World Cup 2012 (table tennis)

2011 ← World Cup → 2013
	Men	Women
date	September 28-30	September 21-23
place	Liverpool	Huangshi
Edition	33	16
winner	Ma Long Timo Boll Uladsimir Samsonau	Liu Shiwen Elizabeta Samara Shen Yanfei

The table tennis World Cup 2012 took place for the men in its 33rd edition from 28 to 30 September at the English Liverpool and for the women in his 16th host from 21 to 23 September at the Chinese Huangshi instead. Gold went to Ma Long and Liu Shiwen from China .

mode

19 athletes took part in each competition. The 15 best placed participants in the world rankings - the 14 best men and Liam Pitchford , number 17 from the English host association - took part in the World Cup group stage, divided into four groups of four athletes each. The remaining four participants played the remaining sixteenth place in the ICC group. 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

The first column shows the final placement, the columns “WRL-Pos.” The world ranking position relevant for the seeding (yellow marks the 15 players directly seeded for the group phase).

Item	Men	WRL item	TN	Women	WRL item	TN
1	Ma Long	2	3	Liu Shiwen	3	2
2	Timo Boll	7th	11	Elizabeta Samara	38	1
3	Vladimir Samsonov	14th	14th	Shen Yanfei	14th	2
4th	Xu Xin	3	1	Feng Tianwei	7th	5
5	Chuang Chih-Yuan	10	11	Dang Ye-seo	20th	1
	Jiang Tianyi	18th	1	Liu Jia	30th	7th
	Joo Se-hyuk	11	8th	Wiktoryja Paulovich	21st	5
	Michael Maze	21st	4th	Yu Mengyu	31	1
9	Adrian Crișan	22nd	1	Daniela Dodean	39	3
	Marcos Freitas	24	1	Li Jiao	19th	5
	Adrien Mattenet	29	2	Wu Jiaduo	17th	3
	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	9	5	Tie Yana	12	11
13	Paul Drinkhall	87	1	Matilda Ekholm	48	1
	Thiago Monteiro	124	2	Guo Yue	9	6th
	Oh Sang-eun	12	7th	Ariel Hsing	85	2
	Liam Pitchford	145	1	Jiang Huajun	22nd	6th
17th	William Henzell	95	5	Li Chunli	150	3
18th	Ahmed Saleh	161	6th	Caroline Kumahara	201	1
19th	Pierre-Luc Theriault	433	1	Offiong Edem	368	1

Men

ICC group

	Result
William Henzell	4: 3	Pierre-Luc Theriault
Thiago Monteiro	4: 1	Ahmed Saleh
William Henzell	4: 1	Ahmed Saleh
Thiago Monteiro	4: 1	Pierre-Luc Theriault
William Henzell	0: 4	Thiago Monteiro
Ahmed Saleh	4: 1	Pierre-Luc Theriault

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Thiago Monteiro	3	12: 2	6th
2	William Henzell	3	8: 8	5
3	Ahmed Saleh	3	6: 9	4th
4th	Pierre-Luc Theriault	3	5:12	3

Group stage

Group 1

	Result
Ma Long	4: 1	Adrian Crișan
Chuang Chih-Yuan	4: 1	Paul Drinkhall
Ma Long	0: 4	Chuang Chih-Yuan
Adrian Crișan	4: 1	Paul Drinkhall
Chuang Chih-Yuan	3: 4	Adrian Crișan
Ma Long	4-0	Paul Drinkhall

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Chuang Chih-Yuan	3	11: 5	5
2	Ma Long	3	8: 5	5
3	Adrian Crișan	3	9: 8	5
4th	Paul Drinkhall	3	2:12	3

Group 2

	Result
Xu Xin	4-0	Marcos Freitas
Uladsimir Samsonau	4-0	Liam Pitchford
Xu Xin	4: 1	Uladsimir Samsonau
Marcos Freitas	4: 1	Liam Pitchford
Uladsimir Samsonau	4: 2	Marcos Freitas
Xu Xin	4-0	Liam Pitchford

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Xu Xin	3	12: 1	6th
2	Uladsimir Samsonau	3	9: 6	5
3	Marcos Freitas	3	6: 9	4th
4th	Liam Pitchford	3	1:12	3

Group 3

	Result
Timo Boll	4: 1	Jiang Tianyi
Oh Sang-eun	2: 4	Adrien Mattenet
Timo Boll	4: -	Oh Sang-eun
Jiang Tianyi	4-0	Adrien Mattenet
Oh Sang-eun	-: 4	Jiang Tianyi
Timo Boll	4: 3	Adrien Mattenet

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Timo Boll	3	12: 4	6th
2	Jiang Tianyi	3	9: 4	5
3	Adrien Mattenet	3	7:10	4th
4th	Oh Sang-eun	1	2:12	1

After the game against Adrien Mattenet, Oh Sang-eun withdrew from the tournament due to injury.

