World Cup 2012 (table tennis)
2011 ← World Cup → 2013 | ||
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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 |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)