2019 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueHungexpo
Location Budapest, Hungary
Dates23–27 April
Final score9–11, 11–7, 11–7, 7–11, 11–0, 11–9
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  2017
2021  

The women's singles competition of the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 23 to 27 April 2019. [1] Ding Ning was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals. [2]

Contents

Liu Shiwen won the title after defeating Chen Meng 9–11, 11–7, 11–7, 7–11, 11–0, 11–9. [3] Later in a sit down interview with CCTV, Liu stated that she expected Chen to take an early lead since she had a technical advantage, but Liu felt she had a psychological advantage due to her two finals experiences and extreme desire to win. [4]

Seeds

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng (final)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Shiwen (world champion)
  5. Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa (fourth round)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito (third round)
  7. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng I-ching (third round)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg Miu Hirano (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of Singapore.svg Feng Tianwei (fourth round)
  10. Flag of South Korea.svg Suh Hyowon (fourth round)
  11. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem (quarterfinals)
  12. Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Sato (fourth round)
  13. Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Song-i (fourth round)
  14. Flag of Romania.svg Bernadette Szőcs (third round)
  15. Flag of Austria.svg Sofia Polcanova (third round)
  16. Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Ji-hee (third round)
  17. Flag of Romania.svg Elizabeta Samara (third round)
  18. Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato (quarterfinals)
  19. Flag of Germany.svg Petrissa Solja (second round)
  20. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Szu-yu (fourth round)
  21. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zhang Mo (third round)
  22. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Li Jie (second round)
  23. Flag of Thailand.svg Suthasini Sawettabut (third round)
  24. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha (quarterfinals)
  25. Flag of Sweden.svg Matilda Ekholm (second round)
  26. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Adriana Díaz (third round)
  27. Flag of Hungary.svg Georgina Póta (first round)
  28. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Ho Ching (third round)
  29. Flag of Poland.svg Li Qian (third round)
  30. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Soo Wai Yam Minnie (fourth round)
  31. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Britt Eerland (third round)
  32. Flag of the United States.svg Yue Wu (third round)
  33. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Ni Xialian (first round)
  34. Flag of Egypt.svg Dina Meshref (second round)
  35. Flag of Russia.svg Polina Mikhaylova (first round)
  36. Flag of Germany.svg Nina Mittelham (second round)
  37. Flag of Slovakia.svg Barbora Balážová (first round)
  38. Flag of Singapore.svg Lin Ye (second round)
  39. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Hsien-tzu (third round)
  40. Flag of Spain.svg Maria Xiao (first round)
  41. Flag of Ukraine.svg Margaryta Pesotska (second round)
  42. Flag of India.svg Manika Batra (second round)
  43. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Wing Nam (second round)
  44. Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Winter (first round)
  45. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Matelová (second round)
  46. Flag of Russia.svg Yana Noskova (second round)
  47. Flag of Hungary.svg Szandra Pergel (second round)
  48. Flag of Ukraine.svg Ganna Gaponova (second round)
  49. Flag of Brazil.svg Bruna Takahashi (second round)
  50. Flag of Austria.svg Amelie Solja (second round)
  51. Flag of Austria.svg Liu Jia (second round)
  52. Flag of Poland.svg Natalia Partyka (second round)
  53. Flag of Hungary.svg Dóra Madarász (third round)
  54. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Sarah de Nutte (second round)
  55. Flag of the United States.svg Lily Zhang (second round)
  56. Flag of Slovenia.svg Alex Galič (first round)
  57. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dana Čechová (second round)
  58. Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Zion (second round)
  59. Flag of Spain.svg Galia Dvorak (first round)
  60. Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Hyo-joo (second round)
  61. Flag of North Korea.svg Cha Hyo-sim (fourth round)
  62. Flag of Sweden.svg Linda Bergström (second round)
  63. Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetyana Sorochynska (second round)
  64. Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Loeuillette (first round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • w/o = Walkover
  • w/d = Withdraw
  • r = Retired
  • DQ = Disqualified

