Table Tennis World Cup
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The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had only been men's singles until the start of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The competitions are sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation. In the years 2021–2023, the event was suspended. A new WTT event, WTT Cup Finals, began in 2021, which is the season-ending championship of the WTT. WTT stated that the winners of the WTT Cup Finals would win the prestigious ITTF World Cup trophies in March 2021, but the winners have been actually presented with WTT Cup Finals specific trophies since the inaugural edition, and the event has been renamed to simply WTT Finals since 2023, making it a pure season-ending event. ITTF World Cup returned with an innovative mixed team format in 2023 in Chengdu, and ITTF Singles World Cup returned in 2024, in Macao, China.
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| Year | Host city | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1980 | Hong Kong | Guo Yuehua | Li Zhenshi | Josef Dvoracek |
| 1981 | Kuala Lumpur | Tibor Klampár | Xie Saike | Guo Yuehua |
| 1982 | Hong Kong | Guo Yuehua | Mikael Appelgren | Xie Saike |
| 1983 | Barbados | Mikael Appelgren | Jan-Ove Waldner | Erik Lindh |
| 1984 | Kuala Lumpur | Jiang Jialiang | Kim Wan | Ulf Bengtsson |
| 1985 | Foshan | Chen Xinhua | Andrzej Grubba | Jiang Jialiang |
| 1986 | Port of Spain | Chen Longcan | Jiang Jialiang | Kim Wan |
| 1987 | Macao | Teng Yi | Jiang Jialiang | Andrzej Grubba |
| 1988 | Guangzhou & Wuhan | Andrzej Grubba | Chen Longcan | Jiang Jialiang |
| 1989 | Nairobi | Ma Wenge | Andrzej Grubba | Mikael Appelgren |
| 1990 | Chiba | Jan-Ove Waldner | Ma Wenge | Chen Longcan |
| 1991 | Kuala Lumpur | Jörgen Persson | Jean-Philippe Gatien | Jan-Ove Waldner |
| 1992 | Ho Chi Minh City | Ma Wenge | Kim Taek-soo | Yoo Nam-kyu |
| 1993 | Guangzhou | Zoran Primorac | Wang Tao | Wenguan Johnny Huang |
| 1994 | Taipei | Jean-Philippe Gatien | Jean-Michel Saive | Zoran Primorac |
| 1995 | Nimes | Kong Linghui | Jörg Roßkopf | Liu Guoliang |
| 1996 | Nimes | Liu Guoliang | Jan-Ove Waldner | Vladimir Samsonov |
| 1997 | Nimes | Zoran Primorac | Kong Linghui | Vladimir Samsonov |
| 1998 | Shantou | Jörg Roßkopf | Kim Taek-soo | Zoran Primorac |
| 1999 | Xiaolan | Vladimir Samsonov | Werner Schlager | Zoran Primorac |
| 2000 | Yangzhou | Ma Lin | Kim Taek-soo | Wang Liqin |
| 2001 | Courmayeur | Vladimir Samsonov | Wang Liqin | Jörg Roßkopf |
| 2002 | Jinan | Timo Boll | Kong Linghui | Zoran Primorac |
| 2003 | Jiangyin | Ma Lin | Kalinikos Kreanga | Wang Liqin |
| 2004 | Hangzhou | Ma Lin | Kalinikos Kreanga | Wang Hao |
| 2005 | Liège | Timo Boll | Wang Hao | Ma Lin |
| 2006 | Paris | Ma Lin | Wang Hao | Wang Liqin |
| 2007 | Barcelona | Wang Hao | Ryu Seung-min | Wang Liqin |
| 2008 | Liège | Wang Hao | Timo Boll | Ma Long |
| 2009 | Moscow | Vladimir Samsonov | Chen Qi | Ma Long |
| 2010 | Magdeburg | Wang Hao | Zhang Jike | Timo Boll |
| 2011 | Paris | Zhang Jike | Wang Hao | Joo Se-hyuk |
| 2012 | Liverpool | Ma Long | Timo Boll | Vladimir Samsonov |
| 2013 | Verviers | Xu Xin | Vladimir Samsonov | Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
