# 2021 Europe Top 16 Cup

The 2021 Europe Top 16 Cup (also referred to as the 2021 Pomegranate Europe Top 16 Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition, held on 18 and 19 September 2021 in Thessaloniki, Greece, organised under the authority of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). It was the 50th edition of the event, and the first time that it had been held in Greece.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's Singles details | Patrick Franziska | Marcos Freitas | Mattias Falck Emmanuel Lebesson |
| Women's Singles details | Nina Mittelham | Fu Yu | Hana Matelová Bernadette Szőcs |

## Men's singles
### Seeding

Players were seeded according to the latest European ranking.
* Mattias Falck (semifinals)
* Liam Pitchford (quarterfinals)
* Patrick Franziska (champion)
* Simon Gauzy (quarterfinals)
* Marcos Freitas (final)
* Robert Gardos (first round)
* Kristian Karlsson (first round)
* Darko Jorgić (quarterfinals)
* Jonathan Groth (first round)
* Tomislav Pucar (first round)
* Ruwen Filus (quarterfinals)
* Wang Yang (first round)
* Emmanuel Lebesson (semifinals)
* Daniel Habesohn (first round)
* Andrej Gaćina (first round)
* Panagiotis Gionis (first round)

### Main 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mattias Falck | 11 | 17 | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Wang Yang | 7 | 15 | 12 | 10 | | | | 1 | Mattias Falck | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Andrej Gaćina | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | | | 8 | Darko Jorgić | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Darko Jorgić | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mattias Falck | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kristian Karlsson | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Patrick Franziska | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ruwen Filus | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | Ruwen Filus | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Daniel Habesohn | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 3 | Patrick Franziska | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Patrick Franziska | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Patrick Franziska | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 4 | Simon Gauzy | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Marcos Freitas | 10 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| 16 | Panagiotis Gionis | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | 4 | Simon Gauzy | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jonathan Groth | 13 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | | 5 | Marcos Freitas | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Marcos Freitas | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Marcos Freitas | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Robert Gardos | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Emmanuel Lebesson | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Emmanuel Lebesson | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 15 | | 13 | Emmanuel Lebesson | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tomislav Pucar | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | | 2 | Liam Pitchford | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Liam Pitchford | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women's singles
### Seeding

Players were seeded according to the latest European ranking.
* Sofia Polcanova (quarterfinals)
* Bernadette Szőcs (semifinals)
* Britt Eerland (first round)
* Elizabeta Samara (first round)
* Nina Mittelham (champion)
* Ni Xialian (first round)
* Polina Mikhaylova (first round)
* Hana Matelová (semifinals)
* Georgina Póta (quarterfinals)
* Barbora Balážová (first round)
* Fu Yu (final)
* Yana Noskova (first round)
* Shao Jieni (first round)
* Dora Madarász (quarterfinals)
* Ganna Gaponova (quarterfinals)
* Aikaterini Toliou (first round)

### Main 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Sofia Polcanova | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Shao Jieni | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | | 1 | Sofia Polcanova | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Barbora Balážová | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | Nina Mittelham | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nina Mittelham | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Nina Mittelham | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Georgina Póta | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Hana Matelová | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Aikaterini Toliou | 6 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | | 9 | Georgina Póta | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hana Matelová | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | 8 | Hana Matelová | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Elizabeta Samara | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Nina Mittelham | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| 3 | Britt Eerland | 11 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Fu Yu | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | Dora Madarász | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 14 | Dora Madarász | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Fu Yu | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | 11 | Fu Yu | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ni Xialian | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Fu Yu | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Polina Mikhaylova | 4 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bernadette Szőcs | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ganna Gaponova | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 15 | Ganna Gaponova | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Yana Noskova | 9 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | | | 2 | Bernadette Szőcs | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Bernadette Szőcs | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |