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LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships ITTF Media Guide
CONTENTS ITTF Overview
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History of Table Tennis
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Player Profiles - Men
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- Women
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Basic Table Tennis Rules
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WTTC Schedule
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Media Areas
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WTTC Key Facts
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WTTC Playing System
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2011 Champions
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Current World & Olympic Medallists
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2013 ITTF Major Event Winners
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Past World Champions
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WTTC Trophies
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Upcoming Major ITTF Events
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ITTF Media Contacts
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ITTF OVERVIEW The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the international governing body of Table Tennis and has 217 affiliated member associations. The ITTF was initiated in Berlin, Germany and became formalized in London in 1926. Table Tennis became an Olympic discipline at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games. President of the ITTF is Canadian Mr. Adham Sharara who was elected in 1999.
HISTORY OF TABLE TENNIS Table Tennis started as a parlour game in Victorian England; it was after dinner entertainment for upper class society. Gradually, the sport grew from a parlour game to a highly competitive activity. Interest began to fade around 1904, and it was not until its revival in the early 1920s that competition resumed on an ever-growing scale. However, for the game to advance as a serious international sport, standards had to be developed, hence the formation of the ITTF in 1926, along with the first World Championships. The first Championships were organised, in London in 1926, originally as a European Championship. There was one problem; a group of players from India wanted to compete; hastily just before play began the name was changed to World Championships but the poster advertising the event remained as European Championships. The game of Table Tennis has since gone from strength to strength, first appearing in the Olympic Games in 1988 and now is the second most played sport in the world, after football. Simon GAUZY – France
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PLAYER PROFILES - MEN
MA Long
XU Xin
ZHANG Jike
WANG Hao
China
China
China
China
D.O.B: 20/10/88
D.O.B: 08/01/90
D.O.B: 16/02/88
D.O.B: 25/12/83
24 years old
23 years old
25 years old
29 years old
Playing info: Shake-hand, Right-handed attacking player, noted for powerful forehand.
Playing info: Left-handed, pen-holder that is a attacking player; noted for his long forehand stroke and incredible sideways movement.
Playing info: Right-handed Shake hand attacking top spin player, notable strong from the backhand.
Playing info: Right-handed, pen-holder that is attacking top spin player that excels in rallies.
Highlights: Winner of seven ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles,Winner of the Men’s Singles title at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2012, The reigning Men’s Doubles World Champion with MA Long.
Highlights: London 2012 Olympic Champion, Singles World Champion in 2011, Winner of the Boys’ Singles title at the ITTF World Cadet Challenge in 2003, Winner of six ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Winner of the Men’s World Cup in 2011.
Highlights: Three times Men’s Singles silver medallist at Olympic Games (2004, 2008, 2012), Three times winner of the Men’s World Cup (2007, 2008, 2010), Winner of 13 Men’s Singles titles on the ITTF World Tour, Twice the Men’s Singles winner at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (2003, 2006).
Story: Unbeaten in international play for six months - One of the longest running unbeaten streaks in ITTF World Tour history.
Story: Latest development of the pen-hold grip style, but completely different to the traditional pen-hold grip players.
Story: Only reigning Men’s Singles World Champion to win Olympic Men’s Singles gold.
Nickname: Le Le (happiness)
Nickname: Fei Long (fat dragon)
Languages spoken: Chinese
Languages spoken: Chinese
Highlights: World Junior Champion in 2004, Winner of 14 Men’s Singles titles on the ITTF World Tour ,Winner of the Men’s Singles title at the ITTF World Grand Finals three times, Current holder of the Liebherr Men’s World Cup title, The reigning Men’s Doubles World Champion with XU Xin
Languages spoken: Chinese
Languages spoken: Chinese
Timo BOLL
CHUANG Chih-Yuan
Dimitrij OVTCHAROV
MA Lin
Germany
Chinese Taipei
Germany
China
D.O.B: 08/03/81
D.O.B: 02/04/81
D.O.B: 02/09/88
D.O.B: 19/02/80
32 years old
32 years old
25 years old
33 years old
Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player.
Playing info: Right-handed shake hand fast attacking player. Highlights: Won Men’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2002, Winner of three ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Finished in fourth place in Men’s Singles event at London 2012 Olympic Games.
