Table tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Table tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 23 August at the Wutaishan Sports Center in Nanjing, China.

Table Tennis
at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games
VenueWutaishan Sports Center
Dates17–23 August
No. of events3 (1 boys, 1 girls, 1 mixed)
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Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China is given the maximum quota should they not qualify an athlete and a further 8 spots, 4 in each gender, will be allocated by the Tripartite Commission, however one spot was unused and was reallocated. The remaining 54 places shall be decided in four qualification phases: the 2014 World Qualification Event, the Under-18 World Rankings, six Road to Nanjing series events and six continental qualification tournaments.[1]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999.[1]

Boys

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Event Location Date Total Places Qualified
Host Nation[2] - - 1   Zhendong Fan (CHN)
2014 World Qualification Event[2]   Vila Nova de Gaia 22–23 January 2014 4   David Reitspies (CZE)
  Kilian Ort (GER)
  Adam Szudi (HUN)
  Heng-Wei Yang (TPE)
ITTF Under-18 World Rankings[2] - 1 February 2014 3   Yuto Muramatsu (JPN)
  Hugo Calderano (BRA)
  Minhyeok Kim (KOR)
European Qualification Event[2]   Hodonín 9–11 February 2014 4   Can Akkuzu (FRA)
  Patryk Zatowka (POL)
  Diogo Chen (POR)
  Tomislav Pucar (CRO)
Road to Nanjing series 1[2]   Metz 3–4 March 2014 1   Padasak Tanviriyavechakul (THA)
Road to Nanjing series 2[2]   Goa 23–24 March 2014 1   Kirill Gerassimenko (KAZ)
Latin American Qualification Event[2]   Santo Domingo 29–30 March 2014 2   Fermin Tenti (ARG)
  Brian Afanador (PUR)
Asian Qualification Event[2]   Bangkok 5–7 April 2014 4   Ka Tak Hung (HKG)
  Abhishek Yadav (IND)
  Abdulrahman Al-Naggar (QAT)
  Jing Yuan Yin (SIN)
Road to Nanjing series 3[2]   Mississauga 7–8 April 2014 1   Andreas Levenko (AUT)
North American Qualification Event[2]   Mississauga 9 April 2014 1   Krishnateja Avvari (USA)
African Qualification Event[2]   Cairo 12–13 April 2014 2   Aly Ghallab (EGY)
  Kerem Ben Yahia (TUN)
Road to Nanjing series 4[2]   Cairo 14–15 April 2014 1   Elia Schmid (SUI)
Road to Nanjing series 5[2]   Buenos Aires 21–22 April 2014 1   Martin Allegro (BEL)
Oceania Qualification Event[2]   Avarua 22 May 2014 1   Dominic Huang (AUS)
Road to Nanjing series 6[2]   Avarua 30–31 May 2014 1   Elias Ranefur (SWE)
Tripartite Invitation[2] - - 4   Alejandro Toranzos (PAR)
  Christ Bienatiki (CGO)
  T'Anje Johnson (SKN)
  Soudes Alassani (TOG)
TOTAL 32

Girls

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Event Location Date Total Places Qualified
Host Nation[2] - - 1   Gaoyang Liu (CHN)
2014 World Qualification Event[2]   Vila Nova de Gaia 22–23 January 2014 4   Doo Hoi Kem (HKG)
  Miyu Kato (JPN)
  Adina Diaconu (ROU)
  Ssu-Hua Chiu (TPE)
ITTF Under-18 World Rankings[2] - 1 February 2014 3   Chantal Mantz (GER)
  Lily Zhang (USA)
  Tamolwan Khetkhuan (THA)
European Qualification Event[2]   Hodonín 9-11 February 2014 4   Natalia Bajor (POL)
  Leila Imre (HUN)
  Nicole Trosman (ISR)
  Audrey Zarif (FRA)
Road to Nanjing series 1[2]   Metz 3-4 March 2014 1   Karoline Mischek (AUT)
Road to Nanjing series 2[2]   Goa 23-24 March 2014 1   Park Seri (KOR)
Latin American Qualification Event[2]   Santo Domingo 29-30 March 2014 2   Maria Lorenzotti (URU)
  Gremlis Arvelo (VEN)
Asian Qualification Event[2]   Bangkok 5-7 April 2014 4   Sutirtha Mukherjee (IND)
  Yuliya Ryabova (KAZ)
  Herng Hwee Yee (SIN)
  Regina Kim (UZB)
Road to Nanjing series 3[2]   Mississauga 7-8 April 2014 1   Lisa Lung (BEL)
North American Qualification Event[2]   Mississauga 9 April 2014 1   Anqi Luo (CAN)
African Qualification Event[2]   Cairo 12-13 April 2014 2   Sannah Lagsir (ALG)
  Alaa Saad (EGY)
Road to Nanjing series 4[2]   Cairo 14-15 April 2014 1   Giorgia Piccolin (ITA)
Road to Nanjing series 5[2]   Buenos Aires 21-22 April 2014 1   Lea Rakovac (CRO)
Oceania Qualification Event[2]   Avarua 22 May 2014 1   Vy Bui (AUS)
Road to Nanjing series 6[2]   Avarua 30-31 May 2014 1   Sophia Dong (NZL)
Tripartite Invitation[2] - - 3   Chelsea Edghill (GUY)
  Fatouma Ali Salah (DJI)
  Florence Seera (UGA)
Reallocation[2] - - 1   Kristyna Stefcova (CZE)
TOTAL 32

Mixed Team

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Schedule

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The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[3]

All times are CST (UTC+8)
Event Date Event Day Starting Time Event Details
August 17 Sunday 10:00 Boys' Singles Group Stage
Girls' Singles Group Stage
August 17 Sunday 16:00 Boys' Singles Group Stage
Girls' Singles Group Stage
August 18 Monday 10:00 Boys' Singles Group Stage
Girls' Singles Group Stage
August 18 Monday 16:00 Boys' Singles 1/8 Finals
Girls' Singles 1/8 Finals
August 19 Tuesday 10:00 Boys' Singles Quarterfinals
Girls' Singles Quarterfinals
August 19 Tuesday 15:00 Boys' Singles Semifinals
Girls' Singles Semifinals
August 20 Wednesday 10:00 Boys' Singles Medal Matches
Girls' Singles Medal Matches
August 20 Wednesday 15:30 Mixed Team Group Stage
August 21 Thursday 10:00 Mixed Team Group Stage
August 21 Thursday 16:15 Mixed Team Group Stage
August 22 Friday 10:00 Mixed Team 1/8 Finals
August 22 Friday 17:00 Mixed Team Quarterfinals
August 23 Saturday 10:00 Mixed Team Semifinals
August 23 Saturday 17:00 Mixed Team Medal Matches

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)*3003
2  Japan (JPN)0202
3  Hong Kong (HKG)0112
4  Brazil (BRA)0011
  United States (USA)0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' singles
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Fan Zhendong
  China
Yuto Muramatsu
  Japan
Hugo Calderano
  Brazil
Girls' singles
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Liu Gaoyang
  China
Doo Hoi Kem
  Hong Kong
Lily Zhang
  United States
Mixed team
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  China (CHN)
Liu Gaoyang
Fan Zhendong
  Japan (JPN)
Miyu Kato
Yuto Muramatsu
  Hong Kong (HKG)
Doo Hoi Kem
Hung Ka Tak

References

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  1. ^ a b "Qualification System: Table Tennis" (PDF). ITTF. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Players Qualified For The 2014 Youth Olympic Games In Nanjing" (PDF). ITTF. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Sport Explanatory Brochure: Table Tennis" (PDF). Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
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