World Cup 2005 (table tennis)

2004 ← World Cup → 2006
	Men	Women
date	October 21-23	12/13 - 12/15
place	Liege	Guangzhou
Edition	26th	9
winner	Timo Boll Wang Hao Ma Lin	Zhang Yining Guo Yan Ai Fukuhara

The table tennis World Cup 2005 took place for the men in its 26th edition from 21 to 23 October at the Belgian Liege and for the women in his ninth host from 13 to 15 December at the Chinese Guangzhou instead. Gold went to the Germans Timo Boll and Zhang Yining from China .

mode

16 athletes took part in each competition, divided into four groups of four athletes each. The group first and second advanced to the main round, which was held in knockout mode. The semi-final losers played a game for third place.

Attendees

Item	Men	WRL item	TN	Women	WRL item	TN
1	Timo Boll	3	4th	Zhang Yining	1	5
2	Wang Hao	4th	3	Guo Yan	5	1
3	Ma Lin	2	7th	Ai Fukuhara	24	1
4th	Vladimir Samsonov	4th	8th	Tie Yana	9	4th
5	Michael Maze	15th	1	Tamara Boroš	7th	6th
	Ryu Seung-min	8th	3	Gao Jun	12	6th
	Jean-Michel Saive	16	15th	Guo Yue	2	1
	Wang Liqin	1	7th	Lin Ling	10	2
9	Chen Weixing	10	1	Kim Kyung-ah	6th	3
	Chuang Chih-Yuan	13	4th	Li Jiawei	3	5
	Kalinikos Kreanga	9	8th	Liu Jia	15th	3
	Oh Sang-eun	6th	2	Wiktoryja Paulovich	13	2
13	Bence Csaba	271	1	Victorine Agum Fomum		1
	William Henzell	201	1	Jian Fang Lay		3
	Lin Ju	48	1	Lau Sui Fei	11	3
	Ahmed Saleh	120	3	Lian Qian	112	1

Men

Group stage

Group 1

	Result
Wang Liqin	4: 1	Michael Maze
Oh Sang-eun	4: 1	Lin Ju
Michael Maze	4: 1	Lin Ju
Wang Liqin	4-0	Oh Sang-eun
Wang Liqin	4-0	Lin Ju
Oh Sang-eun	1: 4	Michael Maze

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Wang Liqin	3	12: 1	6th
2	Michael Maze	3	9: 6	5
3	Oh Sang-eun	3	5: 9	4th
4th	Lin Ju	3	2:12	3

Group 2

	Result
Timo Boll	4: 1	Chuang Chih-Yuan
Uladsimir Samsonau	4-0	William Henzell
Chuang Chih-Yuan	4: 1	William Henzell
Timo Boll	2: 4	Uladsimir Samsonau
Timo Boll	4: 1	William Henzell
Uladsimir Samsonau	4-0	Chuang Chih-Yuan

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Uladsimir Samsonau	3	12: 2	6th
2	Timo Boll	3	10: 6	5
3	Chuang Chih-Yuan	3	5: 9	4th
4th	William Henzell	3	2:12	3

Group 3

	Result
Ma Lin	4: 1	Jean-Michel Saive
Kalinikos Kreanga	4-0	Ahmed Saleh
Jean-Michel Saive	4-0	Ahmed Saleh
Ma Lin	4: 1	Kalinikos Kreanga
Ma Lin	4: 1	Ahmed Saleh
Kalinikos Kreanga	3: 4	Jean-Michel Saive

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Ma Lin	3	12: 3	6th
2	Jean-Michel Saive	3	9: 7	5
3	Kalinikos Kreanga	3	8: 8	4th
4th	Ahmed Saleh	3	1:12	3

Group 4

	Result
Wang Hao	4: 3	Chen Weixing
Ryu Seung-min	4-0	Bence Csaba
Chen Weixing	4-0	Bence Csaba
Wang Hao	4: 3	Ryu Seung-min
Wang Hao	4-0	Bence Csaba
Ryu Seung-min	4: 1	Chen Weixing

