World Cup 2006 (table tennis)

2005 ← World Cup → 2007
	Men	Women
date	October 27-29	29.09. – 01.10.
place	Paris	Urumqi
Edition	27	10
winner	Ma Lin Wang Hao Wang Liqin	Guo Yan Zhang Yining Li Jiawei

The table tennis World Cup 2006 took place for the men in his 27 host from 27 to 29 October at the French Paris and for the women in his 10th host from September 29 to October 1 in China's Urumqi instead. Gold went to Ma Lin and Guo Yan 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	Ma Lin	3	8th	Guo Yan	3	2
2	Wang Hao	4th	4th	Zhang Yining	1	6th
3	Wang Liqin	1	8th	Li Jiawei	7th	6th
4th	Vladimir Samsonov	5	9	Tie Yana	4th	5
5	Chen Weixing	9	2	Ai Fukuhara	14th	2
	Chuang Chih-Yuan	13	5	Kim Kyung-ah	10	4th
	Kalinikos Kreanga	11	9	Li Xiaoxia	6th	1
	Werner Schlager	12	7th	Wiktoryja Paulovich	18th	3
9	Timo Boll	2	5	Gao Jun	13	7th
	Patrick Chila	31	5	Lin Ling	12	3
	Damien Éloi	35	3	Liu Jia	21st	4th
	Jean-Michel Saive	17th	16	Wang Chen	51	3
13	Bence Csaba	262	2	Li Karen	126	1
	William Henzell	141	2	Bacent Osman	373	1
	El-Sayed Lashin	149	2	Lígia Silva	232	1
	Liu Song	84	3	Nicole Struse	22nd	3

Men

Group stage

Group 1

	Result
Chen Weixing	4: 1	William Henzell
Wang Liqin	4-0	Jean-Michel Saive
Wang Liqin	4: 2	Chen Weixing
Jean-Michel Saive	4: 1	William Henzell
Wang Liqin	4: 1	William Henzell
Chen Weixing	4: 3	Jean-Michel Saive

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Wang Liqin	3	12: 2	6th
2	Chen Weixing	3	10: 8	5
3	Jean-Michel Saive	3	7: 9	4th
4th	William Henzell	3	2:12	3

Group 2

	Result
Uladsimir Samsonau	4: 1	El-Sayed Lashin
Timo Boll	2: 4	Kalinikos Kreanga
Timo Boll	2: 4	Uladsimir Samsonau
Kalinikos Kreanga	4: 1	El-Sayed Lashin
Timo Boll	4-0	El-Sayed Lashin
Uladsimir Samsonau	4: 1	Kalinikos Kreanga

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Uladsimir Samsonau	3	12: 4	6th
2	Kalinikos Kreanga	3	9: 7	5
3	Timo Boll	3	8: 8	4th
4th	El-Sayed Lashin	3	2:12	3

Group 3

	Result
Werner Schlager	4: 2	Liu Song
Ma Lin	4: 3	Patrick Chila
Ma Lin	4: 2	Werner Schlager
Patrick Chila	4: 3	Liu Song
Ma Lin	4-0	Liu Song
Werner Schlager	4: 1	Patrick Chila

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Ma Lin	3	12: 5	6th
2	Werner Schlager	3	10: 7	5
3	Patrick Chila	3	8:11	4th
4th	Liu Song	3	5:12	3

Group 4

	Result
Chuang Chih-Yuan	4-0	Bence Csaba
Wang Hao	4: 2	Damien Éloi
Wang Hao	4-0	Chuang Chih-Yuan
Damien Éloi	4: 1	Bence Csaba
Wang Hao	4: 1	Bence Csaba
Chuang Chih-Yuan	4: 1	Damien Éloi

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Wang Hao	3	12: 3	6th
2	Chuang Chih-Yuan	3	8: 5	5
3	Damien Éloi	3	7: 9	4th
4th	Bence Csaba	3	2:12	3

Main round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Wang Liqin	4th
	Chuang Chih-Yuan	0
					Wang Liqin	0
					Ma Lin	4th
	Kalinikos Kreanga	1
	Ma Lin	4th
									Ma Lin	4th
									Wang Hao	3
	Wang Hao	4th
	Werner Schlager	1
					Wang Hao	4th			3rd place match
					Uladsimir Samsonau	0
	Chen Weixing	1							Wang Liqin	4th
	Uladsimir Samsonau	4th							Uladsimir Samsonau	3

Women

Group stage

Group 1

	Result
Zhang Yining	4-0	Ai Fukuhara
Gao Jun	4-0	Bacent Osman
Zhang Yining	4: 2	Gao Jun
Ai Fukuhara	4-0	Bacent Osman
Zhang Yining	4-0	Bacent Osman
Gao Jun	2: 4	Ai Fukuhara

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Zhang Yining	3	12: 2	6th
2	Ai Fukuhara	3	8: 6	5
3	Gao Jun	3	8: 8	4th
4th	Bacent Osman	3	0:12	3

Group 2

	Result
Guo Yan	4-0	Wiktoryja Paulovich
Lin Ling	4-0	Lígia Silva
Guo Yan	4: 1	Lin Ling
Wiktoryja Paulovich	4-0	Lígia Silva
Guo Yan	4-0	Lígia Silva
Lin Ling	2: 4	Wiktoryja Paulovich

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Guo Yan	3	12: 1	6th
2	Wiktoryja Paulovich	3	8: 6	5
3	Lin Ling	3	7: 8	4th
4th	Lígia Silva	3	0:12	3

Group 3

	Result
Tie Yana	4-0	Nicole Struse
Li Jiawei	4-0	Wang Chen
Tie Yana	4-0	Li Jiawei
Nicole Struse	2: 4	Wang Chen
Tie Yana	4: 1	Wang Chen
Li Jiawei	4: 2	Nicole Struse

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Tie Yana	3	12: 1	6th
2	Li Jiawei	3	8: 6	5
3	Wang Chen	3	5:10	4th
4th	Nicole Struse	3	4:12	3

Group 4

	Result
Li Xiaoxia	3: 4	Liu Jia
Kim Kyung-ah	4-0	Li Karen
Li Xiaoxia	4: 3	Kim Kyung-ah
Liu Jia	4: 1	Li Karen
Li Xiaoxia	4-0	Li Karen
Kim Kyung-ah	4: 1	Liu Jia

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Kim Kyung-ah	3	11: 5	5
2	Li Xiaoxia	3	11: 7	5
3	Liu Jia	3	9: 8	5
4th	Li Karen	3	1:12	3

Main round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Zhang Yining	4th
	Wiktoryja Paulovich	0
					Zhang Yining	4th
					Li Jiawei	2
	Li Jiawei	4th
	Kim Kyung-ah	3
									Zhang Yining	3
									Guo Yan	4th
	Tie Yana	4th
	Ai Fukuhara	0
					Tie Yana	2			3rd place match
					Guo Yan	4th
	Li Xiaoxia	1							Li Jiawei	4th
	Guo Yan	4th							Tie Yana	1

Others

In the men's category, for the first and last time since 1983, all medals went to players from one association (since 2008 there have only been a maximum of two players per association as long as no third is added by a wildcard ).

With 7 World Cup appearances, Gao Jun set a new record for women.

Web links

• 2006 Men's World Cup on ittf.com (accessed September 17, 2015)
• 2006 Women's World Cup on ittf.com (accessed September 17, 2015)