The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's double and mixed doubles, are currently held in odd numbered years. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in even numbered years.
The 5th World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest from February 10 to February 15, 1931.
The 1936 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Prague from March 12 to March 18, 1936.
The 1937 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Baden bei Wien from February 1 to February 7, 1937.
The 1939 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Cairo from March 6 to March 11, 1939.
The 1947 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Paris from February 25 to March 7, 1947.
The 1948 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Wembley from February 4 to February 11, 1948.
The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm from February 4 to February 10, 1949.
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest from January 29 to February 5, 1950.
The 1952 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Bombay from 1 to 10 February 1952.The 1952 World Championships were marked by the arrival of the Japanese as a Table Tennis force on the world scene. In another first the Chief Referee of the tournament was an Indian, Professor Arakalgud Subbarao.
The 1957 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm from March 7 to March 15, 1957.
The 1965 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia from April 15 to April 25, 1965.
The 1971 World Table Tennis Championships (31st) were held in Nagoya from March 28 to April 7, 1971.
The 1981 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) from April 14 to April 26, 1981.
The 1985 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Göteborg from March 28 to April 7, 1985.
The 1987 World Table Tennis Championships were held in New Delhi, India. the event was held from 19 February to 1 March 1987.
The 1989 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Dortmund from March 29 to April 9, 1989.
The 1999 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Eindhoven from August 2 to August 8, 1999. The Championships were originally scheduled from April 26 to May 9 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia but were postponed after the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War in March 1999. Individual events were relocated to Eindhoven and team competitions were moved to Kuala Lumpur in 2000.
The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Osaka from April 23 to May 6, 2001. It was the last time that the Championships hosted both the individual and team events.
The 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Busan, South Korea from 16 to 25 February 2024. Quarterfinalists of the event qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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