Table tennis at the Island Games explained

Table Tennis is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies.

Table Tennis was first included in the Island Games in 1987. Table Tennis is not always chosen as a sport in the games.

• Men's and Women's Singles - a maximum of 4 competitors per Member Island
• Men's and Women's Doubles - a maximum of 2 pairs per Member Island
• Mixed Doubles - a maximum of 4 competitors per Member Island
• Team per Member Island consisting of:

Men Maximum of 4 and a minimum of 2 competitors

Women Maximum of 4 and a minimum of 1 competitor

• Age - minimum 13^[1]

Events

Event																		XIX 2023
Men's singles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Women's singles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Men's doubles		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Women's doubles		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mixed doubles		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Team event	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's singles	8 5		31 7
Men's doubles	6 4		18 11
Women's singles	8 3		22 15
Women's doubles	9 5		17 14
Mixed doubles	5		22 11
Team Event	7 5		15 11

Men's singles

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1987	II
1989	III	Faroe Islands
1991	IV
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII
2001	IX					Faroe Islands
2003	X				Faroe Islands
2005	XI		Faroe Islands		Faroe Islands
2007	XII			Gibraltar
2009	XIII
2011	XIV
2015	XVI^[2]
2017	XVII
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Men's doubles

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1989	III	Faroe Islands			Greenland
1991	IV			Faroe Islands
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII					Faroe Islands
2001	IX					Faroe Islands
2003	X
2005	XI				Faroe Islands
2007	XII				Gibraltar	^[3]
2009	XIII
2011	XIV
2015	XVI
2017	XVII		Greenland
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Women's singles

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1987	II
1989	III	Faroe Islands			Greenland
1991	IV
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII
2001	IX
2003	X					Greenland
2005	XI
2007	XII
2009	XIII
2011	XIV
2015	XVI		^[4]
2017	XVII
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Women's doubles

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1989	III	Faroe Islands		Greenland
1991	IV
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar
1997	VII					Ynys Môn
1999	VIII
2001	IX
2003	X
2005	XI
2007	XII
2009	XIII
2011	XIV				Faroe Islands
2015	XVI			Faroe Islands
2017	XVII
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Mixed doubles

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1989	III	Faroe Islands			Greenland
1991	IV				Greenland
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII
2001	IX
2003	X
2005	XI				Greenland
2007	XII
2009	XIII
2011	XIV
2015	XVI
2017	XVII
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Team Event

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1987	II
1989	III	Faroe Islands			Faroe Islands
1991	IV				Greenland
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar
1997	VII
1999	VIII
2003	X
2005	XI				Faroe Islands
2007	XII
2009	XIII				Greenland
2011	XIV					Menorca
2015	XVI
2017	XVII			Greenland
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Notes and References

1. cite web |url=http://www.iiga.org/media//New%20Individual%20By-Laws/Table%20Tennis%20By-laws%20Jan%202015.pdf |title=IIGA bylaws
2. http://jersey2015results.com/Sports/TABLETENN/default.aspx?SportID=17&EventID=186 jersey2015results.com - Table Tennis - Men's Singles
3. Web site: All the medal success at the Rhodes 2007 Island Games for the Bailiwick Islands. . BBC.
4. Web site: Island Games 2015: Guernsey win table tennis team gold medal . BBC.