| 2014 | Düsseldorf | Zhang Jike | Ma Long | Timo Boll |
| 2015 | Halmstad | Ma Long | Fan Zhendong | Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
| 2016 | Saarbrücken | Fan Zhendong | Xu Xin | Wong Chun-ting |
| 2017 | Liège | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Timo Boll | Ma Long |
| 2018 | Paris | Fan Zhendong | Timo Boll | Lin Gaoyuan |
| 2019 | Chengdu | Fan Zhendong | Tomokazu Harimoto | Lin Yun-ju |
| 2020 | Weihai | Fan Zhendong | Ma Long | Tomokazu Harimoto |
| 2024 | Macau | Ma Long | Lin Gaoyuan | Tomokazu Harimoto |
| Wang Chuqin | ||||
| 2025 | Macau | Hugo Calderano | Lin Shidong | Liang Jingkun |
| Wang Chuqin |
| Year | Host city | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 | Hong Kong | Deng Yaping | Yang Ying | Wang Chen |
| 1997 | Shanghai | Wang Nan | Li Ju | Li Chunli |
| 1998 | Taipei | Wang Nan | Li Ju | Chen-Tong Fei-Ming |
| 2000 | Phnom Penh | Li Ju | Wang Nan | Sun Jin |
| 2001 | Wuhu | Zhang Yining | Kim Hyon-hui | Mihaela Steff |
| 2002 | Singapore | Zhang Yining | Li Nan | Tie Ya Na |
| 2003 | Hong Kong | Wang Nan | Niu Jianfeng | Zhang Yining |
| 2004 | Hangzhou | Zhang Yining | Wang Nan | Tie Ya Na |
| 2005 | Guangzhou | Zhang Yining | Guo Yan | Ai Fukuhara |
| 2006 | Urumqi | Guo Yan | Zhang Yining | Li Jiawei |
| 2007 | Chengdu | Wang Nan | Zhang Yining | Guo Yue |
| 2008 | Kuala Lumpur | Li Xiaoxia | Tie Ya Na | Feng Tianwei |
| 2009 | Guangzhou | Liu Shiwen | Guo Yue | Li Xiaoxia |
| 2010 | Kuala Lumpur | Guo Yan | Jiang Huajun | Guo Yue |
| 2011 | Singapore | Ding Ning | Li Xiaoxia | Tie Ya Na |
| 2012 | Huangshi | Liu Shiwen | Elizabeta Samara | Shen Yanfei |
| 2013 | Kobe | Liu Shiwen | Wu Yang | Feng Tianwei |
| 2014 | Linz | Ding Ning | Li Xiaoxia | Kasumi Ishikawa |
| 2015 | Sendai | Liu Shiwen | Kasumi Ishikawa | Petrissa Solja |
| 2016 | Philadelphia | Miu Hirano | Cheng I-ching | Feng Tianwei |
| 2017 | Markham | Zhu Yuling | Liu Shiwen | Cheng I-ching |
| 2018 | Chengdu | Ding Ning | Zhu Yuling | Cheng I-ching |
| 2019 | Chengdu | Liu Shiwen | Zhu Yuling | Feng Tianwei |
| 2020 | Weihai | Chen Meng | Sun Yingsha | Mima Ito |
| 2024 | Macau | Sun Yingsha | Wang Manyu | Chen Meng |
| Miwa Harimoto | ||||
| 2025 | Macau | Sun Yingsha | Kuai Man | Chen Xingtong |
| Mima Ito |
| Year | Host city | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1990 | Seoul | Kim Taek-soo Yoo Nam-kyu | Steffen Fetzner Jörg Roßkopf | Andrzej Grubba Leszek Kucharski |
| Ilija Lupulesku Zoran Primorac | ||||
| 1992 | Las Vegas | Kim Taek-soo Yoo Nam-kyu | Andrei Mazunov Dmitrij Mazunov | Steffen Fetzner Jörg Roßkopf |
| Kang Hee-chan Lee Chul-seung |
| Year | Host City | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1990 | Seoul | Hong Cha-ok Hyun Jung-hwa | Chai Po Wa Chan Tan Lui | Deng Yaping Hu Xiaoxin |
| Hong Soon-hwa Lee Tae-joo | ||||
| 1992 | Las Vegas | Deng Yaping Qiao Hong | Hong Cha-ok Hyun Jung-hwa | Chai Po Wa Chan Tan Lui |
| Chen Zihe Gao Jun |
| Year | Host city | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1990 | Chiba City | SwedenMikael AppelgrenErik LindhJörgen PerssonJan-Ove Waldner | ChinaChen LongcanChen ZhibinMa WengeWei QingguangYu Shentong | EnglandSky AndrewChen XinhuaAlan CookeDesmond Douglas |
