World Championships 2009
Womens Singles Results
The World Championships 2009.
The world's best come together in Yokohama, Japan ...
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.
So let's look at what events are included ...
Events included
The World Championships 2009 events are ...
Format of events
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.
Numbers
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.
2007 winners
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)
World Championships 2009
Women's Singles Event Results
First Round (Last 128)
Thursday 30 April 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
| ZHANG Yining CHN | 4-0 | BAKULA Andrea HRV |
| STEFANOVA Nikoleta ITA | 4-3 | SOROCHYNSKA Tetyana UKR |
| EKHOLM Matilda SWE | 4-2 | KAROVA Anelia BUL |
| DODEAN Daniela ROU | 4-0 | SIM Kai Xin Zena SIN |
| TOTH Krisztina HUN | 4-1 | TOMAZINI Jana SVN |
| HU Melek TUR | 4-0 | CHIU Soo Jiin MAS |
| ZHU Fang ESP | 4-0 | NOUWEN Carla NED |
| GAO Jun USA | 4-0 | ZHANG Mo CAN |
| LIU Jia AUT | 4-0 | GAPONOVA Ganna UKR |
| LEE Eun Hee KOR | 4-1 | FILI Christina GRE |
| TROSHNEVA Elena RUS | 4-2 | PAVLOVICH Veronika BLR |
| YU Meng Yu SIN | 4-1 | ERDELJI Ana-Maria SRB |
| FUKUOKA Haruna JPN | 4-1 | NEGRISOLI Laura ITA |
| SILBEREISEN Kristin GER | 4-2 | GRUNDISCH Carole FRA |
| ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN | 4-1 | YU Kwok See HKG |
| TIE Yana HKG | 4-1 | PARTYKA Natalia POL |
| WANG Yue Gu SIN | 4-3 | PESOTSKA Margaryta UKR |
| STRBIKOVA Renata CZE | 4-3 | SIBLEY Kelly ENG |
| XIAN Yi Fang FRA | 4-0 | AMAR Einat ISR |
| PAVLOVICH Viktoria BLR | 4-0 | BALAZOVA Barbora SVK |
| VORONOVA Anastasia RUS | 4-2 | BOROS Tamara HRV |
| VACENOVSKA Iveta CZE | 4-0 | RAMOS Fabiola VEN |
| ODOROVA Eva SVK | 4-2 | DURAK Mirela HRV |
| HIRANO Sayaka JPN | 4-0 | NTOULAKI Ekaterina GRE |
| LIU Shiwen CHN | 4-0 | NOSKOVA Yana RUS |
| LU Yun-Feng TPE | 4-1 | NG Sock Khim MAS |
| TASEI Mikie JPN | 4-0 | HAN Xing CGO |
| LI Qian POL | 4-0 | BEH Lee Wei MAS |
| PARK Young Sook KOR | 4-3 | YAO Yan CHN |
| DVORAK Galia ESP | 4-0 | EL-SOKARY Sara EGY |
| PETTERSSON Malin SWE | 4-2 | TIKHOMIROVA Anna RUS |
| GUO Yan CHN | 4-0 | RUVMAN Natali ISR |
| LI Xiaoxia CHN | 4-0 | MUANGSUK Anisara THA |
| ISHIGAKI Yuka JPN | 4-1 | KUMARESAN Shamini IND |
| SCHALL Elke GER | w/o | LAY Jian Fang AUS |
| FUKUHARA Ai JPN | 4-0 | MOCROUSOV Elena MDA |
| WU Jiaduo GER | 4-2 | PRIVALOVA Alexandra BLR |
| LI Qiangbing AUT | 4-2 | MATTENET Audrey FRA |
| HADACOVA Dana CZE | w/o | NI Xia Lian LUX |
| DING Ning CHN | 4-0 | MEDINA Paula COL |
| LI Jiao NED | 4-1 | HE Sirin TUR |
| XU Jie (1982) POL | 4-2 | RAMIREZ Sara ESP |
| POTA Georgina HUN | 4-2 | PETZNER Martina AUT |
| SUN Bei Bei SIN | 4-0 | HUANG Crystal Xi USA |
| DANG Ye Seo KOR | 4-0 | SILVA Ligia Santos BRA |
| KOMWONG Nanthana THA | 4-2 | OZLER Fulya TUR |
