ITTF World Championships 2013 media guide

LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships

ITTF Media Guide

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CONTENTS

ITTF Overview

History of Table Tennis

Player Profiles - Men

- Women

Basic Table Tennis Rules

WTTC Schedule

Media Areas

WTTC Key Facts

WTTC Playing System

2011 Champions

Current World & Olympic Medallists

2013 ITTF Major Event Winners

Past World Champions

WTTC Trophies

Upcoming Major ITTF Events

ITTF Media Contacts

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The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the international governing body of Table Tennis and has 217 affiliated member associations.

The ITTF was initiated in Berlin, Germany and became formalized in London in 1926. Table Tennis became an Olympic discipline at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games. President of the ITTF is Canadian Mr. Adham Sharara who was elected in 1999.

Table Tennis started as a parlour game in Victorian England; it was after dinner entertainment for upper class society. Gradually, the sport grew from a parlour game to a highly competitive activity.

Interest began to fade around 1904, and it was not until its revival in the early 1920s that competition resumed on an ever-growing scale. However, for the game to advance as a serious international sport, standards had to be developed, hence the formation of the ITTF in 1926, along with the first World Championships. The first Championships were organised, in London in 1926, originally as a European Championship. There was one problem; a group of players from India wanted to compete; hastily just before play began the name was changed to World Championships but the poster advertising the event remained as European Championships.

The game of Table Tennis has since gone from strength to strength, first appearing in the Olympic Games in 1988 and now is the second most played sport in the world, after football.

Simon GAUZY – France

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HISTORY OF TABLE TENNIS

ITTF OVERVIEW

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MA LongChina

D.O.B: 20/10/88

24 years old

Playing info: Shake-hand, Right-handed attacking player, noted for powerful forehand.

Highlights: World Junior Champion in 2004, Winner of 14 Men’s Singles titles on the ITTF World Tour ,Winner of the Men’s Singles title at the ITTF World Grand Finals three times, Current holder of the Liebherr Men’s World Cup title, The reigning Men’s Doubles World Champion with XU Xin

Story: Unbeaten in international play for six months - One of the longest running unbeaten streaks in ITTF World Tour history.

Nickname: Fei Long (fat dragon)

Languages spoken: Chinese

PLAYER PROFILES - MEN

Playing info: Left-handed, pen-holder that is a attacking player; noted for his long forehand stroke and incredible sideways movement.

Highlights: Winner of seven ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles,Winner of the Men’s Singles title at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2012, The reigning Men’s Doubles World Champion with MA Long.

Story: Latest development of the pen-hold grip style, but completely different to the traditional pen-hold grip players.


XU XinChina

D.O.B: 08/01/90

23 years old

Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player.

Highlights: Winner of Men’s Singles title at European Championships a record six times, European Cadet Boys’ Singles champion 1995, European Junior Boys’ Singles champion 1997/1998, Winner of 18 ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Winner of Men’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2005, Winner of Men’s World Cup in (2002,2005).

Languages spoken: German & English

Timo BOLLGermany

D.O.B: 08/03/81

32 years old

Playing info: Right-handed shake hand fast attacking player.

Highlights: Won Men’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2002, Winner of three ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Finished in fourth place in Men’s Singles event at London 2012 Olympic Games.

Story: He won the Men’s Singles title at the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals before ever having won an ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title.


CHUANG Chih-YuanChinese Taipei

D.O.B: 02/04/81

32 years old

Playing info: Right-handed shake-hand attacking top spin player, notably strong from backhand; innovative services.

Highlights: Winner of Boys’ Singles title at the 2005 European Youth Championships, Five ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Men’s Singles bronze medallist at London 2012 Olympic Games.

Story: Originally from the Ukraine, his family moved to Germany following the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster. Innovator in the art of serving.

Nickname: Dima

Languages spoken: German, English & Russian

Dimitrij OVTCHAROVGermanyD.O.B: 02/09/88

25 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, pen-holder that is a fast attacking player that excels in the art of service and first attack.

