Europe Top-16 Cup 2026 (5–8 February 2026)

[NextLevel]

the walls are closing in on my picks... apologies to alexis and linda ahead of time

You made reasonable picks, but Bernie is a Tibhar player and while Franziska also plays on Tibhar tables quite a bit, Simon plays on them a lot in France. Bernie also has to have prepared something in case she was on the same half of the draw as Sabine, so I expected her to come out for justice. Lucky for her (or maybe not), she has to deal with Sofia if it comes to that...

 

[M51]

Alexis is back!

 

[NextLevel]

So the next match was the one match where I took a gamble on volatility over stability. Lutz is volatile and if both players play their top level, Lutz will win. If they both play below their normal level, Bergstrom will win.

 

[NextLevel]

Alexis is back!

This is his event more than any other.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

lol the horns after that one, adding insult to injury

 

[NextLevel]

Looks like Bergstrom left her level at home and Lutz carried it over from the prelims...

 

[NextLevel]

I don't care what Fraser says, something looks off...

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

these tables are greasier than a chip shop fry up, Fraser!

 

[NextLevel]

Never would have predicted that even as good as I think Lutz is... crazy.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

destructive force.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

Ok, we got the next round of matches here...

Freitas vs Duda
Pucar vs Jorgic
F. Lebrun vs Lind
Gauzy vs A. Lebrun

Winter vs Xiao
F. Yu vs Han Y.
Szocs vs Ch. Lutz
Yuan vs Polcanova

Picks (drumroll please): Duda, Jorgic, Felix, Alexis... Winter, Han Y., Szocs, Polcanova

 

[zeio]

I wonder how Ch. Lutz, Ito of France, would do against HY, Hashimoto and Sato. Bergstrom received a surgical dissection...

 

[romrossi]

Simon plays on them a lot in France.

Not quite sure... Hennebont (and its training center) is sponsored by Butterfly, a lot of PRO A teams are sponsored by Donic (or other brands) and not Tibhar. Maybe when training at Insep, then there may be some but in fact I think he played more on Tibhar tables when he played in Germany than now in France.

 

[M51]

Freitas vs Duda

1-3

Pucar vs Jorgic

3-2

F. Lebrun vs Lind

3-1

Gauzy vs A. Lebrun

1-3

Winter vs Xiao

3-1

F. Yu vs Han Y.

2-3

Szocs vs Ch. Lutz

2-3

Yuan vs Polcanova

1-3

 

[M51]

Yeah, Sofia is done here.

Self-confidence shattered for some reason.

 

[M51]

Winter vs Xiao

3-1

Nailed it!

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Nothing against Jia Nan Yuan, but I'll be rooting for Charlotte Lutz to make the finals or maybe even win it all. There has be one promising youth to take up the mantle for Europe. Right?!

 

[M51]

Fu Yu looking like she's gonna need a medical TO.

Reminds me why I always loved training with choppers. The best kind of exhaustion.

Well, second best.

 

[Metaxa]

Nothing against Jia Nan Yuan, but I'll be rooting for Charlotte Lutz to make the finals or maybe even win it all. There has be one promising youth to take up the mantle for Europe. Right?!

Just watching the Bernadette vs. Charlotte match. Does/can the French player only serve one type of serve? Tactical serve 0.0. Still, something her coach and she herself should urgently work on.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

if Gauzy wins this event I am buying another sheet of NUZN 55

great matches today and awesome event! can't ask for much more

we've got a battle on our hands here!!!