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The World Championships 2009.
The world's best come together in Yokohama, Japan ...
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Martin Hughes
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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.
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So let's look at what events are included ...
The World Championships 2009 events are ...
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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.
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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.
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The last individual World Table Tennis Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia in May 2007 and the winners were ...
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Men's Singles Event Results
First Round (Last 128)
Thursday 30 April 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| WANG Hao - China | 4-0 | ZENG Cem - Turkey |
| LEGOUT Christophe - France | 4-0 | PRESSLMAYER Bernhard - Austria |
| KEINATH Thomas - Slovak Republic | 4-0 | FILIMON Andrei - Romania |
| KORBEL Petr - Czech Republic | 4-1 | YANG Min - Italy |
| SUSS Christian - Germany | 4-0 | HENZELL William - Austria |
| OYA Hidetoshi - Japan | 4-1 | TORIOLA Segun - Nigeria |
| MONTEIRO Thiago - Brazil | 4-3 | ALTO Gaston Diego - ARG |
| JIANG Tianyi - Hong Kong China | 4-3 | GAVLAS Antonin - Czech Republic |
| RYU Seung Min - South Korea | 4-0 | JANCARIK Lubomir - Czech Republic |
| TOKIC Bojan - SVN | 4-1 | KOSOWSKI Jakub - Poland |
| MONTEIRO Joao - POR | 4-1 | PAPAGEORGIOU Konstantinos - Greece |
| YOSHIDA Kaii - Japan | 4-3 | LEBESSON Emmanuel - France |
| ZHANG Chao - China | 4-1 | PAYKOV Mikhail - RUS |
| BLASZCZYK Lucjan - Poland | 4-0 | KLEPRLIK Jakub - Czech Republic |
| KIM Jung Hoon - South Korea | 4-0 | HABESOHN Daniel - Austria |
| SAMSONOV Vladimir - BLR | 4-0 | HOYAMA Hugo - Brazil |
| CHUANG Chih-Yuan - TPE | 4-2 | VANG Bora - Turkey |
| GIONIS Panagiotis - Greece | 4-0 | SILVA Andre - POR |
| ACHANTA Sharath Kamal - India | 4-2 | WANG Jianfeng - NOR |
| STEGER Bastian - Germany | 4-2 | MADRID Marcos - MEX |
| KAN Yo - Japan | 4-0 | JEVTOVIC Marko - SRB |
| GACINA Andrej - HRV | 4-1 | GRUJIC Slobodan - SRB |
| CHIANG Hung-Chieh - TPE | 4-2 | LUNDQVIST Jens - SWE |
| MAZE Michael - Denmark | 4-0 | LEE Jin Kwon - South Korea |
| OVTCHAROV Dimitrij - Germany | 4-2 | KOU Lei - UKR |
| NIWA Koki - Japan | 4-1 | LIU Song - ARG |
| SAIVE Jean-Michel - BEL | 4-3 | ALI SALEH Ahmed - EGY |
| ALI SALEH Ahmed - EGY | 4-0 | CHEN Chien-An - TPE |
| PRIMORAC Zoran - HRV | 4-3 | DRINKHALL Paul - ENG |
| JAKAB Janos - HUN | 4-0 | ABRAMOV Isaak - ISR |
| WANG Zeng Yi - Poland | 4-1 | BURGIS Matiss - LAT |
| MA Long - China | 4-0 | PETE Zolt - SRB |
| WANG Liqin - China | 4-0 | DANIEL Artur - Poland |
| MATSUDAIRA Kenji - Japan | 4-2 | KUZMIN Fedor - RUS |
| MATTENET Adrien - France | 4-0 | TOMASI Stefano - Italy |
| FEGERL Stefan - Austria | 4-3 | CRISAN Adrian - Romania |
| TANG Peng- Hong Kong China | 4-1 | ROGIERS Benjamin- BEL |
| RUBTSOV Igor - RUS | 4-1 | NEKHVEDOVICH Vitaly - BLR |
| STEPHENSEN Gudmundur - ISL | 4-2 | BOBOCICA Mihai - Italy |
| LI Ching - Hong Kong China | 4-1 | ZHMUDENKO Yaroslav - UKR |