Highlights: Only man to own gold medals on all three Olympic events – Men’s Doubles (2004), Men’s Singles and Men’s Team (2008), Winner of 20 ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Winner of a record 39 ITTF World Tour Men’s Doubles titles, Winner of a record four Men’s World Cup titles, Twice winner of Men’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (2001, 2007), five times the Men’s Doubles winner (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011)


MA Lin China

D.O.B: 19/02/80

33 years old

Playing info: Right-handed Shake hand attacking top spin player, notable strong from the backhand.

Highlights: London 2012 Olympic Champion, Singles World Champion in 2011, Winner of the Boys’ Singles title at the ITTF World Cadet Challenge in 2003, Winner of six ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Winner of the Men’s World Cup in 2011.

Story: Only reigning Men’s Singles World Champion to win Olympic Men’s Singles gold.


ZHANG JikeChina

D.O.B: 16/02/88

25 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, pen-holder that is attacking top spin player that excels in rallies.

Highlights: Three times Men’s Singles silver medallist at Olympic Games (2004, 2008, 2012), Three times winner of the Men’s World Cup (2007, 2008, 2010), Winner of 13 Men’s Singles titles on the ITTF World Tour, Twice the Men’s Singles winner at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (2003, 2006).

Nickname: Le Le (happiness)


WANG HaoChina

D.O.B: 25/12/83

29 years old

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Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player.

Highlights: Winner of two ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title, Commonwealth Men’s Singles Champion twice (2007, 2009).

Story: Hails from Shijiazhuang in China, moved to Singa-pore for international opportunities.


GAO NingSingapore

D.O.B: 11/10/82

30 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand all round attacking top spin player.

Highlights: Winner on one ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title (Brazil 2005).

Story: The nemesis of Timo Boll; one of the most notable wins being at the London Olympic Games.

Nickname: Crisi

Languages spoken: Romanian, English & German

Adrian CRISAN Romania

D.O.B: 07/05/80

33 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand, attacking top spin player.

Highlights: Semi-finalist at the 2013 Korean Open Men's doubles playing with XU Xin (CHN).

Story: One of the tallest players and the only leading World Ranked player who wears spectacles; in November 2012 he set Georges Carpentier Stadium alight in Paris at the Liebherr Men’s World when on the first day of play he beat both Vladimir Samsonov and Chuang Chih-Yuan.

Nickname: Harry Potter

Languages spoken: French

Adrien MATTENETFrance

D.O.B: 15/10/87

25 years old

Playing info: Right handed powerful attacking player; noted for forehand top spin. He excels at half-distance.

Highlights: Bronze medal at the 2013 World Team Classic.

Story: Made debut in African Championships in 1996 in Nairobi, Men’s Singles runner up four times; eventually won the title in November 2012 in Cairo.

Nickname: Sayco

Languages spoken: Arabic & English

El-Sayed LASHINEgypt

D.O.B: 09/02/80

33 years old

Playing info: Left handed pen-hold grip play in the traditional style; uses on side of the racket only. Excels at service a first attack.

Highlights: Only Latin American player to win a singles title (man or woman) on the ITTF World Tour; he won in Almeria, Spain in January 2013.

Story: Not selected for the Brazilian Team at Pan American Games in 2007 or 2011, nor was he selected for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games or the 2012 London Olympic Games. On all occasions the first reserve.

Languages spoken: Portuguese

Cazuo MATSUMOTOBrazil

D.O.B: 02/08/85

27 years old

Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player prefers to play at half-distance.

Highlights: Winner of four ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Winner of Men’s Singles title at 2010 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals.

Story: Holder of a record five consecutive Japanese Men’s Singles National Championships titles.

Nickname: Mijun

Languages spoken: Japanese

Jun MIZUTANIJapan

D.O.B: 09/06/89

23 years old

Playing info: Right-handed shake-hand all round attacking player renowned for consistency.

Highlights: Winner of a record 23 Men’s Singles titles on the ITTF World Tour, Winner of Men’s Singles title at World Tour Grand Finals in 1997, Winner of Men’s World Cup title three times (1999, 2001, 2009), European Men’s Singles champion three times (1999, 2003, 2005), European Cadet Boys’ Singles champion (1989), European Junior Boys’ Singles champion twice (1992, 1993).

