Keep up to date with all the top table tennis events. Here's a list of events in 2012 which count for World Ranking points.
2012 is a big year for sport in general and for table tennis events in particular.
This year sees the quadrennial Olympic Games taking place in London, England, which means that there will be four Olympic gold medals up for grabs in addition to the regular annual table tennis events.
So in preparation for the biggest sporting event on the planet in July and August, all players will be concentrating their efforts on the Olympic Qualification events which take place from February through May, as they try to secure their place in London.
And with the table tennis World Championships (Team Events) taking place in Dortmund, Germany in March, Europe will really be in the spotlight this year.
So let's take a look at the 2012 table tennis events calendar...
Here are the 2012 table tennis events which count for World Ranking points.
TBD = To be determined / Not yet known.
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14 2012 | Jan 22 2012 | Puerto Rico | San Juan de Puerto Rico | 2011 Global Cadet Challenge & Global Junior Circuit Finals |
| Jan 17 2012 | Jan 21 2012 | Hungary | Budapest | Hungarian Open ITTF World Tour |
| Jan 25 2012 | Jan 29 2012 | Slovak Republic | Velenje | Slovenia Open ITTF World Tour |
| Jan 27 2012 | Jan 29 2012 | TBD | European Youth TOP-10 | |
| Jan 30 2012 | Feb 3 2012 | Slovak Republic | Velenje | Slovenia Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| Feb 4 2012 | Feb 5 2012 | Thailand | Bangkok | Southeast Asia Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| Feb 7 2012 | Feb 11 2012 | Qatar | Doha | Qatar Open ITTF World Tour |
| Feb 8 2012 | Feb 12 2012 | Bahrain | Manama | Bahrain Junior and Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Feb 14 2012 | Feb 18 2012 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | Kuwait Open ITTF World Tour |
| Feb 15 2012 | Feb 19 2012 | Czech Republic | Hodonin | Czech Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Feb 22 2012 | Feb 26 2012 | Sweden | Orebro | Safir (Swedish) Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Feb 23 2012 | Mar 1 2012 | Macao | Macao | 2012 Asian Championships |
| Feb 28 2012 | Mar 1 2012 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | ITTF-Latin American Team Championships |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| Mar 2 2012 | Mar 4 2012 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Latin American Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| Mar 5 2012 | Mar 8 2012 | Australia | Melbourne | Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| Mar 8 2012 | Mar 12 2012 | Italy | Lignano | Italian Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Mar 10 2012 | Mar 11 2012 | Estonia | Tallin | Butterfly Baltic Cup |
| Mar 14 2012 | Mar 17 2012 | Iraq | Suleimaniya | Iraq Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Mar 25 2012 | Apr 1 2012 | Germany | Dortmund | LIEBHERR 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| Apr 5 2012 | Apr 8 2012 | Algeria | Tipaza | Algeriaeria Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Apr 9 2012 | Apr 14 2012 | Algeria | Tipaza | ITTF-Africa Juniors Championships |
| Apr 11 2012 | Apr 15 2012 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | European Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| Apr 12 2012 | Apr 15 2012 | Malta | Cottonera | Malta Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Apr 13 2012 | Apr 15 2012 | TBD | Tournament of Champions | |
| Apr 13 2012 | Apr 17 2012 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Argentina Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Apr 18 2012 | Apr 22 2012 | Spain | Almeria | Spanish Open ITTF World Tour |
| Apr 18 2012 | Apr 22 2012 | France | Metz | French Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Apr 19 2012 | Apr 22 2012 | Hong Kong | Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament | |
| Apr 19 2012 | Apr 22 2012 | New Zealand | Auckland | New Zealand Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Apr 20 2012 | Apr 22 2012 | USA | Caryn, North Carolina | North American Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| Apr 25 2012 | Apr 29 2012 | Chile | Santiago de Chile | Chile Open ITTF World Tour |
| Apr 26 2012 | Apr 29 2012 | Egypt | Cairo | Egypt Open Euro-Africa Circuit |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| May 4 2012 | May 8 2012 | Thailand | Pattaya | Thailand Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| May 9 2012 | May 13 2012 | Spain | Platja d'aro | Spanish Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| May 10 2012 | May 13 2012 | Qatar | Doha | Final World Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| May 16 2012 | May 20 2012 | South Korea | TBD | Korea Open ITTF World Tour |
| May 17 2012 | May 20 2012 | Belarus | Minsk | Belarus Open Euro-Africa Circuit |
| May 17 2012 | May 20 2012 | Slovak Republic | Senec | Slovak Junior Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| May 23 2012 | May 27 2012 | China | TBD | China Open ITTF World Tour |
| May 24 2012 | May 27 2012 | Croatia | Porec-Plava Laguna | Croatian Open Euro-Africa Circuit |