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning 114 111111
8 Flag of Japan.svg Miu Hirano 8 112 7 9 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning 11115 5 0 2
18 Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato 9 114 6 5 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Shiwen 6 9 11111111
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Shiwen 118 1111114 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Shiwen 9 11117 1111
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 1110 21119 112 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 117 7 110 9
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha 9 1219 6 118 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 5 7 5 8
11 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem 117 7 1110 4 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 11111111
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 9 11118 1211

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding 11111111
Flag of Egypt.svg Helmy 2 3 5 6 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding 119 131111
Flag of Austria.svg Mischek 116 115 9 9 54 Flag of Luxembourg.svg De Nutte 7 1111 5 4
54 Flag of Luxembourg.svg De Nutte 6 117 1111111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding 11111111
44 Flag of Germany.svg Winter 1115 9 11118 6 26 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Díaz 1 8 2 5
Flag of India.svg Mukherjee 8 17115 6 1111 Flag of India.svg Mukherjee 118 115 3 9
Flag of Italy.svg Vivarelli 4 6 8 8 26 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Díaz 4 117 111111
26 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Díaz 111111111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding 11115 1111
19 Flag of Germany.svg Solja 1111111210 Flag of South Korea.svg Suh 6 9 116 9
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marchetti 8 2 6 10 19 Flag of Germany.svg Solja 12 9 7 7
Flag of Sweden.svg Källberg 6 118 4 9 39 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng 14111111
39 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng 116 11111139 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng 11 4 9 9
49 Flag of Brazil.svg Takahashi 1111111110 Flag of South Korea.svg Suh 13111111
Flag of Chile.svg Morales 9 6 7 5 49 Flag of Brazil.svg Takahashi 7 4 114 3
Flag of Colombia.svg Medina 7 2 1 5 10 Flag of South Korea.svg Suh 11119 1111
10 Flag of South Korea.svg Suh 11111111

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Flag of Romania.svg Szőcs 11111111
Flag of Chile.svg Ortega 2 5 9 1 14 Flag of Romania.svg Szőcs 9 118 11115 11
Flag of North Korea.svg Kim N-h 114 7 111111 Flag of North Korea.svg Kim N-h 118 115 5 118
40 Flag of Spain.svg Xiao 7 11117 8 8 14 Flag of Romania.svg Szőcs 4 12 5 6
37 Flag of Slovakia.svg Balážová 8 10 117 11119 30 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Soo 11141111
Flag of Serbia.svg Lupulesku 11125 117 6 11 Flag of Serbia.svg Lupulesku 7 3 3 136
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Hadziahmetović 7 117 4 9 30 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Soo 11111111 11
30 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Soo 118 11111130 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Soo 8 6 11114 7
21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zhang 116 1111118 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano 11118 7 1111
Flag of Russia.svg Tailakova 7 118 8 7 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zhang 1110 11116 7 11
Flag of India.svg Kamath 1111198 6 7 4 34 Flag of Egypt.svg Meshref 7 126 4 11113
34 Flag of Egypt.svg Meshref 8 8 17 1111111121 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zhang 6 11 13114 4
41 Flag of Ukraine.svg Pesotska 111111118 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano 111311 7 1111
Flag of Thailand.svg Komwong 2 7 2 8 41 Flag of Ukraine.svg Pesotska 10 11116 2 3
Flag of North Korea.svg Kim J-h 7 6 113 9 8 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano 129 5 111111
8 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano 11119 1111

