Table Tennis World Cup

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The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years. The competitions are sanctioned by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and classified as R1 in rating weightings, B2 in bonus weightings in the ITTF world ranking.[1]

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[edit] Composition

[edit] Men's and Women's World Cups

Participants of the competition are composed of:[2]

  • The current holder of the World Cup.
  • The World Champion.
  • The champion player or the strongest current player from each of the 6 continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Oceania).
  • 1 player from the host association.
  • The top 8 players from the world ranking list.
  • 2 wild card selections.
    • No more than 2 players from an association unless a third is invited as a wild card.
    • If the World Champion and the World Cup title holder is the same player, or the host association has a player qualified as title holder or from the world ranking, the vacancy goes to the next highest eligible player on the world ranking list.

[edit] World Team Cup

  • Top 7 associations at the preceding World Team Championships.
  • If the team of the host association is not on the top 7 list, the team of the host association and 4 teams from continental federations would be represented at the event.

[edit] Current Playing System

[edit] Men's and Women's World Cups

The playing system is determined by the Executive Committee on recommendation by the Competition Department.[2] The 2009 World Cup was divided into 3 stages. All matches were the best of 7 games.[3]

  1. The Preliminary Stage- Intercontinental Cup: The 4 continental representatives from Africa, Latin America, North America and Oceania compete on a group basis with all the members of the group. The winner of this group joins the remaining 15 players in the 1st stage.
  2. The 1st Stage- Group Stage: The 16 players are divided into 4 equal groups, with all the members of a group playing each other, and the group winners and runners-up advance towards the 2nd stage.
    1. The highest-ranked player is placed in Group A, the 2nd highest in Group B, the 3rd highest in Group C and the 4th highest in Group D. The remaining players are drawn into the 4 groups at a time in ranking order.
    2. If there are 2 players from the same association, they will be drawn into separate groups but the 3rd player from the same association may be drawn into any group.
  3. The 2nd Stage- Knockout:
    1. Quarter Finals: 4 quarter finals (Q1-Q4) are arranged according to both the groups and the rankings in the 1st Stage. Q1-Q4 are as follows: A1 vs. B2, C1 vs. D2, D1 vs. C2, and B1 vs. A2.
    2. Semi-finals: the matches are winner of Q1 vs. winner of Q2, and winner of Q3 vs. winner of Q4.
    3. Winners of semi-finals enter the final, with the losers of the semi-finals competing for the third place.

[edit] World Team Cup

All team matches are played on the Olympic System with a maximum of 4 singles and 1 doubles. And all individual matches of a team match are the best of 5 games.[2][4]

  1. Intercontinental Cup: The 4 teams from continental federations not qualified by their ranking at the preceding World Team Championships shall compete in an Intercontinental Cup played on round-robin. Only one team survives.
  2. Knockout: 7 teams qualified from World Team Championships and the host are seeded based on latest ITTF World Team Ranking. The winner of the Intercontinental Cup play a match against the lowest seeded of the other 8 teams, other than the host association's team. The winner of this match shall promote to final knockout. The top 4 seeds are separated in different matches in quarter-finals.

[edit] Winners

[edit] Men's World Cup

Year Host City Winner Runner-Up 3rd Place
2011 Paris China Zhang Jike China Wang Hao South Korea Joo Se-Hyuk
2010 Magdeburg China Wang Hao China Zhang Jike Germany Timo Boll
2009 Moscow Belarus Vladimir Samsonov China Chen Qi China Ma Long
2008 Liege China Wang Hao Germany Timo Boll China Ma Long
2007 Barcelona China Wang Hao South Korea Ryu Seung Min China Wang Liqin
2006 Paris China Ma Lin China Wang Hao China Wang Liqin
2005 Liege Germany Timo Boll China Wang Hao China Ma Lin
2004 Hangzhou China Ma Lin Greece Kalinikos Kreanga China Wang Hao
2003 Jiangyin China Ma Lin Greece Kalinikos Kreanga China Wang Liqin
2002 Jinan Germany Timo Boll China Kong Linghui Croatia Zoran Primorac
2001 Courmayeur Belarus Vladimir Samsonov China Wang Liqin Germany Jörg Roßkopf
2000 Yangzhou China Ma Lin South Korea Kim Taek-Soo China Wang Liqin
1999 Xiaolan Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Austria Werner Schlager Croatia Zoran Primorac
1998 Shantou Germany Jörg Roßkopf South Korea Kim Taek-Soo Croatia Zoran Primorac
1997 Nimes Croatia Zoran Primorac China Kong Linghui Belarus Vladimir Samsonov
1996 Nimes China Liu Guoliang Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Belarus Vladimir Samsonov
1995 Nimes China Kong Linghui Germany Jörg Roßkopf China Liu Guoliang
1994 Taipei France Jean-Philippe Gatien Belgium Jean-Michel Saive Croatia Zoran Primorac
1993 Guangzhou Croatia Zoran Primorac China Wang Tao Canada Wenguan Johnny Huang
1992 Ho Chi Minh City China Ma Wenge South Korea Kim Taek-Soo South Korea Yoo Nam Kyu
1991 Kuala Lumpur Sweden Jorgen Persson France Jean-Philippe Gatien Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner
1990 Chiba City Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner China Ma Wenge China Chen Longcan
1989 Nairobi China Ma Wenge Poland Andrzej Grubba Sweden Mikael Appelgren
1988 Guangzhou & Wuhan Poland Andrzej Grubba China Chen Longcan China Jiang Jialiang
1987 Macao China Teng Yi China Jiang Jialiang Poland Andrzej Grubba
1986 Port of Spain China Chen Longcan China Jiang Jialiang South Korea Kim Wan
1985 Foshan China Chen Xinhua Poland Andrzej Grubba China Jiang Jialiang
1984 Kuala Lumpur China Jiang Jialiang South Korea Kim Wan Sweden Ulf Bengtsson
1983 Barbados Sweden Mikael Appelgren Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden Erik Lindh
1982 Hong Kong China Guo Yuehua Sweden Mikael Appelgren China Xie Saike
1981 Kuala Lumpur Hungary Tibor Klampár China Xie Saike China Guo Yuehua
1980 Hong Kong China Guo Yuehua China Li Zhenshi Czechoslovakia Josef Dvoracek

