World Junior Table Tennis Championships

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World Junior Table Tennis Championships
Tournament information
Sport Table tennis
LocationGlobal
Established2003
Administrator(s) ITTF
Tournament
format(s)
Singles: Groups/Knockout
Doubles: Knockout
Team: Groups/Knockout

The World Junior Table Tennis Championships is an annual table tennis competition for juniors under 18. The tournament has been held by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) since 2003.

Contents

Championships

NumberYearHost cityCountry
1 2003 Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
2 2004 Kobe Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
3 2005 Linz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
4 2006 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
5 2007 Palo Alto Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 2008 Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
7 2009 Cartagena Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
8 2010 Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
9 2011 Manama Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
10 2012 Hyderabad Flag of India.svg  India
11 2013 Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
12 2014 Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
13 2015 Vendée Flag of France.svg  France
14 2016 Cape Town Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
15 [1] 2017 Riva del Garda Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
16 [2] 2018 Bendigo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
17 [3] 2019 Nakhon Ratchasima Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

2021 World Youth Table Tennis Championships

Medal Table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)974967213
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)13323984
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)5173254
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)211316
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)131721
6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)1115.517.5
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0347
8Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0211.513.5
9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0213
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0213
11Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro  (SCG)0202
12Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)0113.514.5
13Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea  (PRK)0123
14Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)0112
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)0112
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0112
17Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0033
18Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0022
19Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)001.51.5
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)001.51.5
21Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0011
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SGP)0011
24Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)000.50.5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)000.50.5
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)000.50.5
Totals (26 entries)119119232470

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