Details | |
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Duration | 20 January 2016 – 11 December 2016 |
Edition | 21st |
Tournaments | 20 + Grand Finals |
Categories | Super Series (6) Major Series (6) Challenge Series (8) Grand Finals (1) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Men: Ma Long (3, inc. Grand Finals) Jun Mizutani (3) Women: Ding Ning (2) Liu Shiwen (2) |
Points leader | Men: Ma Long (2,100) Women: Ding Ning (1,900) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Men: Ma Long Women: Ding Ning |
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The 2016 ITTF World Tour was the 21st season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. 2016 also marked the tour's 20th anniversary. [1]
The events of the 2016 tour were split into three tiers: Super Series, Major Series and Challenge Series. The Super Series events offered the highest prize money and the most points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December. The Major Series was the middle tier, with the Challenge Series being the lowest tier. [2] [3]
Below is the schedule released by the ITTF: [4]
Tour | Event | Location | Venue | Date | Prize money USD | Ref. | |
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Start | Finish | ||||||
1 | Hungarian Open | Budapest | Tüskecsarnok | January 20 | January 24 | 70,000 | [5] |
2 | German Open | Berlin | Max-Schmeling-Halle | January 27 | January 31 | 120,000 | [6] |
3 | Kuwait Open | Kuwait City | Salwa Sports Club | March 16 | March 20 | 300,000 | [7] |
4 | Qatar Open | Doha | Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena | March 23 | March 27 | 220,000 | [8] |
5 | Chile Open | Santiago | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico | April 5 | April 9 | 35,000 | [9] |
6 | Polish Open | Warsaw | Torwar Hall | April 20 | April 24 | 70,000 | [10] |
7 | Nigeria Open | Lagos | Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Sports Hall | May 18 | May 22 | 46,000 | [11] |
8 | Croatia Open | Zagreb | Dom Sportova | May 24 | May 28 | 35,000 | [12] |
9 | Slovenia Open | Otočec | Športni Center Otočec | June 1 | June 5 | 35,000 | [13] |
10 | Australian Open | Melbourne | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | June 8 | June 12 | 35,000 | [14] |
11 | Japan Open | Tokyo | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | June 15 | June 19 | 120,000 | [15] |
12 | Korea Open | Incheon | Namdong Gymnasium | June 22 | June 26 | 120,000 | [16] |
13 | DPR Korea Open | Pyongyang | Chongchun Street Sports Village | June 29 | July 3 | 35,000 | [17] |
14 | Bulgaria Open | Panagyurishte | Arena Asarel | August 24 | August 28 | 80,000 | [18] |
15 | Czech Open | Olomouc | Sportovní hala University Palackého | August 31 | September 4 | 70,000 | [19] |
16 | Belarus Open | Minsk | Palace of Tennis | September 7 | September 11 | 35,000 | [20] |
17 | China Open | Chengdu | Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium | September 14 | September 18 | 220,000 | [21] |
18 | Belgium Open | De Haan | Sport- en recreatiecentrum Haneveld | September 20 | September 24 | 35,000 | [22] |
19 | Austrian Open | Linz | TipsArena Linz | November 9 | November 13 | 70,000 | [23] |
20 | Swedish Open | Stockholm | Eriksdalshallen | November 15 | November 20 | 70,000 | [24] |
21 | Grand Finals | Doha | Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena | December 8 | December 11 | 500,000 | [25] |
Event | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | U21 Men's singles | U21 Women's singles |
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German Open | Ma Long | Wu Yang | Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima | Jeon Ji-hee Yang Ha-eun | Yuto Muramatsu | Yui Hamamoto |
Kuwait Open | Zhang Jike | Li Xiaoxia | Xu Xin Zhang Jike | Ding Ning Liu Shiwen | Hugo Calderano | Hina Hayata |
Qatar Open | Ma Long | Liu Shiwen | Fan Zhendong Zhang Jike | Ding Ning Liu Shiwen | Ho Kwan Kit | Zeng Jian |
Japan Open | Fan Zhendong | Liu Shiwen | Ma Long Xu Xin | Ding Ning Li Xiaoxia | Tomokazu Harimoto | Zeng Jian |
Korea Open | Xu Xin | Ding Ning | Xu Xin Zhang Jike | Ding Ning Liu Shiwen | Lim Jong-hoon | Yui Hamamoto |
China Open | Fan Zhendong | Ding Ning | Ma Long Zhang Jike | Chen Meng Zhu Yuling | Ho Kwan Kit | Zeng Jian |
German Open
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Men's singles | Ma Long | Vladimir Samsonov | 4–1 (11–7, 11–6, 11–4, 10–12, 11–5) |
Women's singles | Wu Yang | Kasumi Ishikawa | 4–1 (11–5, 11–7, 9–11, 11–8, 11–7) |
Men's doubles | Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima | Ho Kwan Kit / Tang Peng | 3–1 (11–8, 8–11, 11–6, 11–2) |
