The World Table Tennis Championships are the international table tennis competitions organised by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). They have been held since 1926 and, from 1957, every second year. Individual events (men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles) are currently held in odd-numbered years, while the team events for men and women, which became a separate competition in 2000, are held in even-numbered years. Hungary's men dominated the early years, Japan rose to prominence in the 1950s, and from the 1960s China became the leading nation, its men's and women's teams each holding a record 24 world team titles. Seven trophies are presented, among them the Swaythling Cup for men's teams, the Corbillon Cup for women's teams and the St. Bride Vase for men's singles.
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The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957.
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The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957.
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The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions held by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
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The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions held by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
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The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions held by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
View the SourceXu Yinsheng (Wikipedia)
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he won seven medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships
Zhang Xielin (Wikipedia)
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the first Chinese player to win a men's doubles champion (with Wang Zhiliang, at the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships)
Zhang Jike (Wikipedia)
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World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Xu Xin (table tennis) (Wikipedia)
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World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Fan Zhendong (Wikipedia)
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World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Timo Boll (Wikipedia)
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World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Ding Ning (Wikipedia)
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World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Liu Guoliang (Wikipedia)
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World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Wang Liqin (Wikipedia)
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World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Kong Linghui (Wikipedia)
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World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Zhang Yining (Wikipedia)
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World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Ma Lin (table tennis) (Wikipedia)
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World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Chen Meng (Wikipedia)
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silver medalist of women's singles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships
Lu Yuansheng (Wikipedia)
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He won a gold medal at the 1975 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's team event and a silver medal in the men's doubles at the 1977 World Table Tennis Championships with Huang Liang.
Wang Manyu (Wikipedia)
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Wang won women's singles titles at the World Championships
Wang Chuqin (Wikipedia)
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At the 2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Doha, he was the gold medallist in men's singles
Jörgen Persson (Wikipedia)
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In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991
Werner Schlager (Wikipedia)
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he won the 2003 Singles World Championship held in Paris
Viktor Barna (Wikipedia)
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He won 41 World Championship medals (including 22 gold medals)
Angelica Rozeanu (Wikipedia)
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Rozeanu won her first World Championship in 1950, starting the winning run that would see her win the championship six years in succession.
Shi Zhihao (Wikipedia)
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He also won a gold medal in the men's team event at the 1981 World Table Tennis Championships.
Jindřich Panský (Wikipedia)
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He won two silver medals at the 1985 World Table Tennis Championships
Jean-Philippe Gatien (Wikipedia)
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He won the World Table Tennis Championships in 1993
Wang Nan (Wikipedia)
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having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games
Guo Yue (Wikipedia)
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Guo Yue won the 2007 World Championships in Zagreb
Li Xiaoxia (Wikipedia)
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World Championships: winner (2013)
Ichiro Ogimura (Wikipedia)
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He won the All-Japan National Championships and represented Japan at the World Championships.
Zoltán Mechlovits (Wikipedia)
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he won eleven medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships
Vlasta Depetrisová (Wikipedia)
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From 1936 to 1948 she won fourteen medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.
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