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This page lists notable table tennis events taking place in 2019.

World table tennis events[]

Senior

• April 21 – 28: 2019 World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest^[1]
  • Singles: Ma Long (m) / Liu Shiwen (f)
  • Doubles:  China (Ma Long & Wang Chuqin) (m) /  China (Sun Yingsha & Wang Manyu) (f)
  • Mixed:  China (Xu Xin & Liu Shiwen)
• October 18 – 20: 2019 ITTF Women's World Cup in Chengdu^[2]
  • Winner: Liu Shiwen
• November 6 – 10: 2019 ITTF Team World Cup in Tokyo^[3]
  • Men:  China defeated  South Korea, 3–1 in games played, to win their eighth consecutive and tenth overall Men's ITTF Team World Cup title.
    • Both  Chinese Taipei and  Japan took third place each.
  • Women:  China defeated  Japan, 3–0 in games played, to win their ninth consecutive and 11th overall Women's ITTF Team World Cup title.
    • Both  Chinese Taipei and  South Korea took third place each.
• November 29 – December 1: 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup in Chengdu^[4]

Junior & Cadet

• October 23 – 31: 2019 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in Władysławowo^[5]
  • Singles: Darius Movileanu (m) / Kaho Akae (f)
  • Men's Doubles: Sora Matsushima & Navid Shams
  • Women's Doubles: Kaho Akae & LEE Yeon-hui
  • Mixed: Izaac Yong QUEK & Elena Zaharia
• November 24 – December 1: 2019 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Korat^[6]

Continental table tennis championships[]

Africa (TT)[]

Senior

• August 3 – 5: 2019 ITTF African Cup in Lagos^[7]
  • Singles: Omar Assar (m) / Dina Meshref (f)
• August 20 – 29: 2019 African Games in Rabat^[8]
  • Singles: Olajide Omotayo (m) / Dina Meshref (f)
  • Doubles:  Algeria (Sami Kherouf & Mohamed Sofiene Boudjadja) (m) /  Nigeria (Offiong Edem & Cecilia Otuime Akpan) (f)
  • Mixed:  Egypt (Omar Assar & Dina Meshref)

Junior & Cadet

• April 7 – 13: 2019 African Youth, Junior & Cadet Championships in Accra^[9]

Americas (TT)[]

Senior

• February 1 – 3: 2019 ITTF Pan-America Cup in Guaynabo^[10]
  • Singles: Hugo Calderano (m) / Adriana Díaz (f)
• August 4 – 10: 2019 Pan American Games in Lima^[11]
  • Singles: Hugo Calderano (m) / Adriana Díaz
  • Doubles:  Brazil (Hugo Calderano & Gustavo Tsuboi) (m) /  Puerto Rico (Adriana Díaz & Melanie Díaz) (f)
  • Mixed Doubles:  Canada (Eugene Wang & Zhang Mo)
  • Men's Team:  United States (Nicholas Tio, Nikhil Kumar, & Kanak Jha)
  • Women's Team:  Puerto Rico (Melanie Díaz, Daniely Ríos, & Adriana Díaz)
• September 3 – 8: 2019 Pan American Table Tennis Championships in Asunción^[12]
  • Singles: Vitor Ishiy (m) / Lily Zhang (f)
  • Doubles:  Argentina (Gaston Alto & Horacio Cifuentes) (m) /  United States (Jennifer Wu & Lily Zhang) (f)
  • Mixed Doubles:  United States (ZHANG Kai & Lily Zhang)
  • Men's Team:  Brazil (Vitor Ishiy, Thiago Monteiro, Eric Jouti, & Gustavo Tsuboi)
  • Women's Team:  United States (Jennifer Wu, Lily Zhang, Crystal Wang, & Amy Wang)

Junior & Cadet

• June 24 – 29: 2019 Pan American Junior Table Tennis Championships in Cancún^[13]
  • Note: This table tennis event ended prematurely, due to no venue(s) available to complete the tournament.^[14]
  • Mixed:  United States (Nikhil Kumar & Amy Wang)

Asia (TT)[]

Senior

• April 5 – 7: 2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Yokohama^[15]
  • Singles: Fan Zhendong (m) / Zhu Yuling (f)
• September 15 – 22: 2019 Asian Table Tennis Championships in Yogyakarta^[16]
  • Singles: Xu Xin (m) / Sun Yingsha (f)
  • Doubles:  China (Liang Jingkun & Lin Gaoyuan) (m) /  China (Ding Ning & Zhu Yuling) (f)
  • Mixed:  China (Xu Xin & Liu Shiwen)

Junior & Cadet

• September 2 – 7: 2019 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships in Ulaanbaatar^[17]

Europe (TT)[]

