Table tennis at the 2010 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Guangzhou Gymnasium |
Dates | 13–20 November 2010 |
Competitors | 172 from 29 nations |
Table tennis at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China from November 13 to 20, 2010. [1] Singles, doubles, and team events were held at Guangzhou Gymnasium.
China, as the host country, dominated the competition by winning all seven gold medals.
P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | 13th Sat | 14th Sun | 15th Mon | 16th Tue | 17th Wed | 18th Thu | 19th Fri | 20th Sat | ||||
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Men's singles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
Men's doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
Men's team | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
Women's singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
Women's doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
Women's team | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
Mixed doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
6 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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