Table tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

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Qualification system

A total of 80 table tennis athletes (40 men and 40 women) will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of three athletes per gender. As host nation, Canada automatically qualifies a full team of six athletes. All other athletes will qualify at the qualification tournament in March 2015.[1] Each region (Central America, Caribbean and South America) will qualify two teams each during the qualification event, along with the top three ranked teams as of the January ITTF Rankings. The final two spots will be awarded in a tournament organized immediately after the qualification event, open to all teams not yet qualified. The individual qualification will be held after both these tournaments.[1]

A total of twelve teams per gender (3 athletes per team) will qualify along with four individual athletes per each gender.[1]

Qualification timeline

Event Date Venue
ITTF Rankings[2] January 3, 2015
Qualification Tournament March 17–22, 2015 Buenos Aires

Qualification summary

NOCMenWomenTotal
Individual Team Individual Team
3X3X6
3X3X6
3X3X6
3X3X6
3X3
3X3X6
3X3X6
3X14
3X3X6
3X3X6
3X3
3 3X6
3X3X6
3X3X6
11
123
Total: 16 NOCs 40 12 40 1280

Men

Competition/Ranking Athletes per NOC Total Qualified
Host Nation33
World Rankings as of January 201539

Caribbean Qualification Tournament 36
Central American Qualification Tournament 36
South American Qualification Tournament 36
Final Qualification Tournament 36
Individuals14


TOTAL 40

Women

Competition/Ranking Athletes per NOC Total Qualified
Host Nation33
World Rankings as of January 201539

Caribbean Qualification Tournament 36
Central American Qualification Tournament 36
South American Qualification Tournament 36
Final Qualification Tournament 36
Individuals14


TOTAL 40

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualification System – Table tennis. scribd.com . . 3 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Pan American Team Ranking – January 2015. www.ittf.com/ . International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) .