Kuwait Open (table tennis)

Tournament information
Event name	Kuwait Open
Founded	2006
Location	Kuwait City
Venue	Salwa Sports Club (2014-2016)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	US$300,000 (2016)

The Kuwait Open was a table tennis tournament held annually in Kuwait by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It featured regularly on the ITTF World Tour calendar from 2006 to 2016.

History

The tournament was first held in 2006, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since then, with the exception of 2011 when the country was temporarily suspended due to a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

China's Ma Long holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with three, while Liu Shiwen and Li Xiaoxia of China jointly hold the record for most women's singles tournament wins, with two each.

In August 2016, Kuwait was not included on the 2017 World Tour schedule announced by the ITTF. ^[4]

Champions

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles
2006	Ma Lin	Jiang Huajun	Chen Qi Ma Lin	Wang Nan Zhang Yining
2007	Ma Long	Guo Yue	Lee Jin-kwon Ryu Seung-min	Li Xiaoxia Zhang Yining
2008	Vladimir Samsonov	Zhang Yining	Ma Lin Wang Hao	Wang Nan Zhang Yining
2009	Ma Long	Ding Ning	Chen Qi Ma Lin	Guo Yue Zhang Yining
2010	Xu Xin	Liu Shiwen	Ma Long Zhang Jike	Guo Yan Guo Yue
2012	Jun Mizutani	Feng Yalan	Gao Ning Li Hu	Chen Meng Zhu Yuling
2013	Zhang Jike	Liu Shiwen	Xu Xin Yan An	Ding Ning Li Xiaoxia
2014	Fan Zhendong	Zhu Yuling	Stefan Fegerl Lin Gaoyuan	Liu Shiwen Mu Zi
2015	Ma Long	Li Xiaoxia	Chiang Hung-chieh Huang Sheng-sheng	Ding Ning Zhu Yuling
2016 [5]	Zhang Jike	Li Xiaoxia	Xu Xin Zhang Jike	Ding Ning Liu Shiwen

See also

• Asian Table Tennis Union

References

1. "A Chance To See The Very Best". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
2. "Table Tennis Moves Closer to Number One". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
3. "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
4. "ITTF Announces 12 Host Cities for New & Improved 2017 World Tour". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
5. "2016 ITTF World Tour Kuwait Open (Super),16 Mar 2016 - 20 Mar 2016, Kuwait City, KUW". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

External links

• International Table Tennis Federation