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng 117 119 1111
Flag of Hungary.svg Hartbrich 7 116 117 7 7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng 12144 1112
Flag of Estonia.svg Avameri 9 5 113 9 36 Flag of Germany.svg Mittelham 10 12 112 10
36 Flag of Germany.svg Mittelham 11119 11117 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng 12 114 119 5
47 Flag of Hungary.svg Pergel 1211111418 Flag of Japan.svg Kato 148 118 1111
Flag of France.svg Chasselin 10 6 8 12 47 Flag of Hungary.svg Pergel 6 4 6 148
Flag of Ukraine.svg Brateyko 5 9 6 9 18 Flag of Japan.svg Kato 11111112 11
18 Flag of Japan.svg Kato 1111111118 Flag of Japan.svg Kato 11111111
20 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen 1111111220 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen 7 6 7 7
Flag of Chile.svg Vega 4 4 4 10 20 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen 11117 1111
Flag of Serbia.svg Todorović 12 5 5 8 42 Flag of India.svg Batra 2 8 117 9
42 Flag of India.svg Batra 1411111120 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen 13161111
43 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng 129 12111115 Flag of Austria.svg Polcanova 11 14 4 6
Flag of Iran.svg Shahsavari 10 1110 6 5 43 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng 6 7 115 8
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Degraef 8 3 4 8 15 Flag of Austria.svg Polcanova 11116 1111
15 Flag of Austria.svg Polcanova 11111111

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Flag of North Korea.svg Kim S-i 11111111
Flag of Belarus.svg Trigolos 8 6 7 6 13 Flag of North Korea.svg Kim S-i 11111111
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vermaas 111211 1113 11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vermaas 5 5 7 2
35 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhaylova 4 10 138 157 13 Flag of North Korea.svg Kim S-i 11111111
33 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Ni 9 11119 8 118 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu H-y 9 5 5 7
Flag of Serbia.svg Šurjan 114 6 11113 11 Flag of Serbia.svg Šurjan 10 114 1210 6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu H-y 1411119 6 1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu H-y 128 1110 1211
27 Flag of Hungary.svg Póta 12 7 8 11117 13 Flag of North Korea.svg Kim S-i 6 5 6 4
31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eerland 111111114 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu 11111111
Flag of Spain.svg Garcia 3 9 3 7 31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eerland 1111137 11
Flag of Italy.svg Piccolin 4 6 7 7 46 Flag of Russia.svg Noskova 9 6 11 119
46 Flag of Russia.svg Noskova 1111111131 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eerland 3 7 9 9
45 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matelová 111514114 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu 11111111
Flag of Germany.svg Lang 9 13 12 7 45 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matelová 2 6 10 4
Flag of Belarus.svg Bogdanova 1 8 5 9 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu 11111211
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu 11111111

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang 11111111
Flag of Cameroon.svg Hanffou 3 5 5 4 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang 11111111
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adámková 119 131111 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adámková 6 1 9 5
59 Flag of Spain.svg Dvorak 4 1111 4 9 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang 13111110 8 13
56 Flag of Slovenia.svg Galič 119 10 5 9 17 Flag of Romania.svg Samara 11 3 9 121111
Flag of Finland.svg Kirichenko 7 11121111 Flag of Finland.svg Kirichenko 10 3 4 7
Flag of Italy.svg Colantoni 114 10 5 11112 17 Flag of Romania.svg Samara 12111111
17 Flag of Romania.svg Samara 4 1112119 7 113 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang 9 11118 1111
32 Flag of the United States.svg Wu 11 1111121112 Flag of Japan.svg Sato 114 9 114 9
Flag of Russia.svg Malanina 138 7 10 3 32 Flag of the United States.svg Wu 16 11135 1111
Flag of Romania.svg Ciobanu 118 9 117 1111 Flag of Romania.svg Ciobanu 189 11 115 6
64 Flag of France.svg Loeuillette 9 11116 115 2 32 Flag of the United States.svg Wu 7 7 7 12
57 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Čechová 1111111112 Flag of Japan.svg Sato 11111114
Flag of Hungary.svg Fehér 9 9 8 9 57 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Čechová 4 2 6 6
Flag of Brazil.svg Lin 3 5 3 5 12 Flag of Japan.svg Sato 11111111
12 Flag of Japan.svg Sato 11111111