| North KoreaKim Guk-cholKim Song-huiRi Gun-sang | ||||
| 1991 | Barcelona | ChinaMa WengeWang Hao (born 1966)Wang TaoXie ChaojieZhang Lei | SwedenPeter KarlssonErik LindhJörgen PerssonJan-Ove Waldner | FranceNicolas ChatelainDamien ÉloiJean-Philippe GatienOlivier Marmurek |
| North KoreaChoi Kyong-sobKim Guk-cholKim Song-huiRi Gun-sang | ||||
| 1994 | Nimes | ChinaDing SongLin ZhigangLiu GuoliangWang Hao (born 1966) | SwedenMikael AppelgrenPeter KarlssonJörgen PerssonJan-Ove Waldner | BelgiumThierry CabreraAndras PodpinkaPhilippe SaiveFrederic Sonnet |
| FrancePatrick ChilaDamien ÉloiJean-Philippe GatienChristophe Legoût | ||||
| 1995 | Atlanta | South KoreaChu Kyo-sungKim Bong-chulKim Taek-sooLee Chul-seungYoo Nam-kyu | GermanySteffen FetznerPeter FranzRichard PrauseJörg Roßkopf | JapanIchiro ImaedaKōji MatsushitaToshio TasakiRyo Yuzawa |
| United StatesJim ButlerCheng YinghuaDavid Zhuang | ||||
| 2007 | Magdeburg | ChinaChen QiMa LinWang Hao (born 1983)Wang Liqin | Hong KongCheung YukLeung Chu YanLi Ching | AustriaChen WeixingRobert GardosBernhard PresslmayerWerner Schlager |
| South KoreaJoo Sae-hyukLee Jung-samOh Sang-eunRyu Seung-min | ||||
| 2009 | Linz | ChinaMa LongQiu YikeXu XinZhang Jike | South KoreaJoo Sae-hyukOh Sang-eunRyu Seung-minYoon Jae-young | GermanyPatrick BaumDimitrij OvtcharovBastian StegerChristian Süß |
| Hong KongCheung YukJiang TianyiLeung Chu YanTang PengTse Ka Chun | ||||
| 2010 | Dubai | ChinaHao ShuaiMa LongWang Hao (born 1983)Xu XinZhang Jike | South KoreaJeoung Young-sikJoo Sae-hyukLee Jung-wooOh Sang-eun | AustriaChen WeixingStefan FegerlRobert GardosDaniel HabesohnWerner Schlager |
| GermanyPatrick BaumZoltan Fejer-KonnerthSteffen Mengel | ||||
| 2011 | Magdeburg | ChinaMa LinMa LongWang Hao (born 1983)Wang LiqinXu Xin | South KoreaJoo Sae-hyukKim Min-seokOh Sang-eunRyu Seung-min | GermanyPatrick BaumRuwen FilusDimitrij OvtcharovBastian Steger |
| JapanKenta MatsudairaKoki NiwaKaii Yoshida | ||||
| 2013 | Guangzhou | ChinaMa LongWang Hao (born 1983)Wang LiqinXu XinZhang Jike | Chinese TaipeiChen Chien-anChiang Hung-chiehChuang Chih-yuanHuang Sheng-shengWu Chih-chi | EgyptKhalid AssarOmar AssarMohamed El-beialiEl-sayed LashinAhmed Saleh |
| JapanKenta MatsudairaJun MizutaniKoki Niwa | ||||
| 2015 | Dubai | ChinaFan ZhendongFang BoMa LongXu XinZhang Jike | AustriaChen WeixingStefan FegerlRobert GardosDaniel Habesohn | Chinese TaipeiChen Chien-anChiang Hung-chiehHuang Sheng-shengWu Chih-chi |
| PortugalTiago ApolóniaMarcos FreitasJoão GeraldoJoão Monteiro | ||||
| 2018 | London | ChinaFan ZhendongLin GaoyuanMa LongXu XinYu Ziyang | JapanTomokazu HarimotoKoki NiwaYuya OshimaJin Ueda | EnglandPaul DrinkhallTom JarvisDavid McBeathLiam PitchfordSam Walker |
| South KoreaJeong Sang-eunJeoung Young-sikLee Sang-suLim Jong-hoon | ||||
| 2019 | Tokyo | ChinaFan ZhendongLiang JingkunLin GaoyuanMa LongXu Xin | South KoreaCho Dae-seongJang Woo-jinJeoung Young-sikLee Sang-suLim Jong-hoon | Chinese TaipeiChen Chien-anLiao Chen-tingLin Yun-juPeng Wang-weiWang Tai-wei |
| JapanTomokazu HarimotoTakuya JinKoki NiwaMaharu Yoshimura |
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