[edit] Women's World Cup

Year Host City Winner Runner-Up 3rd Place
2011 Singapore China Ding Ning China Li Xiaoxia Hong Kong Tie Yana
2010 Kuala Lumpur China Guo Yan Hong Kong Jiang Huajun China Guo Yue
2009 Guangzhou China Liu Shiwen China Guo Yue China Li Xiaoxia
2008 Kuala Lumpur China Li Xiaoxia Hong Kong Tie Yana Singapore Feng Tianwei
2007 Chengdu China Wang Nan China Zhang Yining China Guo Yue
2006 Urumqi China Guo Yan China Zhang Yining Singapore Li Jiawei
2005 Guangzhou China Zhang Yining China Guo Yan Japan Fukuhara Ai
2004 Hangzhou China Zhang Yining China Wang Nan Hong Kong Tie Yana
2003 Hong Kong China Wang Nan China Niu Jianfeng China Zhang Yining
2002 Singapore China Zhang Yining China Li Nan Hong Kong Tie Yana
2001 Wuhu China Zhang Yining North Korea Kim Hyon Hui Romania Mihaela Steff
2000 Phnom Penh China Li Ju China Wang Nan China Sun Jin
1998 Taipei China Wang Nan China Li Ju Chinese Taipei Chen-Tong Fei-Ming
1997 Shanghai China Wang Nan China Li Ju New Zealand Li Chunli
1996 Hong Kong China Deng Yaping China Yang Ying China Wang Chen

[edit] World Team Cup - Men's

Year Host City Winner Runner-Up 3rd Places
2011 Magdeburg China China South Korea Korea Republic Germany Germany Japan Japan
2010 Dubai China China South Korea Korea Republic Germany Germany Austria Austria
2009 Linz China China South Korea Korea Republic Germany Germany Hong Kong Hong Kong
2007 Magdeburg China China Hong Kong Hong Kong Austria Austria South Korea Korea Republic
1995 Atlanta South Korea Korea Republic Germany Germany Japan Japan United States United States
1994 Nimes China China Sweden Sweden Belgium Belgium France France
1991 Barcelona China China Sweden Sweden France France North Korea North Korea
1990 Chiba City Sweden Sweden China China England England North Korea North Korea

[edit] World Team Cup - Women's

Year Host City Winner Runner-Up 3rd Places
2011 Magdeburg China China Japan Japan Singapore Singapore Hong Kong Hong Kong
2010 Dubai China China Singapore Singapore South Korea Korea Republic Japan Japan
2009 Linz China China Singapore Singapore Hong Kong Hong Kong Japan Japan
2007 Magdeburg China China South Korea Korea Republic Hong Kong Hong Kong Hungary Hungary
1995 Atlanta China China Romania Romania Hungary Hungary South Korea Korea Republic
1994 Nimes Russia Russia Germany Germany China China Netherlands Netherlands
1991 Barcelona China China South Korea Korea Republic Japan Japan North Korea North Korea
1990 Chiba City China China North Korea North Korea Japan Japan South Korea Korea Republic

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Policy for inclusion in the ITTF World Ranking" (PDF). http://www.ittf.com. ITTF. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/pdfs/2010b_WR_events.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-23. 
  2. ^ a b c "ITTF Handbook 2009/2010 Index 4.03-4.04". http://www.ittf.com. ITTF. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_handbook/ittf_hb.html. Retrieved 2010-06-23. 
  3. ^ "Playing System for the 2009 Men's and Women's World Cup" (PDF). http://www.ittf.com. ITTF. http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2009MWC/playing_system.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-23. 
  4. ^ "Playing System for the 2009 World Team Cup" (PDF). ITTF. http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2009WTC/playing_system.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-15. 

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