2011 World Table Tennis Championships

The GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships was held at the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands from May 8 to May 15, 2011. This decision was announced in February 2008. It was the 51st edition contested. The tournament was organised by the ITTF and The Netherlands Table Tennis Association (NTTB). GAC GROUP was the title sponsor of the Championships.[1]

2011 World Table Tennis Championships
DateMay 8–15
Edition51st
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
Champions
Men's singles
China Zhang Jike
Women's singles
China Ding Ning
Men's doubles
China Ma Long / China Xu Xin
Women's doubles
China Guo Yue / China Li Xiaoxia
Mixed doubles
China Zhang Chao / China Cao Zhen
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Events and schedule

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Five individual events were contested at the Championships.[2] Qualification rounds were held from May 8 to 9.[3]

  Rounds in main draw
  Finals
Date May
8
May
9
May
10
May
11
May
12
May
13
May
14
May
15
Men's singles 1R 2R, 3R 3R, 4R 4R QF SF, F
Women's singles 1R 2R, 3R 4R QF, SF F
Men's doubles 1R, 2R 3R QF SF, F
Women's doubles 1R, 2R 3R QF SF F
Mixed doubles 1R 2R, 3R 4R QF, SF F

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)55414
2  Hong Kong (HKG)0022
  South Korea (KOR)0022
4  Germany (GER)0011
  Japan (JPN)0011
Totals (5 entries)551020

Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
details
  Zhang Jike   Wang Hao   Timo Boll
  Ma Long
Women's singles
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  Ding Ning   Li Xiaoxia   Liu Shiwen
  Guo Yue
Men's doubles
details
  Ma Long
  Xu Xin
  Chen Qi
  Ma Lin
  Jung Young-sik
  Kim Min-seok
  Wang Hao
  Zhang Jike
Women's doubles
details
  Guo Yue
  Li Xiaoxia
  Ding Ning
  Guo Yan
  Kim Kyung-ah
  Park Mi-young
  Jiang Huajun
  Tie Ya Na
Mixed doubles
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  Zhang Chao
  Cao Zhen
  Hao Shuai
  Mu Zi
  Cheung Yuk
  Jiang Huajun
  Seiya Kishikawa
  Ai Fukuhara

Champions

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Men's singles

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  Zhang Jike def.   Wang Hao, 12–10, 11–7, 6–11, 9–11, 11–5, 14–12.[4]

Women's singles

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  Ding Ning def.   Li Xiaoxia, 12–10, 13–11, 11–9, 8–11, 8–11, 11–7.[5]

Men's doubles

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  Ma Long /   Xu Xin def.   Chen Qi /   Ma Lin, 11–3, 11–8, 4–11, 11–4, 11–7.[6]

Women's doubles

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  Guo Yue /   Li Xiaoxia def.   Ding Ning /   Guo Yan, 11–8, 11–5, 13–11, 11–8.[7]

Mixed doubles

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  Zhang Chao /   Cao Zhen def.   Hao Shuai /   Mu Zi, 11–7, 11–7, 11–9, 9–11, 11–8.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Chris Raveney (28 April 2011). "Top level agreement for Table Tennis World Championships". SportsPro. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. ^ "2011 World TT Championships Playing System" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  3. ^ "2011 World Table Tennis Championships - Time schedule" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Zhang Jike in Seventh Heaven, World Title Clinched at First Attempt". ittf.com. 2011-05-15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  5. ^ "In Moscow a Nightmare, in Rotterdam Dreams Came True". ittf.com. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  6. ^ "One Step Higher for Ma Long and Xu Xin, Title Secured in Rotterdam". ittf.com. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  7. ^ "Guo Yue and Li Xiaoxia Retain Title in Style in Ahoy Arena". ittf.com. 2011-05-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  8. ^ "Different Partner but Once Again Mixed Doubles Gold for Cao Zhen". ittf.com. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
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