The 2020 ITTF Finals, also referred to as the Bank of Communications 2020 ITTF Finals for sponsorship reasons, was a table tennis tournament that took place from 19 to 22 November 2020 in Zhengzhou, China. The tournament was organised by the International Table Tennis Federation as a one-off replacement for the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, which was cancelled in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports. [1][2]

Bank of Communications
2020 ITTF Finals
Tournament details
Dates19–22 November 2020
Competitors32 from 14 nations
Total prize moneyUS$500,000
VenueZhengzhou Olympic Sports Center
LocationZhengzhou, China
Champions
Men's singlesChina Ma Long
Women's singlesChina Chen Meng
2019
(World Tour Grand Finals)

After series of cancellation of tournaments this year, the 2020 ITTF Finals is one of the three year-end tournaments that conclude the table tennis calendar in 2020. The other two, the 2020 ITTF World Cup and the inaugural World Table Tennis Macao, were also held in November in China.

Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
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  Ma Long[3]   Fan Zhendong[3]   Jang Woo-jin
  Xu Xin
Women's singles
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  Chen Meng[3]   Wang Manyu[3]   Sun Yingsha
  Mima Ito

Qualification

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The top 16 players in the April 2020 ITTF World Ranking were invited to compete in men's and women's singles events, subject to a maximum of four players from each national association. Players were seeded according to their November 2020 World Ranking.[4][5]

Men's singles

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Players

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  1.   Fan Zhendong (final)
  2.   Xu Xin (semifinals)
  3.   Ma Long (champion)
  4.   Tomokazu Harimoto (first round)
  5.   Lin Gaoyuan (quarterfinals)
  6.   Hugo Calderano (quarterfinals)
  7.   Lin Yun-ju (quarterfinals)
  8.   Mattias Falck (quarterfinals)
  9.   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (first round)
  10.   Koki Niwa (first round)
  11.   Jeoung Young-sik (first round)
  12.   Liam Pitchford (first round)
  13.   Patrick Franziska (first round)
  14.   Jang Woo-jin (semifinals)
  15.   Simon Gauzy (first round)
  16.   Quadri Aruna (first round)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Fan Zhendong 11 11 11 11
11   Jeoung Young-sik 6 2 5 7 1   Fan Zhendong 11 13 11 9 11
12   Liam Pitchford 4 4 11 10 6   Hugo Calderano 6 11 7 11 9
6   Hugo Calderano 11 11 13 12 1   Fan Zhendong 11 11 13 11 11
5   Lin Gaoyuan 11 11 11 11 14   Jang Woo-jin 8 4 15 8 5
10   Koki Niwa 9 3 4 9 5   Lin Gaoyuan 7 12 11 7 10 11 6
14   Jang Woo-jin 6 2 11 7 12 11 11 14   Jang Woo-jin 11 10 1 11 12 8 11
4   Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 7 11 10 2 5 1   Fan Zhendong 11 7 10 11 8
3   Ma Long 12 11 11 11 3   Ma Long 13 11 12 9 11
13   Patrick Franziska 10 1 6 4 3   Ma Long 11 7 5 11 11 13
15   Simon Gauzy 4 9 11 11 12 6 7 8   Mattias Falck 5 11 11 6 9 11
8   Mattias Falck 11 11 5 7 10 11 11 3   Ma Long 11 11 11 11 11
7   Lin Yun-ju 8 11 4 11 11 12 2   Xu Xin 13 9 9 8 7
9   Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 3 11 9 6 10 7   Lin Yun-ju 7 8 11 11 2 3
16   Quadri Aruna 10 8 6 5 2   Xu Xin 11 11 9 7 11 11
2   Xu Xin 12 11 11 11

Women's singles

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Players

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  1.   Chen Meng (champion)
  2.   Mima Ito (semifinals)
  3.   Sun Yingsha (semifinals)
  4.   Wang Manyu (final)
  5.   Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals)
  6.   Feng Tianwei (first round)
  7.   Kasumi Ishikawa (first round)
  8.   Wang Yidi (quarterfinals)
  9.   Sofia Polcanova (first round)
  10.   Doo Hoi Kem (first round)
  11.   Jeon Ji-hee (first round)
  12.   Hitomi Sato (first round)
  13.   Adriana Díaz (first round)
  14.   Petrissa Solja (quarterfinals)
  15.   Miyu Kato (first round)
  16.   Suh Hyo-won (quarterfinals)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Chen Meng 11 13 7 11 8 11
15   Miyu Kato 6 11 11 6 11 4 1   Chen Meng 9 10 11 11 11 11
14   Petrissa Solja 11 8 9 11 11 11 14   Petrissa Solja 11 12 5 5 8 6
6   Feng Tianwei 8 11 11 5 7 9 1   Chen Meng 11 11 11 12
7   Kasumi Ishikawa 8 11 9 5 5 3   Sun Yingsha 9 8 8 10
16   Suh Hyo-won 11 3 11 11 11 16   Suh Hyo-won 12 6 11 3 11 5
11   Jeon Ji-hee 10 8 7 4 3   Sun Yingsha 10 11 8 11 13 11
3   Sun Yingsha 12 11 11 11 1   Chen Meng 11 11 14 11 11
4   Wang Manyu 11 16 11 11 4   Wang Manyu 9 13 12 8 5
12   Hitomi Sato 6 14 5 9 4   Wang Manyu 11 11 9 11 11
13   Adriana Díaz 11 4 10 5 11 5   Cheng I-ching 7 7 11 6 6
5   Cheng I-ching 9 11 12 11 13 4   Wang Manyu 11 11 11 11
8   Wang Yidi 11 14 11 11 2   Mima Ito 3 4 9 6
9   Sofia Polcanova 3 12 7 7 8   Wang Yidi 11 8 13 4 7 11 5
10   Doo Hoi Kem 11 11 6 5 6 2   Mima Ito 6 11 11 11 11 7 11
2   Mima Ito 13 6 11 11 11

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "#RESTART the ITTF World Ranking!". ITTF. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Bank of Communications 2020 ITTF Finals / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bank of Communications 2020 ITTF Finals: Ma Long and Chen Meng make history". 22 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Playing System for the 2020 ITTF Finals" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Players announced for #RESTART!". ITTF. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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