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Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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This article details the qualifying phase for table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 172 table tennis players coming from their respective NOCs; each may enter up to six athletes, two male and two female athletes in singles events, up to one men's and one women's team in team events, and up to one pair in mixed doubles.[2][3]

As the host nation, Japan automatically qualified six athletes, a team of three men and women with one each competing in the singles as well as a mixed doubles team.[2]

For the team events, 16 teams qualify. Each continent (with the Americas being divided into North America and South America for ITTF competition) had a qualifying competition to qualify one team. Nine teams qualify through a world qualifying event. Japan, as the host, is guaranteed a team spot.[2]

The mixed doubles will also have 16 pairs qualify. Each continent (with the Americas being divided into North America and South America for ITTF competition) had a qualifying competition to qualify one pair. Four teams qualify through the World Tour Grand Finals 2019 and five through the World Tour 2020. Japan is also guaranteed a place. If an NOC has both a mixed doubles pair and a team in one or both genders qualify, the doubles player must be a member of the team in their gender.[2]

For individual events, between 64 and 70 individual players qualify. Each NOC with a qualified team may enter 2 members of that team in the individual competition. 22 quota places will be awarded through continental championships to individuals who belong to an NOC without a qualified team. There will be one Tripartite Commission invitation place. The remainder of the total 172 quota places will be filled through a final world singles qualifying tournament (no less than two and no more than eight qualifiers) and then the ITTF world ranking.[2]

Qualification summary

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NOC Men Women Mixed Total
Singles Team Singles Team Doubles
 Algeria 1 1
 Argentina 2 2
 Australia 2 X 2 X X 6
 Austria 2 2 X X 6
 Brazil 2 X 2 X 6
 Bulgaria 1 1
 Cameroon 1 1
 Canada 1 1 X 3
 Chile 1 1
 China 2 X 2 X X 6
 Croatia 2 X 3
 Cuba 1 X 2
 Czech Republic 2 1 3
 Denmark 1 1
 Ecuador 1 1
 Egypt 2 X 2 X X 6
 France 2 X 2 X X 6
 Fiji 1 1
 Germany 2 X 2 X X 6
 Great Britain 2 1 3
 Greece 1 1
 Guyana 1 1
 Hong Kong 2 X 2 X X 6
 Hungary 1 2 X X 5
 India 2 2 X 4
 Iran 1 1
 Italy 1 1
 Japan 2 X 2 X X 6
 Kazakhstan 1 1 2
 Luxembourg 2 2
 Monaco 1 1
 Mongolia 1 1 2
 Netherlands 1 1
 Nigeria 2 2 4
 Poland 2 X 3
 Portugal 2 X 2 5
 Puerto Rico 1 2 3
 Romania 1 2 X X 4
 ROC 1 2 3
 Saudi Arabia 1 1
 Senegal 1 1
 Serbia 2 X 3
 Singapore 1 2 X 4
 Slovakia 1 1 X 3
 Slovenia 2 X 3
 South Korea 2 X 2 X X 6
 Spain 1 2 3
 Sweden 2 X 2 5
 Switzerland 1 1
 Syria 1 1
 Chinese Taipei 2 X 2 X X 6
 Thailand 2 2
 Togo 1 1
 Tunisia 1 1 2
 Ukraine 1 2 3
 United States 2 X 2 X 6
 Vanuatu 1 1
Total: 57 NOCs 65 16 70 16 16 172

Events

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Men's team

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Event Date Venue Places Qualified team
2019 European Games June 22–29, 2019 Belarus Minsk 1  Germany
2019 African Games August 20–30, 2019 Morocco Rabat 1  Egypt
2019 ATTU Asian Championships September 15–22, 2019 Indonesia Yogyakarta 1  China
North America Qualification Event October 5, 2019 United States Rockford 1  United States
Latin America Qualification Event October 25–27, 2019 Peru Lima 1  Brazil
Oceania Qualification Event December 6–8, 2019 Australia Mornington 1  Australia
World Qualification Event January 22–26, 2020 Portugal Gondomar 9  Croatia
 France
 Hong Kong
 Portugal
 Serbia
 Slovenia
 South Korea
 Sweden
 Chinese Taipei
Host NOC February 15, 2020 1  Japan
Total 16

Women's team

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Event Date Venue Places Qualified team
2019 European Games June 22–29, 2019 Belarus Minsk 1  Germany
2019 African Games August 20–30, 2019 Morocco Rabat 1  Egypt
2019 ATTU Asian Championships September 15–22, 2019 Indonesia Yogyakarta 1  China
North America Qualification Event October 5, 2019 United States Rockford 1  United States
Latin America Qualification Event October 25–27, 2019 Peru Lima 1  Brazil
Oceania Qualification Event December 6–8, 2019 Australia Mornington 1  Australia
World Qualification Event January 22–26, 2020 Portugal Gondomar 9  Austria
 Hong Kong
 Hungary
 North Korea
 Poland
 Romania
 Singapore
 South Korea
 Chinese Taipei
Reallocation June 9, 2021 1  France
Host NOC February 15, 2020 1  Japan
Total 16

