Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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This article details the qualifying phase for table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics . The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 172 table tennis players coming from their respective NOCs; each 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] Host nation Brazil has automatically qualified six athletes; a team of three men and women with one each competing in the singles.

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The top 22 male and top 22 female players on the International Table Tennis Federation's Olympic ranking list as of May 2016 will be qualified for the singles event at the Games. No nation can have more than two players per gender in the singles at these Games, so some players below the twenty-eighth position are given a qualifying place based on ranking. [1]

Forty places will be awarded to the table tennis players with a maximum of two per NOC and gender through the following continental qualification tournaments between July 1, 2015 and April 24, 2016: six each from Africa and Latin America, eleven each from Asia and Europe, and three each from North America and Oceania. One invitational place per gender will be allocated by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). [1]

For the team events, the highest-ranked NOC from each continent that already contains two qualified players for the singles adds a quota place to form a team of three players and thereby secures a direct qualifying place for the Games based on the ITTF Olympic Team Ranking list. The remaining ten teams are allotted to the nine highest-ranked NOCs in any continent and to the host nation Brazil (if not qualified by any means) that have two players qualified for the singles. If less than nine nations, the next best team with a single player secures a place for the Olympics. [1] [2]

Summary

NOCMenWomenTotal
Singles Team Singles Team
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2X2X6
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2X2X6
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 123
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2X2X6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 112
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2X2X6
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 213
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 11
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 22
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 224
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 22X5
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 11
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11
Flag of France.svg  France 2X25
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2X2X6
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2X3
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2X2X6
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 123
Flag of India.svg  India 224
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 213
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2X2X6
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 11
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 11
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 11
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 112
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2X3
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2X25
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2X4
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 11
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2X2X6
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2X25
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 112
Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 11
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 22X5
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 123
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 11
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 22X5
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 123
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 11
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2X2X6
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 112
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2X25
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2X2X6
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 123
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 11
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 112
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 112
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2X2X6
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 11
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 11
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 11
Total: 56 NOCs70167016172

Events

: Athlete qualified for team event only.