Languages spoken: Russian, English, German, Serbian, Spanish

Vladimir SAMSONOVBelarus

D.O.B: 17/04/76

37 years old

Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand fast attacking top spin player.

Highlights: Winner of one ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title (2008 Brazil).

Story: Moved from mainland China to Hong Kong in search of international play.


JIANG TianyiHong Kong

D.O.B: 28/02/88

25 years old

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PLAYER PROFILES - WOMEN

Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand close to the table attacking player using short pimpled rubber on forehand and reversed on backhand.

Highlights: Winner of three ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles.

Story: Gave birth to first child in January 2010; four months later won Women’s Singles title at Korean Open.

Languages spoken: Chinese, English, German & Spanish.

SHEN YanfeiSpain

D.O.B: 24/12/79

33 years old

Playing info: Right handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player

Highlights: Winner of Girls’ Singles title at World Junior Championships twice (2010, 2012).

Story: Only player to have regained the Girls’ Singles title at a World Junior Championships; she won in 2010, was beaten in the final in 2011 by Chen Meng; then won 2012.


ZHU YulingChina

D.O.B: 10/01/95

18 years old

Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player.

Highlights: Winner of two ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, Runner up Girls’ Singles event at World Junior Championships (2010), Women’s Teams silver medallist London Olympic Games (2012), 4th place at the Singles London Olympic Games (2012).

Story: Youngest Olympic Games medallist (19 years old).

Languages spoken: Japanese

Kasumi ISHIKAWAJapan

D.O.B: 23/02/93

20 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, shake hand fast attacking top spin player.

Highlights: Winner of all four titles on offer – Girls’ Team, Girls’ Singles, Girls’ Doubles. Mixed Doubles – at World Junior Championships 2011, Winner of two ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles.

Story: Caused a sensation by beating Liu Shiwen in the final of the Women’s Singles event at the Harmony China Open in 2012; she was still a junior, only 18 years old.


CHEN MengChina

D.O.B: 15/01/94

19 years old

Playing info: Left-handed shake-hand, fast attacking topspin player.

Highlights: Women’s Singles silver medallist London 2012 Olympic Games, Winner of eight ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, Three times the Women’s Singles runner up at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (2009, 2011, 2012), Winner of Women’s World Cup 2011.

Nickname: Da Baobei (big baby)


DING NingChina

D.O.B: 20/06/90

22 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand, attacking top spin player.

Highlights: Winner of 10 ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, Winner of Women’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals twice (2011, 2012), Winner of Women’s World Cup (2009, 2012).

Story: Moved from Liaoning Province to Guangzhou when ten years old because her coach moved to Guangzhou.


LIU ShiwenChina

D.O.B: 12/04/91

22 years old


Highlights: Women’s Singles gold medallist London 2012 Olympic Games, Women’s Singles runner up at World Championships twice (2007, 2011), Eight ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, Winner of Women’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (2007).

Story: Named by fans Miss No.2 prior to London 2012 Olympic Games.


LI XiaoxiaChina

D.O.B: 16/01/88

25 years old


Highlights: Winner of four ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, Winner of Women’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (2010), Women’s Singles bronze medallist London Olympic Games (2012), Women’s Teams bronze medal at London Olympic Games (2012), Women’s Singles winner Commonwealth Games (2010).

Nickname: Le Le (happiness in Chinese, given her family)


FENG TianweiSingapore

D.O.B: 31/08/86

26 years old

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Playing info: Right handed, shake-hand fast attacking close to the table top spin player.

Highlights: Girls’ Singles bronze medallist Youth Olympic Games 2010.

Story: In 2009 remained unbeaten on the ITTF Junior Circuit, she is learning English.

Languages spoken: Korean

YANG HaeunKorea

D.O.B: 25/02/94

19 years old

Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player from half distance.

Highlights: The only European player ever to reach the final of the Women’s World Cup; she was the runner up in 2012 beaten by Liu Shiwen in the final.

Story: The only European player ever to reach the final of the Women’s World Cup; she was the runner up in 2012 beaten by Liu Shiwen in the final.