Senior

• February 2 & 3: 2019 Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreux^[18]
  • Singles: Dimitrij Ovtcharov (m) / Petrissa Solja (f)
• June 22 – 29: 2019 European Games in Minsk^[19]
  • Singles: Timo Boll (m) / Fu Yu (f)
  • Doubles:  Germany (Patrick Franziska, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, & Timo Boll) (m) /  Germany (Han Ying, Nina Mittelham, & Shan Xiaona) (f)
  • Mixed:  Germany (Patrick Franziska & Petrissa Solja)
• September 3 – 8: 2019 European Table Tennis Championships in Nantes^[20]
  • Men's Team winners:  Germany (Timo Boll, Ruwen Filus, Patrick Franziska, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, & Benedikt Duda)
  • Women's Team winners:  Romania (Daniela Dodean, Elizabeta Samara, Bernadette Szőcs, Irina Ciobanu, & Adina Diaconu)

U-21, Junior & Cadet

• March 7 – 10: 2019 European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships in Gondomar^[21]
  • Singles: Ioannis Sgouropoulos (m) / Adina Diaconu (f)
  • Doubles:  Slovenia (Darko Jorgic & Peter Hribar) (m) / Tin-Tin Ho & Karoline Mischek (f)
• July 7 – 16: 2019 Table Tennis European Youth Championships in Ostrava^[22]
  • Junior
    • Singles: Truls Moregard (m) / Anna Węgrzyn (f)
    • Doubles:  Russia (Lev Katsman & Maksim Grebnev) (m) /  Russia (Kristina Kazantseva & Mariia Tailakova) (f)
    • Mixed:  Poland (Samuel Kulczycki & Katarzyna Węgrzyn)
    • Team:  Russia (m) /  Germany (f)
  • Cadet
    • Singles: Darius Movileanu (m) / Elena Zaharia (f)
    • Doubles:  Romania (Iulian Chiriță & Eduard Ionescu) (m) / Prithika Pavade & Elena Zaharia (f)
    • Mixed:  France (Thibault Poret & Prithika Pavade)
    • Team:  Russia (m) /  France (f)
• October 4 – 6: 2019 European Youth Top 10 in Noordwijk^[23]
  • For results, click here.

Oceania (TT)[]

Senior

• May 25 & 26: 2019 ITTF-Oceania Cup in Bora Bora^[24]
  • Singles: Hu Heming (m) / Jian Fang Lay (f)

Junior & Cadet

• August 7 – 10: 2019 ITTF-Oceania Junior Championships in Nukuʻalofa^[25]

2019 ITTF World Veterans Tour[]

• Note: This tour made its debut this year.
• August 8 – 11: WVT 2019 - Shenzhen in  China^[26]
  • For results, click here.
• September 11 – 15: WVT 2019 - Townsville in  Australia^[27]
  • For results, click here.
• October 17 – 20: WVT 2019 - Fort Lauderdale in the  United States^[28]
  • For results, click here.
• November 7 – 10: WVT 2019 - Doha in  Qatar^[29]
  • For results, click here.
• December 13 – 16: WVT 2019 - Cardiff (final) in  Wales ( Great Britain}^[30]

2019 ITTF World Tour[]

World Tour Platinum events

• March 26 – 31: 2019 Qatar Open in Doha^[31]
  • Singles: Ma Long (m) / Wang Manyu (f)
  • Doubles:  Hong Kong (Ho Kwan Kit & Wong Chun Ting) (m) /  China (SUN Yingsha & Wang Manyu) (f)
  • Mixed:  China (Xu Xin & Liu Shiwen)
• May 28 – June 2: in Shenzhen^[32]
  • Singles: Ma Long (m) / Chen Meng (f)
  • Doubles:  Germany (Timo Boll & Patrick Franziska) (m) /  China (Gu Yuting & Liu Shiwen) (f)
  • Mixed:  Chinese Taipei (LIN Yun-ju & Cheng I-ching)
• June 12 – 16: in Sapporo^[33]
  • Singles: Xu Xin (m) / SUN Yingsha (f)
  • Doubles:  China (Fan Zhendong & Xu Xin) (m) /  China (Chen Meng & Liu Shiwen) (f)
  • Mixed:  China (Xu Xin & Zhu Yuling)
• July 9 – 14: in Geelong^[34]
  • Singles: Xu Xin (m) / SUN Yingsha (f)
  • Doubles:  South Korea (Jeoung Young-sik & Lee Sang-su) (m) /  China (Chen Meng & Wang Manyu) (f)
  • Mixed:  Hong Kong (Wong Chun Ting & Doo Hoi Kem)
• October 8 – 13: in Bremen^[35]
  • Singles: Fan Zhendong (m) / SUN Yingsha (f)
  • Doubles:  China (Liang Jingkun & Xu Xin) (m) /  South Korea (Jeon Ji-hee & Yang Ha-eun) (f)
  • Mixed:  China (Xu Xin & SUN Yingsha)
• November 12 – 17: in Linz^[36]

