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 has won European Championships in singles, doubles, and team events. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he got knocked ...

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

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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

External links