2011 World Table Tennis Championships

2011 World Table Tennis Championships
Date	May 8–15
Edition	51st
Location	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue	Rotterdam Ahoy
Champions
Men's singles
Zhang Jike
Women's singles
Ding Ning
Men's doubles
Ma Long / Xu Xin
Women's doubles
Guo Yue / Li Xiaoxia
Mixed doubles
Zhang Chao / Cao Zhen

The GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships was held at the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands from May 8 to May 15, 2011. This decision was announced in February 2008. It was the 51st edition contested. The tournament was organised by the ITTF and The Netherlands Table Tennis Association (NTTB). GAC GROUP was the title sponsor of the Championships.^[1]

Events and schedule

Five individual events were contested at the Championships.^[2] Qualification rounds were held from May 8 to 9.^[3]

  Rounds in main draw

  Finals

Date	May 8	May 9	May 10	May 11	May 12	May 13	May 14	May 15
Men's singles			1R	2R, 3R	3R, 4R	4R	QF	SF, F
Women's singles			1R	2R, 3R	4R	QF, SF	F
Men's doubles			1R, 2R	3R	QF		SF, F
Women's doubles			1R, 2R		3R	QF	SF	F
Mixed doubles		1R	2R, 3R	4R	QF, SF	F

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	5	5	4	14
2	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	0	2	2
	South Korea (KOR)	0	0	2	2
4	Germany (GER)	0	0	1	1
	Japan (JPN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		5	5	10	20

Events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles details	Zhang Jike	Wang Hao	Timo Boll
			Ma Long
Women's singles details	Ding Ning	Li Xiaoxia	Liu Shiwen
			Guo Yue
Men's doubles details	Ma Long Xu Xin	Chen Qi Ma Lin	Jung Young-sik Kim Min-seok
			Wang Hao Zhang Jike
Women's doubles details	Guo Yue Li Xiaoxia	Ding Ning Guo Yan	Kim Kyung-ah Park Mi-young
			Jiang Huajun Tie Ya Na
Mixed doubles details	Zhang Chao Cao Zhen	Hao Shuai Mu Zi	Cheung Yuk Jiang Huajun
			Seiya Kishikawa Ai Fukuhara

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2011 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Zhang Jike def. Wang Hao, 12–10, 11–7, 6–11, 9–11, 11–5, 14–12.^[4]

Women's singles

Main article: 2011 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Ding Ning def. Li Xiaoxia, 12–10, 13–11, 11–9, 8–11, 8–11, 11–7.^[5]

Men's doubles

Main article: 2011 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Ma Long / Xu Xin def. Chen Qi / Ma Lin, 11–3, 11–8, 4–11, 11–4, 11–7.^[6]

Women's doubles

Main article: 2011 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

Guo Yue / Li Xiaoxia def. Ding Ning / Guo Yan, 11–8, 11–5, 13–11, 11–8.^[7]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2011 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed doubles

Zhang Chao / Cao Zhen def. Hao Shuai / Mu Zi, 11–7, 11–7, 11–9, 9–11, 11–8.^[8]

References

1. Chris Raveney (28 April 2011). "Top level agreement for Table Tennis World Championships". SportsPro. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
2. "2011 World TT Championships Playing System" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
3. "2011 World Table Tennis Championships - Time schedule" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
4. "Zhang Jike in Seventh Heaven, World Title Clinched at First Attempt". ittf.com. 2011-05-15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
5. "In Moscow a Nightmare, in Rotterdam Dreams Came True". ittf.com. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
6. "One Step Higher for Ma Long and Xu Xin, Title Secured in Rotterdam". ittf.com. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
7. "Guo Yue and Li Xiaoxia Retain Title in Style in Ahoy Arena". ittf.com. 2011-05-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
8. "Different Partner but Once Again Mixed Doubles Gold for Cao Zhen". ittf.com. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-23.

External links

• Official website
• ITTF Site^{[permanent dead link‍]}