Men's singles

EventDateVenuePlacesQualified athletes
2015 European Games June 12–28, 2015 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku 1Flag of Germany.svg  Dimitrij Ovtcharov  (GER)
2015 Pan American Games July 10–26, 2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Hugo Calderano  (BRA)
2015 All-Africa Games September 10–19, 2015 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Brazzaville 4Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Wang Jianan  (CGO)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Omar Assar  (EGY)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Khalid Assar  (EGY)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Quadri Aruna  (NGR)
African Qualification TournamentFebruary 16–18, 2016 Flag of Sudan.svg Khartoum 2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Segun Toriola  (NGR)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Suraju Saka  (CGO)
Oceania Qualification TournamentMarch 20–24, 2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bendigo [3] 3Flag of Australia.svg  David Powell  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Chris Yan  (AUS)
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Yoshua Shing  (VAN)
Latin American Qualification TournamentApril 1–3, 2016 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago [3] 5Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Andy Pereira  (CUB)
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Jorge Campos  (CUB)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Marcos Madrid  (MEX)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Brian Afanador  (PUR)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Gustavo Tsuboi  (BRA)
North American Qualification TournamentApril 8–10, 2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto 3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Eugene Wang  (CAN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Feng Yijun  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kanak Jha  (USA)
European Qualification TournamentApril 12–16, 2016 [4] Flag of Sweden.svg Halmstad 11Flag of Greece.svg  Panagiotis Gionis  (GRE)
Flag of Germany.svg  Timo Boll  (GER)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Marcos Freitas  (POR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Bastian Steger  (GER)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Tiago Apolónia  (POR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Shibaev  (RUS)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Pär Gerell  (SWE)
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Bojan Tokič  (SLO)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonathan Groth  (DEN)
Flag of France.svg  Emmanuel Lebesson  (FRA)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kou Lei  (UKR)
Asian Qualification TournamentApril 13–17, 2016 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 12Flag of India.svg  Soumyajit Ghosh  (IND)SA
Flag of Singapore.svg  Chen Feng  (SIN)SEA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Long  (CHN)EA
Flag of Iran.svg  Nima Alamian  (IRI)MA
Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Li Ping  (QAT)WA
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kirill Gerassimenko  (KAZ)
Flag of India.svg  Sharath Kamal  (IND)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chen Chien-an  (TPE)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ho Kwan Kit  (HKG)
Flag of Iran.svg  Noshad Alamian  (IRI)
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Zokhid Kenjaev  (UZB)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Padasak Tanviriyavechakul  (THA)
ITTF World Ranking [5] May 5–30, 201624Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Xin  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Jike  (CHN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Jun Mizutani  (JPN)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang Chih-yuan  (TPE)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Chun Ting  (HKG)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Vladimir Samsonov  (BLR)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Tang Peng  (HKG)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Sang-su  (KOR)
Flag of Japan.svg  Maharu Yoshimura  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Koki Niwa  (JPN)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung Young-sik  (KOR)
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Andrej Gaćina  (CRO)
Flag of Austria.svg  Stefan Fegerl  (AUT)
Flag of France.svg  Simon Gauzy  (FRA)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Kristian Karlsson  (SWE)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Gao Ning  (SIN)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Ahmet Li  (TUR)
Flag of Austria.svg  Robert Gardos  (AUT)
Flag of Poland.svg  Wang Zengyi  (POL)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Wang Yang  (SVK)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Liam Pitchford  (GBR)
Flag of Poland.svg  Jakub Dyjas  (POL)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Paul Drinkhall  (GBR)
Flag of Romania.svg  Ovidiu Ionescu  (ROU)
Tripartite Commission InvitationMay 30, 20161Flag of Paraguay.svg  Marcelo Aguirre  (PAR)
Re-allocation of unused quotaMay 15–30, 20167Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Lubomír Jančařík  (CZE)
Flag of Finland.svg  Benedek Oláh  (FIN)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Dmitrij Prokopcov  (CZE)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Ádám Pattantyús  (HUN)
Flag of Spain.svg  He Zhiwen  (ESP)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Aleksandar Karakašević  (SRB)
Flag of Romania.svg  Adrian Crișan  (ROU)
Team allocationMay 30, 201612Flag of Nigeria.svg  Bode Abiodun  (NGR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Timothy Wang  (USA)
Flag of Australia.svg  Hu Heming  (AUS)
Flag of Portugal.svg  João Monteiro  (POR)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Joo Sae-hyuk  (KOR)
Flag of France.svg  Tristan Flore  (FRA)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Mattias Karlsson  (SWE)
Flag of Austria.svg  Daniel Habesohn  (AUT)
Flag of Poland.svg  Daniel Górak  (POL)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chiang Hung-chieh  (TPE)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Sam Walker  (GBR)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Cazuo Matsumoto  (BRA)
Total86
Legend
  • EA – Winner from the East Asia zone
  • SEA – Winner from the Southeast Asia zone
  • SA – Winner from the South Asia zone
  • MA – Winner from the Middle Asia zone
  • WA – Winner from the West Asia zone

Men's team

EventDatePlacesQualified teams
Continental quotaMay 30, 20166Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (Africa)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Asia)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Europe)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Latin America)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (North America)
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia (Oceania)
Host NOCMay 30, 20161
Remaining quotaMay 30, 201610Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Total16
NOCContinent/RegionQualifiersITTF ranking
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Asia21
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Europe22
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Asia23
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Asia24
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Europe25
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Asia26
Flag of France.svg  France Europe27
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Europe28
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Europe29
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Europe210
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Asia211
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Europe212
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Asia215
Flag of India.svg  India Asia217
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Latin America220
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Africa227
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Africa232
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Asia233
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Africa235
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba Latin America238
Flag of the United States.svg  United States North America248
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Oceania255

