Table tennis competition has been in the Commonwealth Games since 2002, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. [1] Wheelchair play is an optional event for elite athletes with a disability (EAD) since the inclusion of Para-Sports in 2002. [2]
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XVII | 2002 | Manchester |  England |  Singapore |
| XVIII | 2006 | Melbourne, Victoria |  Australia | Singapore |
| XIX | 2010 | Delhi |  India | Singapore |
| XX | 2014 | Glasgow |  Scotland | Singapore |
| XXI | 2018 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Australia |  India [a] |
| XXII | 2022 | Birmingham | England | India |
| Event | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Men's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Men's team | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Women's singles | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Women's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Women's team | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Mixed doubles | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Men's TT6–10 singles | • | ||||||||||
| Women's TT6–10 singles | • | ||||||||||
| Women's EAD singles (Wheelchair) | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Events | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | ||||||
Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games Note: Para Athletes Not Included
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 23 | 16 | 16 | 55 |
| 2 | India | 9 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 |  England | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 |  Nigeria | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Australia | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 |  Malaysia | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 40 | 43 | 49 | 132 | |
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