ETTU Announces Confirmed Players for CCB Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux 2025

January 27, 2025
8:22 am
Europe Top-16 Cup

The highly anticipated CCB Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux 2025 will be held from February 20 to 23 in Montreux, Switzerland, marking the event’s seventh edition. Last week, European Table Tennis Union released the list of confirmed players for the competition.

2024 Champions Return to Defend Their Titles

The winners of the 2024 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup were Jia Nan Yuan (France) and Darko Jorgić (Slovenia). JORGIC achieved a remarkable hat-trick, securing the title for the third consecutive year. YUAN made history as the first Frenchwoman to win the tournament.

Bronze medalists in 2024 were Marcos FREITAS (Portugal) and Alexis LEBRUN (France) in the men’s event, while Bernadette SZOCS (Romania) and Nina MITTELHAM (Germany) took third place in the women’s category.

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New Format for 2025

The 2025 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup will introduce an innovative new format:

• Thursday: Qualification rounds for players ranked 15–21 in the ETTU rankings and one Swiss player. The two winners from the second round will advance to the main draw.

• Friday: Round of 16 matches for both men and women.

• Saturday: Quarterfinals for both categories.

• Sunday: Semifinals and finals for men’s and women’s singles.

Additionally, the two-player limit per nation has been removed, ensuring that Europe’s best players have the chance to compete, regardless of nationality.

All matches will be played in a “Best of 5” format, and the competition will take place on a single table over four days

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