2019 ITTF Men's World Cup
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Table tennis tournament in Chengdu, China
| 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chengdu, China |
| Date | 29 November – 1 December 2019 |
| Competitors | 20 |
| Medalists | |
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The 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup was a table tennis competition held in Chengdu, China, from 29 November to 1 December 2019. It was the 40th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event.[1]
Qualification
[edit ]In total, 20 players qualified for the World Cup:[2] [3]
- The reigning World Champion
- 18 players from the five Continental Cups held during 2019
- A wild card, selected by the ITTF
A maximum of two players from each association could qualify.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Places | Qualified players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Championships | 23–28 April 2019 | Hungary Budapest | 1 | China Ma Long |
| 2019 ITTF Pan-America Cup | 1–3 February 2019 | Puerto Rico Guaynabo | 2 | Brazil Hugo Calderano United States Kanak Jha |
| 2019 Europe Top 16 Cup | 2–3 February 2019 | Switzerland Montreux | 3 | Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Belarus Vladimir Samsonov Germany Timo Boll |
| 2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup | 5–7 April 2019 | Japan Yokohama | 3 | China Fan Zhendong Japan Koki Niwa Japan Tomokazu Harimoto |
| 2019 ITTF-Oceania Cup | 25–26 May 2019 | French Polynesia Bora Bora | 1 | Australia Hu Heming |
| 2019 ITTF Africa Cup | 3–5 August 2019 | Nigeria Lagos | 1 | Egypt Omar Assar |
| Additional qualifiers[nb 1] | n/a | n/a | 8 | Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju Austria Daniel Habesohn France Simon Gauzy Denmark Jonathan Groth Sweden Kristian Karlsson India Sathiyan Gnanasekaran South Korea Lee Sang-su Nigeria Quadri Aruna |
| ITTF wild card | n/a | n/a | 1 | Sweden Mattias Falck |
| Total | 20 | |||
- Notes
- ^ Based on Continental Cup finishing position and ITTF World Ranking.
- ^ Wong Chun Ting withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Quadri Aruna.[4]
Competition format
[edit ]The tournament consisted of two stages: a preliminary group stage and a knockout stage. The players seeded 9 to 20 were drawn into four groups, with three players in each group. The top two players from each group joined the top eight seeded players in the second stage of the competition, which consisted of a knockout draw.[5]
Seeding
[edit ]The seeding list was based on the official ITTF world ranking for October 2019.[5]
- China Fan Zhendong (champion)
- China Ma Long (semifinals)
- Japan Tomokazu Harimoto (final)
- Brazil Hugo Calderano (quarterfinals)
- Germany Timo Boll (quarterfinals)
- Sweden Mattias Falck (first round)
- Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju (semifinals)
- Japan Koki Niwa (quarterfinals)
- Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov (quarterfinals)
- South Korea Lee Sang-su (first round)
- Nigeria Quadri Aruna (first round)
- France Simon Gauzy (first round)
- Belarus Vladimir Samsonov (preliminary round)
- Denmark Jonathan Groth (preliminary round)
- Sweden Kristian Karlsson (first round)
- United States Kanak Jha (first round)
- India Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (first round)
- Egypt Omar Assar (preliminary round)
- Austria Daniel Habesohn (first round)
- Australia Hu Heming (preliminary round)
Preliminary stage
[edit ]The preliminary group stage took place on 29 November, with the top two players in each group progressing to the main draw.[6]
9
Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov
4–3
4–2
4
19
Austria Daniel Habesohn
3–4
4–3
3
13
Belarus Vladimir Samsonov
2–4
3–4
2
10
South Korea Lee Sang-su
4–2
4–1
4
16
United States Kanak Jha
2–4
4–2
3
18
Egypt Omar Assar
1–4
2–4
2
15
Sweden Kristian Karlsson
4–0
4–1
4
11
Nigeria Quadri Aruna
0–4
4–0
3
17
India Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
4–3
4–2
4
12
France Simon Gauzy
3–4
4–1
3
14
Denmark Jonathan Groth
2–4
1–4
2
Main draw
[edit ]The knockout stage took place from 29 November to 1 December.[7]
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
China Fan Zhendong
11
13
11
11
9
Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov
11
3
8
11
10
11
13
9
Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov
11
9
4
11
3
7
Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju
11
13
8
9
11
5
11
12
France Simon Gauzy
7
8
11
5
11
13
2
China Ma Long
6
11
11
13
11
2
China Ma Long
4
11
11
11
8
11
4
See also
[edit ]- 2019 World Table Tennis Championships
- 2019 ITTF World Tour
- 2019 ITTF Women's World Cup
- 2019 ITTF Team World Cup
References
[edit ]- ^ "New dates announced for 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup". ITTF. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Qualification System / Women's and Men's World Cup" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "List of players: 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Quadri Aruna to replace injured Wong Chun Ting at Men's World Cup". ITTF. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Qualification and Playing System / Men's and Women's World Cup" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "2019 ITTF Men's World Cup / Results / Groups". ITTF. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "2019 ITTF Men's World Cup / Results / Knockouts". ITTF. Retrieved 1 December 2019.