World Tour events

• January 15 – 20: 2019 Hungarian Open in Budapest^[37]
  • Singles: Lin Gaoyuan (m) / Chen Meng (f)
  • Doubles:  China (Liang Jingkun & Xu Xin) (m) /  China (Wang Manyu & Zhu Yuling) (f)
  • Mixed:  China (Xu Xin & Liu Shiwen)
• June 4 – 9: in  Hong Kong^[38]
  • Singles: Lin Gaoyuan (m) / WANG Yidi (f)
  • Doubles:  China (Liang Jingkun & Lin Gaoyuan) (m) /  China (CHEN Ke & Mu Zi) (f)
  • Mixed:  Chinese Taipei (LIN Yun-ju & Cheng I-ching)
• July 2 – 7: in Busan^[39]
  • Singles: Xu Xin (m) / Chen Meng (f)
  • Doubles:  China (Fan Zhendong & Xu Xin) (m) /  China (Chen Meng & Wang Manyu) (f)
  • Mixed:  Hong Kong (Wong Chun Ting & Doo Hoi Kem)
• August 13 – 18: in Panagyurishte^[40]
  • Singles: Tomokazu Harimoto (m) / Chen Xingtong (f)
  • Doubles:  South Korea (Jeoung Young-sik & Lee Sang-su) (m) /  China (Gu Yuting & Mu Zi) (f)
  • Mixed:  Japan (Jun Mizutani & Mima Ito)
• August 20 – 25: in Olomouc^[41]
  • Singles: LIN Yun-ju (m) / Chen Xingtong (f)
  • Doubles:  South Korea (CHO Dae-seong & Lee Sang-su) (m) /  China (Gu Yuting & Mu Zi) (f)
  • Mixed:  South Korea (CHO Dae-seong & SHIN Yu-bin)
• October 1 – 6: in Stockholm^[42]
  • Singles: Wang Chuqin (m) / Chen Meng (f)
  • Doubles:  China (Fan Zhendong & Xu Xin) (m) /  China (Chen Meng & Ding Ning) (f)
  • Mixed:  China (Xu Xin & Liu Shiwen)

Grand Finals

• December 12 – 15: 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou

2019 ITTF Challenge Series[]

Plus events

• February 13 – 17: Portugal Open in Lisbon^[43]
  • Singles: Liang Jingkun (m) / Hina Hayata (f)
  • Doubles:  China (CAO Wei & XU Yingbin) (m) /  China (FAN Siqi & YANG Huijing) (f)
  • Mixed Doubles:  China (Lin Gaoyuan & Liu Shiwen)
• March 20 – 24: Oman Open in Muscat^[44]
  • Singles: LIN Yun-Ju (m) / Hina Hayata (f)
  • Doubles:  Chinese Taipei (LIAO Cheng-Ting & LIN Yun-Ju) (m) /  Japan (Satsuki Odo & Saki Shibata) (f)
  • Mixed Doubles:  Chinese Taipei (LIN Yun-Ju & Cheng I-ching)
• July 24 – 28: Pyongyang Open in  North Korea^[45]
  • Singles: AN Ji-song (m) / Kim Song-i (f)
  • Doubles:  North Korea (HAM Yu-song & RI Kwang-myong) (m) /  North Korea (CHA Hyo-sim & KIM Nam-hae) (f)
  • Mixed Doubles:  North Korea (HAM Yu-song & CHA Hyo-sim)
• August 7 – 11: Nigeria Open in Lagos^[46]
  • Singles: Quadri Aruna (m) / Polina Mikhaylova (f)
  • Doubles: Cedric Nuytinck & Quentin Robinot (m) /  Russia (Polina Mikhaylova & Yana Noskova) (f)
  • Mixed Doubles:  Germany (Kilian Ort & WAN Yuan)
• September 10 – 14: Paraguay Open in Asunción^[47]
  • Singles: Masataka Morizono (m) / Hina Hayata (f)
  • Doubles: Masataka Morizono & Ľubomír Pištej (m) /  Japan (Honoka Hashimoto & Maki Shiomi) (f)
  • Mixed Doubles:  Puerto Rico (Brian Afanador & Adriana Díaz)
• December 4 – 8: Canada Open in Markham