Languages spoken: Romanian, English, Spanish & Italian

Elizabeta SAMARARomania

D.O.B: 15/04/89

24 years old

Playing info: Right handed, pen-holder who, plays close to table and excels when blocking the ball. Uses a combination racket of reversed rubber and long pimpled rubber.

Highlights: Led Australia to 1st place in the Second Division at the LIEBHERR World Championships in Dortmund 2012, thus promotion to the Championships Division for 2014 in Tokyo. Also led Australia to quarter-finals in Women’s event at 2013 World Team Classic.

Nickname: Sayco

Languages spoken: English & Chinese

Jian Fang LAYAustralia

D.O.B: 06/03/73

40 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand, defensive, player.

Highlights: Runner up in the Women’s Singles event at the European Championships in Herning in 2012.

Languages spoken: French & Chinese

XIAN YifangFrance

D.O.B: 20/08/77

35 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand, attacking topspin player.

Highlights: The only North American (man or woman) to win the Intercontinental Singles title. She won at the Volkswagen Women’s World Cup in Huangshi in September 2012.

Story: Hsing is acquaintances with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, referring to them as "Uncle Warren" and "Uncle Bill". Bill Gates watched her at London 2012 and hugged her as she left the court. Ariel writes things on her forearm, like "Let Go! Have Fun!" during competition as a reminder to herself.

Languages spoken: English

Ariel HSINGUSA

D.O.B: 25/11/95

17 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand close to the table fast attacking player.

Highlights: Women’s Teams silver medallist London Olym-pic Games (2012), Winner of one ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles title (Morocco 2009).

Story: A television celebrity in Japan and even has a wax sculpture of her at the Tokyo airport.

Nickname: Ai Chan

Languages spoken: Japanese & Chinese

Ai FUKUHARAJapan

D.O.B: 01/11/88

24 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand defensive back-spin player.

Highlights: European Women’s Singles champion twice (2010, 2012), Winner of one ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles title (Minsk 2008).

Story: Twin sister of Veronika whose style is totally different, Veronika is a powerful attacking player, Viktoria a stalwart defender.

Nickname: Vika

Languages spoken: Belarusian, Russian, German & English

Viktoria PAVLOVICHBelarus

D.O.B: 08/05/78

34 years old

Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand powerful attacking player, noted for backhand.

Highlights: Winner of four ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles.

Story: Won her first ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles title in Kuwait in 2006 when she beat the top World ranked Chinese players at the time – Zhang Yining, Guo Yan and Gue. One of the few leading players to use short pimpled rubber on the backhand.


JIANG HuajunHong Kong

D.O.B: 08/10/84

28 years old

Ariel HSING – USA

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BASIC TABLE TENNIS RULES

Scoring

All matches in singles events at the World Championships are best of seven games. In doubles events matches in the preliminary rounds are best of five games, in the main draw best of seven games. The player or pair to reach 11 points wins the game but there must be a two point margin.

Flow of the Match

Service changes every two points; except at 10-10 when the service is alternate until one player or pair is two points clear. In doubles play is alternate with the order of receiving service changing every two points. In the deciding game players change ends when on player or pair has reached five points; in doubles the order of receiving service also changes.

Legal Service

The ball must rest on an open hand palm above the table. Then it must be thrown up at least 16cm and struck so the ball first bounces on the server's side and then the opponent's side. In doubles the ball must be served from the right half of the server to the right half of the receiver. If the serve is legal except that it touches the net, it is called a let serve and the serve is repeated.

Equipment

The racket must have a red and a black ITTF approved covering. The ball must be either white or orange and 40 mm in size diameter. The table must be 2.74 meters long, 1.525 m wide, and 0.76 m high.

Did you know?

• Aplayer’sracketistestedrandomlybeforeeachmatch,andopponentshavetherightto checkeachother’srackets.• Ifagamelastsformorethan10minutesandatleast18pointshavebeenplayed,the expedite system to comes into place. This means that each player has one serve each,

until the end of the game and if the receiving player makes 13 correct returns, he/she wins the point.

• Ifaplayerstrikestheballbelowthewristofthehandthatisholdingtheracket,the point is legal.