| PERSSON Jorgen - SWE | 4-1 | SEREDA Peter - Slovak Republic |
| SVENSSON Robert - SWE | 4-3 | CIOTI Constantin - Romania |
| SANGUANSIN Phuchong - THA | 4-3 | YANG Zi - SIN |
| MIZUTANI Jun - Japan | 4-0 | DIDUKH Aleksandr - UKR |
| GAO Ning - SIN | 4-1 | MACHADO Carlos - ESP |
| XU Xin - China | 4-0 | SANGUANSIN Phakpoom - THA |
| SKACHKOV Kirill - RUS | 4-2 | AHADI Mehran - IRI |
| CHEN Qi - China | 4-0 | AKHLAGHPASAND Mohammadreza - IRI |
| JOO Se Hyuk - South Korea | 4-0 | LASHIN El-Sayed - EGY |
| BAUM Patrick - Germany | 4-1 | TSUBOI Gustavo - Brazil |
| WU Chih-Chi - TPE | 4-1 | MATSUMOTO Cazuo - Brazil |
| ILLAS Erik - Slovak Republic | w/o | TAN Ruiwu - HRV |
| CHIANG Peng-Lung - TPE | 4-0 | DURAN Marc - ESP |
| SEO Hyun Deok - South Korea | 4-1 | GERELL Par - SWE |
| FREITAS Marcos - POR | 4-0 | REDJEP Ronald - HRV |
| CHEUNG Yuk - Hong Kong China | 4-0 | DOAN Kien Quoc - VIE |
| OH Sang Eun - South Korea | 4-2 | PISTEJ Lubomir - Slovak Republic |
| MATSUDAIRA Kenta - Japan | 4-0 | KARAKASEVIC Aleksandar - SRB |
| FEJER-KONNERTH Zoltan - Germany | 4-1 | RUMGAY Gavin - SCO |
| GARDOS Robert - Austria | 4-1 | YORDANOV Teodor - BUL |
| APOLONIA Tiago - POR | 4-2 | CHEN Weixing - Austria |
| TOSIC Roko - HRV | 4-2 | LIN Ju - DOM |
| HE Zhi Wen - ESP | 4-1 | CAI Xiao Li - SIN |
| MA Lin - China | 4-2 | CARNEROS Alfredo - ESP |
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Second Round (Last 64)
Thursday 30 April 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| WANG Hao - China | 4-0 | LEGOUT Christophe - France |
| KEINATH Thomas - Slovak Republic | 4-1 | KORBEL Petr - Czech Republic |
| SUSS Christian - Germany | 4-0 | OYA Hidetoshi - Japan |
| JIANG Tianyi - Hong Kong China | 4-0 | MONTEIRO Thiago - Brazil |
| TOKIC Bojan - SVN | 4-1 | RYU Seung Min - South Korea |
| YOSHIDA Kaii - Japan | 4-0 | MONTEIRO Joao - POR |
| ZHANG Chao - China | 4-1 | BLASZCZYK Lucjan - Poland |
| KIM Jung Hoon - South Korea | 4-1 | SAMSONOV Vladimir - BLR |
| GIONIS Panagiotis - Greece | 4-3 | CHUANG Chih-Yuan - TPE |
| ACHANTA Sharath Kamal - India | 4-1 | STEGER Bastian - Germany |
| GACINA Andrej - HRV | 4-2 | KAN Yo - Japan |
| MAZE Michael - Denmark | 4-1 | CHIANG Hung-Chieh - TPE |
| OVTCHAROV Dimitrij - Germany | 4-2 | NIWA Koki - Japan |
| KO Lai Chak - Hong Kong China | 4-1 | SAIVE Jean-Michel - BEL |
| PRIMORAC Zoran - HRV | 4-2 | JAKAB Janos - HUN |
| MA Long - China | 4-1 | WANG Zeng Yi - Poland |
| WANG Liqin - China | 4-1 | MATSUDAIRA Kenji - Japan |
| MATTENET Adrien - France | 4-1 | FEGERL Stefan - Austria |
| TANG Peng - Hong Kong China | 4-3 | RUBTSOV Igor - RUS |
| LI Ching - Hong Kong China | 4-0 | STEPHENSEN Gudmundur - ISL |
| PERSSON Jorgen - SWE | 4-0 | SVENSSON Robert - SWE |
| MIZUTANI Jun - Japan | 4-0 | SANGUANSIN Phuchong - THA |
| XU Xin - China | 4-0 | GAO Ning - SIN |
| CHEN Qi - China | 4-2 | SKACHKOV Kirill - RUS |
| JOO Se Hyuk - South Korea | 4-2 | BAUM Patrick - Germany |
| ILLAS Erik - Slovak Republic | 4-2 | WU Chih-Chi - TPE |
| SEO Hyun Deok - South Korea | 4-2 | CHIANG Peng-Lung - TPE |
| CHEUNG Yuk - Hong Kong China | 4-1 | FREITAS Marcos - POR |
| MATSUDAIRA Kenta - Japan | 4-3 | OH Sang Eun - South Korea |
| GARDOS Robert - Austria | 4-1 | FEJER-KONNERTH Zoltan - Germany |
| APOLONIA Tiago - POR | 4-3 | TOSIC Roko - HRV |