| SKOV Mie DEN | 4-0 | EZZEDDINE Ruaida VEN |
| KIM Kyung Ah KOR | 4-0 | DAS Mouma IND |
| FENG Tianwei SIN | 4-0 | CHAKRABORTY Kasturi IND |
| LOVAS Petra HUN | 4-2 | LIU Hsing-Yin TPE |
| TAN MONFARDINI Wenling ITA | 4-0 | LIU Na IRL |
| LI Jie NED | 4-0 | HSING Ariel USA |
| MIAO Miao AUS | 4-3 | LAU Sui Fei HKG |
| FUJINUMA Ai JPN | 4-0 | KASABOVA Asya BUL |
| BARTHEL Zhenqi GER | 4-0 | PARKER Joanna ENG |
| PARK Mi Young KOR | 4-0 | CREEMERS Linda NED |
| JIANG Huajun HKG | 4-0 | AGERHOLM Pernille DEN |
| PASKAUSKIENE Ruta LTU | w/o | YANG Fen CGO |
| ZHANG Rui HKG | 4-1 | CHENG I-Ching TPE |
| LIN Ling HKG | 4-0 | SUN Yang NZL |
| SAMARA Elizabeta ROU | 4-0 | REED Jasna USA |
| HUANG Yi-Hua TPE | 4-0 | MIKHAYLOVA Polina RUS |
| SEOK Ha Jung KOR | 4-0 | HAAN Simone LUX |
| GUO Yue CHN | 4-0 | GHATAK Poulomi IND |
Second Round (Last 64)
Thursday 30 April 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
| ZHANG Yining CHN | 4-0 | STEFANOVA Nikoleta ITA |
| DODEAN Daniela ROU | 4-1 | EKHOLM Matilda SWE |
| TOTH Krisztina HUN | 4-2 | HU Melek TUR |
| ZHU Fang ESP | 4-3 | GAO Jun USA |
| LIU Jia AUT | 4-1 | LEE Eun Hee KOR |
| YU Meng Yu SIN | 4-1 | TROSHNEVA Elena RUS |
| FUKUOKA Haruna JPN | 4-1 | SILBEREISEN Kristin GER |
| ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN | 4-3 | TIE Yana HKG |
| STRBIKOVA Renata CZE | 4-3 | WANG Yue Gu SIN |
| PAVLOVICH Viktoria BLR | 4-1 | XIAN Yi Fang FRA |
| VACENOVSKA Iveta CZE | 4-0 | VORONOVA Anastasia RUS |
| ODOROVA Eva SVK | 4-2 | HIRANO Sayaka JPN |
| LIU Shiwen CHN | 4-0 | LU Yun-Feng TPE |
| TASEI Mikie JPN | 4-2 | LI Qian POL |
| PARK Young Sook KOR | 4-0 | DVORAK Galia ESP |
| GUO Yan CHN | 4-0 | PETTERSSON Malin SWE |
| LI Xiaoxia CHN | 4-1 | ISHIGAKI Yuka JPN |
| SCHALL Elke GER | 4-2 | FUKUHARA Ai JPN |
| WU Jiaduo GER | 4-3 | LI Qiangbing AUT |
| DING Ning CHN | 4-0 | HADACOVA Dana CZE |
| LI Jiao NED | 4-0 | XU Jie (1982) POL |
| SUN Bei Bei SIN | 4-1 | POTA Georgina HUN |
| DANG Ye Seo KOR | 4-3 | KOMWONG Nanthana THA |
| KIM Kyung Ah KOR | 4-0 | SKOV Mie DEN |
| FENG Tianwei SIN | 4-0 | LOVAS Petra HUN |
| LI Jie NED | 4-0 | TAN MONFARDINI Wenling ITA |
| FUJINUMA Ai JPN | 4-0 | MIAO Miao AUS |
| PARK Mi Young KOR | 4-1 | BARTHEL Zhenqi GER |
| JIANG Huajun HKG | 4-0 | PASKAUSKIENE Ruta LTU |
| LIN Ling HKG | 4-2 | ZHANG Rui HKG |
| HUANG Yi-Hua TPE | 4-3 | SAMARA Elizabeta ROU |
| GUO Yue CHN | 4-0 | SEOK Ha Jung KOR |
Round Three (Last 32)
Friday 1 May 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
| ZHANG Yining CHN | 4-0 | DODEAN Daniela ROU |
| TOTH Krisztina HUN | 4-3 | ZHU Fang ESP |
| YU Meng Yu SIN | 4-1 | LIU Jia AUT |
| ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN | 4-1 | FUKUOKA Haruna JPN |
| STRBIKOVA Renata CZE | 4-3 | PAVLOVICH Viktoria BLR |
| VACENOVSKA Iveta CZE | 4-2 | ODOROVA Eva SVK |
| LIU Shiwen CHN | 4-0 | TASEI Mikie JPN |