Women's doubles | Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun | Han Ying / Irene Ivancan | 3–1 (11–3, 8–11, 11–7, 11–7) |
Kuwait Open
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Men's singles | Zhang Jike | Ma Long | 4–1 (11–9, 11–9, 5–11, 12–10, 11–9) |
Women's singles | Li Xiaoxia | Ding Ning | 4–1 (11–6, 2–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8) |
Men's doubles | Xu Xin / Zhang Jike | Ho Kwan Kit / Tang Peng | 3–1 (6–11, 11–9, 11–8, 11–5) |
Women's doubles | Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen | Li Xiaoxia / Zhu Yuling | 3–0 (11–4, 11–6, 11–5) |
Qatar Open
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Men's singles | Ma Long | Fan Zhendong | 4–1 (11–9, 11–9, 5–11, 13–11, 11–5) |
Women's singles | Liu Shiwen | Ding Ning | 4–1 (11–8, 9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 11–9) |
Men's doubles | Fan Zhendong / Zhang Jike | Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura | 3–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7) |
Women's doubles | Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen | Ai Fukuhara / Mima Ito | 3–2 (6–11, 11–9, 11–6, 4–11, 11–7) |
Japan Open
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Men's singles | Fan Zhendong | Xu Xin | 4–1 (11–9, 11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 11–8) |
Women's singles | Liu Shiwen | Ding Ning | 4–2 (17–19, 11–7, 11–6, 8–11, 12–10, 11–7) |
Men's doubles | Ma Long / Xu Xin | Chuang Chih-yuan / Huang Sheng-sheng | 3–0 (11–4, 11–7, 11–4) |
Women's doubles | Ding Ning / Li Xiaoxia | Liu Shiwen / Zhu Yuling | 3–0 (11–7, 11–7, 11–9) |
Korea Open
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Men's singles | Xu Xin | Ma Long | 4–3 (11–7, 12–10, 4–11, 12–10, 7–11, 6–11, 11–9) |
Women's singles | Ding Ning | Liu Shiwen | 4–1 (11–9, 11–13, 11–8, 11–6, 11–6) |
Men's doubles | Xu Xin / Zhang Jike | Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su | 3–0 (12–10, 12–10, 11–8) |
Women's doubles | Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen | Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun | 3–0 (11–9, 11–7, 11–4) |
China Open
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Men's singles | Fan Zhendong | Ma Long | 4–0 (11–9, 13–11, 11–8, 11–5) |
Women's singles | Ding Ning | Liu Shiwen | 4–2 (11–6, 8–11, 11–4, 10–12, 12–10, 11–8) |
Men's doubles | Ma Long / Zhang Jike | Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin | 3–2 (11–8, 5–11, 4–11, 11–9, 11–5) |
Women's doubles | Chen Meng / Zhu Yuling | Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen | 3–1 (4–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–5) |
Event | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | U21 Men's singles | U21 Women's singles |
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Hungarian Open | Chuang Chih-yuan | Tie Ya Na | Chuang Chih-yuan Huang Sheng-sheng | Jeon Ji-hee Yang Ha-eun | Lim Jong-hoon | Miyu Kato |
Polish Open | Jun Mizutani | Miu Hirano | Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima | Jeon Ji-hee Yang Ha-eun | Wang Zhixu | Miyu Kato |
Bulgaria Open | Tomáš Konečný | Yuka Ishigaki | Alexey Liventsov Mikhail Paikov | Miyu Kato Misaki Morizono | Liao Cheng-ting | Saki Shibata |
Czech Open | Yuto Muramatsu | Yang Xiaoxin | Cho Eon-rae Park Jeong-woo | Matilda Ekholm Georgina Póta | Yuto Muramatsu | Yoon Hyo-bin |
Austrian Open | Kenta Matsudaira | Mima Ito | Patrick Franziska Jonathan Groth | Honoka Hashimoto Hitomi Sato | Park Gang-hyeon | Sakura Mori |
Swedish Open | Yuya Oshima | Kasumi Ishikawa | Hugo Calderano Gustavo Tsuboi | Cheng I-ching Lee I-chen | Kenta Tazoe | Choi Hyo-joo |
The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Finals in December. Qatar's Li Ping was also invited to take part in the men's singles event, to ensure that the host nation was represented. [2] [26] [27]
The eight men's pairs and eight women's pairs who played in at least four events and accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Finals in December. [2] [26] [27]
Men's doubles – final standings [28]
| Women's doubles – final standings [28]
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The 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place from 8–11 December at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar. [25]
The 2016 ITTF Star Awards ceremony was held on the first evening of the Grand Finals at the Sheraton Grand Doha on 8 December. [29]
Awards were handed out in eight categories:
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