Mixed doubles

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Event Date Venue Places Qualified team
2019 European Games June 22–29, 2019 Belarus Minsk 1  Germany
2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals December 12–15, 2019 China Zhengzhou 4  China
 Japan
 Hong Kong
 Chinese Taipei
Africa Qualification Event February 27–29, 2020 Tunisia Tunis 1  Egypt
North America Qualification Event March 7–8, 2020 Canada Kitchener 1  Canada
Asia Qualification Event March 18–20, 2021 Qatar Doha 1  India
Latin America Qualification Event April 13–17, 2021 Argentina Rosario 1  Cuba
Oceania Allocation May 1, 2021 1  Australia
ITTF World Ranking May 1, 2021 6  South Korea
 Slovakia
 Austria
 France
 Romania
 Hungary
Total 16

Men's singles

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Event Date Venue Places Qualified athlete
Qualified teams (2 individuals per team) 32  Australia
 Brazil
 China
 Croatia
 Egypt
 France
 Germany
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 Portugal
 Serbia
 Slovenia
 South Korea
 Sweden
 Chinese Taipei
 United States
2019 European Games June 22–29, 2019 Belarus Minsk 1  Jonathan Groth (DEN)
West Asia Qualification Event February 23–26, 2020 Jordan Amman 1  Ali Al-Khadrawi (KSA)
Africa Qualification Event February 27–29, 2020 Tunisia Tunis 4  Ibrahima Diaw (SEN)
 Adem Hmam (TUN)
 Olajide Omotayo (NGR)
 Larbi Bouriah (ALG)
North America Qualification Event March 7–8, 2020 Canada Kitchener 1  Jeremy Hazin (CAN)
World Singles Qualification Tournament March 14–17, 2021 Qatar Doha 4  Lubomír Jančařík (CZE)
 Bence Majoros (HUN)
 Wang Yang (SVK)
 Kirill Skachkov (ROC)
Asia Qualification Event March 18–20, 2021 5  Nima Alamian (IRI)CA
 Enkhbatyn Lkhagvasüren (MGL)EA
 Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (IND)SA
 Clarence Chew (SGP)SEA
 Sharath Kamal (IND)
Latin America Qualification Event April 13–17, 2021 Argentina Rosario 4  Brian Afanador (PUR)
 Horacio Cifuentes (ARG)
 Alberto Miño (ECU)
 Gastón Alto (ARG)
Europe Qualification Event April 21–25, 2021 Portugal Odivelas 5  Kou Lei (UKR)
 Álvaro Robles (ESP)
 Panagiotis Gionis (GRE)
 Ovidiu Ionescu (ROU)
 Pavel Širuček (CZE)
Oceania Allocation May 1, 2021 1  Yoshua Shing (VAN)
ITTF World Ranking June 1, 2021 6  Liam Pitchford (GBR)
 Quadri Aruna (NGR)
 Robert Gardos (AUT)
 Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)
 Daniel Habesohn (AUT)
 Kirill Gerassimenko (KAZ)
 Paul Drinkhall (GBR)
Tripartite Commission June 1, 2021 1  Dodji Fanny (TOG)
Total 65

Women's singles

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Event Date Venue Places Qualified athlete
Qualified teams (2 individuals per team) 32  Australia
 Austria
 Brazil
 China
 Egypt
 France
 Germany
 Hong Kong
 Hungary
 Japan
 North Korea
 Poland
 Romania
 Singapore
 South Korea
 Chinese Taipei
 United States
2019 European Games June 22–29, 2019 Belarus Minsk 2  Fu Yu (POR)
 Ni Xialian (LUX)
2019 Pan American Games August 4–10, 2019 Peru Lima 1  Adriana Díaz (PUR)
West Asia Qualification Event February 23–26, 2020 Jordan Amman 1  Hend Zaza (SYR)
Africa Qualification Event February 27–29, 2020 Tunisia Tunis 4  Offiong Edem (NGR)
 Fadwa Garci (TUN)
 Olufunke Oshonaike (NGR)
 Sarah Hanffou (CMR)
North America Qualification Event March 7–8, 2020 Canada Kitchener 1  Zhang Mo (CAN)
World Singles Qualification Tournament March 14–17, 2021 Qatar Doha 5  Britt Eerland (NED)
 Linda Bergström (SWE)
 Polina Mikhailova (ROC)
 Yang Xiaoxin (MON)
 Suthasini Sawettabut (THA)
Asia Qualification Event March 18–20, 2021 5  Anastassiya Lavrova (KAZ)CA
 Batmönkhiin Bolor-Erdene (MGL)EA
 Sutirtha Mukherjee (IND)SA
 Orawan Paranang (THA)SEA
 Manika Batra (IND)
Latin America Qualification Event April 13–17, 2021 Argentina Rosario 3  María Paulina Vega (CHI)
 Melanie Díaz (PUR)
 Daniela Fonseca (CUB)
Europe Qualification Event April 21–25, 2021 Portugal Odivelas 4  Yana Noskova (ROC)
 Maria Xiao (ESP)
 Polina Trifonova (BUL)
 Christina Källberg (SWE)
Oceania Allocation May 1, 2021 1  Sally Yee (FIJ)
ITTF World Ranking June 1, 2021 10  Margaryta Pesotska (UKR)
 Hana Matelová (CZE)
 Barbora Balážová (SVK)
 Shao Jieni (POR)
 Hanna Haponova (UKR)
 Debora Vivarelli (ITA)
 Sarah de Nutte (LUX)
 Galia Dvorak (ESP)
 Rachel Moret (SUI)
 Tin-Tin Ho (GBR)
Tripartite Commission June 1, 2021 1  Chelsea Edghill (GUY)
Total 70

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Tokyo 2020 – ITTF Table Tennis Qualification System" (pdf). ITTF. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – Qualification Events Calendar" (jpg). ITTF. Retrieved 9 March 2020.