World Cup (table tennis)
The World Cup is a table tennis tournament organized by the world table tennis association ITTF . The ITTF commissions a member country to organize the tournament. There are individual competitions for women and men - the World Cup - and team competitions for women and men - the World Team Cup .
Individual competitions - World Cup
The individual competitions for men have been held annually since 1980 and for women since 1996. The conditions are described in the ITTF manual in chapter 4.03.
Are eligible to participate
- the reigning world champion in singles
- the top three of the Asian Cup and the Europe Top 16 Cup
- the winners of the Africa Cup, the Oceania Cup and the Panamerica Cup
- in the case of a Latin or North American winner of the Panamerica Cup, the best placed on the other continent
For seven further places, the players who are best placed in the respective continental competitions are compared with each other and the place is awarded to the best placed in the world rankings. Another place goes to a representative of the host country if no one has qualified yet, otherwise an eighth player moves up according to the above rule. The ITTF issues a wildcard for this purpose .
A maximum of two players per nation may compete. When qualifying via the continental competitions, excess qualifiers from an association will be ignored.
Team competition - World Team Cup
The World Team Cup has been held every two years since 2007, in years with an odd number. Before that it took place in 1990, 1991, 1994 and 1995. The game system is specified by the Executive Committee.
The conditions for the team competition are described in the ITTF manual in chapter 4.04.
Twelve teams are eligible to participate:
- the first seven of the previous World Cup
- the host country
- four other teams from the continents
Each team consists of three players. A team competition is carried out according to the Olympic system . A single match is played in 5 winning sets.
winner
Men's World Cup
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Women's World Cup
Men's World Team Cup
Women's World Team Cup
Web links
- Men's World Cup on ittf.com (accessed August 19, 2011)
- Women's World Cup on ittf.com (accessed August 19, 2011)
- Men's World Team Cup on ittf.com (accessed August 19, 2011)
- Women's World Team Cup on ittf.com (accessed August 19, 2011)
- ITTF reports on the individual tournaments (accessed August 19, 2011)
- ITTF Handbook 2010/11, Chapter 4.03 - Individual Competitions (accessed August 19, 2011)
- ITTF Handbook 2010/11, Chapter 4.04 - Team Competition (accessed August 19, 2011)
Individual evidence
- ^ Qualification and Playing System for the Women's & Men's World Cup. ittf.com, accessed April 16, 2018 .
- ↑ ITTF Handbook 2010/11 Chapter 4.04.01.02
- ↑ ITTF Handbook 2010/11 Chapter 4.04.05.04
- ↑ ITTF Handbook 2010/11 Chapter 4.04.05.05