Highlights: Winner of Men’s Singles title at European Championships a record six times, European Cadet Boys’ Singles champion 1995, European Junior Boys’ Singles champion 1997/1998, Winner of 18 ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Winner of Men’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2005, Winner of Men’s World Cup in (2002,2005).
Story: He won the Men’s Singles title at the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals before ever having won an ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title. Languages spoken: Chinese
Languages spoken: German & English
Playing info: Right-handed shake-hand attacking top spin player, notably strong from backhand; innovative services.
Playing info: Right-handed, pen-holder that is a fast attacking player that excels in the art of service and first attack.
Highlights: Winner of Boys’ Singles title at the 2005 European Youth Championships, Five ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Men’s Singles bronze medallist at London 2012 Olympic Games. Story: Originally from the Ukraine, his family moved to Germany following the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster. Innovator in the art of serving.
Highlights: Only man to own gold medals on all three Olympic events – Men’s Doubles (2004), Men’s Singles and Men’s Team (2008), Winner of 20 ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Winner of a record 39 ITTF World Tour Men’s Doubles titles, Winner of a record four Men’s World Cup titles, Twice winner of Men’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (2001, 2007), five times the Men’s Doubles winner (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011)
Nickname: Dima
Languages spoken: Chinese
Languages spoken: German, English & Russian
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Jun MIZUTANI
Vladimir SAMSONOV
GAO Ning
JIANG Tianyi
Japan
Belarus
Singapore
Hong Kong
D.O.B: 09/06/89
D.O.B: 17/04/76
D.O.B: 11/10/82
D.O.B: 28/02/88
23 years old
37 years old
30 years old
25 years old
Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player prefers to play at half-distance.
Playing info: Right-handed shake-hand all round attacking player renowned for consistency.
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player.
Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand fast attacking top spin player.
Highlights: Winner of four ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles, Winner of Men’s Singles title at 2010 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals.
Highlights: Winner of a record 23 Men’s Singles titles on the ITTF World Tour, Winner of Men’s Singles title at World Tour Grand Finals in 1997, Winner of Men’s World Cup title three times (1999, 2001, 2009), European Men’s Singles champion three times (1999, 2003, 2005), European Cadet Boys’ Singles champion (1989), European Junior Boys’ Singles champion twice (1992, 1993).
Highlights: Winner of two ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title, Commonwealth Men’s Singles Champion twice (2007, 2009).
Highlights: Winner of one ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title (2008 Brazil).
Story: Hails from Shijiazhuang in China, moved to Singapore for international opportunities.
Story: Moved from mainland China to Hong Kong in search of international play.
Languages spoken: Chinese
Languages spoken: Chinese
Story: Holder of a record five consecutive Japanese Men’s Singles National Championships titles. Nickname: Mijun Languages spoken: Japanese
Languages spoken: Russian, English, German, Serbian, Spanish
Adrian CRISAN
Adrien MATTENET
El-Sayed LASHIN
Cazuo MATSUMOTO
Romania
France
Egypt
Brazil
D.O.B: 07/05/80
D.O.B: 15/10/87
D.O.B: 09/02/80
D.O.B: 02/08/85
33 years old
25 years old
33 years old
27 years old
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand all round attacking top spin player.
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand, attacking top spin player.
Playing info: Right handed powerful attacking player; noted for forehand top spin. He excels at half-distance.
Highlights: Winner on one ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title (Brazil 2005).
Highlights: Semi-finalist at the 2013 Korean Open Men's doubles playing with XU Xin (CHN).
Highlights: Bronze medal at the 2013 World Team Classic.
Playing info: Left handed pen-hold grip play in the traditional style; uses on side of the racket only. Excels at service a first attack.
Story: The nemesis of Timo Boll; one of the most notable wins being at the London Olympic Games.
Story: One of the tallest players and the only leading World Ranked player who wears spectacles; in November 2012 he set Georges Carpentier Stadium alight in Paris at the Liebherr Men’s World when on the first day of play he beat both Vladimir Samsonov and Chuang Chih-Yuan.
Story: Made debut in African Championships in 1996 in Nairobi, Men’s Singles runner up four times; eventually won the title in November 2012 in Cairo.
Highlights: Only Latin American player to win a singles title (man or woman) on the ITTF World Tour; he won in Almeria, Spain in January 2013.
