The 2005 World Table Tennis Championships was held in the Shanghai Grand Stage of Shanghai, China from April 29 to May 6, 2005.
| Men's singles |  Wang Liqin | Ma Lin |  Oh Sang-eun |
| Michael Maze | |||
| Women's singles | Zhang Yining | Guo Yan |  Lin Ling |
| Guo Yue | |||
| Men's doubles | Kong Linghui Wang Hao | Timo Boll Christian Süß | Chen Qi Ma Lin |
| Wang Liqin Yan Sen | |||
| Women's doubles | Wang Nan Zhang Yining | Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng | Bai Yang Guo Yan |
| Tie Ya Na Zhang Rui | |||
| Mixed doubles | Wang Liqin Guo Yue | Liu Guozheng Bai Yang | Yan Sen Guo Yan |
| Qiu Yike Cao Zhen |
Wang Liqin def. Ma Lin 4–2: 11–9, 3–11, 8–11, 11–9,11–9, 11–7
Zhang Yining def. Guo Yan, 4–2: 5–11, 11–7, 11–7, 4–11,11–8, 13–11
Kong Linghui / Wang Hao def. Timo Boll / Christian Süß, 4–1: 11–9, 11–3, 11–9, 7–11, 11–6
Wang Nan / Zhang Yining def. Guo Yue / Niu Jianfeng, 4–1: 11–4, 11–5, 10–12, 11–9,11–5
Wang Liqin / Guo Yue def. Liu Guozheng / Bai Yang, 4–3: 11–4, 6–11, 6–11, 11–7, 11–9, 7–11, 11–6