The 2019 Marvellous 12 (Chinese: 2019地表最强12人直通赛) was a qualifying event organized by the Chinese Table Tennis Association, Tencent Sports and Shenzhen Municipal Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. It will be held in Shenzhen, China from 28 February to 3 March, 2019. It was the second edition of the tournament, and the second time that it have been held in Shenzhen. Winners and runners-up of the men's and women's singles event, namely Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Chen Meng, and Sun Yingsha, was each guaranteed a spot to represent China in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships.[1][2]
| 2019 Marvellous 12 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 Feb–3 March |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Location | Shenzhen, China |
| Venue | Bao'an Sports Center |
Format and participants
editSix top ranked men and women players in China automatically qualify to the events. Six additional players to each event were decided in a closed competition held from 12 to 17 February. Twelve players in each event compete in a Round-Robin format. The winners of each event qualify to the single's event of the World Championships, while the runners-up are each guaranteed a spot in the team's final squad.[3]
Men's singles
editMa Long(withdrew due to injury)- Fan Zhendong
- Xu Xin
- Wang Chuqin
- Lin Gaoyuan
- Liang Jingkun
- Fang Bo
- Xu Chenhao
- Zhou Kai
- Zhao Zihao
- Yu Ziyang
- Xue Fei
- Yan An (replaced Ma Long)
Women's singles
editEvents
editMen's singles
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fan Zhendong | 11 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 2019 World Championships |
| 2 | Liang Jingkun | 11 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 19 | |
| 3 | Xue Fei | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 17 | |
| 4 | Lin Gaoyuan | 11 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 16 | |
| 5 | Xu Xin | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 16 | |
| 6 | Yu Ziyang | 11 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 16 | |
| 7 | Fang Bo | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 16 | |
| 8 | Yan An | 11 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 16 | |
| 9 | Zhou Kai | 11 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 16 | |
| 10 | Wang Chuqin | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 15 | |
| 11 | Xu Chenhao | 11 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 15 | |
| 12 | Zhao Zihao | 11 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 14 |
Women's singles
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Meng | 11 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 21 | 2019 World Championships |
| 2 | Sun Yingsha | 11 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 19 | |
| 3 | Ding Ning | 11 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 19 | |
| 4 | Wang Manyu | 11 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 18 | |
| 5 | Liu Shiwen | 11 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 17 | |
| 6 | Zhu Yuling | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 17 | |
| 7 | Wang Yidi | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 17 | |
| 8 | Chen Xingtong | 11 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 16 | |
| 9 | Wu Yang | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 15 | |
| 10 | Sun Mingyang | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 15 | |
| 11 | Gu Yuting | 11 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 12 | |
| 12 | He Zhuojia | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 12 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "地表最强12人". Tencent Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "国乒出发深圳征战地表最强赛 第二名将获得50万+世乒赛资格". Tencent Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ ""地表最强12人赛"王者归来！国乒联手腾讯打造乒乓盛宴". Tencent Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ a b "积分榜". Tencent Sport. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.