2007 World Table Tennis Championships | |
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Date | May 21 - May 27 |
Edition | 49th |
Location | Zagreb, Croatia |
Venue | Dom Sportova |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Wang Liqin | |
Women's singles | |
Guo Yue | |
Men's doubles | |
Chen Qi / Ma Lin | |
Women's doubles | |
Wang Nan / Zhang Yining | |
Mixed doubles | |
Wang Liqin / Guo Yue |
The 2007 World Table Tennis Championships was a table tennis tournament that took place in Zagreb, Croatia from May 21 through to May 27, 2007. China won a clean sweep of all the gold and silver medals.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
2 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Wang Liqin | Ma Lin | Ryu Seung-min |
Wang Hao | |||
Women's singles | Guo Yue | Li Xiaoxia | Zhang Yining |
Guo Yan | |||
Men's doubles | Chen Qi Ma Lin | Wang Hao Wang Liqin | Ko Lai Chak Li Ching |
Chang Yen-shu Chiang Peng-lung | |||
Women's doubles | Wang Nan Zhang Yining | Guo Yue Li Xiaoxia | Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu |
Kim Kyung-ah Park Mi-young | |||
Mixed doubles | Wang Liqin Guo Yue | Ma Lin Wang Nan | Qiu Yike Cao Zhen |
Ko Lai Chak Tie Ya Na |
Wang Liqin def. Ma Lin, 4–3: 4–11, 8–11, 11–5, 4–11, 11–9, 11–8, 11–6
Guo Yue def. Li Xiaoxia, 4–3: 8–11, 11–7, 4–11, 2–11, 11–5, 11–2, 11–8
Chen Qi / Ma Lin def. Wang Hao / Wang Liqin, 4–2: 6–11, 11–7, 6–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–9
Wang Nan / Zhang Yining def. Guo Yue / Li Xiaoxia, 4–0: 11–5, 11–6, 13–11, 11–9
Wang Liqin / Guo Yue def. Ma Lin / Wang Nan, 4–2: 13–11, 11–7, 8–11, 11–9, 9–11, 12–10
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