| China | 10 (1991, '94, 2007, '09, '10, '11, '13, '15, '18, '19) | 1 (1990) | 0 |
| South Korea | 1 (1995) | 4 (2009, '10, '11, '19) | 2 (2007, '18) |
| Sweden | 1 (1990) | 2 (1991, '94) | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 (2018) | 4 (1995, 2011, '13, '19) |
| Germany | 0 | 1 (1995) | 3 (2009, '10, '11) |
| Austria | 0 | 1 (2015) | 2 (2007, '10) |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 (2013) | 2 (2015, '19) |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 1 (2007) | 1 (2009) |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 (1990, '91) |
| England | 0 | 0 | 2 (1990, 2018) |
| France | 0 | 0 | 2 (1991, '94) |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 (1994) |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 (1995) |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 (2013) |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 (2015) |
| Year | Host city | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1990 | Chiba City | ChinaChen ZiheDeng YapingGao JunQiao Hong | North KoreaLi Bun-huiLi Mi-sukYu Sun-bok | JapanMika HoshinoMiki KitsukawaRika SatoTomoko Shimonaga |
| South KoreaHong Cha-okHong Soon-hwaHyun Jung-hwa | ||||
| 1991 | Barcelona | ChinaChen ZiheDeng YapingGao JunLiu WeiQiao Hong | South KoreaHong Cha-okHong Soon-hwaHyun Jung-hwa | JapanMika HoshinoFumiyo Yamashita-KaizuRika Sato |
| North KoreaLi Bun-huiLi Mi-sukYu Sun-bok | ||||
| 1994 | Nimes | RussiaGalina MelnikIrina PalinaElena Timina | GermanyChristina FischerElke SchallJie SchöppNicole Struse | ChinaWang ChenWu NaZhang Ling |
| NetherlandsGerdie KeenMirjam Hooman-KloppenburgEmily NoorBettine Vriesekoop | ||||
| 1995 | Atlanta | ChinaDeng YapingLiu WeiQiao HongQiao YunpingYang Ying | RomaniaOtilia BădescuEmilia Elena CiosuGeorgeta Cojocaru | HungaryCsilla BátorfiVivien ElloKrisztina Tóth |
| South KoreaKim Moo-kyoPark Hae-jungPark Kyung-aeRyu Ji-hye | ||||
| 2007 | Magdeburg | ChinaGuo YueLi XiaoxiaWang NanZhang Yining | South KoreaKim Kyung-ahKwak Bang-bangLee Eun-heePark Mi-young | Hong KongLau Sui FeiLin LingTie Ya NaZhang Rui |
| HungaryLi BinPetra LovasGeorgina PótaKrisztina Tóth | ||||
| 2009 | Linz | ChinaDing NingGuo YueLi XiaoxiaLiu Shiwen | SingaporeFeng TianweiZena Sim Kai XinSun BeibeiWang YueguYu Mengyu | Hong KongJiang HuajunLau Sui FeiLin LingTie Ya NaZhang Rui |
| JapanAi FukuharaSayaka HiranoKasumi Ishikawa | ||||
| 2010 | Dubai | ChinaDing NingGuo YanGuo YueLi XiaoxiaLiu Shiwen | SingaporeFeng TianweiLi JiaweiSun BeibeiWang YueguYu Mengyu | South KoreaKim Kyung-ahPark Mi-youngSeok Ha-jungYang Ha-eun |
| JapanHiroko FujiiAi FukuharaKasumi Ishikawa | ||||
| 2011 | Magdeburg | ChinaDing NingFan YingGuo YanGuo YueLi Xiaoxia | JapanAi FukuharaSayaka HiranoKasumi Ishikawa | Hong KongJiang HuajunLee Ho ChingNg Wing NamTie Ya NaYu Kwok See |
| SingaporeFeng TianweiLi JiaweiSun BeibeiWang YueguYu Mengyu | ||||
| 2013 | Guangzhou | ChinaChang ChenchenDing NingLi XiaoxiaLiu ShiwenWu Yang | JapanAi FukuharaSayaka HiranoKasumi Ishikawa | Hong KongGuan MengyuanJiang HuajunLee Ho ChingNg Wing NamTie Ya Na |
| SingaporeFeng TianweiIsabelle LiYee Herng HweeYu Mengyu | ||||