• Ifaplayerhitstheballaroundthenetanditstilllandslegallyonthetable,theshotisvalid.• Aplayerlosesthepointifhis/herfreearmtouchesthetable.

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WTTC SCHEDULE MEDIA AREAS

2013 MAY

Draw and Press Conference 11

Qualification Rounds 13-14

Annual General Meeting 15

Main Draw for all Events 15-20

ITTF Dream Building Fundraiser Dinner 17

Mixed Doubles Final 18

Women’sSingles&Men’sDoublesFinal 19

Men’sSingles&Women’sDoublesFinal 20

WTTC KEY FACTS

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WTTC KEY FACTS

• 10 years since the last World Table Tennis Championships was held in Paris.

• 36 training tables / 38 competition tables.

• 6000 table tennis balls to be used.

• 129 countries will be represented.

• 472 men players and 373 women players (a record for a World Table Tennis Championships).

• 70,000 spectators expected over the week-long competition.

• 350 volunteers.

• 30,000 meals to be served the stadium.

• 500 accredited media.

• 20 hotels will hold all the athletes and officials.

• 52nd edition of the ITTF World Individual Championships.

• 5 gold, 5 silver and 10 bronze medals on offer, both semifinal losers get bronze medals.

• 1 Referee and 6 deputy referees, 60 international umpires and 60 French umpires will officiate the event.

• Paris2013willbeJean-MichelSaive’s(BEL)22ndSeniorWorldChampionships.Hisfirstwas in 1983.

• Victor Barna (HUN) holds the Men's Singles record winning the title five times.

• Angelica Rozeanu (ROU) holds the Women's Singles record winning the title 6 consecutive times, (1950-1955).

• Victor Barna and Miklos Szabados (HUN) hold the Men's Doubles record winning the title in 6 out of 7 years beginning in 1929. Barna also won in 1933 with Sandor Glancz and again in 1939 with Richard Bergmann.

• Maria Mednyanszky and Anna Sipos (HUN) hold the Women's Doubles record winning the title at 6 consecutive World Championships (1930-1935).

• Maria Mednyanszky partnered with Mechlovits (1926,1928), Szabados (1930,1931,1933) and Kelen (1933) to win the Mixed Doubles World Title a record 6 times.

MA Long – China

WTTC PLAYING SYSTEM

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1.1 Therewillbe5individualevents–Men’sSingles,Women’sSingles,Men’sDoubles,Women’sDoublesandMixedDoubles.

1.2 ThefirstroundproperofMen’sSingles,Women’sSinglesandMixedDoubleswillhave128placesandthefirstroundproperofMen’sandWomen’sDoubleswillhave64places.

1.3 Singles events and Mixed Doubles will have 64 seeded players, 32 direct entries and 32 qualifiers. Other doubles events will have 32 seeds, 16 direct entries and 16 qualifiers.

1.4 Qualification for singles will initially comprise groups followed by one or two knockout rounds. Qualification for doubles will be by knockout.

1.5 All singles matches will be best of 7 games. Doubles matches will be best of 5 games in qualification matches and best of 7 games in the main draw.

1. STRUCTURE

2.1 SINGLES

2.1.1 Singles groups will comprise 3 players with each group winner proceeding to the qualification knockout draw or first round proper (if less than 64 groups). The draw for the groups will use a snake system.

2.1.2 The draw for the first round proper will have 2 stages with the first stage split. The initial first stage draw will take place on May 11 and draw the players seeded 17 – 32 and 33 - 64 into appropriate positions at random. The final first stage draw will occur also on May 11 (but separately from the initial first stage draw) when seeds 1 – 16 will be drawn. Seeds 9 – 16 will be drawn first, followed by seeds 5 – 8, then seeds 3 – 4 and finally seeds 1 and 2.

2.1.3 The second stage draws of direct entries and qualifiers will be drawn following the completion of the qualification rounds and be drawn at random into the remaining 64 positions, subject to clause 2.3.

2.1 DOUBLES

2.2.1 The initial draw for the first round proper will take place on May 11 when the seeded players will be drawn at random into appropriate positions.

