World Championship of Ping Pong

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The World Championship of Ping Pong, also known as WCPP, is an annual ping pong tournament that has been held since 2011. The current champion is Andrew Baggaley, who beat Alexander Flemming in the 2020 final to beat Maxim Shmyrev's record of winning three championships, and become the record-breaking four-time champion.

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The tournament is promoted by the English sports impresario Barry Hearn, and is distinguished by its use of old-fashioned wooden paddles covered with sandpaper, which are intended to encourage slower ball movement and longer rallies for the entertainment of the live audience. [1]

Finals

The 2020 championship took place January 25–26, 2019, at Alexandra Palace for the eighth time. [2]

YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenue
2011 Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Shmyrev 3-1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ernesto Ebuen Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg
2013 Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Shmyrev 3-2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Sule Olaleye Alexandra Palace, London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
2014 [3] Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Shmyrev 3-0 Flag of the United States.svg Ilija Lupulesku
2015 [4] Flag of England.svg Andrew Baggaley 3-2 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Flemming
2016 [5] Flag of England.svg Andrew Baggaley 3-2 Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Shmyrev
2017 [6] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Weihao 3-1 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Flemming
2018 [7] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Shibo 3-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Jungang
2019 [8] Flag of England.svg Andrew Baggaley 3-2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Shibo
2020 Flag of England.svg Andrew Baggaley 3-2 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Flemming

Broadcasters

United Kingdom and Ireland

The tournament is currently broadcast live on Sky Sports. [9]

International

The tournament is also broadcast live and free on Facebook.

Country/RegionBroadcaster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Fox Sports
Flag of Austria.svg Austria DAZN
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Nova Sport
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Sky Sport
Nordic countries
NENT

References

  1. ↑ Jim White, "Darts king Barry Hearn turns his global sights to table tennis", The Daily Telegraph , 4 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "World Championship of Ping Pong is Back!". World Championship of Ping Pong. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Barry Hearn will bat table tennis in right direction, claims Scottish No 1", The Courier , 7 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Chris Osborne, "Ping pong: Andrew Baggaley practised for a month to win $20k", BBC, 28 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Phil Shepka, "Andrew Baggaley: UK's least well-known world champion?", BBC, 27 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Yan is New World Champion of Ping Pong". World Championship of Ping Pong. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wang is Met Coaches World Champion of Ping Pong". World Championship of Ping Pong. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "BAGGALEY IS BETVICTOR WORLD CHAMPION OF PING PONG FOR THIRD TIME • World Championship of Ping Pong". World Championship of Ping Pong. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Watch Live • World Championship of Ping Pong". World Championship of Ping Pong. Retrieved 26 January 2019.


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