Women's singles

EventDateVenuePlacesQualified athletes
2015 European Games June 12–28, 2015 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Li Jiao  (NED)
2015 Pan American Games July 10–26, 2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto 1Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Wu  (USA)
2015 All-Africa Games September 10–19, 2015 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Brazzaville 4Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Han Xing  (CGO)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Nadeen El-Dawlatly  (EGY)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Dina Meshref  (EGY)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Olufunke Oshonaike  (NGR)
African Qualification TournamentFebruary 16–18, 2016 Flag of Sudan.svg Khartoum 2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Offiong Edem  (NGR)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Safa Saidani  (TUN)
Oceania Qualification TournamentMarch 22–25, 2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bendigo [3] 3Flag of Australia.svg  Lay Jian Fang  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Melissa Tapper  (AUS)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Sally Yee  (FIJ)
Latin American Qualification TournamentApril 1–3, 2016 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago [3] 6Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Adriana Diaz  (PUR)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Lady Ruano  (COL)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Caroline Kumahara  (BRA)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Lin Gui  (BRA)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Gremlis Arvelo  (VEN)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Yadira Silva  (MEX)
North American Qualification TournamentApril 8–10, 2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto 2Flag of the United States.svg  Lily Zhang  (USA)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Zhang Mo  (CAN)
European Qualification TournamentApril 12–16, 2016 [4] Flag of Sweden.svg Halmstad 11Flag of Germany.svg  Han Ying  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Petrissa Solja  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Shan Xiaona  (GER)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Melek Hu  (TUR)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Yu Fu  (POR)
Flag of Poland.svg  Li Qian  (POL)
Flag of Russia.svg  Polina Mikhailova  (RUS)
Flag of Austria.svg  Liu Jia  (AUT)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Li Jie  (NED)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Li Fen  (SWE)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Matilda Ekholm  (SWE)
Asian Qualification TournamentApril 13–17, 2016 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 11Flag of India.svg  Manika Batra  (IND)SA
Flag of Singapore.svg  Feng Tianwei  (SIN)SEA
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Mariana Sahakian  (LIB)WA
Flag of Iran.svg  Neda Shahsavari  (IRI)MA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Xiaoxia  (CHN)EA
Flag of Thailand.svg  Suthasini Sawettabut  (THA)
Flag of North Korea.svg  Ri Myong-sun  (PRK)
Flag of North Korea.svg  Kim Song-i  (PRK)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Nanthana Komwong  (THA)
Flag of India.svg  Mouma Das  (IND)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Ian Lariba  (PHI)
ITTF World Ranking [5] May 5–30, 201623Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Shiwen  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Ning  (CHN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Kasumi Ishikawa  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Ai Fukuhara  (JPN)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeon Ji-hee  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Seo Hyo-won  (KOR)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Cheng I-ching  (TPE)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Yu Mengyu  (SIN)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Doo Hoi Kem  (HKG)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Lee Ho Ching  (HKG)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chen Szu-yu  (TPE)
Flag of Romania.svg  Elizabeta Samara  (ROU)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Georgina Póta  (HUN)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetyana Bilenko  (UKR)
Flag of Spain.svg  Shen Yanfei  (ESP)
Flag of France.svg  Li Xue  (FRA)
Flag of Austria.svg  Sofia Polcanova  (AUT)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Shao Jieni  (POR)
Flag of Romania.svg  Daniela Dodean  (ROU)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Viktoria Pavlovich  (BLR)
Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Grzybowska  (POL)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Iveta Vacenovská  (CZE)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Barbora Balážová  (SVK)
Tripartite Commission InvitationMay 30, 20161Flag of Syria.svg  Heba Allejji  (SYR)
Re-allocation of unused quotaMay 15–30, 20167Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Ni Xialian  (LUX)
Flag of Russia.svg  Maria Dolgikh  (RUS)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Hana Matelová  (CZE)
Flag of France.svg  Carole Grundisch  (FRA)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Eva Ódorová  (SVK)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Alexandra Privalova  (BLR)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Petra Lovas  (HUN)
Flag of Spain.svg  Galia Dvorak  (ESP) [6]
Team allocationMay 30, 201613Flag of Egypt.svg  Yousra Abdel Razek  (EGY)
Flag of the United States.svg  Zheng Jiaqi  (USA)
Flag of Australia.svg  Ziyu Zhang  (AUS)
Flag of Japan.svg  Mima Ito  (JPN)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Zhou Yihan  (SIN)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Tie Ya Na  (HKG)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Yang Ha-eun  (KOR)
Flag of North Korea.svg  Ri Mi-gyong  (PRK)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Britt Eerland  (NED)
Flag of Romania.svg  Bernadette Szőcs  (ROU)
Flag of Poland.svg  Natalia Partyka  (POL)
Flag of Austria.svg  Li Qiangbing  (AUT)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Bruna Takahashi  (BRA)
Total86
Legend
  • EA – Winner from the East Asia zone
  • SEA – Winner from the Southeast Asia zone
  • SA – Winner from the South Asia zone
  • MA – Winner from the Middle Asia zone
  • WA – Winner from the West Asia zone

Women's team

EventDatePlacesQualified teams
Continental quotaMay 30, 20166Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (Africa)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Asia)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Europe)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Latin America)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (North America)
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia (Oceania)
Host NOCMay 30, 20161
Remaining quotaMay 30, 201610Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Total16
NOCContinent/RegionQualifiersITTF ranking
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Asia21
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Asia22
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Europe23
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Asia24
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Asia25
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Asia26
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Asia27
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Asia28
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Europe29
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Europe210
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Europe211
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Europe212
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Europe213
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Europe215
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Asia221
Flag of the United States.svg  United States North America226
Flag of India.svg  India Asia229
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Latin America230
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Africa231
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Oceania232
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Africa239

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