2023 World Table Tennis Championships
| 2023 World Table Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Durban International Convention Centre |
| Location | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Dates | 20–28 May[1] |
The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was the 57th edition of World Table Tennis Championships and held in Durban, South Africa.[2]
It was the first such event set to be held in Africa since 1939 Championship held in Egypt.[3]
Bid
South Africa was chosen as host after defeating Düsseldorf, Germany by 90 to 39 votes.[4]
Schedule
The tournament was played over nine days.[5]
Rounds in draw
Finals
| Date | 20 May | 21 May | 22 May | 23 May | 24 May | 25 May | 26 May | 27 May | 28 May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | R128 | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | ||
| Women's singles | R128 | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | ||
| Men's doubles | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||
| Women's doubles | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||
| Mixed doubles | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Fan Zhendong | Wang Chuqin | Liang Jingkun |
| Ma Long | |||
| Women's singles | Sun Yingsha | Chen Meng |  Hina Hayata |
| Chen Xingtong | |||
| Men's doubles | Wang Chuqin Fan Zhendong |  Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon | Lee Sang-su Cho Dae-seong |
 Dimitrij Ovtcharov Patrick Franziska | |||
| Women's doubles | Chen Meng Wang Yidi | Shin Yu-bin Jeon Ji-hee | Sun Yingsha Wang Manyu |
| Miyu Nagasaki Miyuu Kihara | |||
| Mixed doubles | Wang Chuqin Sun Yingsha | Hina Hayata Tomokazu Harimoto |  Wong Chun-ting Doo Hoi Kem |
| Kuai Man Lin Shidong |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
Participating nations
A total of 306 players from 59 nations participated.[6] China, Germany, Japan, and South Korea had a maximum of five players for each singles event, four players for each doubles event.
| Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total number of players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Argentina | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 Austria | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Brazil | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Chile | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| China | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
 Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
 Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
 Denmark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Egypt | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
 England | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Spain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 France | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Germany | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
 Hungary | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 India | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
 Iran | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Italy | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Japan | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| South Korea | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
 Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Luxembourg | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
 Mexico | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Mauritius | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New Caledonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nigeria | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Portugal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 French Polynesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Qatar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Romania | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
 South Africa | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
 Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Singapore | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
 Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Serbia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
 Sweden | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
 Thailand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Chinese Taipei | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
 Turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
 Ukraine | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
.png){kind=small} United States | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 126 | 125 | 116 | 106 | 118 | 306 |
| Nations | 48 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 59 |
References
- ^ "Durban Unveils Logo for 2023 World Championships Finals". ittf.com. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "World Table Tennis". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2023". South African Table Tennis Board. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Table Tennis: Durban to host 2023 World Championships". Reuters. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Schedule". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Player List". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.