Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan will take place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.[1] There will expected to be 280 qualified slots (174 male, 106 female) to compete in male and female events.[2]
Table tennis at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium |
Dates | 26 August to 4 September 2020 |
Competitors | 280 in 31 events |
Qualification
The qualification period will start on 1 January 2019 and end on 31 March 2020. The qualification slots are allocated to the individual athletes not to the NPCs. Athletes who compete in their regional championships will be likely to qualify for the 2020 Summer Paralympics if they win in their class category respectively.
Competitions[3] | Dates | Venue | Berths |
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2019 ITTF PTT Oceania Championships | 1–4 May 2019 | Darwin | 101 qualified slots 55 male 50 female |
2019 ITTF PTT African Championships | 30 June - 3 July 2019 | Alexandria | |
2019 ITTF PTT Asian Championships | 23–27 July 2019 | Taichung | |
2019 Parapan American Games | 23 August - 1 September 2019 | Lima | |
2019 ITTF PTT European Championships[4] | 16–21 September 2019 | Helsingborg | |
2020 ITTF PTT World Qualification Tournament | 9–11 May 2021 | Laško | 21 qualified slots 11 males 10 females |
ITTF PTT World Ranking List Allocation | 31 March 2020 | - | 100 qualified slots 72 males 28 females |
Bipartite Invitation Allocation | 15 February 2021 | - | 50 qualified slots 36 males 14 females |
Total | 280 |
On 9 January 2019, the International Table Tennis Federation announced that the 2019 INAS Global Games held in Brisbane, Australia will be recognised and it would mean that class 11 players (players with intellectual impairments) will be able to achieve ranking points to compete in the Paralympics. As well as table tennis, athletics (recognised by World Para Athletics) and swimming (recognised by World Para Swimming).[5]
Qualified nations
As of July 2019.[6][7][8][9][10]
- Argentina (3)
- Australia (11)
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (2)
- Brazil (10)
- Chile (3)
- China (26)
- Chinese Taipei (2)
- Croatia (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Denmark (1)
- Egypt (6)
- France (11)
- Germany (8)
- Great Britain (9)
- Hong Kong (2)
- Hungary (4)
- India (1)
- Indonesia (2)
- Italy (5)
- Japan (5) (Host country)
- Jordan (1)
- Mexico (3)
- Montenegro (1)
- Netherlands (2)
- Nigeria (6)
- Norway (2)
- Poland (9)
- Romania (1)
- Russia (5)
- Serbia (5)
- Slovakia (3)
- Spain (6)
- South Korea (16)
- Sweden (4)
- Thailand (8)
- Turkey (6)
- Ukraine (8)
- United States (3)
- Venezuela (1)
Schedule
Q | Qualification | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
- Men
Events | Dates | |||||||||||||
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Wed 25 Aug |
Thurs 26 Aug |
Fri 27 Aug |
Sat 28 Aug |
Sun 29 Aug |
Mon 30 Aug |
Tues 31 Aug |
Wed 1 Sept |
Thurs 2 Sept |
Fri 3 Sept | |||||
Men's individual C1 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's individual C2 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's individual C3 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's individual C4 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's individual C5 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's individual C6 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's individual C7 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's individual C8 | Q | ½ | F | |||||||||||
Men's individual C9 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's individual C10 | Q | ½ | F | |||||||||||
Men's individual C11 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's team C1-2 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's team C3 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's team C4-5 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's team C6-7 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's team C8 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Men's team C9-10 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F |
- Women
Events | Dates | |||||||||||||
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Wed 25 Aug |
Thurs 26 Aug |
Fri 27 Aug |
Sat 28 Aug |
Sun 29 Aug |
Mon 30 Aug |
Tues 31 Aug |
Wed 1 Sept |
Thurs 2 Sept |
Fri 3 Sept | |||||
Women's individual C1-2 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Women's individual C3 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Women's individual C4 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Women's individual C5 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Women's individual C6 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Women's individual C7 | Q | ½ | F | |||||||||||
Women's individual C8 | Q | ½ | F | |||||||||||
Women's individual C9 | Q | ½ | F | |||||||||||
Women's individual C10 | Q | ½ | F | |||||||||||
Women's individual C11 | Q | ½ | F | |||||||||||
Women's team C1-3 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Women's team C4-5 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Women's team C6-8 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
Women's team C9-10 | Q | ¼ | ½ | F |
Medalists
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual – Class 1 |
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Men's individual – Class 2 |
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Men's individual – Class 3 |
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Men's individual – Class 4 |
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Men's individual – Class 5 |
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Men's individual – Class 6 |
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Men's individual – Class 7 |
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Men's individual – Class 8 |
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Men's individual – Class 9 |
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Men's individual – Class 10 |
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Men's individual – Class 11 |
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Men's team – Class 1-2 |
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Men's team – Class 3 |
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Men's team – Class 4-5 |
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Men's team – Class 6-7 |
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Men's team – Class 8 |
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Men's team – Class 9-10 |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's individual – Class 1-2 |
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Women's individual – Class 3 |
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Women's individual – Class 4 |
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Women's individual – Class 5 |
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Women's individual – Class 6 |
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Women's individual – Class 7 |
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Women's individual – Class 8 |
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Women's individual – Class 9 |
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Women's individual – Class 10 |
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Women's individual – Class 11 |
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Women's team – Class 1-3 |
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Women's team – Class 4-5 |
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Women's team – Class 6-8 |
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Women's team – Class 9-10 |
References
- "Tokyo 2020 Venues". tokyo2020.org. 7 November 2018.
- "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
- "2019 ITTF PTT Tournaments Calendar". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 7 November 2018.
- "Helsingborg 2019: Top seeds rule Para table tennis regional championships". International Paralympic Committee. 23 September 2019.
- "Table tennis at the INAS Global Games to be recognised by ITTF". inside the games. 9 January 2019.
- "Titles retained, titles regained; familiar names secure Darwin podium places". International Table Tennis Federation. 2 May 2019.
- "Paralympic Games bound, Mohamed Sameh Eid Salah for fifth time". International Table Tennis Federation. 1 July 2019.
- "Nervous moments surprise defeats Taichung". International Table Tennis Federation. 24 July 2019.
- "Rio medalists' hopes alive". International Table Tennis Federation. 24 July 2019.
- "Qualified Para Table Tennis Players for Tokyo 2020" (PDF). International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 August 2020.