Qatar Open (table tennis)

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.

Tournament information
Event nameQatar Open
TourITTF World Tour
Founded1994
LocationDoha
VenueAli Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena (since 2016)
CategoryWorld Tour Platinum
Draw32S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$235,000 (2018)

History

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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]

Ma Long of China holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with four, while Zhang Yining of China holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, also 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

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1994–2018

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles
1994   Kim Taek-soo
1996   Jean-Michel Saive
1997   Jan-Ove Waldner   Koji Matsushita
  Hiroshi Shibutani
1998   Zoran Primorac   Li Ju   Wang Liqin
  Yan Sen
  Li Ju
  Wang Nan
1999   Zoran Primorac   Jing Tian-Zörner   Chang Yen-shu
  Chiang Peng-lung
  Csilla Bátorfi
  Krisztina Tóth
2001   Zoran Primorac   Kim Hyon-hui   Chang Yen-shu
  Chiang Peng-lung
  Kim Moo-kyo
  Ryu Ji-hae
2002   Jean-Michel Saive   Wang Nan   Wang Liqin
  Yan Sen
  Li Jia
  Niu Jianfeng
2003   Vladimir Samsonov   Tamara Boros   Kalinikos Kreanga
  Jörg Roßkopf
  Tatyana Logatzkaya
  Veronika Pavlovich
2005   Wang Liqin   Zhang Yining   Kong Linghui
  Wang Hao
  Guo Yue
  Niu Jianfeng
2006   Wang Liqin   Zhang Yining   Wang Hao
  Wang Liqin
  Wang Nan
  Zhang Yining
2007   Ma Lin   Li Xiaoxia   Cho Eon-rae
  Lee Jung-woo
  Li Xiaoxia
  Wang Nan
2008   Ma Lin   Zhang Yining   Chen Qi
  Ma Lin
  Guo Yue
  Zhang Yining
2009   Timo Boll   Zhang Yining   Ma Long
  Xu Xin
  Guo Yue
  Zhang Yining
2010   Wang Liqin   Guo Yue   Ma Lin
  Wang Hao
  Ding Ning
  Liu Shiwen
2011   Xu Xin   Liu Shiwen   Wang Liqin
  Xu Xin
  Guo Yue
  Li Xiaoxia
2012   Xu Xin   Chen Meng   Ma Lin
  Xu Xin
  Li Xiaodan
  Wen Jia
2013   Ma Long   Ding Ning   Wang Hao
  Yan An
  Ding Ning
  Li Xiaoxia
2014   Xu Xin   Hu Limei   Cho Eon-rae
  Joo Sae-hyuk
  Lee Ho Ching
  Ng Wing Nam
2015   Vladimir Samsonov   Elizabeta Samara   Marcos Freitas
  Andrej Gaćina
  Jiang Huajun
  Tie Ya Na
2016[3]   Ma Long   Liu Shiwen   Fan Zhendong
  Zhang Jike
  Ding Ning
  Liu Shiwen
2017[4]   Ma Long   Chen Meng   Masataka Morizono
  Yuya Oshima
  Chen Meng
  Wang Manyu
2018[5]   Fan Zhendong   Liu Shiwen   Fan Zhendong
  Xu Xin
  Chen Ke
  Wang Manyu

2019–present

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
2019   Ma Long   Wang Manyu   Ho Kwan Kit
  Wong Chun Ting
  Sun Yingsha
  Wang Manyu
  Xu Xin
  Liu Shiwen
2020   Fan Zhendong   Chen Meng   Ma Long
  Xu Xin
  Wang Manyu
  Zhu Yuling
  Jun Mizutani
  Mima Ito

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ^ "ITTF Announces 12 Host Cities for New & Improved 2017 World Tour". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. 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.
  4. ^ "Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open". ITTF. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open". ITTF. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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