2026 Europe Top 16 Cup

2026 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup
VenueSalle Omnisport du Pierrier
LocationMontreux, Switzerland
Dates5–8 February 2026

The 2026 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup, officially known as the China Construction Bank Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux, is a top-tier continental table tennis event sanctioned by the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). It will be held from 5 to 8 February 2026 at the Salle Omnisport du Pierrier in Montreux, Switzerland.[1]

Qualification

A total of 22 players qualify for each singles event, structured and determined as follows:[2]

Automatic Qualifiers (Do not occupy ranking spots):

Ranking Qualifiers (Direct Main Draw spots):

Excluding the above champions, based on the ETTU European Rankings published on 5 December 2025:

  • Men's Singles: The 20 highest-ranked players.
  • Women's Singles: The 19 highest-ranked players.

Among these qualifiers, the 14 highest-ranked players enter the main draw directly, while the remaining 8 players compete in a qualifying tournament.

Seeding Rules:

The specific seed numbers for the 14 direct main draw qualifiers and the 8 players from the qualifying tournament will be finalized based on the January 2026 ETTU European Rankings.

Player List

[3] (Q) denotes need to participate in the qualifying tournament

Qualification Path Men's Qualifiers Women's Qualifiers
Host Nation
(1 per gender) 		Pedro Osiro (Q) Rachel Moret (Q)
2024 European Championships Winner
(1 per gender) 		Alexis Lebrun Sofia Polcanova
2025 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup Winner
(Women's 1) 		Alexis Lebrun [a] Han Ying
European Ranking
(Men's 20 spots, Women's 19 spots) 		Truls Möregårdh (1)
Felix Lebrun (3)
Darko Jorgić (4)
Benedikt Duda (5)
Patrick Franziska (6)
Qiu Dang (7)
Dimitrij Ovtcharov (8)
Anton Källberg (9)
Anders Lind (10)
Simon Gauzy (11)
Jonathan Groth (12)
Marcos Freitas (13)
Eduard Ionescu (14)
Álvaro Robles (Q15)
Tomislav Pucar (Q16)
Milosz Redzimski
Andrej Gacina (Q17)
Kristian Karlsson (Q18)
Liam Pitchford
Daniel Habesohn (Q19) 		Sabine Winter (1)
Bernadette Szocs (3)
Jia Nan Yuan (5)
Elizabeta Samara (6)
Prithika Pavade (7)
Linda Bergström （8)
Jieni Shao (9)
Nina Mittelham (10)
Fu Yu (11)
Xiao Maria (12)
Natalia Bajor (13)
Shan Xiaona (14)
Anna Hursey (Q15)
Annett Kaufmann (Q16)
Charlotte Lutz (Q17)
Andreea Dragoman (Q18)
Izabela Lupulesku (Q19)
Hana Matelová
Lea Rakovac (Q20)
Replacement
(Any new player replacing a qualified player above
will be considered a replacement.) 		João Geraldo (Q20)
Iulian Chirita (Q21) 		Georgina Póta (Q21)
  1. ^ Alexis Lebrun already qualified as the 2024 European Champion; the vacant spot will be given to the highest-ranked European player.

Men's Singles

Qualifying Tournament

The qualifying tournament was held on 5 February. 8 players competed in a single-elimination bracket, with 2 players (Q1/Q2) advancing to the Main Draw.

First Round Second Round
Winners of the second round advance directly to the Main Draw; there is no third round. 		Advances to Main Draw
                 
17 Gacina 8 7 11 9
21 Chirita 11 11 5 11
21 Chirita 10 8 3
16 Pucar 12 11 11
19 Habesohn 8 11 9
16 Pucar 11 13 11
16 Pucar Q1
15 Robles Q2
15 Robles 11 5 12 11
22 Osiro 9 11 10 8
15 Robles 11 11 11
20 Geraldo 7 3 5
20 Geraldo 11 13 5 5 11
18 Karlsson 5 11 11 11 8

Main Draw (Round of 16 to Final)

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                            
1 Möregårdh 11 9 9 4
13 Freitas 9 11 11 11
13 Freitas 14 15 7 7
5 Duda 12 17 11 11
9 Källberg 6 11 11 12 13
5 Duda 11 6 5 14 15
5 Duda 7 11 7 4
4 Jorgić 11 6 11 11
7 Qiu 6 11 11 6 10
Q16 Pucar 11 8 7 11 12
Q16 Pucar 4 8 7
4 Jorgić 11 11 11
12 Groth 14 3 8 8
4 Jorgić 12 11 11 11
4 Jorgić 6 6 11 6
2 A. Lebrun 11 11 9 11
3 F. Lebrun 11 11 11
Q15 Robles 4 8 7
3 F. Lebrun 11 11 11
10 Lind 8 5 7
10 Lind 11 11 11
8 Ovtcharov 7 8 9
3 F. Lebrun 9 6 9
2 A. Lebrun 11 11 11
6 Franziska 12 9 11 8
11 Gauzy 10 11 13 11
11 Gauzy 11 11 12 2 12
2 A. Lebrun 7 13 10 11 14
14 Ionescu 4 5 7
2 A. Lebrun 11 11 11

Women's Singles

Qualifying Tournament

The qualifying tournament was held on 5 February. 8 players competed in a single-elimination bracket, with 2 players (Q1/Q2) advancing to the Main Draw.

First Round Second Round
Winners of the second round advance directly to the Main Draw; there is no third round. 		Advances to Main Draw
                 
16 Kaufmann 3
20 Rakovac 1
16 Kaufmann 3
15 Hursey 1
21 Póta 0
15 Hursey 3
16 Kaufmann Q1
17 Lutz Q2
18 Dragoman 1
19 Lupulesku 3
19 Lupulesku 1
17 Lutz 3
22 Moret 0
17 Lutz 3

Main Draw (Round of 16 to Final)

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                            
1 Winter 11 11 11
14 Shan 8 8 8
1 Winter 12 11 11 11
12 Xiao 14 6 4 9
12 Xiao 8 11 24 9 11
6 Samara 11 7 22 11 6
1 Winter 11 11 11
4 Han 8 5 9
7 Pavade 8 5 12
11 Fu 11 11 14
11 Fu 8 11 8 11 4
4 Han 11 6 11 5 11
Q16 Kaufmann 9 6 11 12 6
4 Han 11 11 9 10 11
1 Winter 11 11 11
3 Szocs 4 4 4
3 Szocs 11 11 11
13 Bajor 3 8 8
3 Szocs 11 4 11 11
Q17 Lutz 7 11 8 5
Q17 Lutz 11 11 11
8 Bergström 0 3 4
3 Szocs 9 11 11 11
5 Yuan 11 9 5 5
5 Yuan 11 11 5 13
10 Mittelham 6 6 11 11
5 Yuan 19 11 11
2 Polcanova 17 4 4
9 Shao 5 7 8
2 Polcanova 11 11 11

References

  1. ^ "2026 Europe Top 16 Information". ettu.com. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  2. ^ "2026 Europe Top 16 Qualification" (PDF). ettu.com. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  3. ^ "2026 Europe Top 16 Cup Players List" (PDF). ettu.com. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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