriette Lotaller
1976 Lübeck Sweden Ann-Christin Hellman Czechoslovakia Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Eržebet Palatinuš
1977 Sarajevo Hungary Beatrix Kisházi England Jill Hammersley Czechoslovakia Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
1978 Prague England Jill Hammersley Netherlands Bettine Vriesekoop Soviet Union Valentina Popova
1979 Kristianstad Hungary Gabriella Szabó Romania Maria Alexandru Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Eržebet Palatinuš
1980 Munich England Jill Hammersley Netherlands Bettine Vriesekoop Hungary Gabriella Szabó
1981 Miskolc England Jill Hammersley Netherlands Bettine Vriesekoop Soviet Union Valentina Popova
1982 Nantes Netherlands Bettine Vriesekoop England Jill Hammersley Czechoslovakia Marie Hrachová
1983 Cleveland Romania Olga Nemeș Soviet Union Fliura Bulatova Netherlands Bettine Vriesekoop
1984 Bratislava Czechoslovakia Marie Hrachová Netherlands Bettine Vriesekoop Soviet Union Valentina Popova
1985 Barcelona Netherlands Bettine Vriesekoop Hungary Zsuzsa Oláh Czechoslovakia Marie Hrachová
1986 Södertälje Soviet Union Fliura Bulatova West Germany Olga Nemeș Bulgaria Daniela Guergeltcheva
1987 Basel Hungary Csilla Bátorfi Hungary Edit Urban Soviet Union Fliura Bulatova
1988 Ljubljana Soviet Union Fliura Bulatova Netherlands Bettine Vriesekoop West Germany Olga Nemeș
1989 Charleroi West Germany Olga Nemeș Hungary Csilla Bátorfi Bulgaria Daniela Guergeltcheva
1990 Hannover Hungary Gabriella Wirth West Germany Olga Nemeș France Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou
1991 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands Mirjam Hooman Hungary Gabriella Wirth Netherlands Bettine Vriesekoop
1992 Vienna Hungary Csilla Bátorfi Sweden Marie Svensson Romania Otilia Bădescu
1993 Copenhagen Romania Emilia Ciosu Germany Olga Nemeș Romania Otilia Bădescu
Sweden Åsa Svensson
1994 Arezzo Germany Jie Schöpp Romania Otilia Bădescu Netherlands Mirjam Hooman
Germany Nicole Struse
1995 Dijon Romania Otilia Bădescu Romania Emilia Ciosu Germany Jie Schöpp
Germany Nicole Struse
1996 Charleroi Luxembourg Ni Xialian Hungary Csilla Bátorfi Germany Nicole Struse
Netherlands Bettine Vriesekoop
1997 Eindhoven Luxembourg Ni Xialian Germany Jie Schöpp Romania Otilia Bădescu
Germany Olga Nemeș
1998 Halmstad Luxembourg Ni Xialian Germany Nicole Struse Hungary Csilla Bátorfi
Sweden Marie Svensson
1999 Split Germany Qianhong Gotsch Germany Jing Tian-Zörner Croatia Tamara Boroš
Luxembourg Ni Xialian
2000 Alassio Germany Qianhong Gotsch Romania Mihaela Steff Luxembourg Ni Xialian
Germany Jie Schöpp
2001 Wels Hungary Csilla Bátorfi Luxembourg Ni Xialian Romania Otilia Bădescu
Croatia Tamara Boroš
2002 Rotterdam Croatia Tamara Boroš Germany Nicole Struse Luxembourg Ni Xialian
Belarus Viktoria Pavlovich
2003 Saarbrücken Germany Jie Schöpp Croatia Tamara Boroš Russia Galina Melnik
Hungary Krisztina Tóth
2004 Frankfurt Germany Nicole Struse Germany Jie Schöpp Croatia Tamara Boroš
Austria Liu Jia
2005 Rennes Austria Liu Jia Hungary Krisztina Tóth Netherlands Li Jiao
Romania Mihaela Steff
2006 Copenhagen Croatia Tamara Boroš Austria Liu Jia Netherlands Li Jiao
Romania Mihaela Steff
2007 Arezzo Netherlands Li Jiao Italy Nikoleta Stefanova Austria Liu Jia
Romania Mihaela Steff
2008 Frankfurt Netherlands Li Jiao Poland Li Qian Belarus Viktoria Pavlovich
Germany Wu Jiaduo
2009 Düsseldorf Poland Li Qian Netherlands Li Jie Austria Liu Jia
Germany Wu Jiaduo
2010 Düsseldorf Netherlands Li Jiao Poland Li Qian Netherlands Li Jie
Hungary Krisztina Tóth
2011 Liège Netherlands Li Jiao Belarus Viktoria Pavlovich Turkey Melek Hu
Netherlands Li Jie
2012 Lyon Germany Wu Jiaduo Netherlands Li Jie Luxembourg Ni Xialian
Belarus Viktoria Pavlovich
2014 Lausanne Austria Liu Jia Belarus Viktoria Pavlovich Netherlands Li Jiao
2015 Baku Austria Liu Jia Germany Petrissa Solja Germany Irene Ivancan
2016 Gondomar Spain Shen Yanfei Turkey Melek Hu Austria Liu Jia
2017 Antibes Netherlands Li Jie Germany Petrissa Solja Germany Sabine Winter
2018 Montreux Romania Bernadette Szőcs Netherlands Li Jie Romania Elizabeta Samara
2019 Montreux Germany Petrissa Solja Romania Bernadette Szőcs Austria Sofia Polcanova
2020 Montreux Germany Petrissa Solja Netherlands Britt Eerland Austria Sofia Polcanova
2021 Thessaloniki Germany Nina Mittelham Portugal Fu Yu Czech Republic Hana Matelová
Romania Bernadette Szőcs
2022 Montreux Germany Han Ying Russia Polina Mikhaylova Austria Sofia Polcanova
Romania Bernadette Szőcs
2023 Germany Han Ying Austria Sofia Polcanova Germany Nina Mittelham
Portugal Shao Jieni
2024 France Jia Nan Yuan Austria Sofia Polcanova Romania Bernadette Szőcs
Germany Nina Mittelham

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Statistics

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Multiple champions

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Listed below are the players who have won the tournament on two or more occasions.[1]

All-time medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany (GER)25142160
2 Sweden (SWE)16171548
3 Hungary (HUN)137727
4 Netherlands (NED)89926
5 Austria (AUT)551222
6 Belarus (BLR)411419
7 Romania (ROU)471122
8 England (ENG)45211
9 Czechoslovakia (TCH)37515
10 Yugoslavia (YUG)34613
11 Soviet Union (URS)31610
12 Luxembourg (LUX)3148
13 Slovenia (SLO)3104
14 Poland (POL)2226
15 France (FRA)211417
16 Croatia (CRO)21811
17 Portugal (POR)1427
18 Russia (RUS)13610
19 Belgium (BEL)1157
20 Denmark (DEN)1146
 Greece (GRE)1146
22 Spain (ESP)1001
23 Italy (ITA)0213
24 Turkey (TUR)0112
25 Czech Republic (CZE)0033
26 Bulgaria (BUL)0022
Totals (26 entries)106106154366

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Europe Top-12/16 archive". ETTU. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Europe Top 16 / General Information". ETTU. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "About ETTU / History". ETTU. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ "ETTHoF / Jan-Ove Waldner". European Table Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Li Jiao, One Title Away from Surpassing the Achievements of Beatrix Kishazi". ITTF. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b "2019 Europe Top 16 Cup / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Top 16 Cup – two days knock out tournament". ETTU. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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