| Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | New Delhi |
| Dates | 4–14 October 2010 |
Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Yamuna Sports Complex from 4 to 14 October 2010. [1] [2]
| Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | New Delhi |
| Dates | 4–14 October 2010 |
Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Yamuna Sports Complex from 4 to 14 October 2010. [1] [2]
* Host nation (India)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Singapore | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 |  India* | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  England | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Yang Zi  Singapore | Gao Ning Singapore | Sharath Kamal  India |
| Women's singles | Feng Tianwei Singapore | Yu Mengyu Singapore | Wang Yuegu Singapore |
| Men's doubles | Sharath Kamal and Subhajit Saha India | Gao Ning and Yang Zi Singapore | Andrew Baggaley and Liam Pitchford  England |
| Women's doubles | Li Jiawei and Sun Beibei Singapore | Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu Singapore | Mouma Das and Poulomi Ghatak India |
| Mixed doubles | Wang Yuegu and Yang Zi Singapore | Feng Tianwei and Gao Ning Singapore | Joanna Parker and Paul Drinkhall England |
| Men's team | Singapore | England Andrew Baggaley | India Sharath Kamal |
| Women's team | Singapore | India Mouma Das | Malaysia |
| Women's wheelchair open singles (TT1–5) | Kate Nwaka Oputa  Nigeria | Catherine Morrow  Australia | Faith Chinenye Obiora Nigeria |
Australia (12)
Barbados (4)
Canada (8)
Cyprus (1)
Dominica (5) England (11)
Ghana (8)
Guernsey (6)
Guyana (4) India (13)
Isle of Man (3)
Jamaica (4)
Kenya (8)
Kiribati (3)
Malawi (5) Malaysia (8)
Maldives (7)
Mauritius (6)
New Zealand (4) Nigeria (13)
Northern Ireland (5)
Saint Lucia (3)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4)
Scotland (3)
Seychelles (4)
Sierra Leone (2) Singapore (10)
South Africa (6)
Sri Lanka (6)
Tanzania (7)
Uganda (7)
Vanuatu (6)
Wales (8)
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