Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Including the parasport events, there was a nominal total of 192 quota places available for table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games; 96 each for men and women.^[1]^[2]

Such was the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that key competitions (namely Regional Qualifiers and the 2021 Commonwealth Championships) did not take place. As a result, Commonwealth Sport (CGF) and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) decided that where Olympic-style table tennis was concerned, qualification for the Commonwealth Games should primarily be determined by the most recent period in which the pandemic was not a factor in qualifying opportunities, i.e. 2019.^[1]

Summary

NOC	Men				Women				Total
NOC	Singles	Team	Para C3–5	Para C8–10	Singles	Team	Para C3–5	Para C6–10	Total
Australia		4	1	1		4	2	2	14
Bangladesh		4			2				6
Barbados		4							4
Cameroon					1				1
Canada		4	1	1		4			10
Cyprus	1			1	1				3
England		4	2	1		4	1	1	13
Falkland Islands	1								1
Fiji		3				3	1		7
Ghana		4			2				6
Guyana		4				4			8
India		4	1			4	2	1	12
Jamaica	2				1				3
Jersey	1				1				2
Kenya	1				1				2
Malaysia		4		1		4		1	10
Maldives	1					4			5
Mauritius		4				4			8
Nigeria		4	2	2		4	2	1	15
Northern Ireland		4			1				5
Pakistan	1								1
Papua New Guinea	1				1				2
Saint Lucia	1								1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines						4			4
Scotland	2				2				4
Seychelles	2				2				4
Sierra Leone			1						1
Singapore		4				4			8
Solomon Islands	1				1			1	3
South Africa		4				4			8
Trinidad and Tobago	1				2				3
Uganda						4			4
Vanuatu						3			3
Wales	1			1		4		1	7
Total: 34 CGAs	17	63	8	8	18	62	8	8	192

Table tennis

There are 80 quota places per gender, of which 64 are distributed to 16 teams; the other 16 are awarded to individuals. Each Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) that qualifies a team of 4 players (or 3 if they so choose) may also enter 3 players per singles event and 2 pairs per doubles event (plus a third mixed doubles pair if they qualify a men's and women's team).

CGAs that qualify individuals (limit of 2 per gender) may enter 2 players per singles event and 1 pair per doubles event (plus a second mixed doubles pair if four individuals qualify).

Timeline

Event	Dates	Location
ITTF World Rankings	2 January 2019 – 1 January 2020	Various locations

Team qualification

As the host CGA, England is guaranteed one place in the team event.
The top eight CGAs on the ITTF World Team Rankings (as of 2 January 2020) earned one place each.
One CGA from each of the six CGF regions received a CGF/ITTF Bipartite Invitation; determined in lieu of the abandoned Regional Qualifiers.
The top-ranked CGA not already qualified was given the last place; determined in lieu of the abandoned 2021 Commonwealth Championships.

Men

Means of qualification	Team quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1	England
ITTF World Team Rankings^[3]	8	India Nigeria Australia Singapore Canada ~~New Zealand~~^[a] South Africa Malaysia Mauritius
Bipartite Invitation^[4]	6	Ghana Guyana Bangladesh Barbados Northern Ireland Fiji
ITTF World Team Rankings (after invitations)	1	~~Vanuatu~~ ~~Sri Lanka~~ Cyprus
TOTAL	16

Women

Means of qualification	Team quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1	England
ITTF World Team Rankings^[5]	8	Singapore India Canada Nigeria Australia Malaysia South Africa Mauritius
Bipartite Invitation^[4]	6	Uganda Guyana Maldives Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Wales Fiji
ITTF World Team Rankings (after invitations)	1	Vanuatu
TOTAL	16

Note

^ Quota place declined and reallocated to next team in the rankings.

Singles qualification

Up to 48 quota places were nominally assigned to players belonging to CGAs already qualified (as above).
Two players from each of the six CGF regions received a CGF/ITTF Bipartite Invitation; determined in lieu of the abandoned Regional Qualifiers.
The top two players on the ITTF World Singles Rankings (as of 2 January 2020) earned one place each; determined in lieu of the abandoned 2021 Commonwealth Championships.
A further two players received Bipartite Invitations.

Men

Means of qualification	Athlete quotas	Qualified
Qualified teams (up to 4 individuals per team)	47	England India Nigeria Australia Singapore Canada South Africa Malaysia Mauritius Ghana Guyana Bangladesh Barbados Northern Ireland Fiji Sri Lanka
Qualified individuals only (including reallocations)^[6]	17	Mick Créa (SEY) Godfrey Sultan (SEY) Javier Sotomayor (FLK) Fahad Khawaja (PAK) Moosa Munsif Ahmed (MDV) Simon Tomlinson (JAM) Kane Watson (JAM) Callum Evans (WAL) Marios Yiangou (CYP) Geoffrey Loi (PNG) Gary Nuopula (SOL) Colin Dalgleish (SCO) D'Andre Calderon (LCA) Derron Douglas (TTO) Jordan Wykes (JEY) Brian Mutua (KEN) Gavin Rumgay (SCO)
TOTAL	64