Nickname: Sayco
Nickname: Harry Potter
Story: Not selected for the Brazilian Team at Pan American Games in 2007 or 2011, nor was he selected for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games or the 2012 London Olympic Games. On all occasions the first reserve.
Languages spoken: French
Languages spoken: Portuguese
Nickname: Crisi Languages spoken: Romanian, English & German
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Languages spoken: Arabic & English
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PLAYER PROFILES - WOMEN
DING Ning
LIU Shiwen
LI Xiaoxia
FENG Tianwei
China
China
China
Singapore
D.O.B: 20/06/90
D.O.B: 12/04/91
D.O.B: 16/01/88
D.O.B: 31/08/86
22 years old
22 years old
25 years old
26 years old
Playing info: Left-handed shake-hand, fast attacking topspin player.
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand, attacking top spin player.
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player.
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player.
Highlights: Women’s Singles silver medallist London 2012 Olympic Games, Winner of eight ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, Three times the Women’s Singles runner up at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (2009, 2011, 2012), Winner of Women’s World Cup 2011.
Highlights: Winner of 10 ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, Winner of Women’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals twice (2011, 2012), Winner of Women’s World Cup (2009, 2012).
Highlights: Women’s Singles gold medallist London 2012 Olympic Games, Women’s Singles runner up at World Championships twice (2007, 2011), Eight ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, Winner of Women’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (2007).
Highlights: Winner of four ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, Winner of Women’s Singles title at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (2010), Women’s Singles bronze medallist London Olympic Games (2012), Women’s Teams bronze medal at London Olympic Games (2012), Women’s Singles winner Commonwealth Games (2010).
Nickname: Da Baobei (big baby)
Story: Moved from Liaoning Province to Guangzhou when ten years old because her coach moved to Guangzhou.
Languages spoken: Chinese
Languages spoken: Chinese
Story: Named by fans Miss No.2 prior to London 2012 Olympic Games.
Nickname: Le Le (happiness in Chinese, given her family)
Languages spoken: Chinese
Languages spoken: Chinese
SHEN Yanfei
ZHU Yuling
Kasumi ISHIKAWA
CHEN Meng
Spain
China
Japan
China
D.O.B: 24/12/79
D.O.B: 10/01/95
D.O.B: 23/02/93
D.O.B: 15/01/94
33 years old
18 years old
20 years old
19 years old
Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand close to the table attacking player using short pimpled rubber on forehand and reversed on backhand.
Playing info: Right handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player
Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player.
Playing info: Right-handed, shake hand fast attacking top spin player.
Highlights: Winner of Girls’ Singles title at World Junior Championships twice (2010, 2012).
Highlights: Winner of all four titles on offer – Girls’ Team, Girls’ Singles, Girls’ Doubles. Mixed Doubles – at World Junior Championships 2011, Winner of two ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles.
Story: Gave birth to first child in January 2010; four months later won Women’s Singles title at Korean Open.
Story: Only player to have regained the Girls’ Singles title at a World Junior Championships; she won in 2010, was beaten in the final in 2011 by Chen Meng; then won 2012.
Highlights: Winner of two ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, Runner up Girls’ Singles event at World Junior Championships (2010), Women’s Teams silver medallist London Olympic Games (2012), 4th place at the Singles London Olympic Games (2012).
Languages spoken: Chinese, English, German & Spanish.
Languages spoken: Chinese
Story: Youngest Olympic Games medallist (19 years old).
Highlights: Winner of three ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles.
Story: Caused a sensation by beating Liu Shiwen in the final of the Women’s Singles event at the Harmony China Open in 2012; she was still a junior, only 18 years old.
Languages spoken: Japanese
Languages spoken: Chinese
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Ai FUKUHARA
Viktoria PAVLOVICH
JIANG Huajun
Japan
Belarus
Hong Kong
YANG Haeun Korea
D.O.B: 01/11/88
D.O.B: 08/05/78
D.O.B: 08/10/84
D.O.B: 25/02/94
24 years old
34 years old
28 years old
19 years old
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand close to the table fast attacking player.
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand defensive backspin player.
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand powerful attacking player, noted for backhand.
Playing info: Right handed, shake-hand fast attacking close to the table top spin player.
Highlights: Women’s Teams silver medallist London Olympic Games (2012), Winner of one ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles title (Morocco 2009).
