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Qoros 2015 World Table Tennis Championships
观致汽车2015年第53届世界乒乓球锦标赛
26 April - 03 May 2015, Suzhou (China)
2015年4月26日－ 5月3日，中国 苏州
MEDIA GUIDE
#ITTFWorlds2015
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CONTENT
ITTF Overview
History of Table Tennis
Basic Table Tennis Rules *
2015 WTTC Venue
2015 WTTC Time Schedule
Men’s Singles
- Player Profile
- Player Information
Women’s Singles
- Player Profile
- Player Information
Doubles Seeding
2015 WTTC Playing System *
WTTC Trophies & History * 2015 WTTC Interesting Facts *
2013 World Champions
Current World and Olympic Medalists
Past World Champions (1926 - 2013)
GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Key Event Winners
2015 WTTC Rainbow
Upcoming Key Events
Media Guidelines *
General Information - Venue Map & Routes
- Media Area Detailed Map
- Media Access
- FoP Photographer Zones
Media Tools
ITTF Media Contacts
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ITTF OVERVIEW
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the international governing body of Table Tennis
and has 220 affiliated member associations; it is equal first out of any International Sports
Federation.
The ITTF holds over 80 events a year, seen live in over 110 countries and currently has over
990,000 social media followers, which makes it one of the most followed sports on the planet.
The ITTF was initiated in Berlin, Germany and became formalized in London in 1926. Table tennis
became an Olympic discipline at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games and a Paralympic
Discipline in 1960 .
The current ITTF President is Mr Thomas WEIKERT (GER) who was appointed in 2014, following
the incumbent President Mr Adham SHARARA (CAN) becoming the ITTF Chair after 15 years as
ITTF President.
HISTORY OF TABLE TENNIS
Table tennis started as a parlour game in Victorian England; it was after dinner entertainment for
the upper class society.
Gradually, the sport grew from a parlour game to a highly competitive activity. Interest began
to fade around 1904, and it was not until its revival in the early 1920s that competition resumed
on an ever-growing scale.
However, for the game to advance as a serious international sport, standards had to be
developed, hence the formation of the ITTF in 1926, along with the first World Championships.
The first Championships were organized in London 1926, originally planned as a European
Championships. There was one problem; a group of players from India wanted to compete;
hastily just before play began, the name was changed to World Championships but the poster
advertising the event remained as European Championships.
The game of Table Tennis has since gone from strength to strength, first appearing in the Olympic
Games and now is the second most played sport in the world, after football.
For further history look at the table tennis historical timeline here:
ITTF.com/media/History/Timeline_History.pdf
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MA Long (CHN) and DING Ning
(CHN) will head the seeding in
Suzhou as the number 1 seeds!
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BASIC TABLE TENNIS RULES
SCORING
In the World Championships each singles match is best of 7 games; doubles matches are best of
5 games in the qualifications, and best of 7 in the main draw.
The first player to reach 11 points wins the game, however a game must be won by at least a
two-point margin.
The edges of the table are part of the legal table surface, but not the sides.
FLOW OF THE MATCH
Each player serves two points in a row; then the service changes. However, if a score of 10-10 is
reached in any game, then the service is alternate. After each game, the players change ends. In
the final game (7th game), the players change ends when one player reaches five points.
LEGAL SERVICE
The ball must rest on an open hand palm. It must be thrown vertically at least six inches and struck
as the ball falls. The ball must bounce on the server’s side and then the opponent’s side of the
table.
If the serve is legal except that it touches the net, it is called a let serve and the serve is done
again.
EQUIPMENT
The racket must have a red and a black side. The ball must be either orange or white and 40 mm
in diameter. The table is 2.74 meters long, 1.525 m wide, and 0.76 m high.
DID YOU KNOW?
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A player’s racket is tested randomly before each match, and opponents have the right to
look at each other’s rackets.
If a game lasts for more than 10 minutes, the expedite rule comes into action. Serving is
alternate, if the receiver returns the 13th stroke in the rally, the receiver has won the point.
If a player strikes the ball below the wrist of the hand that is holding the racket, the point
is legal.
If a player hits the ball around the net and it still lands legally on the table, the shot is valid.
