Tournament information | |
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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.
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]
Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles |
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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 |
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