Summer Olympics 2020 / table tennis / qualification
Table tennis competitions at the 2020 Olympics |
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singles | Women | Men |
team | Women | Men |
Double | Mixed |
This article describes how to qualify for the table tennis competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics . A total of 172 athletes can take part. Each nation has a maximum of two athletes per gender in the individual competitions. In team competitions, each nation may only have one team per gender. In mixed doubles, only one doubles per nation can start.
The Japanese delegation is entitled to a quota place as the host nation in both the doubles and the two team competitions. Furthermore, Japan receives two places per gender in the individual competitions.
There are 16 quota places in each team competition. Each continent holds a qualifying tournament, whereby six teams are determined. Nine other teams qualify through a separate international qualifying tournament and Japan, as the host of the games, completes the field of participants.
In mixed doubles, too, six quota places are awarded via the continental qualifying tournaments. Four more will be played at the Grand Finals of the ITTF World Tour 2019 and five at the World Tour 2020. There is also a double from Japan in this competition.
For the individual competitions, each nation may register two athletes from the respective team competition (a total of 32 athletes per gender). 22 more qualify through continental qualifying tournaments. There is also the possibility of qualification via an international qualification tournament. In addition, the best placed athlete in the ITTF world rankings who has not yet qualified will receive a quota place.
Overview
nation | singles | team | Double | quota places |
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Men | Women | Men | Women | Mixed | ||
Egypt | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | 7th |
Algeria | 1 | 1 | ||||
Australia | 2 | 2 | X | X | 6th | |
Brazil | 2 | 2 | X | X | 6th | |
China | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | 7th |
Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | 7th |
Denmark | 1 | 1 | ||||
Germany | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | 7th |
France | 2 | X | 3 | |||
Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | 7th |
Japan | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | 7th |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | ||||
Canada | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | ||
Croatia | 2 | X | 3 | |||
Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | ||||
Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
North Korea | 2 | X | 3 | |||
Austria | 2 | X | 3 | |||
Poland | 2 | X | 3 | |||
Portugal | 2 | 1 | X | 4th | ||
Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | ||||
Romania | 2 | X | 3 | |||
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | ||||
Sweden | 2 | X | 3 | |||
Senegal | 1 | 1 | ||||
Serbia | 2 | X | 3 | |||
Singapore | 2 | X | 3 | |||
Slovenia | 2 | X | 3 | |||
South Korea | 2 | 2 | X | X | 6th | |
Syria | 1 | 1 | ||||
Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Hungary | 2 | X | 3 | |||
United States | 2 | 2 | X | X | 6th | |
Total: 33 NOKs | 39 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 7th | 112 |
Competitions
Team men
Qualifying competition | date | place | Places | Qualified teams |
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host | September 7, 2013 | Buenos Aires | 1 | Japan |
European Games 2019 | 27.-29. June 2019 | Minsk | 1 | Germany |
African Games 2019 | 20.-30. August 2019 | Rabat | 1 | Egypt |
Asian Cup 2019 | 15-22 September 2019 | Yogyakarta | 1 | China |
North American qualifying tournament | 5th October 2019 | Rockford | 1 | United States |
Latin American qualifying tournament | 25-27 October 2019 | Lima | 1 | Brazil |
Oceania qualifying tournament | 6-8 December 2019 | Mornington | 1 | Australia |
International qualification tournament | 22-26 January 2020 | Gondomar | 9 | Chinese Taipei |
France | ||||
Hong Kong | ||||
Croatia | ||||
Portugal | ||||
Sweden | ||||
Serbia | ||||
Slovenia | ||||
South Korea | ||||