| 2015 | Dubai | ChinaChen MengDing NingLi XiaoxiaLiu ShiwenZhu Yuling | North KoreaKim Hye-yongKim JongRi Mi-gyongRi Myong-sun | JapanSayaka HiranoYuka IshigakiMisaki Morizono |
| SingaporeFeng TianweiIsabelle LiLim EuniceYu MengyuZhang Wanling | ||||
| 2018 | London | ChinaChen XingtongDing NingLiu ShiwenWang ManyuZhu Yuling | JapanHina HayataMiu HiranoKasumi IshikawaMima Ito | Hong KongDoo Hoi KemLee Ho ChingMak Tze WingNg Wing NamMinnie Soo |
| North KoreaCha Hyo-simChoe Hyon-hwaKim Nam-heeKim Song-i | ||||
| 2019 | Tokyo | ChinaChen MengDing NingLiu ShiwenSun YingshaWang Manyu | JapanMiu HiranoKasumi IshikawaMima ItoHitomi Sato | Chinese TaipeiChen Szu-yuCheng Hsien-tzuCheng I-chingLiu Hsing-yinSu Pei-ling |
| South KoreaChoi Hyo-jooJeon Ji-heeShin Yu-binSuh Hyo-wonYang Ha-eun |
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
| China | 11 (1990, '91, '95, 2007, '09, '10, '11, '13, '15, '18, '19) | 0 | 1 (1994) |
| Russia | 1 (1994) | 0 | 0 |
| Singapore | 0 | 2 (2009, '10) | 3 (2011, '13, '15) |
| Japan | 0 | 4 (2011, '13, '18, '19) | 4 (1991, 2009, '10, '15) |
| South Korea | 0 | 2 (1991, 2007) | 3 (1995, 2010, '19) |
| North Korea | 0 | 2 (1990, 2015) | 2 (1991, 2018) |
| Romania | 0 | 1 (1995) | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 (1994) | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 5 (2007, '09, '11, '13, '18) |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 3 (1990, '95, 2007) |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 (1990) |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 (1994) |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 (2019) |
| Year | Host City | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2023 | Chengdu | ChinaChen MengFan ZhendongLin GaoyuanMa LongSun YingshaWang ChuqinWang ManyuWang Yidi | South KoreaAn Jae-hyunJang Woo-jinJeon Ji-heeKim Na-yeongLee Sang-suLee Zi-onLim Jong-hoonShin Yu-bin | JapanMiwa HarimotoTomokazu HarimotoHina HayataMiu HiranoMiyuu KiharaKakeru SoneShunsuke TogamiRyoichi Yoshiyama |
| 2024 | Chengdu | ChinaKuai ManLiang JingkunLin GaoyuanLin ShidongSun YingshaWang ChuqinWang ManyuWang Yidi | South KoreaAn Jae-hyunCho Dae-seongJang Woo-jinJeon Ji-heeKim Na-yeongOh Jun-sungShin Yu-binSuh Hyo-won | Hong KongChan BaldwinDoo Hoi KemLam Siu-hangLee Hoi Man KarenNg Wing LamWong Chun-tingWong Hoi TungYiu Kwan To |
| 2025 | Chengdu | ChinaKuai ManLiang JingkunLin ShidongSun YingshaWang ChuqinWang ManyuWang YidiXu Yingbin | JapanMiwa HarimotoTomokazu HarimotoHina HayataMima ItoSora MatsushimaSatsuki OdoHiroto ShinozukaShunsuke Togami | GermanyBenedikt DudaPatrick FranziskaAnnett KaufmannNina MittelhamDang QiuSabine Winter |
| 2026 | Chengdu | |||
| 2027 | Chengdu |
References
- ITTFhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110112030004/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/pdfs/2010b_WR_events.pdf
- ITTFhttps://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_WC_Qual_PlayingSystem27Feb.pdf
- ITTFhttp://www.ittf.com/ittf_handbook/ittf_hb.html
- ITTFhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110616205049/http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2009MWC/playing_system.pdf
- ITTFhttps://web.archive.org/web/20091122081858/http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2009WTC/playing_system.pdf