Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification explained
Qualification for table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics begins on 1 January 2022 and ends on 31 March 2024. There will be 166 male and 114 female athlete quotas.[1] [2]
Timeline
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths |
|---|
| 4–9 June 2023 | | 2 qualified singles slots
(Class 11 only)
1 male
1 female |
| 2023 ITTF European Championships | 4–9 September 2023 | | align=center rowspan=5 | 105 qualified singles slots
55 male
50 female |
| 2023 ITTF African Championships | 21–24 September 2023 | |
| 23–27 October 2023 | |
| 15–19 November 2023 | |
| 2023 ITTF Oceania Championships | 17–20 November 2023 | |
| ITTF PTT Singles Ranking List Allocation | 1 April 2024 | N/A | 95 qualified singles slots
71 male
24 female |
| ITTF PTT Doubles Ranking List Allocation | 36 qualified individual slots
17 male
19 female |
| World Qualification Tournament | 23–25 May 2024 | | 21 qualified singles slots
11 male
10 female |
| Bipartite Commission Invitation Allocation | 2 April – 13 May 2024 | TBA | 21 qualified singles slots
11 male
10 female |
| Total | | | 280 | |
|---|
Quotas
The qualification slots are allocated to the individual athlete, not the NPC that they represent.[3]
- An NPC can enter a maximum of two athletes in any of each individual medal event (33 male; 30 female).
- An NPC can enter a maximum of two eligible pairs per men's, women's and mixed doubles events, each pair made up of two eligible athletes who qualified in the singles events in their respective sports category.
Men's events
Class 1
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 0 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 4 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | | |
|---|
Class 2
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 0 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 9 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 4 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | | |
|---|
Class 3
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 11 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 2 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | | |
|---|
Class 4
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 8 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 1 | |
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | | |
|---|
Class 5
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 4 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 1 | |
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | | |
|---|
Class 6
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 7 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 2 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | | |
|---|
Class 7
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 7 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 2 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | | |
|---|
Class 8
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 10 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 3 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | | |
|---|
Class 9
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 6 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 1 | |
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | | |
|---|
Class 10
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 0 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 7 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 1 | |
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | | |
|---|
Class 11
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| Global Games | 1 | |
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 0 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 6 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | | |
|---|
Women's events
Class 1-2
Women in classes 1 and 2 will compete in a combined event. Quotas for each class will be assigned separately.
| Competition | Class 1 Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 3 |
|
| Competition | Class 2 Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Competition | Class 1-2 Berth | Qualified |
|---|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | | |
|---|
Class 3
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 0 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 6 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 3 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | | |
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Class 4
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 3 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 2 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 2 |
|
| Total | 13 | | |
|---|
Class 5
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 0 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 4 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 1 | |
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | | |
|---|
Class 6
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 0 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 0 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 3 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 3 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | | |
|---|
Class 7
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 0 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 2 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 3 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | | |
|---|
Class 8
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 0 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 2 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 3 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | | |
|---|
Class 9
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 0 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 4 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 1 | |
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | | |
|---|
Class 10
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| European Para Championships | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 1 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
| World Ranking Allocation (Singles) | 2 |
|
| World Ranking Allocation (Doubles) | 1 | |
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | | |
|---|
Class 11
| Competition | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| Global Games | 1 | |
| African Para Championships | 0 | |
| Asian Para Games | 1 | |
| Parapan American Games | 1 | |
| Oceania Para Championships | 0 | |
| World Ranking Allocation | 5 |
|
| World Qualification Tournament (Singles) | 1 | |
| Bipartite Commission | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | | |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 26 March 2023. Paris 2024 - Para table tennis. Paris 2024.
- Web site: 26 March 2023. 2023 Para Table Tennis Calendar. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: 25 March 2023. 2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. International Paralympic Committee.