total | 16 | 16 |
Team women
Qualifying competition | date | place | Places | Qualified teams |
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host | September 7, 2013 | Buenos Aires | 1 | Japan |
European Games 2019 | 27.-29. June 2019 | Minsk | 1 | Germany |
African Games 2019 | 20.-30. August 2019 | Rabat | 1 | Egypt |
Asian Cup 2019 | 15-22 September 2019 | Yogyakarta | 1 | China |
North American qualifying tournament | 5th October 2019 | Rockford | 1 | United States |
Latin American qualifying tournament | 25-27 October 2019 | Lima | 1 | Brazil |
Oceania qualifying tournament | 6-8 December 2019 | Mornington | 1 | Australia |
International qualification tournament | 22-26 January 2020 | Gondomar | 9 | Chinese Taipei |
Hong Kong | ||||
North Korea | ||||
Austria | ||||
Poland | ||||
Romania | ||||
Singapore | ||||
South Korea | ||||
Hungary | ||||
total | 16 | 16 |
Mixed doubles
Qualifying competition | date | place | Places | Qualified NOKs |
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European Games 2019 | 23-25 June 2019 | Minsk | 1 | Germany |
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals 2019 | 12-15 December 2019 | Zhengzhou | 4th | China |
Japan | ||||
Hong Kong | ||||
Chinese Taipei | ||||
African qualifying tournament | February 27-29, 2020 | Tunis | 1 | Egypt |
North American qualifying tournament | 7th-8th March 2020 | Kitchener | 1 | Canada |
Asian qualifying tournament | still open 1) | Bangkok | 1 | |
Latin American qualifying tournament | Rosario | 1 | ||
Oceania qualifying tournament | Brisbane | 1 | ||
Japan Open 2020 | Kitakyushu | 1 | ||
ITTF world rankings | June 2020 | - | 5 | |
total | 16 | 7th |
Single men
Qualifying competition | date | place | Places | Qualified athletes |
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European Games 2019 | 22-26 June 2019 | Minsk | 1 | Jonathan Groth |
Pan American Games 2019 | 4-10 August 2019 | Lima |
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West Asian qualifying tournament | February 23-26, 2020 | Amman | 1 | Ali al-Khadrawi |
African qualifying tournament | February 27-29, 2020 | Tunis | 4th | [[ Ibrahima Diaw ]] |
Adam Hmam | ||||
Olajide Omotayo | ||||
Larbei Bouriah | ||||
North American qualifying tournament | 7th-8th March 2020 | Kitchener | 1 2) | Eugene Wang |
Asian qualifying tournament | still open 1) | Bangkok | 5 | |
European qualifying tournament | Moscow | 3 | ||
Latin American qualifying tournament | Rosario | 4 2) | ||
Oceania qualifying tournament | Brisbane | 1 | ||
International qualification tournament | Doha | 2 | ||
Qualified teams (2 athletes per team) | - | - | 32 | Japan |
Germany | ||||
Egypt | ||||
China | ||||
United States | ||||
Brazil | ||||
Australia | ||||
Chinese Taipei | ||||
France | ||||
Hong Kong | ||||
Croatia | ||||
Portugal | ||||
Sweden | ||||
Serbia | ||||
Slovenia | ||||
South Korea | ||||
ITTF world rankings | June 2020 | 1 | ||
total | 64 | 39 |
Single women
Qualifying competition | date | place | Places | Qualified athletes |
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European Games 2019 | 22-26 June 2019 | Minsk | 2 | Fu Yu |
Ni Xialian 3) | ||||
Pan American Games 2019 | 4-10 August 2019 | Lima | 1 | Adriana Díaz |
West Asian qualifying tournament | February 23-26, 2020 | Amman | 1 | Hend Zaza |
African qualifying tournament | February 27-29, 2020 | Tunis | 4th | Offiong Edem |
Fadwa Garci | ||||
Spark Oshonaike | ||||
Sarah Hanffou | ||||
North American qualifying tournament | 7th-8th March 2020 | Kitchener | 1 2) | Zhang Mo |
Asian qualifying tournament | still open 1) | Bangkok | 5 | |
European qualifying tournament | Moscow | 4th | ||
Latin American qualifying tournament | Rosario | 3 2) | ||
Oceania qualifying tournament | Brisbane | 1 | ||
International qualification tournament | Doha | 2 | ||
Qualified teams (2 athletes per team) | - | - | 32 | Japan |
Germany | ||||
Egypt | ||||
China | ||||
United States | ||||
Brazil | ||||
Australia | ||||
Chinese Taipei | ||||
Hong Kong | ||||
North Korea | ||||
Austria | ||||
Poland | ||||
Romania | ||||
Singapore | ||||
South Korea | ||||
Hungary | ||||
ITTF world rankings | June 2020 | 1 | ||
total | 64 | 41 |