| Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Teams | men | women |
An NOC may enter up to six athletes, two male and two female athletes in singles events and up to one men's and one women's team in team events. [1] [2]
| Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Singles | men | women |
| Teams | men | women |
An NOC may enter up to six athletes, two male and two female athletes in singles events and up to one men's and one women's team in team events. [1] [2]
| NOC | Men's Singles | Men's Team | Women's Singles | Women's Team | Total Athletes |
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 Argentina | 1 | 1 | |||
 Australia | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 Austria | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 Belarus | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
 Belgium | 1 | 1 | |||
 Brazil | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 Cameroon | 1 | 1 | |||
 Canada | 2 | X | 1 | 4 | |
 Chile | 1 | 1 | |||
 China | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 Colombia | 1 | 1 | |||
 Republic of the Congo | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Croatia | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
 Cuba | 1 | 1 | |||
 Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | |||
 North Korea | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 Denmark | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Djibouti | 1 | 1 | |||
 Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | |||
 Egypt | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 France | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
 Germany | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 Great Britain | 1 | X | 1 | X | 6 |
 Greece | 2 | 2 | |||
 Hong Kong | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 Hungary | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
 India | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Japan | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 South Korea | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 Kuwait | 1 | 1 | |||
 Latvia | 1 | 1 | |||
 Lebanon | 1 | 1 | |||
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | |||
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | |||
 Netherlands | 2 | X | 3 | ||
 Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
 Paraguay | 1 | 1 | |||
 Poland | 1 | 2 | X | 4 | |
 Portugal | 2 | X | 1 | 4 | |
 Qatar | 1 | 1 | |||
 Romania | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
 Russia | 2 | X | 2 | 5 | |
 Serbia | 2 | 2 | |||
 Singapore | 2 | X | 2 | X | 6 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 1 | |||
 Spain | 2 | 2 | X | 5 | |
 Sweden | 2 | X | 3 | ||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | |||
 Togo | 1 | 1 | |||
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
 United States | 1 | 2 | X | 4 | |
 Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Venezuela | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total: 57 NOCs | 69 | 48 | 70 | 48 | 173 |
A total of 69 athletes qualified for each singles event as follows: [3] [4]
†: Athlete qualified for team event only.
* Highest ranked South Asian athlete.
* Guo Yan is replaced by Ding Ning.
** Highest ranked South Asian athlete.
Sixteen teams, including one team from each of six continents and the host NOC, qualified the team events. [2] The qualification of an NOC was based on the number of the qualified players and the ranking of the 2012 World Team Championships. The 2012 World Team Championships were held from March 25 to April 1, 2012, in Dortmund, Germany. A total of fourteen quota places per gender were reserved for completing qualified teams representing NOCs with less than three qualified individual athletes. Eight men's quotas and four women's quotas remained unused, and were transferred to the singles competition of the same gender and added to the Final Qualification Tournament.
| Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Quota | May 14, 2012 | 6 | Egypt (Africa) China (Asia) Germany (Europe) Brazil (Latin America) Canada (Northern America) Australia (Oceania) |
| Host NOC | May 14, 2012 | 1 | Great Britain |
| Remaining Quota | May 14, 2012 | 9 | South Korea Japan Austria Sweden Singapore Hong Kong Portugal North Korea Russia |
| TOTAL | 16 | ||
| NOC | Continent | Qualifiers | WTC ranking [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Asia | 3 | 1 |
| Germany | Europe | 3 | 2 |
| Japan | Asia | 3 | 3 |
| South Korea | Asia | 3 | 3 |
| Austria | Europe | 3 | 5 |
| Sweden | Europe | 3 | 6 |
| Singapore | Asia | 3 | 8 |
| Hong Kong | Asia | 3 | 9 |
| Portugal | Europe | 3 | 11 |
| North Korea | Asia | 3 | 13 |
| Russia | Europe | 3 | 14 |
| Greece | Europe | 2 | 15 |
| Serbia | Europe | 2 | 16 |
| Hungary | Europe | 2 | 17 |
| Denmark | Europe | 2 | 20 |
| Spain | Europe | 2 | 21 |
| Croatia | Europe | 2 | 22 |
| Ukraine | Europe | 2 | 25 |
| Brazil | Latin America | 2 | 28 |
| Egypt | Africa | 2 | 30 |
| Nigeria | Africa | 2 | 32 |
| Australia | Oceania | 2 | 35 |
| Canada | Northern America | 2 | 43 |
| Republic of the Congo | Africa | 2 | 71 |
| Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Quota | May 14, 2012 | 6 | Egypt (Africa) China (Asia) Germany (Europe) Brazil (Latin America) United States (Northern America) Australia (Oceania) |
| Host NOC | May 14, 2012 | 1 | Great Britain |
| Remaining Quota | May 14, 2012 | 9 | Singapore South Korea Hong Kong Japan North Korea Austria Spain Netherlands Poland |
| TOTAL | 16 | ||
| NOC | Continent | Qualifiers | WTC ranking [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Asia | 3 | 1 |
| Singapore | Asia | 3 | 2 |
| South Korea | Asia | 3 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | Asia | 3 | 3 |
| Japan | Asia | 3 | 5 |
| Germany | Europe | 3 | 7 |
| North Korea | Asia | 3 | 9 |
| Austria | Europe | 3 | 10 |
| Spain | Europe | 3 | 17 |
| Netherlands | Europe | 2 | 6 |
| Poland | Europe | 2 | 8 |
| Hungary | Europe | 2 | 11 |
| Romania | Europe | 2 | 12 |
| Belarus | Europe | 2 | 13 |
| Chinese Taipei | Asia | 2 | 14 |
| Russia | Europe | 2 | 15 |
| Croatia | Europe | 2 | 16 |
| Czech Republic | Europe | 2 | 18 |
| Ukraine | Europe | 2 | 19 |
| France | Europe | 2 | 22 |
| United States | Northern America | 2 | 23 |
| Australia | Oceania | 2 | 25 |
| Brazil | Latin America | 2 | 36 |
| Egypt | Africa | 2 | 39 |
| Nigeria | Africa | 2 | 42 |
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