Kuwait Open (table tennis)

The Kuwait Open was a table tennis tournament held annually in Kuwait by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It featured regularly on the ITTF World Tour calendar from 2006 to 2016.

Tournament information
Event nameKuwait Open
Founded2006
LocationKuwait City
VenueSalwa Sports Club (2014-2016)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$300,000 (2016)

History

The tournament was first held in 2006, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since then, with the exception of 2011 when the country was temporarily suspended due to a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee.[1][2][3]

China's Ma Long holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with three, while Liu Shiwen and Li Xiaoxia of China jointly hold the record for most women's singles tournament wins, with two each.

In August 2016, Kuwait was not included on the 2017 World Tour schedule announced by the ITTF.[4]

Champions
Year Men's Singles Women's Singles Men's Doubles Women's Doubles
2006 Ma Lin Jiang Huajun Chen Qi
Ma Lin		 Wang Nan
Zhang Yining
2007 Ma Long Guo Yue Lee Jin-kwon
Ryu Seung-min		 Li Xiaoxia
Zhang Yining
2008 Vladimir Samsonov Zhang Yining Ma Lin
Wang Hao		 Wang Nan
Zhang Yining
2009 Ma Long Ding Ning Chen Qi
Ma Lin		 Guo Yue
Zhang Yining
2010 Xu Xin Liu Shiwen Ma Long
Zhang Jike		 Guo Yan
Guo Yue
2012 Jun Mizutani Feng Yalan Gao Ning
Li Hu		 Chen Meng
Zhu Yuling
2013 Zhang Jike Liu Shiwen Xu Xin
Yan An		 Ding Ning
Li Xiaoxia
2014 Fan Zhendong Zhu Yuling Stefan Fegerl
Lin Gaoyuan		 Liu Shiwen
Mu Zi
2015 Ma Long Li Xiaoxia Chiang Hung-chieh
Huang Sheng-sheng		 Ding Ning
Zhu Yuling
2016[5] Zhang Jike Li Xiaoxia Xu Xin
Zhang Jike		 Ding Ning
Liu Shiwen

See also

References
  1. "A Chance To See The Very Best". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. "Table Tennis Moves Closer to Number One". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. "ITTF Announces 12 Host Cities for New & Improved 2017 World Tour". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. "2016 ITTF World Tour Kuwait Open (Super),16 Mar 2016 - 20 Mar 2016, Kuwait City, KUW". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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