The table tennis competition at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics took place in Singapore Indoor Stadium between 21 and 26 August, with training hall set in National University of Singapore (NUS).[1][2] 64 athletes composed of 32 boys and 32 girls at the age between 14 and 16 (born between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1995) competed in different events of Men's Singles and Women's Singles.[3] Further, each athlete paired with another athlete of the opposite sex participated in Mixed Team event. Each team match consisted of the best of three matches. The Women's Singles was played first, followed by Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles.
| Table tennis at the I Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| Dates | 21 – 26 August 2010 |
| No. of events | 3 (1 boys, 1 girls, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 64 (32 boys, 32 girls) from 47 nations |
Qualifiers edit
Singles edit
A total of 64 athletes qualified mainly from tournaments including ITTF Cadet Challenge, five ITTF Junior Circuit events, and five continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, Pan America, Oceania).[3][4] The others qualified from ITTF under 15 world ranking and the host National Olympic Committee (NOC). The maximum number of athletes per NOC was one man and one woman.
| Event (Qualifiers) | Date | Location | Qualifiers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Women's Singles | |||
| ITTF Cadet Challenge (4) | 19–25 October 2009 |  Tokyo
|
 Yin Hang (cancelled) Koki Niwa Simon Gauzy Hampus Soderlund Adem Hmam (reallocated)
|
 Yang Ha-Eun Ayuka Tanioka Bernadette Szocs Sutashini Sawetabut
|
| African Qualification Tournament (2) | 21–23 November 2009 |  Cairo
|
Bedair Omar Ojo Onalaopo
|
Dina Mesheref Islem Laid
|
| ITTF U-15 World Ranking (4) | 31 December 2009 | - |  Hung Tzu-Hsiang Kim Dong-Hyun Chiu Chung Hei Phillip Kumiov (rejected) Ondrej Bajger (reallocated)
|
Gu Yuting  Petrissa Solja Yana Noskova Isabelle Siyun LI
|
| Pan American Qualification Tournament (3) | 1–3 February 2010 |  San Salvador
|
 Jouti Eric Rodrigo Tapia Pablo Saragovi
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 Ariel Hsing Caroline Kumahara Carelyn Cordero
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| ITTF Specific Tournament (1) | 6–7 February 2010 |  Manama
|
 Emilien Vanrossomme
|
 Britt Eerland
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| ITTF Specific Tournament (1) | 14–15 February 2010 | Cairo
|
 Leornado Mutti
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 Sofia Polcanova (rejected)  Alice Loveridge (reallocated)
|
| ITTF Specific Tournament (1) | 23–24 March 2010 | Lignano
|
 Tamas Lakatos
|
Celine Pang
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| Oceanian Qualification Tournament (1) | 1 April 2010 |  Auckland
|
Kevin Wu
|
Julia Wu
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| Asian Qualification Tournament (4) | 2–4 April 2010 | Bangkok
|
 Kim Kwang-Song  Hasintha Arsa Marakkala  Avik Das  Elmurod Holikov
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Kim Song-i Ng Ka Yee Huang Hsin Mallika Bhandarkar
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| ITTF Specific Qualification Tournament (1) | 10 April 2010 | Auckland
|
Tanapol Santiwattanatarm
|
 Lily Phan
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| European Qualification Tournament (4) | 16–18 April 2010 | Novara
|
 Konrad Kulpa  Luka Fucek  Stefan Leitgeb Koen Hageraats
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Mateja Jeger Olga Bliznet  Alekseja Galič Mercedes Nagyvaradi
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| ITTF Specific Qualification Tournament (1) | 24–25 April 2010 |  Valencia
|
Florian Wagner
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 Katsiaryna Baravok
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| Host Country Representation (1) | - | - | Clarence Chew
|
Qualified in previous tournament |
| Unused Quota of Host Country Representation (replacement) | - | - | Quota used |  Maria Xiao
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| NOC Universality Places (4) | - | - | Luis Mejia  Patrick Massah  Warren Li Kam Wa Axel Gavilan
|
 Jolie Mafuta Ivoso  Letizia Giardi Nuwani G. Vithange Adielle Roshuevel
|
| TOTAL | 32 | 32 | ||
Mixed team edit
Qualified athletes from the same NOC teamed up first (17 teams).[5][6] The remaining players formed continental mixed teams as a second option (2 African teams, 6 European teams, 3 Pan American teams), and an intercontinental team was the last consideration (4 teams).
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| – |  Mixed-NOCs (MIX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Koki Niwa Japan
|
Hung Tzu-Hsiang Chinese Taipei
|
Simon Gauzy France
|
| Women's singles |
Gu Yuting China
|
Isabelle Li Siyun Singapore
|
Yang Ha-Eun South Korea
|
| Mixed team |
Japan (JPN) Ayuka Tanioka Koki Niwa |
South Korea (KOR) Yang Ha-Eun Kim Dong-Hyun |
 Intercontinental 1 Gu Yuting (CHN)  Adem Hmam (TUN)
|
References edit
- ^ "Webpage for 2010 First Youth Olympic Games at ITTF.com". ittf.com. ITTF. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Specific Rules for 2010 Youth Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Qualification System for the First Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Players Qualified for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore" (PDF). ITTF. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "YOG Clothing and Composition of Teams" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Teams Seeding List of Youth Olympic Games 2010" (PDF). ITTF. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.