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Wang Hao	3	12: 6	6th
2	Ryu Seung-min	3	11: 5	5
3	Chen Weixing	3	8: 8	4th
4th	Bence Csaba	3	0:12	3

Main round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Timo Boll	4th
	Wang Liqin	3
					Timo Boll	4th
					Ma Lin	3
	Ma Lin	4th
	Ryu Seung-min	1
									Timo Boll	4th
									Wang Hao	3
	Wang Hao	4th
	Jean-Michel Saive	2
					Wang Hao	4th			3rd place match
					Uladsimir Samsonau	1
	Uladsimir Samsonau	4th							Ma Lin	4th
	Michael Maze	1							Uladsimir Samsonau	2

Women

Group stage

Group 1

	Result
Zhang Yining	4: 3	Gao Jun
Victorine Agum Fomum	0: 4	Kim Kyung-ah
Zhang Yining	4-0	Kim Kyung-ah
Gao Jun	4-0	Victorine Agum Fomum
Zhang Yining	4-0	Victorine Agum Fomum
Kim Kyung-ah	1: 4	Gao Jun

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Zhang Yining	3	12: 3	6th
2	Gao Jun	3	11: 5	5
3	Kim Kyung-ah	3	5: 8	4th
4th	Victorine Agum Fomum	3	0:12	3

Group 2

	Result
Guo Yue	4-0	Wiktoryja Paulovich
Lian Qian	2: 4	Tamara Boroš
Guo Yue	3: 4	Tamara Boroš
Wiktoryja Paulovich	4: 2	Lian Qian
Guo Yue	4-0	Lian Qian
Tamara Boroš	4-0	Wiktoryja Paulovich

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Tamara Boroš	3	12: 5	6th
2	Guo Yue	3	11: 4	5
3	Wiktoryja Paulovich	3	4:10	4th
4th	Lian Qian	3	4:12	3

Group 3

	Result
Li Jiawei	4-0	Lau Sui Fei
Ai Fukuhara	4-0	Lin Ling
Li Jiawei	1: 4	Lin Ling
Lau Sui Fei	1: 4	Ai Fukuhara
Li Jiawei	1: 4	Ai Fukuhara
Lin Ling	4-0	Lau Sui Fei

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Ai Fukuhara	3	12: 2	6th
2	Lin Ling	3	8: 5	5
3	Li Jiawei	3	6: 8	4th
4th	Lau Sui Fei	3	1:12	3

Group 4

	Result
Guo Yan	4: 2	Liu Jia
Jian Fang Lay	2: 4	Tie Yana
Guo Yan	2: 4	Tie Yana
Liu Jia	4-0	Jian Fang Lay
Guo Yan	4-0	Jian Fang Lay
Tie Yana	4: 2	Liu Jia

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Tie Yana	3	12: 6	6th
2	Guo Yan	3	10: 7	5
3	Liu Jia	3	8: 8	4th
4th	Jian Fang Lay	3	3:12	3

Main round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Zhang Yining	4th
	Guo Yue	2
					Zhang Yining	4th
					Tie Yana	0
	Lin Ling	3
	Tie Yana	4th
									Zhang Yining	4th
									Guo Yan	0
	Ai Fukuhara	4th
	Gao Jun	2
					Ai Fukuhara	3			3rd place match
					Guo Yan	4th
	Guo Yan	4th							Tie Yana	1
	Tamara Boroš	1							Ai Fukuhara	4th

Others

After winning the men's tournament, the winner Timo Boll initially only received a copy of the trophy because the Chinese delegation - last year's winner was Ma Lin - had forgotten the trophy in China.

Web links

• Men's World Cup 2005 on ittf.com (accessed September 18, 2015)
• 2005 Women's World Cup on ittf.com (accessed September 18, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ In the club of the greatest athletes (accessed on September 21, 2015)