| GUO Yan CHN | 4-1 | PARK Young Sook KOR |
| LI Xiaoxia CHN | 4-1 | SCHALL Elke GER |
| DING Ning CHN | 4-0 | WU Jiaduo GER |
| LI Jiao NED | 4-3 | SUN Bei Bei SIN |
| DANG Ye Seo KOR | 4-1 | KIM Kyung Ah KOR |
| FENG Tianwei SIN | 4-1 | LI Jie NED |
| PARK Mi Young KOR | 4-0 | FUJINUMA Ai JPN |
| JIANG Huajun HKG | 4-3 | LIN Ling HKG |
| GUO Yue CHN | 4-0 | HUANG Yi-Hua TPE |
Round Four (Last 16)
Saturday 2 May 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
| ZHANG Yining CHN | 4-0 | TOTH Krisztina HUN |
| ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN | 4-2 | YU Meng Yu SIN |
| VACENOVSKA Iveta CZE | 4-2 | STRBIKOVA Renata CZE |
| LIU Shiwen CHN | 4-0 | GUO Yan CHN |
| LI Xiaoxia CHN | 4-1 | DING Ning CHN |
| DANG Ye Seo KOR | 4-3 | LI Jiao NED |
| FENG Tianwei SIN | 4-3 | PARK Mi Young KOR |
| GUO Yue CHN | 4-3 | JIANG Huajun HKG |
Quarter Finals
Sunday 3 May 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
| ZHANG Yining CHN | 4-1 | ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN |
| 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 | ||
| LIU Shiwen CHN | 4-1 | VACENOVSKA Iveta CZE |
| 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-5, 17-15 | ||
| LI Xiaoxia CHN | 4-1 | DANG Ye Seo KOR |
| 11-9, 11-4, 2-11, 11-9, 11-6 | ||
| GUO Yue CHN | 4-1 | FENG Tianwei SIN |
| 11-7, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8 |
Semi Finals
Monday 4 May 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
| ZHANG Yining CHN | 4-2 | LIU Shiwen CHN |
| 11-8, 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 10-12, 11-8 |
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| GUO Yue CHN | 4-1 | LI Xiaoxia CHN |
| 11-8, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9 |
Semi-finalists - All from China
(L-R) Guo Yue, Zhang Yining, LI Xiaoxia, LIU Shiwen
Final
Tuesday 5 May 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
| ZHANG Yining CHN | 4-2 | GUO Yue CHN |
| 10-12, 3-11, 11-2, 11-7 11-7, 11-9 |
Zhang Yining - 2009 World Champion
World Championships 2009
Women's Singles Event
(The Geist Prize)
GOLD MEDAL WINNER = ZHANG Yining (CHINA)
SILVER MEDAL WINNER = GUO Yue (CHINA)
More information on the World Championships
World Championships
2009 World Championships - Yokohama, Japan
- 2009 Men's Singles - Results
- 2009 Women's Singles - Results
- 2009 Men's Doubles - Results
- 2009 Women's Doubles - Results
- 2009 Mixed Doubles - Results
2010 World Team Championships - Moscow, Russia
- 2010 World Champs - Introduction and draw
- 2010 World Champs - Men's Team Results
- 2010 World Champs - Women's Team Results
2011 World Championships - Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 2011 Men's Singles - Results
- 2011 Women's Singles - Results
- 2011 Men's Doubles - Results
- 2011 Women's Doubles - Results
- 2011 Mixed Doubles - Results
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