Regular events

• March 20 – 24: Spanish Open in Guadalajara^[48]
  • Singles: ZHAI Yujia (m) / Miyu Kato (f)
  • Doubles:  Germany (Kilian Ort & QIU Dang) (m) /  France (Stephanie Loeuillette & YUAN Jianan) (f)
• May 1 – 5: Serbia Open in Belgrade^[49]
  • Singles: Paul Drinkhall (m) / Hina Hayata (f)
  • Doubles:  Portugal (Diogo Carvalho & João Geraldo) (m) /  Hong Kong (NG Wing Nam & Minnie Wai Yam SOO) (f)
• May 8 – 12: Slovenia Open in Otočec^[50]
  • Singles: Wei Shihao (m) / Georgina Póta (f)
  • Doubles:  Brazil (Eric Jouti & Gustavo Tsuboi) (m) /  Japan (Miyuu Kihara & Miyu Nagasaki) (f)
• May 14 – 18: Croatia Open in Zagreb^[51]
  • Singles: Anton Kallberg (m) / Miyuu Kihara (f)
  • Doubles:  Japan (Shunsuke Togami & Yukiya Uda) (m) /  Japan (Miyuu Kihara & Miyu Nagasaki) (f)
• May 22 – 26: Thailand Open in Bangkok^[52]
  • Singles: Ruwen Filus (m) / Hitomi Sato (f)
  • Doubles:  Germany (Ruwen Filus & Steffen Mengel) (m) /  Japan (Satsuki Odo & Saki Shibata) (f)
• October 16 – 20: Mexico Open in Cancún
  • Event cancelled.
• October 16 – 20: Polish Open in Władysławowo^[53]
  • Singles: XU Yingbin (m) / HE Zhuojia (f)
  • Doubles:  Argentina (Gaston Alto & Horacio Cifuentes) (m) /  Japan (Honoka Hashimoto & Maki Shiomi) (f)
• October 30 – November 3: Belarus Open in Minsk^[54]
  • Singles: Emmanuel Lebesson (m) / Hina Hayata (f)
  • Doubles:  China (Xu Haidong & ZHAO Zhaoyan) (m) /  Japan (Satsuki Odo & Saki Shibata) (f)
• October 30 – November 3: Morocco Open in Agadir
  • Event cancelled.
• November 13 – 17: Indonesia Open in Batam^[55]
• November 19 – 23: Turkish Open in Antalya
  • Event cancelled.

2019 ITTF World Junior Circuit[]

Golden Series events

• May 15 – 19: Thailand Junior & Cadet Open in Bangkok^[56]
  • Junior Singles: Yanapong Panagitgun (m) / KUAI Man (f)
  • Cadet Singles: Louis Laffineur (m) / KUAI Man (f)
• June 12 – 16: China Junior & Cadet Open in Taicang^[57]
  • Junior Singles: QUAN Kaiyuan (m) / YUAN Yuan (f)
  • Cadet Singles: CHEN Yaxuan (m) / CHEN Yi (f)
• August 7 – 11: Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open in  Hong Kong^[58]

• September 18 – 22: Croatian Junior & Cadet Open in Varaždin^[59]

Premium events

• February 7 – 11: Bahrain Junior & Cadet Open in Manama^[60]

• February 13 – 17: Czech Junior & Cadet Open in Hodonín^[61]

• March 20 – 24: Italy Junior & Cadet Open in Lignano^[62]

• April 10 – 14: French Junior & Cadet Open in Metz^[63]

• April 15 – 19: Belgium Junior & Cadet Open in Spa^[64]

• May 22 – 26: Polish Junior & Cadet Open in Władysławowo^[65]

• September 25 – 29: Chinese Taipei Junior & Cadet Open in Taipei^[66]

• October 24 – 28: Oman Junior & Cadet Open in Muscat^[67]

• November 6 – 10: Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open in Szombathely^[68]

Regular events

• February 20 – 24: Swedish Junior & Cadet Open in Örebro^[69]

• March 20 – 24: Chile Junior & Cadet Open in Santiago^[70]

• April 1 – 5: Ghana Junior & Cadet Open in Accra^[71]

• April 28 – May 1: Australian Junior & Cadet Open in Darwin^[72]

• May 1 – 5: Spanish Junior & Cadet Open in Castell-Platja d'Aro^[73]

• June 12 – 16: Morocco Junior & Cadet Open in Agadir^[74]

• August 14 – 18: El Salvador Junior & Cadet Open in San Salvador^[75]

• September 24 – 28: Serbia Junior & Cadet Open in Zrenjanin^[76]

• October 2 – 6: Slovenia Junior & Cadet Open in Otočec^[77]

• October 8 – 12: North Macedonia Junior & Cadet Open in Skopje^[78]

• October 16 – 20: Egypt Junior & Cadet Open in Sharm El Sheikh^[79]

• October 30 – November 3: Slovak Junior & Cadet Open in Nitra^[80]

• November 13 – 17: Portugal Junior & Cadet Open in Guimarães^[81]

Current ITTF World Ranking[]

See also[]

• International Table Tennis Federation
• 2019 in sports

References[]

External links[]

• International Table Tennis Federation
• European Table Tennis Union
• Asian Table Tennis Union