At the Europe Top 16 Cup in 2021 Nina MITTELHAM stepped in as a substitute following the withdrawals of Petrissa SOLJA and HAN Ying in Thessaloniki securing her first major trophy by the event’s end. Last year she claimed a third-place finish in her fourth appearance at the tournament.
Now listed as the World No. 21 at the 2024 China Construction Bank Europe Top 16 Cup Nina is ready to compete once more. With a silver medal at the 2022 European Championships in Munich a silver medal at the European Games in the Teams event last year a gold in Mixed Doubles from the 2023 Kraków–Małopolska and a bronze at the World Championships in Chengdu Nina has significantly added to her accolades since her success in Greece.
“My chances of winning the title at the Europe Top 16 are the same as in previous years and the favorites for the title remain unchanged. I’ve trained well and am in good shape. My first goal is to win a medal. But of course I can’t hide the fact that I also want to win the title. As always a lot will depend on how I perform on the day. Of course I hope that I might be able to qualify for the World Cup via the Europe Top 16 if possible. But there is no need for extra motivation for the Europe Top 16. It’s a very important prestigious tournament for me and I really enjoy playing it ” said Nina MITTELHAM.
The 2024 China Construction Bank Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreux will feature top players such as Ying HAN of Germany Bernadette SZOCS of Romania (2018 titleholder) Sofia POLCANOVA of Austria Jia Nan YUAN of France Elizabeta SAMARA of Romania Linda BERGSTROM of Sweden Prithika PAVADE of France Natalia BAJOR of Poland Xia Lian NI Jieni SHAO and Fu YU of Portugal Tatiana KUKULKOVA and Barbora BALAZOVA of Slovakia Maria XIAO of Spain and Rachel MORET.
