Women's singles at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships | |||||||||||||
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Venue | George R. Brown Convention Center | ||||||||||||
Location | Houston, United States | ||||||||||||
Dates | 23–29 November | ||||||||||||
Final score | 11–13, 11–7, 6–11, 11–6, 11–8, 17–15 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Events at the 2021 World Championships | |||
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Singles | men | women | |
Doubles | men | mixed | women |
The women's singles competition of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 23 to 29 November 2021. [1] Liu Shiwen was the defending champion but did not compete in this year's tournament.
Wang Manyu won the title after defeating Sun Yingsha 11–13, 11–7, 6–11, 11–6, 11–8, 17–15.
Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 November 2021. [2] [3] [4]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Chen Meng | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Kasumi Ishikawa | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | Chen Meng | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Chen Xingtong | 9 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 4 | Wang Manyu | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wang Manyu | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 4 | Wang Manyu | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Mima Ito | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | Sun Yingsha | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Wang Yidi | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Wang Yidi | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Suh Hyo-won | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | Sun Yingsha | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Sun Yingsha | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Chen M. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Paranang | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | Lin | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Lin | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | Chen M. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Madarasz | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | De Nutte | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | De Nutte | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | De Nutte | 13 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Shin | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Shin | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Soo | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Chen M. | 12 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Zhang | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | Hirano | 10 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Shao | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 30 | Zhang | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Balážová | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Balážová | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Vivarelli | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | Balážová | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Batra | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | Hirano | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Takahashi | 5 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | Takahashi | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tailakova | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | Hirano | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Hirano | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Jeon | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Zhang | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Wu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Wu | 6 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Jeon | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Marchetti | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | Szőcs | 13 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Bajor | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | Bajor | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Vega | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | Szőcs | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Szőcs | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | Szőcs | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Pesotska | 3 | 6 | Ishikawa | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Helmy | 1r | 22 | Pesotska | 10 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Cheng H. | 11 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | Cheng H. | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Partyka | 8 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 22 | Pesotska | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Silva | 11 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | Ishikawa | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Piccolin | 8 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Piccolin | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Ishikawa | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Cheng I. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Ho | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | Ho | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Migot | 11 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | Cheng I. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Enriquez | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Wang | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Altinkaya | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Altinkaya | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wang | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Wang | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Mittelham | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | Cheng I. | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shan | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 12 | Chen X. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Vorobeva | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 28 | Shan | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Degraef | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | Chasselin | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Chasselin | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | Shan | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Zhu | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Chen X. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Xiao | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Zhu | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Noskova | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | Chen X. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Chen X. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Polcanova | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Diaconu | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | Diaconu | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Ortega | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | Yuan | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Yuan | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Yuan | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Wong | 6 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Liu H-y | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Liu H-y | 11 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 11 | Liu H-y | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wegrzyn | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | Samara | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Samara | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Yuan | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Matelová | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | Wang M. | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Póta | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 32 | Matelová | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Bergstöm | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Bergstöm | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Arguelles | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | Bergstöm | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | S. Mukherjee | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Wang M. | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Choi | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Choi | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wang M. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Ito | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Akasheva | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | Akasheva | 3 | 9 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Rios | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | Ito | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Patkar | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Shibata | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Shibata | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Shibata | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Šurjan | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | Eerland | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Eerland | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | Ito | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | S. Sawettabut | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | S. Sawettabut | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Mischek | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | S. Sawettabut | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Goi | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | Goi | 8 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Brateyko | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 29 | S. Sawettabut | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Lavrova | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | Dragoman | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Dragoman | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | Dragoman | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Lupulesku | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | Solja | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Solja | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Hayata | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Abdel-Aziz | 7 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | A. Mukherjee | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | A. Mukherjee | 11 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | Hayata | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Gaponova | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 27 | Meshref | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | J. Sawettabut | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | J. Sawettabut | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Jeger | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 27 | Meshref | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Meshref | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | Hayata | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Ni | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Wang Y. | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Laurenti | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 31 | Ni | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Malobabić | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Malobabić | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Oliveira | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 31 | Ni | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Tomanovska | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Wang Y. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Lee | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Lee | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Wang Y. | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Feng | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Li | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | Li | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | M. Díaz | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | Feng | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Yılmaz | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 18 | Suh | 11 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Källberg | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Källberg | 14 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Mikhailova | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 18 | Suh | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Suh | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 18 | Suh | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Zhang | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Doo | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Hartbrich | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 26 | Zhang | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Todorović | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | Todorović | 8 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Codina | 9 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 26 | Zhang | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Carey | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 10 | Doo | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Winter | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | Winter | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Edem | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | Doo | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Doo | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | A. Díaz | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Toliou | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | A. Díaz | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Kessaci | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Kukuľková | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Kukuľková | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | A. Díaz | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Morales | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | Chen | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Lee | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | Lee | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Zarif | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Chen | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Chen | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | A. Díaz | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Han | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Sun | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Moret | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | Han | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Trigolos | 11 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | Trigolos | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Dvorak | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 17 | Han | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Kumahara | 5 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Sun | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Ng | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | Ng | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Sun | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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