2026 Europe Top 16 Cup

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]

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

Automatic Qualifiers (Do not occupy ranking spots):

• 2024 European Championships winners.

• 2025 Europe Top 16 Cup winners.

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.

^[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)

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

	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

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

	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