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乒乓球比赛规则
得分
世界锦标赛单打比赛采取每场七局四胜，双打比赛预选赛采取每场五局三胜，双打比赛
正赛采取每场七局四胜。
首先得到11分的运动员赢得该局，但是每局比赛获胜方至少要比对方球员多得2分。
球桌的边缘是合法台面的一部分，但不是侧面。
比赛流程
运动员在一个发球轮次发两个球；紧接着换发球。在双方比赛任何一局达到10-10时，
进行换发球。每局比赛运动员交换方位。决胜局（第7局）。当任何一名运动员先得到5
分时交换方位。
合法发球
发球开始时，球必须保持静止置于张开的不持拍手的手掌上。发球员须用手将球几乎垂
直地向上抛起，并使球在离开不执拍手的手掌之后上升不少于16厘米，当球从抛起的最
高点下降时，发球员方可击球，使球首先触及本方台区，再触及接发球员的台区。
如果发球员合法发球后球触及球网，应该被判重发球，发球员再次发球。
器材
球拍必须一面红色一面黑色。球必须是直径40毫米的橙色或者白色球。球桌长2.74米，
宽1.525米，高0.76米。
你知道吗？
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运动员的球拍在比赛开始前要进行随机检测，对手有权查看对方的球拍。
如果一局比赛到达10分钟将实行轮换发球法。交换发球，如果接发球员在回合中
进行了13板合法还击，接发球员赢得这分。
如果运动员使用执拍手手腕以下部分击球，这分时合法有效的。
有过运动员击出的球绕过球网并且合法有效的落在对方球桌上，这个击球有效。
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2015 WTTC VENUE
Suzhou International Expo Centre
Capacity
5,500 Spectators
Location
To the east of Jinji Lake in Suzhou Industrial Park.
Address: Xiandai Ave, Wuzhong, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
About the Venue
Suzhou International Expo Centre is a convention centre that occupies an area of 188,600 m2,
and its total gross floor area is 255,000 m2. It is said to have the world’s largest uninterrupted
exhibition space, according to Xinhua News Agency.
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2015 WTTC TIME SCHEDULE
Day 1 – Sunday 26 April 2015
9:30 – 22:00: Singles & Doubles Qualification
Day 2 – Monday 27 April 2015
9:30 – 22:00: Singles & Doubles Qualification
19:30 – 21:00: Mixed Doubles 1st round
21:00 – 22:30: Mixed Doubles 2nd round
Day 3 – Tuesday 28 April 2015
10:30 – 11:45: Mixed Doubles 3rd round
11:45 – 12:30: Women’s Doubles 1st round
12:30 – 13:15: Men’s Doubles 1st round
13:15 – 15:30: Women’s Singles 1st round
15:30 – 20:30: Men’s Singles 1st round
20:30 – 21:15: Women’s Doubles 2nd round
21:15 – 22:00: Men’s Doubles 2nd round
Day 4 – Wednesday 29 April 2015
10:00 – 11:00: Women’s Singles 2nd round
11:00 – 12:00: Mixed Doubles 4th round
12:00 – 13:00: Women’s Singles 2nd round
13:00 – 14:30: Men’s Singles 2nd round
14:30 – 15:30: Women’s Doubles 3rd round
15:30 – 16:15: Men’s Doubles 3rd round
16:15 – 18:15: Women’s Singles 2nd round
19:45 – 21:30: Men’s Singles 2nd round
21:30 – 22:30: Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
Day 5 – Thursday 30 April 2015
10:00 - 12:00: Women’s Singles 3rd round
12:00 – 13:00: Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
13:00 – 14:00: Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
14:00 – 16:00: Men’s Singles 3rd round
16:00 – 18:00: Women’s Singles 3rd round
19:45 – 21:30: Men’s Singles 3rd round
21:30 – 22:30: Mixed Doubles Semi-finals
Day 6 – Friday 1 May 2015
10:00 – 12:00: Women’s Singles 4th round
12:00 – 14:00: Men’s Singles 4th round
14:00 – 16:00: Women’s Singles 4th round
16:00 – 17:45: Men’s Singles 4th round
18:45 – 21:15: Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
21:15 – 22:15: Mixed Doubles Finals
22:15 – 22:30: Mixed Doubles Medal Ceremony
22:30 – 23:00: Mixed Doubles Press Conference
(no mixed zone)
Day 7 – Saturday 2 May 2015
10:00 – 12:00: Men’s Doubles Semi-finals
12:00 – 14:00: Women’s Singles Semi-finals
14:00 – 17:00: Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
18:45 – 19:45: Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
20:00 – 21:00: Women’s Singles Finals
21:00 – 21:30: Women’s Singles Press Conference
(no mixed zone)
21:15 – 22:15: Men’s Doubles Finals
22:15 – 22:45: Women’s Singles & Men’s
Doubles Medal Ceremony
22:45 – 23:15: Men’s Doubles Press Conference
(no mixed zone)
Day 8 - Sunday 3 May 2015
10:00 – 11:00: Women’s Doubles Semi-finals
11:00 – 12:00: Men’s Singles Semi-finals
14:00 – 15:00: Men’s Singles Semi-finals
15:00 – 16:00: Women’s Doubles Semi-finals
18:45 – 19:45: Women’s Doubles Finals
19:45 – 20:15: Women’s Doubles Press
Conference (no mixed zone)
20:30 – 21:30: Men’s Singles Finals
21:30 – 22:00: Men’s Singles & Women’s
Doubles Medal Ceremony
22:00 – 22:30: Men’s Singles Press Conference
(no mixed zone)
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Jean-Michel SAIVE (BEL) will play an unprecedented
th
24 World Championships in Suzhou. His first was
back in 1983 as a 13 year old.