Women

Means of qualification	Athlete quotas	Qualified
Qualified teams (up to 4 individuals per team)	47	England Singapore India Canada Nigeria Australia Malaysia South Africa Mauritius Uganda Guyana Maldives Wales Fiji Vanuatu
Qualified individuals only (including reallocations)^[6]	18	Solesha Young (JAM) Christy Kilindo (SEY) Jenny Compell (KEN) Laura Sinon (SEY) Sadia Rahman Mou (BAN) Sonam Sultana (BAN) Lucy Elliot (SCO) Rebecca Plaistow (SCO) Foteini Meletie (CYP) Sophie Earley (NIR) Connie Sifi (SOL) Tammie Agari (PNG) Sarah Hanffou (CMR) Hannah Silcock (JEY) Rheann Chung (TTO) Millicent Ankude (GHA) Cynthia Kwabi (GHA) Catherine Spicer (TTO)
TOTAL	65

Doubles qualification

Only those already qualified for team and/or singles events were eligible to enter doubles events (nominally 40 pairs in the men's and women's doubles, 64 pairs in the mixed doubles).

Para table tennis

Timeline

Event	Dates	Location
ITTF Para Table Tennis Rankings List	1 January 2020 – 1 May 2022	Various locations

Rules

There are 32 quota places overall. Each Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) may qualify 2 players per event.

Five places per event are determined by the ITTF Para Table Tennis Rankings List; one for the Americas/Caribbean regions combined, plus one for each of the other four CGF regions.
Another place per event is determined by the aforementioned rankings directly.
The last two places in each event are determined by CGF/ITTF Bipartite Invitations.

Men's singles C3–5

Means of qualification	Date	Quotas	Qualified
ITTF Para Rankings (regional)	1 May 2022	5	Isau Ogunkunle (NGR) Muhammed Mudassar (CAN) Raj Aravindan (IND) Jack Hunter-Spivey (ENG) Chen Junjian (AUS)
ITTF Para Rankings (direct)	1 May 2022	1	Nasiru Sule (NGR)
Bipartite Invitation	6 May 2022	2	Daniel Bullen (ENG) George Wyndham (SLE)^[7]
TOTAL		8

Men's singles C8–10

Means of qualification	Date	Quotas	Qualified
ITTF Para Rankings (regional)	1 May 2022	5	Tajudeen Agunbiade (NGR) Asad Hussain Syed (CAN) Chee Chaoming (MAS) Ross Wilson (ENG) Ma Lin (AUS)
ITTF Para Rankings (direct)	1 May 2022	1	Joshua Stacey (WAL)
Bipartite Invitation	6 May 2022	2	Pantelis Kailis (CYP) Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi (NGR)
TOTAL		8

Women's singles C3–5

Means of qualification	Date	Quotas	Qualified
ITTF Para Rankings (regional)	1 May 2022	4	Ifechulwude Ikreoyi (NGR) Bhavina Patel (IND) Sue Bailey (ENG) Daniela Di Toro (AUS)
ITTF Para Rankings (direct)	1 May 2022	1	Chinenye Obiora (NGR)
Bipartite Invitation	6 May 2022	3	Akanisi Latu (FIJ) Amanda Tscharke (AUS) Sonalben Patel (IND)
TOTAL		8

Women's singles C6–10

Means of qualification	Date	Quotas	Qualified
ITTF Para Rankings (regional)	1 May 2022	4	Faith Obazuaye (NGR) Gloria Gracia Wong Sze (MAS) Felicity Pickard (ENG) Yang Qian (AUS)
ITTF Para Rankings (direct)	1 May 2022	1	Lei Lina (AUS)
Bipartite Invitation	6 May 2022	3	Grace Williams (WAL) Baby Sahana Ravi (IND) Noela Olo (SOL)
TOTAL		8

References

^ ^a ^b "Athlete Allocation System | Table Tennis" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / ITTF. 10 December 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Athlete Allocation System | Para Table Tennis" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / ITTF. 10 December 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "ITTF World Ranking | Seniors - Men Team | January 2020". ITTF. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "CGF Sport Update" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport. 24 March 2022. pp. 6, 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ "ITTF World Ranking | Seniors - Women Team | January 2020". ITTF. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "CGF Sport Update" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport. 25 May 2022. pp. 12, 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^ ""My focus is on the commonwealth games" – George Wyhdam". Awoko Newspaper. Freetown, Sierra Leone. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[4] Quota place declined and reallocated to next team in the rankings.

[aastt-1] "Athlete Allocation System | Table Tennis" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / ITTF. 10 December 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[2] "Athlete Allocation System | Para Table Tennis" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / ITTF. 10 December 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[3] "ITTF World Ranking | Seniors - Men Team | January 2020". ITTF. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[240322su-5] "CGF Sport Update" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport. 24 March 2022. pp. 6, 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

[6] "ITTF World Ranking | Seniors - Women Team | January 2020". ITTF. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[250522su-7] "CGF Sport Update" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport. 25 May 2022. pp. 12, 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[8] ""My focus is on the commonwealth games" – George Wyhdam". Awoko Newspaper. Freetown, Sierra Leone. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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