World Table Tennis Championships

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World Table Tennis Championships
2009 THE WORLD TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS (3670515016).jpg
2009 WTTC in Yokohama, Japan
StatusActive
GenreGlobal sports event
Date(s)c. April–May
FrequencyAnnual
Inaugurated 1926  ( 1926 )
Organised by ITTF

The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's double and mixed doubles, are currently held in odd numbered years. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in even numbered years.

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In the earlier days of the tournament, Hungary's men's team was a dominant force, winning the championships 12 times. This was followed by a short period of dominance by Japan in the 1950s. From the 1960s onwards, China emerged as the new dominant power in this tournament and, with the exception of 1989–2000, when Sweden won four times, China continues to dominate the sport. China's men's team holds a record 23 world team championship titles.

In the 1950s, Japan's women team was a force to be reckoned with winning a total of 8 titles. The Chinese women started their strong grip on the world team championships from the 1970s onwards. They have only lost twice since 1975. China holds 23 women's team titles.

Trophies

Japan 1955 Table Tennis World Ch2.jpg
Angelica Rozeanu and Ella Zeller 1955.jpg
Japanese men's team won the Swaythling Cup and Romanian women's team won the Corbillon Cup at the 1955 World Table Tennis Championships
North Korean Kim Hyok-bong and Kim Jong won mixed doubles trophy, the Heydusek Cup, in 2013. Mondial Ping - Mixed Doubles - Final - 94.jpg
North Korean Kim Hyok-bong and Kim Jong won mixed doubles trophy, the Heydusek Cup, in 2013.

There are 7 different trophies presented to the winners of the various events, held by winning associations, and returned for the next world championships. [1]

In addition, the Egypt Cup is presented to the next host of world championships. The Cup was donated by King Farouk of Egypt in 1939, when the championships were held in Cairo, Egypt.

Championships

The ITTF held individual events and team events separately for the first time in 1999 and 2000 respectively, and 2001 was the last time individual and team events were held together. Starting in 2003 individual events and team events were held separately again and each continue to be held separately every other year.

  Individual events   Team events

EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
1 1926 Flag of England.svg London England 5
2 1928 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm Sweden 6
3 1929 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Budapest Hungary 6
4 1930 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Berlin Germany 6
5 1931 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Budapest Hungary 6
6 1932 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Czechoslovakia 6
7 1933 Flag of Austria.svg Baden bei Wien Austria 6
8 1934 Flag of France.svg Paris France 7
9 1935 Flag of England.svg Wembley England 7
10 1936 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Czechoslovakia 7
11 1937 Flag of Austria.svg Baden bei Wien Austria 7
12 1938 Flag of England.svg Wembley England 7
13 1939 Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Cairo Egypt 7
14 1947 Flag of France.svg Paris France 7
15 1948 Flag of England.svg Wembley England 7
16 1949 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm Sweden 7
17 1950 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Budapest Hungary 7
18 1951 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Austria 7
19 1952 Flag of India.svg Mumbai India 7
20 1953 Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Bucharest Romania 7
21 1954 Flag of England.svg Wembley England 7
22 1955 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht Netherlands 7
23 1956 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tokyo Japan 7
24 1957 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm Sweden 7
25 1959 Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund FR Germany 7
26 1961 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing China 7
27 1963 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Czechoslovakia 7
28 1965 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ljubljana Yugoslavia 7
29 1967 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm Sweden 7
30 1969 Flag of Germany.svg Munich FR Germany 7
31 1971 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nagoya Japan 7
32 1973 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sarajevo Yugoslavia 7
33 1975 Flag of India.svg Kolkata India 7
34 1977 Flag of England.svg Birmingham England 7
35 1979 Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg Pyongyang DPR Korea 7
36 1981 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Novi Sad Yugoslavia 7
37 1983 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tokyo Japan 7
38 1985 Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg Sweden 7
39 1987 Flag of India.svg New Delhi India 7
40 1989 Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund FR Germany 7
41 1991 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Chiba City Japan 7
42 1993 Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg Sweden 7
43 1995 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin China 7
44 1997 Flag of England.svg Manchester England 7
EditionYearHost cityHost countryEvents
45 1999 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eindhoven Netherlands 5
2000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2
46 2001 Flag of Japan.svg Osaka Japan 7
47 2003 Flag of France.svg Paris France 5
2004 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha Qatar 2
48 2005 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai China 5
2006 Flag of Germany.svg Bremen Germany 2
49 2007 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb Croatia 5
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou China 2
50 2009 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama Japan 5
2010 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow Russia 2
51 2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Netherlands 5
2012 Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund Germany 2
52 2013 Flag of France.svg Paris France 5
2014 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Japan 2
53 2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Suzhou China 5
2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2
54 2017 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf Germany 5
2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Halmstad Sweden 2
55 2019 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Hungary 5
- 2020 Flag of South Korea.svg Busan RO Korea (cancelled)
56 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Houston United States 5
55 2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chengdu China [2] 2
57 2023 Flag of South Africa.svg Durban South Africa [3] 5
56 2024 Flag of South Korea.svg Busan RO Korea [4] 2
58 2025 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha Qatar [5] 5
57 2026 Flag of England.svg London England 2

