The highly anticipated CCB Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux 2025 will be held from February 20 to 23 in Montreux, Switzerland, marking the seventh edition of the events. Last week, the European Table Tennis Union published 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 Jorgi (Slovenia). Jorgic achieved a remarkable hat-trick to secure the title for the third consecutive year. Yuan made history as the first French woman to win the tournament. Bronze medalists in 2024 were Marcos Freitas (Portugal) and Alexis LeBrun (France) in the Mens event, while Bernadette Szocs (Romania) and Nina Mittelham (Germany) took third place in the Women's category. ________________________________________ The two winners of the second round will advance to the main draw. Friday: Round of 16 matches for both men and women. Saturday: quarter-finals for both categories. Sunday: semi-finals and finals for men's and women's singles. In addition, the limit of two players per country has been removed, giving Europe's best players the opportunity to compete regardless of nationality. All matches are played in a best of 5 format, and the competition takes place on a single table over four days