Highlights: European Women’s Singles champion twice (2010, 2012), Winner of one ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles title (Minsk 2008).
Highlights: Winner of four ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles.
Highlights: Girls’ Singles bronze medallist Youth Olympic Games 2010.
Story: A television celebrity in Japan and even has a wax sculpture of her at the Tokyo airport. Languages spoken: Japanese & Chinese
Nickname: Vika
Story: Won her first ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles title in Kuwait in 2006 when she beat the top World ranked Chinese players at the time – Zhang Yining, Guo Yan and Gue. One of the few leading players to use short pimpled rubber on the backhand.
Story: In 2009 remained unbeaten on the ITTF Junior Circuit, she is learning English.
Nickname: Ai Chan
Story: Twin sister of Veronika whose style is totally different, Veronika is a powerful attacking player, Viktoria a stalwart defender. Languages spoken: Belarusian, Russian, German & English
Languages spoken: Chinese
Languages spoken: Korean
Elizabeta SAMARA
Ariel HSING
XIAN Yifang
Jian Fang LAY
Romania
USA
France
Australia
D.O.B: 15/04/89
D.O.B: 25/11/95
D.O.B: 20/08/77
D.O.B: 06/03/73
24 years old
17 years old
35 years old
40 years old
Playing info: Left-handed, shake-hand attacking top spin player from half distance.
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand, attacking topspin player.
Highlights: The only European player ever to reach the final of the Women’s World Cup; she was the runner up in 2012 beaten by Liu Shiwen in the final.
Highlights: The only North American (man or woman) to win the Intercontinental Singles title. She won at the Volkswagen Women’s World Cup in Huangshi in September 2012.
Story: The only European player ever to reach the final of the Women’s World Cup; she was the runner up in 2012 beaten by Liu Shiwen in the final.
Story: Hsing is acquaintances with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, referring to them as "Uncle Warren" and "Uncle Bill". Bill Gates watched her at London 2012 and hugged her as she left the court. Ariel writes things on her forearm, like "Let Go! Have Fun!" during competition as a reminder to herself.
Languages spoken: Romanian, English, Spanish & Italian
Playing info: Right-handed, shake-hand, defensive, player.
Playing info: Right handed, pen-holder who, plays close to table and excels when blocking the ball. Uses a combination racket of reversed rubber and long pimpled rubber.
Highlights: Runner up in the Women’s Singles event at the European Championships in Herning in 2012.
Highlights: Led Australia to 1st place in the Second Division at the LIEBHERR World Championships in Dortmund 2012, thus promotion to the Championships Division for 2014 in Tokyo. Also led Australia to quarter-finals in Women’s event at 2013 World Team Classic.
Languages spoken: French & Chinese
Nickname: Sayco Languages spoken: English & Chinese
Languages spoken: English
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BASIC TABLE TENNIS RULES Scoring All matches in singles events at the World Championships are best of seven games. In doubles events matches in the preliminary rounds are best of five games, in the main draw best of seven games. The player or pair to reach 11 points wins the game but there must be a two point margin. Flow of the Match Service changes every two points; except at 10-10 when the service is alternate until one player or pair is two points clear. In doubles play is alternate with the order of receiving service changing every two points. In the deciding game players change ends when on player or pair has reached five points; in doubles the order of receiving service also changes. Legal Service The ball must rest on an open hand palm above the table. Then it must be thrown up at least 16cm and struck so the ball first bounces on the server's side and then the opponent's side. In doubles the ball must be served from the right half of the server to the right half of the receiver. If the serve is legal except that it touches the net, it is called a let serve and the serve is repeated. Equipment The racket must have a red and a black ITTF approved covering. The ball must be either white or orange and 40 mm in size diameter. The table must be 2.74 meters long, 1.525 m wide, and 0.76 m high. Did you know? • A player’s racket is tested randomly before each match, and opponents have the right to check each other’s rackets. • If a game lasts for more than 10 minutes and at least 18 points have been played, the expedite system to comes into place. This means that each player has one serve each, until the end of the game and if the receiving player makes 13 correct returns, he/she wins the point. • If a player strikes the ball below the wrist of the hand that is holding the racket, the point is legal. • If a player hits the ball around the net and it still lands legally on the table, the shot is valid. • A player loses the point if his/her free arm touches the table. Ariel HSING – USA
