Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will feature 172 table tennis players (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Table tennis had appeared at the Summer Olympics on eight previous occasions beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Table tennis
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Dates24 July – 6 August 2021
No. of events5
Competitors172 from 24 nations
Table tennis at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmixed
Teamsmenwomen

Qualification
Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

As the host nation, Japan had 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.[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 two 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]

Competition schedule
Legend
PPreliminary round¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Event↓/Date →Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6
Men's singlesP¼½F
Men's teamP¼½F
Women's singlesP¼½F
Women's teamP¼½F
Mixed doublesP¼½F

Participating

Participating nations

Competitors
  • Hugo Calderano (BRA)
  • Hend Zaza (SYR)

Medal summary

Events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
Men's team
Women's singles
Women's team
Mixed doubles

See also

References
  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org (press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. "Tokyo 2020 – ITTF Table Tennis Qualification System". ITTF.
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