Qatar Open (table tennis)

Tournament information
Event name Qatar Open
Tour ITTF World Tour
Founded 1994
Location Doha
Venue Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena (2016)
Category Super Series
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money US$220,000 (2016)
Current champions (2016)
Men's singles China Ma Long
Women's singles China Liu Shiwen
Men's doubles China Fan Zhendong
China Zhang Jike
Women's doubles China Ding Ning
China Liu Shiwen

The Qatar Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour.

History

The tournament was first held in 1994, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since 2005, and previously from 1997-99 and 2001-03.[1]

Croatia's Zoran Primorac, along with Wang Liqin and Xu Xin of China jointly hold the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with three each, while Zhang Yining of China holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, with four.

In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that Doha has been chosen as one of six cities to host a "World Tour Platinum" event in 2017. These events will replace the Super Series as the top tier of the ITTF World Tour.[2]

Champions

Year Men's Singles Women's Singles Men's Doubles Women's Doubles
1994 South Korea Kim Taek-soo
1996 Belgium Jean-Michel Saive
1997 Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner Japan Koji Matsushita
Japan Hiroshi Shibutani
1998 Croatia Zoran Primorac China Li Ju China Wang Liqin
China Yan Sen
China Li Ju
China Wang Nan
1999 Croatia Zoran Primorac Germany Jing Tian-Zorner Chinese Taipei Chang Yen-shu
Chinese Taipei Chiang Peng-lung
Hungary Csilla Bátorfi
Hungary Krisztina Tóth
2001 Croatia Zoran Primorac North Korea Kim Hyon-hui Chinese Taipei Chang Yen-shu
Chinese Taipei Chiang Peng-lung
South Korea Kim Moo-kyo
South Korea Ryu Ji-hae
2002 Belgium Jean-Michel Saive China Wang Nan China Wang Liqin
China Yan Sen
China Li Jia
China Niu Jianfeng
2003 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Croatia Tamara Boros Greece Kalinikos Kreanga
Germany Jörg Roßkopf
Belarus Tatyana Logatzkaya
Belarus Veronika Pavlovich
2005 China Wang Liqin China Zhang Yining China Kong Linghui
China Wang Hao
China Guo Yue
China Niu Jianfeng
2006 China Wang Liqin China Zhang Yining China Wang Hao
China Wang Liqin
China Wang Nan
China Zhang Yining
2007 China Ma Lin China Li Xiaoxia South Korea Cho Eon-rae
South Korea Lee Jung-woo
China Li Xiaoxia
China Wang Nan
2008 China Ma Lin China Zhang Yining China Chen Qi
China Ma Lin
China Guo Yue
China Zhang Yining
2009 Germany Timo Boll China Zhang Yining China Ma Long
China Xu Xin
China Guo Yue
China Zhang Yining
2010 China Wang Liqin China Guo Yue China Ma Lin
China Wang Hao
China Ding Ning
China Liu Shiwen
2011 China Xu Xin China Liu Shiwen China Wang Liqin
China Xu Xin
China Guo Yue
China Li Xiaoxia
2012 China Xu Xin China Chen Meng China Ma Lin
China Xu Xin
China Li Xiaodan
China Wen Jia
2013 China Ma Long China Ding Ning China Wang Hao
China Yan An
China Ding Ning
China Li Xiaoxia
2014 China Xu Xin China Hu Limei South Korea Cho Eon-rae
South Korea Joo Sae-hyuk
Hong Kong Lee Ho Ching
Hong Kong Ng Wing Nam
2015 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Romania Elizabeta Samara Portugal Marcos Freitas
Croatia Andrej Gaćina
Hong Kong Jiang Huajun
Hong Kong Tie Ya Na
2016[3] China Ma Long China Liu Shiwen China Fan Zhendong
China Zhang Jike
China Ding Ning
China Liu Shiwen

See also

References

  1. "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. "ITTF Announces 12 Host Cities for New & Improved 2017 World Tour". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. "2016 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open (Super),23 Mar 2016 - 27 Mar 2016, Doha, QAT". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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