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WTTC SCHEDULE 2013 Draw and Press Conference
MEDIA AREAS MAY 11
Qualification Rounds
13-14
Annual General Meeting
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Main Draw for all Events
15-20
ITTF Dream Building Fundraiser Dinner
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Mixed Doubles Final
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Women’s Singles & Men’s Doubles Final
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Men’s Singles & Women’s Doubles Final
20
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WTTC KEY FACTS
• 10 years since the last World Table Tennis Championships was held in Paris. • 36 training tables / 38 competition tables. • 6000 table tennis balls to be used. • 129 countries will be represented. • 472 men players and 373 women players (a record for a World Table Tennis Championships). • 70,000 spectators expected over the week-long competition. • 350 volunteers. • 30,000 meals to be served the stadium. • 500 accredited media. • 20 hotels will hold all the athletes and officials. • 52nd edition of the ITTF World Individual Championships. • 5 gold, 5 silver and 10 bronze medals on offer, both semifinal losers get bronze medals. • 1 Referee and 6 deputy referees, 60 international umpires and 60 French umpires will officiate the event. • P aris 2013 will be Jean-Michel Saive’s (BEL) 22nd Senior World Championships. His first was in 1983. • Victor Barna (HUN) holds the Men's Singles record winning the title five times. • Angelica Rozeanu (ROU) holds the Women's Singles record winning the title 6 consecutive times, (1950-1955). • Victor Barna and Miklos Szabados (HUN) hold the Men's Doubles record winning the title in 6 out of 7 years beginning in 1929. Barna also won in 1933 with Sandor Glancz and again in 1939 with Richard Bergmann. • Maria Mednyanszky and Anna Sipos (HUN) hold the Women's Doubles record winning the title at 6 consecutive World Championships (1930-1935). • Maria Mednyanszky partnered with Mechlovits (1926,1928), Szabados (1930,1931,1933) and Kelen (1933) to win the Mixed Doubles World Title a record 6 times. MA Long – China
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WTTC PLAYING SYSTEM 1. STRUCTURE
2. DRAWS
1.1
here will be 5 individual events – Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, T Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
2.1 SINGLES
1.2
he first round proper of Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles and Mixed T Doubles will have 128 places and the first round proper of Men’s and Women’s Doubles will have 64 places.
1.3 Singles events and Mixed Doubles will have 64 seeded players, 32 direct entries and 32 qualifiers. Other doubles events will have 32 seeds, 16 direct entries and 16 qualifiers. 1.4 Qualification for singles will initially comprise groups followed by one or two knockout rounds. Qualification for doubles will be by knockout. 1.5 All singles matches will be best of 7 games. Doubles matches will be best of 5 games in qualification matches and best of 7 games in the main draw.
2.1.1 Singles groups will comprise 3 players with each group winner proceeding to the qualification knockout draw or first round proper (if less than 64 groups). The draw for the groups will use a snake system. 2.1.2 The draw for the first round proper will have 2 stages with the first stage split. The initial first stage draw will take place on May 11 and draw the players seeded 17 – 32 and 33 - 64 into appropriate positions at random. The final first stage draw will occur also on May 11 (but separately from the initial first stage draw) when seeds 1 – 16 will be drawn. Seeds 9 – 16 will be drawn first, followed by seeds 5 – 8, then seeds 3 – 4 and finally seeds 1 and 2. 2.1.3 The second stage draws of direct entries and qualifiers will be drawn following the completion of the qualification rounds and be drawn at random into the remaining 64 positions, subject to clause 2.3. 2.1 DOUBLES 2.2.1 The initial draw for the first round proper will take place on May 11 when the seeded players will be drawn at random into appropriate positions. 2.2.2 The second stage draws of direct entries and qualifiers will be drawn following the completion of the qualification rounds and be drawn at random into the remaining 32 (men’s and women’s doubles) or 64 (mixed doubles) positions, subject to clause 2.3. 2.3 SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: Players of the same Association shall be separated according to 3.6.3.1, 3.6.3.3, 3.6.3.4 and 3.6.3.5 only in preliminary rounds and groups and in the first round of the draw but not in further rounds.
Omar ASSAR – Egypt
2.4 The World Ranking list which will be used for seeding and for the draws shall be the WR to be published in May 2013 (No.5).