2.2.2 The second stage draws of direct entries and qualifiers will be drawn following the completion of the qualification rounds and be drawn at randomintotheremaining32(men’sandwomen’sdoubles)or64 (mixed doubles) positions, subject to clause 2.3.

2.3 SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: Players of the same Association shall be separated according to 3.6.3.1, 3.6.3.3, 3.6.3.4 and 3.6.3.5 only in preliminary rounds and groups and in the first round of the draw but not in further rounds.

2.4 The World Ranking list which will be used for seeding and for the draws shall be the WR to be published in May 2013 (No.5).

2. DRAWS

Omar ASSAR – Egypt

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Men's Singles

Gold ZHANG Jike CHN Silver WANG Hao CHN Bronze BOLL Timo GER Bronze MA Long CHN

Women's Singles

Gold DING Ning CHN Silver LI Xiaoxia CHN Bronze GUO Yue CHN Bronze LIU Shiwen CHN

Men's Doubles

Gold MA Long / XU Xin CHN Silver CHEN Qi / MA Lin CHN Bronze JUNG Youngsik / KIM Minseok KOR Bronze WANG Hao / ZHANG Jike CHN

Women's Doubles

Gold GUO Yue / LI Xiaoxia CHN Silver DING Ning / GUO Yan CHN Bronze JIANG Huajun / TIE Yana HGK Bronze KIM Kyungah / PARK Miyoung KOR

Mixed Doubles

Gold ZHANG Chao / CAO Zhen CHN Silver HAO Shuai / MU Zi CHN Bronze KISHIKAWA Seiya / FUKUHARA Ai JPN Bronze CHEUNG Yuk / JIANG Huajun HGK

Men's Singles

Gold ZHANG Jike CHN Silver WANG Hao CHN Bronze OVTCHAROV Dimitrij GER

Women's Singles

Gold LI Xiaoxia CHN Silver DING Ning CHN Bronze FENG Tianwei SIN

Men's Team Women's Team

Gold CHINA CHINA Silver KOREA JAPANBronze GERMANY SINGAPORE

2011 WTTC(Rotterdam / NETHERLANDS)

2012 Olympic Games(London / GREAT BRITAIN)

Men's Team Women's Team

Gold CHINA CHINA Silver GERMANY SINGAPORE Bronze KOREA HONG KONGBronze JAPAN KOREA

2012 World Team Championships(Dortmund / GERMANY)

2011 CHAMPIONS

ZHANG Jike - Men's Singles DING Ning - Women's Singles ZHANG Chao / CAO Zhen - Mixed Doubles

GUO Yue / LI Xiaoxia - Women's Doubles MA Long / XU Xin - Men's Doubles

CURRENT WORLD & OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS

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2013 ITTF MAJOR EVENT WINNERS

Men's Singles

Gold FANG Bo CHN Silver HAO Shuai CHN Bronze TAKAKIWA Taku JPN Bronze CHUANG Chih-Yuan TPE

Women's Singles

Gold DING Ning CHN Silver LI Xiaoxia CHN Bronze WU Yang CHN Bronze ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN

Men's Doubles

Gold HAO Shuai / ZHANG Jike CHN Silver CHUANG Chih-Yuan / HUANG Sheng-Sheng CHN Bronze KARLSSON Kristian / KARLSSON Mattias KOR Bronze GERELL Par / LUNDQVIST Jens CHN

Women's Doubles

Gold DING Ning / LI Xiaoxia CHN Silver CHEN Meng / ZHU Yuling CHN Bronze NOSKOVA Yana / TIKHOMIROVA Anna RUS Bronze ISHIKAWA Kasumi / MORIZONO Misaki JPN

2013 ITTF World TourAustrian Open, Major Series

(Wels / AUSTRIA)

2013 ITTF World TourKuwait Open, Super Series

(Kuwait City / KUWAIT)

Men's Singles

Gold ZHANG Jike CHN Silver MA Long CHN Bronze XU Xin CHN Bronze WANG Hao CHN

Women's Singles

Gold LIU Shiwen CHN Silver FENG Tianwei SIN Bronze DING Ning CHN Bronze ZHU Yuling CHN

