Europe Top 16



First held in 1971
In Zadar, Croatia
NEWS & ARTICLES

Europe Top 16 is an annual table tennis tournament that has brought together the continent’s leading players since 1971. Originally, it was known as Europe Top 12, but eventually, the number of participants increased top sixteen. The most accomplished player in the history of this tournament is Jan-Ove Waldner with 7 titles. Timo Boll also has won seven times, but he has won fewer medals overall than the Swedish legend.

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THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED PLAYERS IN TOURNAMENT HISTORY

Jan-Ove Waldner
7-time champion
1984-1998		7 –
4 –
2 –
Timo Boll
7-time champion
2002-2022		7 –
3 –
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
5-time champion
2012-2023		5 –
1 –
2 –
Vladimir Samsonov
4-time champion
1997-2019		4 –
9 –
1 –
Darko Jorgic
3-time champion
2020-2025		3 –
2 –
Milan Orlowski
2-time champion
1974-1983		2 –
3 –
Dragutin Šurbek
2-time champion
1971-1981		2 –
2 –
3 –
Werner Schlager
2-time champion
2000-2011		2 –
2 –
2 –
Stellan Bengtsson
2-time champion
1972-1981		2 –
2 –
2 –
Mikael Appelgren
2-time champion
1982-1990		2 –
3 –