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2011 CHAMPIONS
CURRENT WORLD & OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS 2011 WTTC (Rotterdam / NETHERLANDS)
2012 World Team Championships (Dortmund / GERMANY)
Men's Singles Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
ZHANG Jike WANG Hao BOLL Timo MA Long
Men's Team CHN CHN GER CHN
Gold CHINA Silver GERMANY Bronze KOREA Bronze JAPAN
Women's Singles Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
DING Ning LI Xiaoxia GUO Yue LIU Shiwen
DING Ning - Women's Singles
ZHANG Chao / CAO Zhen - Mixed Doubles
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
Men's Singles Gold ZHANG Jike Silver WANG Hao Bronze OVTCHAROV Dimitrij
MA Long / XU Xin CHN CHEN Qi / MA Lin CHN JUNG Youngsik / KIM Minseok KOR WANG Hao / ZHANG Jike CHN
Gold LI Xiaoxia CHN Silver DING Ning CHN Bronze FENG Tianwei SIN
GUO Yue / LI Xiaoxia CHN DING Ning / GUO Yan CHN JIANG Huajun / TIE Yana HGK KIM Kyungah / PARK Miyoung KOR
Men's Team Gold CHINA Silver KOREA Bronze GERMANY
Mixed Doubles Gold Silver Bronze Bronze GUO Yue / LI Xiaoxia - Women's Doubles
ZHANG Chao / CAO Zhen CHN HAO Shuai / MU Zi CHN KISHIKAWA Seiya / FUKUHARA Ai JPN CHEUNG Yuk / JIANG Huajun HGK
MA Long / XU Xin - Men's Doubles
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CHN CHN GER
Women's Singles
Women's Doubles Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
CHINA SINGAPORE HONG KONG KOREA
2012 Olympic Games (London / GREAT BRITAIN)
CHN CHN CHN CHN
Men's Doubles ZHANG Jike - Men's Singles
Women's Team
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Women's Team CHINA JAPAN SINGAPORE
2013 ITTF MAJOR EVENT WINNERS 2013 ITTF World Tour Austrian Open, Major Series (Wels / AUSTRIA)
2013 ITTF World Tour Kuwait Open, Super Series (Kuwait City / KUWAIT)
Men's Singles Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
FANG Bo HAO Shuai TAKAKIWA Taku CHUANG Chih-Yuan
Gold ZHANG Jike Silver MA Long Bronze XU Xin Bronze WANG Hao
DING Ning LI Xiaoxia WU Yang ISHIKAWA Kasumi
CHN CHN CHN CHN
Women's Singles CHN CHN CHN JPN
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
LIU Shiwen FENG Tianwei DING Ning ZHU Yuling
2013 ITTF World Tour Korea Open, Major Series (Incheon City / KOREA)
Men's Singles
Men's Singles CHN CHN JPN TPE
Women's Singles Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
2013 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, Super Series (Doha / QATAR)
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
MA Long YAN An XU Xin WANG Hao
Men's Singles CHN CHN CHN CHN
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
Women's Singles CHN SIN CHN CHN
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
DING Ning LIU Shiwen LI Xiaoxia ZHU Yuling
XU Xin MA Long WANG Hao YAN An
Women's Singles CHN CHN CHN CHN
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
SEO Hyowon ISHIKAWA Kasumi LEE Ho Ching FUJII Hiroko
Men's Doubles
Men's Doubles
Men's Doubles
Men's Doubles
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
HAO Shuai / ZHANG Jike CHN CHUANG Chih-Yuan / HUANG Sheng-Sheng CHN KARLSSON Kristian / KARLSSON Mattias KOR GERELL Par / LUNDQVIST Jens CHN
XU Xin / YAN An CHN MA Long / ZHANG Jike CHN KIM Minseok / SEO Hyundeok KOR GAO Ning / LI Hu SIN
WANG Hao / YAN An CHN MA Long / ZHANG Jike CHN KIM Minseok / SEO Hyundeok KOR GAO Ning / LI Hu SIN
Women's Doubles
Women's Doubles
Women's Doubles
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
Gold Silver Bronze Bronze
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DING Ning / LI Xiaoxia CHN ISHIKAWA Kasumi / MORIZONO Misaki JPN CHEN Meng/ ZHU Yuling CHN FENG Yalan / LIU Shiwen CHN