Group 4

	Result
Dimitrij Ovtcharov	2: 4	Michael Maze
Joo Se-hyuk	4: 2	Thiago Monteiro
Dimitrij Ovtcharov	0: 4	Joo Se-hyuk
Michael Maze	4: 1	Thiago Monteiro
Joo Se-hyuk	3: 4	Michael Maze
Dimitrij Ovtcharov	4: 1	Thiago Monteiro

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Michael Maze	3	12: 6	6th
2	Joo Se-hyuk	3	11: 6	5
3	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	3	6: 9	4th
4th	Thiago Monteiro	3	4:12	3

Main round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Chuang Chih-Yuan	3
	Uladsimir Samsonau	4th
					Uladsimir Samsonau	3
					Timo Boll	4th
	Joo Se-hyuk	0
	Timo Boll	4th
									Timo Boll	0
									Ma Long	4th
	Michael Maze	0
	Ma Long	4th
					Ma Long	4th			3rd place match
					Xu Xin	0
	Jiang Tianyi	0							Uladsimir Samsonau	4th
	Xu Xin	4th							Xu Xin	2

Women

ICC group

	Result
Ariel Hsing	4: 2	Offiong Edem
Li Chunli	4: 1	Caroline Kumahara
Ariel Hsing	4: 1	Caroline Kumahara
Li Chunli	4: 1	Offiong Edem
Ariel Hsing	4: 2	Li Chunli
Caroline Kumahara	4: 1	Offiong Edem

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Ariel Hsing	3	12: 5	6th
2	Li Chunli	3	10: 6	5
3	Caroline Kumahara	3	6: 9	4th
4th	Offiong Edem	3	4:12	3

Group stage

Group 1

	Result
Liu Shiwen	4-0	Wiktoryja Paulovich
Li Jiao	4: 2	Ariel Hsing
Liu Shiwen	4: 1	Li Jiao
Wiktoryja Paulovich	4-0	Ariel Hsing
Li Jiao	3: 4	Wiktoryja Paulovich
Liu Shiwen	4-0	Ariel Hsing

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Liu Shiwen	3	12: 1	6th
2	Wiktoryja Paulovich	3	8: 7	5
3	Li Jiao	3	8:10	4th
4th	Ariel Hsing	3	2:12	3

Group 2

	Result
Feng Tianwei	4: 1	Jiang Huajun
Wu Jiaduo	4-0	Elizabeta Samara
Feng Tianwei	4: 1	Wu Jiaduo
Jiang Huajun	2: 4	Elizabeta Samara
Wu Jiaduo	2: 4	Jiang Huajun
Feng Tianwei	1: 4	Elizabeta Samara

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Feng Tianwei	3	9: 6	5
2	Elizabeta Samara	3	8: 7	5
3	Wu Jiaduo	3	7: 6	4th
4th	Jiang Huajun	3	7:10	4th

Group 3

	Result
Guo Yue	-: 4	Yu Mengyu
Dang Ye-seo	2: 4	Daniela Dodean
Guo Yue	-: 4	Dang Ye-seo
Yu Mengyu	4: 1	Daniela Dodean
Dang Ye-seo	4: 2	Yu Mengyu
Guo Yue	-: 4	Daniela Dodean

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Yu Mengyu	3	10: 5	5
2	Dang Ye-seo	3	10: 6	5
3	Daniela Dodean	3	9: 6	5
4th	Guo Yue	0	0:12	0

The third placed Guo Yue had to withdraw from the tournament.

Group 4

	Result
Tie Yana	1: 4	Liu Jia
Shen Yanfei	4: 1	Matilda Ekholm
Tie Yana	2: 4	Shen Yanfei
Liu Jia	4: 1	Matilda Ekholm
Shen Yanfei	4: 1	Liu Jia
Tie Yana	4: 2	Matilda Ekholm

space	player	Games	sentences	Points
1	Shen Yanfei	3	12: 4	6th
2	Liu Jia	3	9: 6	5
3	Tie Yana	3	7:10	4th
4th	Matilda Ekholm	3	4:12	3

Main round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Liu Shiwen	4th
	Liu Jia	0
					Liu Shiwen	4th
					Feng Tianwei	1
	Feng Tianwei	4th
	Yu Mengyu	3
									Liu Shiwen	4th
									Elizabeta Samara	0
	Shen Yanfei	4th
	Dang Ye-seo	0
					Shen Yanfei	3			3rd place match
					Elizabeta Samara	4th
	Wiktoryja Paulovich	1							Feng Tianwei	3
	Elizabeta Samara	4th							Shen Yanfei	4th

Others

With Elizabeta Samara , a European woman reached the final of the World Cup for the first time . The 2012 World Cup was also the first and so far (as of 2019) the last, in which two medals did not go to Asia for women and two medals went to Europe.

With 11 World Cup appearances, Tie Yana set a new record for women.

Web links

• Men's 2012 World Cup on ittf.com (accessed August 30, 2015)
• 2012 Women's World Cup on ittf.com (accessed August 30, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ittf.com - Adrien Mattenet Finds the Right Beat Les Supporters Français Celebrate  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on September 10, 2015)  
2. ↑ ittf.com - Confidence Drains, Nothing Goes Right for Jiang Huajun in Huangshi  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on September 10, 2015)  
3. ↑ ittf.com - Highway Robber Makes History, First European Women's World Cup Finalist ( Memento from August 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed March 25, 2018)