| May 25 2012 | May 27 2012 | Costa Rica | San Jose | ITTF-Latin America Cup |
| May 30 2012 | Jun 3 2012 | Poland | Cetniewo | Polish Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| Jun 1 2012 | Jun 2 2012 | TBD | ITTF-North America Cup | |
| Jun 2 2012 | Jun 3 2012 | TBD | China vs World Challenge Match | |
| Jun 6 2012 | Jun 10 2012 | Japan | Kobe | Japan Open ITTF World Tour |
| Jun 7 2012 | Jun 10 2012 | Sweden | Helsingborg | Helsingborg (Swedish) Open Euro-Africa Circuit |
| Jun 13 2012 | Jun 17 2012 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil Open ITTF World Tour |
| Jun 24 2012 | Jun 27 2012 | Canada | Mississauga, Toronto | Canadian Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Jun 28 2012 | Jul 1 2012 | Morocco | Rabat | Morocco Open Euro-Africa Circuit |
| Jun 30 2012 | Jul 4 2012 | USA | Grand Rapids, Michigan | US Junior and Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Jun 30 2012 | Jul 4 2012 | USA | Grand Rapids, Michigan | US Open |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| Jul 10 2012 | Jul 15 2012 | Mexico | Mexico D.F. | Latin-American Junior and Cadet Championships |
| Jul 11 2012 | Jul 15 2012 | China | TBD | Asian Junior Championships |
| Jul 13 2012 | Jul 22 2012 | Austria | Schwechat | European Youth Championships |
| Jul 17 2012 | Jul 21 2012 | Mexico | Mexico D.F. | Mexico Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Jul 28 2012 | Aug 8 2012 | England | London | Olympic Games (Table Tennis events) |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| Aug 9 2012 | Aug 12 2012 | Guatemala | Guatemala | Guatemala Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Aug 15 2012 | Aug 19 2012 | El Salvador | San Salvador | El Salvador Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Aug 15 2012 | Aug 19 2012 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Aug 22 2012 | Aug 26 2012 | China | Suzhou | Harmony China Open ITTF World Tour |
| Aug 28 2012 | Sep 1 2012 | South Korea | TBD | Korea Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Aug 29 2012 | Sep 2 2012 | Portugal | Funchal | Funchal (Portugal) Junior Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Aug 29 2012 | Sep 2 2012 | Czech Republic | Plzen | Czech Open ITTF World Tour |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| Sep 12 2012 | Sep 16 2012 | Russia | Ekaterinburg | Russian Open ITTF World Tour |
| Sep 12 2012 | Sep 16 2012 | Chinese Taipei | Taipei | Chinese Taipei Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Sep 19 2012 | Sep 23 2012 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Sep 19 2012 | Sep 23 2012 | China | Chengdu | Chengdu (China) Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Sep 21 2012 | Sep 23 2012 | TBD | Women's World Cup | |
| Sep 26 2012 | Sep 30 2012 | China | Taicang | Taicang (China) Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Sep 26 2012 | Sep 29 2012 | Belgium | Antwerpen | Flanders (Belgium) Open Euro-Africa Circuit |
| Sep 27 2012 | Sep 30 2012 | Chile | Santiago de Chile, | Chile Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Sep 28 2012 | Sep 30 2012 | England | Liverpool | Men's World Cup |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| Oct 3 2012 | Oct 7 2012 | Serbia | Vrnjacka Banja | Serbian Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Oct 9 2012 | Oct 12 2012 | Tunisia | Tunis | Tunisia Junior and Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Oct 10 2012 | Oct 14 2012 | India | TBD | India Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Oct 16 2012 | Oct 21 2012 | Denmark | Herning | European Championships |
| Oct 17 2012 | Oct 21 2012 | Bangladesh | Dahka | Bangladesh Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Oct 25 2012 | Oct 28 2012 | Germany | Seligenstadt | German Junior Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Oct 31 2012 | Nov 4 2012 | Germany | Bremen | German Open ITTF World Tour |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| Nov 2 2012 | Nov 4 2012 | Slovak Republic | Bratislava | Slovak Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit |
| Nov 7 2012 | Nov 11 2012 | Hungary | Tata | Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open ITTF Premium Junior Circuit |
| Nov 7 2012 | Nov 11 2012 | Poland | Poznan | Polish Open ITTF World Tour |
| Nov 17 2012 | Nov 23 2012 | Egypt | Cairo | ITTF-African Championships |
| Nov 22 2012 | Nov 25 2012 | TBD | World Team Cup | |
| From | To | Country | City | Event |
| Dec 6 2012 | Dec 9 2012 | TBD | ITTF World Tour Grand Finals | |
| Dec 9 2012 | Dec 16 2012 | South Africa | Cape Town | World Junior Table Tennis Chamipionships |
For more information on the major table tennis tournaments,
take a look at my other articles ...
2004 Olympic Games - Athens, Greece
2008 Olympic Games - Beijing, China
2012 Olympic Games - London, England
2009 World Championships - Yokohama, Japan
2010 World Team Championships - Moscow, Russia
2011 World Championships - Rotterdam, Netherlands
ITTF Pro Tour (1996-2011)
ITTF World Tour (2012 onwards)
Men's World Cup
2008 European Championships
2009 European Championships
2010 European Championships
2011 European Championships
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