DING Ning / LI Xiaoxia CHN BARTHEL Zhenqi / SHAN Xiaona GER LIU Shiwen / ZHU Yuling CHN HIRANO Miu / ITO Mima JPN
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KOR JPN HGK JPN
SEO Hyundeok / ZHANG Jike KOR/CHN LEE Jungwoo / MA Long KOR/CHN MATTENET Adrien / XU Xin FRA/CHN LEE Sangsu / YAN An KOR/CHN
Women's Doubles DING Ning / LI Xiaoxia CHN CHEN Meng / ZHU Yuling CHN NOSKOVA Yana / TIKHOMIROVA Anna RUS ISHIKAWA Kasumi / MORIZONO Misaki JPN
CHN CHN CHN CHN
PARK Youngsook / YANG Haeun KOR JEON Jihee / LEE Eunhee KOR FENG Tianwei / YU Mengyu SIN FUJII Hiroko / WAKAMIYA Misako JPN
PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS
WTTC TROPHIES ST BRIDE VASE - MEN'S INDIVIDUAL
YEAR
LOCATION
MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION
NATION
WOMEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION
NATION
2011 2009 2007 2005 2003 2001 1999 1997 1995 1993 1991 1989 1987 1985 1983 1981 1979 1977 1975 1973 1971 1969 1967 1965 1963 1961 1959 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1926
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ZHANG Jike WANG Hao WANG Liqin WANG Liqin SCHLAGER Werner WANG Liqin LIU Guoliang WALDNER Jan-Ove KONG Linghui GATIEN Jean-Philippe PERSSON Jorgen WALDNER Jan-Ove JIANG Jialiang JIANG Jialiang GUO Yuehua GUO Yuehua ONO Seiji KOHNO Mitsuro JONYER Istvan XI Enting BENGTSSON Stellan ITOH Shigeo HASEGAWA Nobuhiko ZHUANG Zedong ZHUANG Zedong ZHUANG Zedong RONG Guotuan TANAKA Toshiaki OGIMURA Ichiro TANAKA Toshiaki OGIMURA Ichiro SIDO Ferenc SATOH Hiroji LEACH Johnny BERGMANN Richard LEACH Johnny BERGMANN Richard VANA Bohumil BERGMANN Richard VANA Bohumil BERGMANN Richard KOLAR Stanislav BARNA Victor BARNA Victor BARNA Victor BARNA Victor SZABADOS Miklos BARNA Victor PERRY Fred MECHLOVITS Zoltan JACOBI Roland
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The prestigious St. Bride Vase awarded to the Men's Singles World Champion, was donated by C. Corti Woodcock, who was member of the St. Bride Table Tennis Club in London in 1929, in honor of Fred Perry winning the title at the 1929 World Championships in Budapest.
GEIST PRIZE - WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL The Geist Prize awarded to the Women's Singles World Championship was donated in 1931 by President of the Hungarian TTA Dr. Gaspar Geist.
IRAN CUP - MEN'S DOUBLES The Iran Cup awarded to the Men's Doubles World Champions, was donated at the 1947 World Championships by the Shah of Iran.
W J POPE TROPHY - WOMEN'S DOUBLES The W.J.Pope Trophy awarded to the Women's Doubles World Champions, was donated in 1948 by W.J. Pope of England, who at the time was the ITTF Honorary General Secretary.
HEYDUSEK CUP - MIXED DOUBLES The Heydusek Cup awarded to the Mixed Doubles World Champions was donated in 1948 by the Secretary of the Czechoslovakia Association Zdenek Heydusek.
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UPCOMING MAJOR ITTF EVENTS
2013 Women's World Cup
KOBE / JAPAN
Men's World Cup
VERVIERS / BELGIUM
World Junior Championships
RABAT / MOROCCO
21-23 SEPT 25-27 OCT 1-8 DEC
2014 2013 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals TBD
9-12 JAN
2013 ITTF Global Junior Circuit Finals TBD
24-26 JAN
World Team Table Tennis Champ. TOKYO / JAPAN
28 APRIL - 5 MAY
Women's World Cup
TBD
10-12 OCT
Men's World Cup
GERMANY
24-26 OCT
World Junior Championships
SHANGHAI / CHINA
30 NOV - 7 DEC
2015 World Individual Championships
SUZHOU / CHINA
TBD
Daniela DODEAN – Romania
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