| MA Lin - China | 4-0 | HE Zhi Wen - ESP |
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Round Three (Last 32)
Friday 1 May 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| WANG Hao - China | 4-1 | KEINATH Thomas - Slovak Republic |
| JIANG Tianyi - Hong Kong China | 4-3 | SUSS Christian - Germany |
| YOSHIDA Kaii - Japan | 4-0 | TOKIC Bojan - SVN |
| KIM Jung Hoon - South Korea | 4-3 | ZHANG Chao - China |
| GIONIS Panagiotis - Greece | 4-2 | ACHANTA Sharath Kamal - India |
| MAZE Michael - Denmark | 4-1 | GACINA Andrej - HRV |
| OVTCHAROV Dimitrij - Germany | 4-3 | KO Lai Chak - Hong Kong China |
| MA Long - China | 4-0 | PRIMORAC Zoran - HRV |
| WANG Liqin - China | 4-2 | MATTENET Adrien - France |
| TANG Peng - Hong Kong China | 4-1 | LI Ching - Hong Kong China |
| MIZUTANI Jun - Japan | 4-0 | PERSSON Jorgen - SWE |
| CHEN Qi - China | 4-3 | XU Xin - China |
| JOO Se Hyuk - South Korea | 4-0 | ILLAS Erik - Slovak Republic |
| CHEUNG Yuk - Hong Kong China | 4-2 | SEO Hyun Deok - South Korea |
| MATSUDAIRA Kenta - Japan | 4-2 | GARDOS Robert - Austria |
| MA Lin - China | 4-0 | APOLONIA Tiago - POR |
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Round Four (Last 16)
Saturday 2 May 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| WANG Hao - China | 4-2 | JIANG Tianyi - Hong Kong China |
| YOSHIDA Kaii - Japan | 4-2 | KIM Jung Hoon - South Korea |
| MAZE Michael - Denmark | 4-1 | GIONIS Panagiotis - Greece |
| MA Long - China | 4-1 | OVTCHAROV Dimitrij - Germany |
| WANG Liqin - China | 4-2 | TANG Peng - Hong Kong China |
| CHEN Qi - China | 4-0 | MIZUTANI Jun - Japan |
| JOO Se Hyuk - South Korea | 3-1 | CHEUNG Yuk - Hong Kong China - (injured) |
| MA Lin - China | 4-3 | MATSUDAIRA Kenta - Japan |
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Quarter Finals
Sunday 3 May 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| WANG Hao - China | 4-1 | YOSHIDA Kaii - Japan |
| 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3, 11-4 | - | - |
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| MA Long - China | 4-0 | MAZE Michael - Denmark |
| 12-10, 13-11, 11-7, 11-9 | ||
| WANG Liqin - China | 4-3 | CHEN Qi - China |
| 8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 10-12 8-11, 11-5, 11-8 |
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| MA Lin - China | 4-2 | JOO Se Hyuk - South Korea |
| 11-4, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8 9-11, 11-8 |
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Semi Finals
Monday 4 May 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| WANG Hao - China | 4-1 | MA Long - China |
| 12-10, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9 11-9 |
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| WANG Liqin - China | 4-3 | MA Lin - China |
| 11-5, 12-14, 11-9, 7-11 11-9, 6-11, 11-6 |
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Semi-finalists - All from China
(L-R) Wang Liqin, Wang Hao, Ma Lin, Ma Long
Final
Tuesday 5 May 2009
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| WANG Hao - China | 4-0 | WANG Liqin - China |
| 11-9, 13-11, 11-5, 11-9 |
Wang Hao - 2009 World Champion
World Championships 2009
Men's Singles Event
(St Bride Vase)
GOLD MEDAL WINNER = WANG HAO (CHINA)
SILVER MEDAL WINNER = WANG LIQIN (CHINA)
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