2023 World Table Tennis Championships Explained

Competition:2023 World Table Tennis Championships
Venue:Durban International Convention Centre
Location:Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dates:20–28 May[1]
Previous:2021
Next:2025

The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was the 57th edition of World Table Tennis Championships and held in Durban, South Africa.[2]

It was the first such event set to be held in Africa since 1939 Championship held in Egypt.[3]

Bid

South Africa was chosen as host after defeating Düsseldorf, Germany by 90 to 39 votes.[4]

Schedule

The tournament was played over nine days.[5]

Date 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May
Men's singlesR128 R64 R32 R16 QF SF F
Women's singlesR128 R64 R32 R16 QF SF F
Men's doublesR64 R32 R16 QF SF F
Women's doublesR64 R32 R16 QF SF F
Mixed doublesR64 R32 R16 QF SF F

Medal summary

Medalists

Men's singles
Fan Zhendong Wang Chuqin Liang Jingkun
Ma Long
Women's singles
Sun Yingsha Chen Meng Hina Hayata
Chen Xingtong
Men's doubles
Wang Chuqin
Fan Zhendong
Jang Woo-jin
Lim Jong-hoon
Lee Sang-su
Cho Dae-seong
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Patrick Franziska
Women's doubles
Chen Meng
Wang Yidi
Shin Yu-bin
Jeon Ji-hee
Sun Yingsha
Wang Manyu
Miyu Nagasaki
Miyuu Kihara
Mixed doubles
Wang Chuqin
Sun Yingsha
Hina Hayata
Tomokazu Harimoto
Wong Chun-ting
Doo Hoi Kem
Kuai Man
Lin Shidong

Medal table

Participating nations

A total of 306 players from 59 nations participated.[6] China, Germany, Japan, and South Korea had a maximum of five players for each singles event, four players for each doubles event.

NationMS WS MD WD XD Total number
of players
1 1 0 0 2 2
3 2 2 0 4 5
4 1 4 0 2 5
3 3 4 2 4 7
4 0 3 0 0 4
3 2 2 2 4 5
2 2 2 2 2 6
1 2 2 2 4 4
5 5 4 4 4 12
0 1 0 0 0 1
3 3 0 2 0 6
2 2 3 3 0 7
2 0 1 0 0 2
1 0 2 0 0 2
4 4 4 4 4 10
4 1 4 1 2 5
1 2 1 1 2 3
1 0 0 0 0 1
4 5 4 4 4 10
5 5 4 4 4 10
1 1 0 0 0 2
3 5 4 4 4 9
2 4 3 2 2 7
4 4 4 4 4 11
4 0 4 0 0 4
2 4 2 4 4 7
5 5 4 4 4 10
1 3 4 2 4 8
5 5 4 4 4 12
1 0 2 0 0 2
0 2 2 2 4 4
1 3 1 2 2 4
0 1 0 0 0 1
1 0 0 0 0 1
4 3 4 4 2 8
2 0 0 0 0 2
1 0 0 0 0 1
2 2 3 2 4 7
4 2 2 2 2 6
2 2 2 2 2 4
1 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 2 0 0 2
3 4 3 4 4 7
3 3 4 4 4 8
1 0 0 0 0 1
3 4 4 4 4 9
2 1 1 2 0 4
0 3 0 0 2 4
0 1 0 0 0 1
2 3 2 3 4 6
5 3 4 2 2 8
0 3 0 2 0 3
5 4 4 4 4 10
0 2 0 4 4 6
2 3 0 0 2 6
1 3 1 4 4 8
0 0 0 2 0 2
0 1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 2 0 2
Total 126 125 116 106 118 306
Nations 48 45 40 37 36 59

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Durban Unveils Logo for 2023 World Championships Finals. ittf.com. 24 November 2022. 16 January 2023.
  2. Web site: World Table Tennis . 16 January 2023 . worldtabletennis.com.
  3. Web site: World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2023 . 16 January 2023 . South African Table Tennis Board . en-US.
  4. News: 29 September 2020 . Table Tennis: Durban to host 2023 World Championships . en . Reuters . 16 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Schedule. worldtabletennis.com. 13 May 2023.
  6. Web site: Player List. worldtabletennis.com. 22 May 2023.