All-time medal table

Chinese women's team held the trophy for the 20th time in 2016. The team have only lost twice since 1975. China WNT WTTC 2016 6.jpg
Chinese women's team held the trophy for the 20th time in 2016. The team have only lost twice since 1975.

Updated after the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships. Doubles pairs from different associations were counted as a half a point.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 158105170.5433.5
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 685973.5200.5
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 484277167
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2836.558.5123
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1710.518.546
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 151314.542.5
7Flag of England.svg  England 1426.55797.5
8Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 10319.532.5
9Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 713.53555.5
10Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4.5184466.5
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 415.521.541
12Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3.581223.5
13Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 31113.527.5
14Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 34714
15Flag of France.svg  France 23.52025.5
16Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 13913
17Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1258
18Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1247
19 Unification flag of Korea.svg Korea 1135
20Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 111.53.5
21Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 03.56.510
22Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0224.526.5
23Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0213
24Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 01.534.5
25Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 01.51.53
26Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 0112
27Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 00.52.53
28Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 00.511.5
29Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 00.500.5
30Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 002.52.5
31Flag of India.svg  India 0022
32Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 001.51.5
33Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0011
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0011
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0011
37Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 000.50.5
Totals (37 entries)3903917161497

Multiple medalists

Top medalists ordered by number of gold medals at the World Table Tennis Championships (including at team events) are listed below. [6] 12 men won at least nine gold medals and 11 women with a minimum of eight.

Men

RankPlayerCountryFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Victor Barna Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of England.svg  England
192919542271241
2 Miklós Szabados Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 19291937156324
3 Ma Long Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 20062024141419
4 Bohumil Váňa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 193519551310730
5 Ichiro Ogimura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19541965125320
6 Wang Liqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 19972013114520
7 Xu Xin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 20092019101213
8 Ivan Andreadis Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 19471957910827
9 Ferenc Sidó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1947196199826
10 Ma Lin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1999201397420
11 Wang Hao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2003201494316
12 Fan Zhendong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2014202492213

Women

RankPlayerCountryFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Mária Mednyánszky Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 19261936186428
2 Angelica Rozeanu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 19371957175830
3 Wang Nan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 19972008153220
4 Anna Sipos Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 19291935116421
5 Gizella Farkas Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 19471959109827
6 Guo Yue Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 20032013105217
7 Zhang Yining Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 19992009102416
8 Li Xiaoxia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2006201695216
9 Deng Yaping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 198919979514
10 Ding Ning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2009201985316
11 Liu Shiwen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2009201984315

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