2016 ITTF World Tour
The 2016 ITTF World Tour was the 21st season of the International Table Tennis Federation 's professional table tennis world tour. 2016 also marked the tour's 20th anniversary.[ 1]
The events of the 2016 tour were split into three tiers: Super Series, Major Series and Challenge Series. The Super Series events offered the highest prize money and the most points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December. The Major Series was the middle tier, with the Challenge Series being the lowest tier.[ 2] [ 3]
Schedule
Below is the schedule released by the ITTF :[ 4]
Super Series
Major Series
Challenge Series
Grand Finals
Tour
Event
Location
Venue
Date
Prize money USD
Ref.
Start
Finish
1
Hungarian Open
Budapest
Tüskecsarnok
January 20
January 24
70,000
[ 5]
2
German Open
Berlin
Max-Schmeling-Halle
January 27
January 31
120,000
[ 6]
3
Kuwait Open
Kuwait City
Salwa Sports Club
March 16
March 20
300,000
[ 7]
4
Qatar Open
Doha
Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena
March 23
March 27
220,000
[ 8]
5
Chile Open
Santiago
Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico
April 5
April 9
35,000
[ 9]
6
Polish Open
Warsaw
Torwar Hall
April 20
April 24
70,000
[ 10]
7
Nigeria Open
Lagos
Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Sports Hall
May 18
May 22
46,000
[ 11]
8
Croatia Open
Zagreb
Dom Sportova
May 24
May 28
35,000
[ 12]
9
Slovenia Open
Otočec
Športni Center Otočec
June 1
June 5
35,000
[ 13]
10
Australian Open
Melbourne
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
June 8
June 12
35,000
[ 14]
11
Japan Open
Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
June 15
June 19
120,000
[ 15]
12
Korea Open
Incheon
Namdong Gymnasium
June 22
June 26
120,000
[ 16]
13
DPR Korea Open
Pyongyang
Chongchun Street Sports Village
June 29
July 3
35,000
[ 17]
14
Bulgaria Open
Panagyurishte
Arena Asarel
August 24
August 28
80,000
[ 18]
15
Czech Open
Olomouc
Sportovní hala University Palackého
August 31
September 4
70,000
[ 19]
16
Belarus Open
Minsk
Palace of Tennis
September 7
September 11
35,000
[ 20]
17
China Open
Chengdu
Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium
September 14
September 18
220,000
[ 21]
18
Belgium Open
De Haan
Sport- en recreatiecentrum Haneveld
September 20
September 24
35,000
[ 22]
19
Austrian Open
Linz
TipsArena Linz
November 9
November 13
70,000
[ 23]
20
Swedish Open
Stockholm
Eriksdalshallen
November 15
November 20
70,000
[ 24]
21
Grand Finals
Doha
Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena
December 8
December 11
500,000
[ 25]
Events
Super Series
Winners
Finals
German Open
Category
Winners
Runners-up
Score
Men's singles
Ma Long
Vladimir Samsonov
4–1 (11–7, 11–6, 11–4, 10–12, 11–5)
Women's singles
Wu Yang
Kasumi Ishikawa
4–1 (11–5, 11–7, 9–11, 11–8, 11–7)
Men's doubles
Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima
Ho Kwan Kit / Tang Peng
3–1 (11–8, 8–11, 11–6, 11–2)
Women's doubles
Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun
Han Ying / Irene Ivancan
3–1 (11–3, 8–11, 11–7, 11–7)
Kuwait Open
Category
Winners
Runners-up
Score
Men's singles
Zhang Jike
Ma Long
4–1 (11–9, 11–9, 5–11, 12–10, 11–9)
Women's singles
Li Xiaoxia
Ding Ning
4–1 (11–6, 2–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8)
Men's doubles
Xu Xin / Zhang Jike
Ho Kwan Kit / Tang Peng
3–1 (6–11, 11–9, 11–8, 11–5)
Women's doubles
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen
Li Xiaoxia / Zhu Yuling
3–0 (11–4, 11–6, 11–5)
Qatar Open
Category
Winners
Runners-up
Score
Men's singles
Ma Long
Fan Zhendong
4–1 (11–9, 11–9, 5–11, 13–11, 11–5)
Women's singles
Liu Shiwen
Ding Ning
4–1 (11–8, 9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 11–9)
Men's doubles
Fan Zhendong / Zhang Jike
Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura
3–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7)
Women's doubles
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen
Ai Fukuhara / Mima Ito
3–2 (6–11, 11–9, 11–6, 4–11, 11–7)
Japan Open
Category
Winners
Runners-up
Score
Men's singles
Fan Zhendong
Xu Xin
4–1 (11–9, 11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 11–8)
Women's singles
Liu Shiwen
Ding Ning
4–2 (17–19, 11–7, 11–6, 8–11, 12–10, 11–7)
Men's doubles
Ma Long / Xu Xin
Chuang Chih-yuan / Huang Sheng-sheng
3–0 (11–4, 11–7, 11–4)
Women's doubles
Ding Ning / Li Xiaoxia
Liu Shiwen / Zhu Yuling
3–0 (11–7, 11–7, 11–9)
Korea Open
Category
Winners
Runners-up
Score
Men's singles
Xu Xin
Ma Long
4–3 (11–7, 12–10, 4–11, 12–10, 7–11, 6–11, 11–9)
Women's singles
Ding Ning
Liu Shiwen
4–1 (11–9, 11–13, 11–8, 11–6, 11–6)
Men's doubles
Xu Xin / Zhang Jike
Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su
3–0 (12–10, 12–10, 11–8)
Women's doubles
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen
Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun
3–0 (11–9, 11–7, 11–4)
China Open
Category
Winners
Runners-up
Score
Men's singles
Fan Zhendong
Ma Long
4–0 (11–9, 13–11, 11–8, 11–5)
Women's singles
Ding Ning
Liu Shiwen
4–2 (11–6, 8–11, 11–4, 10–12, 12–10, 11–8)
Men's doubles
Ma Long / Zhang Jike
Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin
3–2 (11–8, 5–11, 4–11, 11–9, 11–5)
Women's doubles
Chen Meng / Zhu Yuling
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen
3–1 (4–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–5)
Major Series
Winners
Challenge Series
Winners
Standings
Singles
The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Finals in December. Qatar's Li Ping was also invited to take part in the men's singles event, to ensure that the host nation was represented.[ 2] [ 26] [ 27]
Men's singles – final standings [ 28]
Women's singles – final standings [ 28]
Player met the qualification criteria and competed in the Grand Finals
Player met the qualification criteria and was invited to compete in the Grand Finals, but withdrew
Player did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria or not finishing in a high enough position
Doubles
The eight men's pairs and eight women's pairs who played in at least four events and accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Finals in December.[ 2] [ 26] [ 27]
Men's doubles – final standings [ 28]
Women's doubles – final standings [ 28]
Pair met the qualification criteria and competed in the Grand Finals
Pair met the qualification criteria and was invited to compete in the Grand Finals, but withdrew
Pair did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria, not finishing in a high enough position, or due to the fact that one player in the pair had already qualified in a higher position with another partner
Grand Finals
The 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place from 8–11 December at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha , Qatar .[ 25]
ITTF Star Awards
The 2016 ITTF Star Awards ceremony was held on the first evening of the Grand Finals at the Sheraton Grand Doha on 8 December.[ 29]
Awards were handed out in eight categories:
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