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon 11111111
Flag of Spain.svg Zhang 3 5 5 6 16 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon 11111411
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Zhu 8 136 6 8 63 Flag of Ukraine.svg Sorochynska 5 5 12 1
63 Flag of Ukraine.svg Sorochynska 1111 11111116 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon 2 5 4 4
61 Flag of North Korea.svg Cha 1111111161 Flag of North Korea.svg Cha 11111111
Flag of Slovakia.svg Kukulková 6 9 7 8 61 Flag of North Korea.svg Cha 6 117 11119 12
Flag of Romania.svg Dodean 1110 1110 7 8 25 Flag of Sweden.svg Ekholm 116 117 6 1110
25 Flag of Sweden.svg Ekholm 7 125 12111161 Flag of North Korea.svg Cha 7 3 3 7
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun 8 1114111124 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun 11111111
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Konsbruck 112 12 3 4 24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun 1111118 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cote 114 8 1 9 51 Flag of Austria.svg Liu 9 5 8 116
51 Flag of Austria.svg Liu 5 1111111124 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun 11111113 11
55 Flag of the United States.svg Zhang 111111116 Flag of Japan.svg Ito 6 9 9 152
Flag of England.svg Tsaptsinos 7 9 5 3 55 Flag of the United States.svg Zhang 8 8 7 112
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kučerová 6 6 5 7 6 Flag of Japan.svg Ito 1111116 11
6 Flag of Japan.svg Ito 11111111

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Flag of Japan.svg Ishikawa 11111111
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Lavrova 6 3 3 5 5 Flag of Japan.svg Ishikawa 119 111111
Flag of India.svg Patkar 119 6 117 11 50 Flag of Austria.svg Solja 1 113 2 7
50 Flag of Austria.svg Solja 5 11118 11135 Flag of Japan.svg Ishikawa 11141111
60 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi 116 8 4 118 29 Flag of Poland.svg Li 7 12 3 4
Flag of Sweden.svg Bergand 8 1111116 1160 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi 7 2 11129 139
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Su 3 6 113 2 29 Flag of Poland.svg Li 11117 10 1111 11
29 Flag of Poland.svg Li 11115 11115 Flag of Japan.svg Ishikawa 6 6 119 11119
28 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee 1111111111 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo 11117 114 6 11
Flag of Romania.svg Diaconu 4 5 5 6 28 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee 1212119 11
Flag of Egypt.svg El-Eraky 5 2 5 7 48 Flag of Ukraine.svg Gaponova 10 10 8 112
48 Flag of Ukraine.svg Gaponova 1111111128 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee 10 118 117 5
58 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee 8 8 1113115 1111 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo 127 117 1111
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Carey 11119 11 7 119 58 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee 6 4 5 14116
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo 116 147 7 169 11 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo 11111112 7 11
11 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo 7 1112 111114 11

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Flag of Singapore.svg Feng 10 7 11111311
Flag of the United States.svg Wang 12118 5 11 6 9 Flag of Singapore.svg Feng 14 11111111
Flag of Poland.svg Bajor 116 8 4 118 62 Flag of Sweden.svg Bergström 168 8 8 7
62 Flag of Sweden.svg Bergström 8 1111116 119 Flag of Singapore.svg Feng 11111111
53 Flag of Hungary.svg Madarász 1111111153 Flag of Hungary.svg Madarász 7 4 8 8
Flag of Greece.svg Toliou 4 1 9 6 53 Flag of Hungary.svg Madarász 118 8 9 111211
Flag of Hungary.svg Bálint 11 5 10 1 22 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Li 3 1111119 10 4
22 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Li 131112119 Flag of Singapore.svg Feng 10 6 6 137
23 Flag of Thailand.svg Sawettabut 129 111110 112 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen 12111111 11
Flag of France.svg Gasnier 10 114 6 125 23 Flag of Thailand.svg Sawettabut 11111111
Flag of Croatia.svg Jeger 9 6 5 117 52 Flag of Poland.svg Partyka 8 4 8 8
52 Flag of Poland.svg Partyka 1111119 1123 Flag of Thailand.svg Sawettabut 156 7 9 12
38 Flag of Singapore.svg Lin 119 125 11112 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen 13 11111114
Flag of England.svg Ho 3 1110 117 4 38 Flag of Singapore.svg Lin 6 4 7 8
Flag of Singapore.svg Wong 9 9 5 5 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen 11111111
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen 11111111

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