Table tennis at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

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Qualification summary

NOC	Men		Women		Total
		Team		Team
	3	X			3
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X	3	X	6
	1		3	X	4
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X			3
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X	3	X	6
	1				1
	1		3	X	4
			3		3
	1		1		2
	3	X	3	X	6
	3	X	3	X	6
Total: 17 NOCs	40	12	40	12	80

Men's

Men's individual

Competition	Location	Athletes per NOC	Qualified
Host Nation	-	3
Top 3 Americas teams in the ITTF Team Ranking^[1]		3
South America Qualification tournament	Guadalajara	3
Central American Qualification tournament	Guadalajara	3
Caribbean Qualification tournament	Guadalajara	3
Special Qualification tournament	Guadalajara	3
Special Qualification tournament*	Guadalajara	1	Marcelo Aguirre Alexander Echavarria Juan Acosta Dexter St. Louis
TOTAL		40

• Open to countries not already qualified.

Men's team

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	-	1
Top 3 Americas teams in the ITTF Team Ranking^[2]	January 5, 2011		3
South America Qualification tournament	May, 2011	Guadalajara	2
Central American Qualification tournament	May, 2011	Guadalajara	2
Caribbean Qualification tournament	May, 2011	Guadalajara	2
Special Qualification tournament	May, 2011*	Guadalajara	2
TOTAL			12

• Was staged right after the above regional qualification tournaments, in which 2 teams from any region can qualify.

Women's

Women's individual

Competition	Location	Athletes per NOC	Qualified
Host Nation	-	3
Top 3 Americas teams in the ITTF Team Ranking^[3]		3
South America Qualification tournament	Guadalajara	3
Central American Qualification tournament	Guadalajara	3
Caribbean Qualification tournament	Guadalajara	3
Special Qualification tournament	Guadalajara	3
Special Qualification tournament*	Guadalajara	1	Carelyn Cordero Jerica Marrero Daniely Ríos Rheann Chung
TOTAL		40

• Open to countries not already qualified.
• Puerto Rico qualified 3 athletes however, they will not be allowed to enter a women's team.

Women's team

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	-	-	1
Top 3 Americas teams in the ITTF Team Ranking^[4]	January 5, 2011		3
South America Qualification tournament	May, 2011	Guadalajara	2
Central American Qualification tournament	May, 2011	Guadalajara	2
Caribbean Qualification tournament	May, 2011	Guadalajara	2
Special Qualification tournament	May, 2011*	Guadalajara	2
TOTAL			12

• Was staged right after the above regional qualification tournaments, in which 2 teams from any region can qualify.

External links

• Results of the qualification tournaments

Notes and References

1. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/ittf_team_ranking.html IITF Team Ranking
2. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/ittf_team_ranking.html IITF Team Ranking
3. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/ittf_team_ranking.html IITF Team Ranking
4. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/ittf_team_ranking.html IITF Team Ranking