World Championships 2009

The World Table Tennis Championships first took place in 1926 in London, England.

However, since 2000, the World Table Tennis Championship has been split into two separate competitions.

Team events are now held in even numbered years, whilst individual events (singles and doubles) are held in odd numbered years.

The World Championships 2009 events are ...

• Mens Singles
• Womens Singles
• Mens Doubles
• Womens Doubles
• Mixed Doubles

Individual Events ...

Individual events are played on a knockout basis and all matches are the best of 7 games.

There are 128 places in the first round proper of the men's singles, women's singles and mixed doubles events, but not more than 64 places in the first round proper of men's and women's doubles events.

In doubles events, both players must be from the same Association.

Each Association is entitled to 5 entries in each singles event, with 1 additional entry in the appropriate event for each place held by its player in the first 10 places of the first issue of the ITTF world ranking list in the year of the Championships, with up to 7 players in each individual event.

The host Association may enter up to 7 pairs in the mixed doubles and 7 players in each other individual event.

Different players may be entered in each doubles event. However, the number of players entered in doubles must not exceed the number of players entered in the corresponding singles. 

In mixed doubles the number of pairs entered must not exceed the number of players nominated in the men's or women's singles, whichever is the lower.

Players of the same Association shall be separated in preliminary rounds, groups and in the first round of the draw, but not in further rounds.

The last individual World Table Tennis Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia in May 2007 and the winners were ...

• Men's Singles - Wang Liqin (China)
• Women's Singles - Guo Yue (China)
• Men's Doubles - Ma Lin & Chen Qi (China)
• Women's Doubles - Zhang Yining & Wang Nan (China)
• Mixed Doubles - Guo Yue & Wang Liqin (China)

Women's Doubles Event Results

First Round (Last 64)

Thursday 30 April 2009

Second Round (Last 32)

Friday 1 May 2009

Third Round (Last 16)

Saturday 2 May 2009

Quarter Finals

Sunday 3 May 2009

Semi Finals

Monday 4 May 2009

2009 World Championships
Womens Doubles Finalists
DING Ning & GUO Yan (top) - LI Xiaoxia & GUO Yue (bottom)

Final

Tuesday 5 May 2009

2009 World Championships
Womens Doubles Champions
GUO Yue & LI Xiaoxia