Men's Doubles

Gold XU Xin / YAN An CHN Silver MA Long / ZHANG Jike CHN Bronze KIM Minseok / SEO Hyundeok KOR Bronze GAO Ning / LI Hu SIN

Women's Doubles

Gold DING Ning / LI Xiaoxia CHN Silver ISHIKAWA Kasumi / MORIZONO Misaki JPN Bronze CHEN Meng/ ZHU Yuling CHN Bronze FENG Yalan / LIU Shiwen CHN

Men's Singles

Gold MA Long CHN Silver YAN An CHN Bronze XU Xin CHN Bronze WANG Hao CHN

Women's Singles

Gold DING Ning CHN Silver LIU Shiwen CHN Bronze LI Xiaoxia CHN Bronze ZHU Yuling CHN

Men's Doubles

Gold WANG Hao / YAN An CHN Silver MA Long / ZHANG Jike CHN Bronze KIM Minseok / SEO Hyundeok KOR Bronze GAO Ning / LI Hu SIN

Women's Doubles

Gold DING Ning / LI Xiaoxia CHN Silver BARTHEL Zhenqi / SHAN Xiaona GER Bronze LIU Shiwen / ZHU Yuling CHN Bronze HIRANO Miu / ITO Mima JPN

2013 ITTF World TourQatar Open, Super Series

(Doha / QATAR)

2013 ITTF World TourKorea Open, Major Series

(Incheon City / KOREA)

Men's Singles

Gold XU Xin CHN Silver MA Long CHN Bronze WANG Hao CHN Bronze YAN An CHN

Women's Singles

Gold SEO Hyowon KORSilver ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN Bronze LEE Ho Ching HGK Bronze FUJII Hiroko JPN

Men's Doubles

Gold SEO Hyundeok / ZHANG Jike KOR/CHN Silver LEE Jungwoo / MA Long KOR/CHN Bronze MATTENET Adrien / XU Xin FRA/CHN Bronze LEE Sangsu / YAN An KOR/CHN

Women's Doubles

Gold PARK Youngsook / YANG Haeun KOR Silver JEON Jihee / LEE Eunhee KOR Bronze FENG Tianwei / YU Mengyu SIN Bronze FUJII Hiroko / WAKAMIYA Misako JPN

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PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS

