2021 World Table Tennis Championships
| 2021 World Table Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | George R. Brown Convention Center |
| Location | Houston, United States |
| Dates | 23–29 November 2021 |
| Competitors | 265 from 56[1] nations |
| Events at the 2021 World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Table tennis pictogram.svg | |||
| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | mixed | women |
The 2021 World Table Tennis Championships was held in Houston, United States from 23 to 29 November.[2][3] It was the 56th edition of the championships and the first time the competition was held in the United States. Houston became the host by beating Agadir, Morocco in 2019.[4]
The International Table Tennis Federation originally planned regional and continental stage events for the qualification purpose of the Championships finals in Houston.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no regional and continental stage events were held before the Championships finals. The ITTF decided the qualifications were mainly based on the world rankings published on 8 June (week 23) and 25 June (week 24). Six member associations (China, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Germany, South Korea and Hong Kong) were eligible to have five entries in singles events and four players in doubles events (with a maximum of two combined pairs with another member association).
Five individual events were contested.[6] All events were played as a single-elimination tournament. The first round of singles events had 128 places and doubles events had 64 places. Singles matches were best of seven games and doubles matches were best of five. Reigning champions Ma Long, Liu Shiwen and Xu Xin did not defend their titles at the event as China opted to send younger players in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7]
Schedule
[edit | edit source]The 2021 World Championships was scheduled for seven days.[8] Draws took place on 21 November.[6]
| Date | 23 Nov | 24 Nov | 25 Nov | 26 Nov | 27 Nov | 28 Nov | 29 Nov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QF | SF | F |
| Women's singles | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QF | SF | F |
| Men's doubles | R1 | R2 | R3 | QF | SF | F | |
| Women's doubles | R1 | R2 | R3 | QF | SF | F | |
| Mixed doubles | R1 | R2 | R3 | QF | SF, F |
Medal summary
[edit | edit source]Medal table
[edit | edit source]* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 5.5 | 10.5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA)* | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
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Medalists
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
China Fan Zhendong | Sweden Truls Möregårdh | China Liang Jingkun |
| Germany Timo Boll | |||
| Women's singles |
China Wang Manyu | China Sun Yingsha | China Chen Meng |
| China Wang Yidi | |||
| Men's doubles |
Sweden Mattias Falck Sweden Kristian Karlsson |
South Korea Jang Woo-jin South Korea Lim Jong-hoon |
China Liang Jingkun China Lin Gaoyuan |
| Japan Yukiya Uda Japan Shunsuke Togami | |||
| Women's doubles |
China Sun Yingsha China Wang Manyu |
Japan Mima Ito Japan Hina Hayata |
China Chen Meng China Qian Tianyi |
| Luxembourg Ni Xialian Luxembourg Sarah de Nutte | |||
| Mixed doubles |
China Wang Chuqin China Sun Yingsha |
Japan Tomokazu Harimoto Japan Hina Hayata |
Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching |
| China Lin Gaoyuan United States Lily Zhang |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2021 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals. International Table Tennis Federation.
- 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals. World Table Tennis.