| Event: | Table tennis |
| Games: | 2018 Summer Youth |
| Venue: | Tecnópolis |
| Dates: | 7–15 October |
| Num Events: | 3 (1 boys, 1 girls, 1 mixed) |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2026 |
Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 15 October. The competition took place at the Tecnópolis in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina is given the maximum quota should they not qualify an athlete and a further 4 spots, 2 in each gender, will be allocated by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 58 places shall be decided in three qualification phases; the six continental qualification tournaments, the six “Road to Buenos Aires” events and the Under-18 World Rankings.[1]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation[2] | 15 June 2018 | 1 | |||
| African Qualification Event[3] | 16–17 April 2017 | 2 | |||
| Latin American Qualification Event[4] | 12–14 May 2017 | 2 | |||
| Asian Qualification Event[5] | 3–5 November 2017 | 4 | |||
| European Qualification Event[6] | 3–5 November 2017 | 4 | |||
| Oceania Qualification Event[7] | 11–12 November 2017 | 1 | |||
| North American Qualification Event[8] | 17 December 2017 | 1 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – Europe[9] | 12–13 February 2018 | 2 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – Africa[10] | 24–25 March 2018 | 2 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – Latin America[11] | 14–15 April 2018 | 2 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – Asia[12] | 7–8 May 2018 | 2 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – North America[13] | 1–2 June 2018 | 2 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – Oceania[14] | 8–9 June 2018 | 2 | |||
| ITTF Under-18 World Rankings | – | 1 July 2018 | 3 | ||
| Tripartite Invitation | - | – | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 32 |
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Qualification Event | 16–17 April 2017 | 2 | |||
| Latin American Qualification Event | 12–14 May 2017 | 2 | |||
| Asian Qualification Event | 3–5 November 2017 | 4 | |||
| European Qualification Event | 3–5 November 2017 | 4 | |||
| Oceania Qualification Event | 11–12 November 2017 | 1 | |||
| North American Qualification Event[15] | 17 December 2017 | 1 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – Europe | 12–13 February 2018 | 2 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – Africa | 24–25 March 2018 | 2 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – Latin America | 14–15 April 2018 | 2 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – Asia | 7–8 May 2018 | 2 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – North America | 1–2 June 2018 | 2 | |||
| Road to Buenos Aires – Oceania | 8–9 June 2018 | 2 | |||
| ITTF Under-18 World Rankings | – | 1 July 2018 | 3 | ||
| Host country reallocation | – | 1 July 2018 | 1 | ||
| Tripartite Invitation | - | – | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 32 |
| Boys' singles | ||||
| Girls' singles | ||||
| Mixed team | Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin | Miu Hirano Tomokazu Harimoto | Su Pei-ling Lin Yun-ju |