YEAR LOCATION MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION NATION WOMEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION NATION2011 Rotterdam ZHANG Jike CHN DING Ning CHN2009 Yokohama WANG Hao CHN ZHANG Yining CHN2007 Zagreb WANG Liqin CHN GUO Yue CHN2005 Shanghai WANG Liqin CHN ZHANG Yining CHN2003 Paris SCHLAGER Werner AUT WANG Nan CHN2001 Osaka WANG Liqin CHN WANG Nan CHN1999 Eindhoven LIU Guoliang CHN WANG Nan CHN1997 Manchester WALDNER Jan-Ove SWE DENG Yaping CHN1995 Tianjin KONG Linghui CHN DENG Yaping CHN1993 Gothenburg GATIEN Jean-Philippe FRA HYUN Jung Hwa KOR1991 Chiba City PERSSON Jorgen SWE DENG Yaping CHN1989 Dortmund WALDNER Jan-Ove SWE QIAO Hong CHN1987 New Delhi JIANG Jialiang CHN HE Zhili CHN1985 Gothenburg JIANG Jialiang CHN CAO Yanhua CHN1983 Tokyo GUO Yuehua CHN CAO Yanhua CHN1981 Novi Sad GUO Yuehua CHN TONG Ling CHN1979 Pyongyang ONO Seiji JPN GE Xinai CHN1977 Birmingham KOHNO Mitsuro JPN PAK Yung Sun PRK1975 Calcutta JONYER Istvan HUN PAK Yung Sun PRK1973 Sarajevo XI Enting CHN HU Yulan CHN1971 Nagoya BENGTSSON Stellan SWE LIN Huiqing CHN1969 Munich ITOH Shigeo JPN KOWADA Toshiko JPN1967 Stockholm HASEGAWA Nobuhiko JPN MORISAWA Sachiko JPN1965 Ljubljana ZHUANG Zedong CHN FUKATSU Naoko JPN1963 Prague ZHUANG Zedong CHN MATSUZAKI Kimiyo JPN1961 Beijing ZHUANG Zedong CHN QIU Zhonghui CHN1959 Dortmund RONG Guotuan CHN MATSUZAKI Kimiyo JPN1957 Stockhom TANAKA Toshiaki JPN EGUCHI Fujie JPN1956 Tokyo OGIMURA Ichiro JPN OKADA Tomie JPN1955 Utrecht TANAKA Toshiaki JPN ROZEANU Angelica ROU1954 Wembley OGIMURA Ichiro JPN ROZEANU Angelica ROU1953 Bucharest SIDO Ferenc HUN ROZEANU Angelica ROU1952 Bombay SATOH Hiroji JPN ROZEANU Angelica ROU1951 Vienna LEACH Johnny ENG ROZEANU Angelica ROU1950 Budapest BERGMANN Richard ENG ROZEANU Angelica ROU1949 Stockholm LEACH Johnny ENG FARKAS Gizella HUN1948 Wembley BERGMANN Richard ENG FARKAS Gizella HUN1947 Paris VANA Bohumil TCH FARKAS Gizella HUN1939 Cairo BERGMANN Richard ENG PRITZI Trude AUT1938 Wembley VANA Bohumil TCH AARONS Ruth / PRITZI Trude USA / AUT1937 Baden BERGMANN Richard AUT AARONS Ruth USA1936 Prague KOLAR Stanislav CZE AARONS Ruth USA1935 Wembley BARNA Victor HUN KETTNEROVA Marie CZE1934 Paris BARNA Victor HUN KETTNEROVA Marie CZE1933 Baden BARNA Victor HUN SIPOS Anna HUN1932 Prague BARNA Victor HUN SIPOS Anna HUN1931 Budapest SZABADOS Miklos HUN MEDNYANSZKY Maria HUN1930 Berlin BARNA Victor HUN MEDNYANSZKY Maria HUN1929 Budapest PERRY Fred ENG MEDNYANSZKY Maria HUN1928 Stockholm MECHLOVITS Zoltan HUN MEDNYANSZKY Maria HUN1926 London JACOBI Roland HUN MEDNYANSZKY Maria HUN

ST BRIDE VASE - MEN'S INDIVIDUALThe prestigious St. Bride Vase awarded to the Men's Singles World Champion, was donated by C. Corti Woodcock, who was member of the St. Bride Table Tennis Club in London in 1929, in honor of Fred Perry winning the title at the 1929 World Championships in Budapest.

GEIST PRIZE - WOMEN'S INDIVIDUALThe Geist Prize awarded to the Women's Singles World Championship was donated in 1931 by President of the Hungarian TTA Dr. Gaspar Geist.

IRAN CUP - MEN'S DOUBLESThe Iran Cup awarded to the Men's Doubles World Champions, was donated at the 1947 World Championships by the Shah of Iran.

W J POPE TROPHY - WOMEN'S DOUBLESThe W.J.Pope Trophy awarded to the Women's Doubles World Champions, was donated in 1948 by W.J. Pope of England, who at the time was the ITTF Honorary General Secretary.

HEYDUSEK CUP - MIXED DOUBLESThe Heydusek Cup awarded to the Mixed Doubles World Champions was donated in 1948 by the Secretary of the Czechoslovakia Association Zdenek Heydusek.

WTTC TROPHIES

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UPCOMING MAJOR ITTF EVENTS

2013

Women's World Cup KOBE / JAPAN 21-23 SEPT

Men's World Cup VERVIERS / BELGIUM 25-27 OCT

World Junior Championships RABAT / MOROCCO 1-8 DEC

2014

2013 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals TBD 9-12 JAN

2013 ITTF Global Junior Circuit Finals TBD 24-26 JAN

World Team Table Tennis Champ. TOKYO / JAPAN 28 APRIL - 5 MAY

Women's World Cup TBD 10-12 OCT

Men's World Cup GERMANY 24-26 OCT

World Junior Championships SHANGHAI / CHINA 30 NOV - 7 DEC

2015

World Individual Championships SUZHOU / CHINA TBD

Daniela DODEAN – Romania

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