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PLAYER PROFILES - MEN
MA Long (CHN)
Seed #1
WR: 1
Age: 26
Nickname: Captain Long (龙队)
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Semi-final (2009, 2011, 2013)
Interesting Story: Named Team Captain for the Chinese team, Ma has been
leading the team well by showing good sportsmanship and example. Ma
has also been in blistering form in 2015, maintaining a 100% win in both
the Kuwait and German Open. Ma will play doubles with Timo Boll (GER).
Social Media: Facebook.com/MaLongOfficial
Weibo: @Captain龙
XU Xin (CHN)
Seed #2
WR: 2
Age: 25
Nickname: Anaconda (大蟒)
Playing Style: Left-handed attacking penhold grip
Best WTTC Performance: Semi-final (2013)
Interesting Story: Xu started playing table tennis since the age of 5.
Since young, he practised everything with his left hand, including using
the chopsticks and writing.
Social Media: Weibo: @许x昕
ZHANG Jike (CHN)
Seed #3
WR: 3
Age: 27
Nickname: Tibetan Mastiff (藏獒)
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Champion (2011, 2013)
Interesting Story: Zhang Jike became the 4th male player in the
history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam, winning the
Olympics, World Cup and World Championships singles titles in a span
of 445 days. He won the Men’s Singles event in his first outing during
the 2011 WTTC.
Social Media: Facebook.com/ZhangJikeOfficial
Weibo: @张继科
FAN Zhendong (CHN)
Seed #4
WR: 4
Age: 18
Nickname: Little Chubby (小胖)
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 32 (2013)
Interesting Story: Fan’s strong performance during the 2012 China
National Championships caught the attention of coaches, whereby he was
drafted into the national team. Shorty, he represented China to play in
the WTTC in Paris 2013. He is also the 2014 Youth Olympic Champion. Social Media: Weibo: @樊振东123
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PLAYER PROFILES - MEN
Jun MIZUTANI (JPN)
Seed #5
WR: 5
Age: 25
Nickname: Mijun
Playing Style: Left-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Quarter-final (2011)
Interesting Story: Mizutani was crowned Japan’s national champion
at the age of 17, and he won the event 5 times in a row. He is also a
father of one daughter, who was born in October 2014.
Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (GER)
Seed #6
WR: 6
Age: 26
Nickname: Dima
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 16 (2009, 2011, 2013)
Interesting Story: Ovtcharov was born in Ukraine, and moved to
Germany following the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster. He won bronze at
the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Social Media: Facebook.com/DimitrijOvtcharov
Instagram.com/DimaOvtcharov
Weibo: @奥恰洛夫OVTCHAROV
Timo BOLL (GER)
Seed #7
WR: 7
Age: 34
Nickname: Bolli, Bollinger
Playing Style: Left-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Semi-final (2011)
Interesting Story: Boll was once considered the biggest adversary of the
Chinese team, with head coach Liu Guoliang commenting that ‘as long
as Boll is competing, my sleep will never be comfortable’. Boll will be
playing doubles with Ma Long. He has a baby girl called Zoey Malaya.
Social Media: Facebook.com/TimoBoll
Twitter: @TimoBoll
Weibo: @波尔TimoBoll
Marcos FREITAS (POR)
Seed #8
WR: 8
Age: 27
Playing Style: Left-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 16 (2013)
Interesting Story: Led Portugal to the quarter-final at the 2014 World
Team Table Tennis Championships, which is the best result in history.
He is also the key player of the Portuguese team that won the 2014
European Team Championships, beating Germany in the final.
Social Media: Facebook.com/MarcosFreitasWebsite
Instagram.com/MarcosFreitaspt
Twitter: @MarcosFreitas1
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PLAYER PROFILES - MEN
Vladimir SAMSONOV (BLR)
Seed #9
WR: 9
Age: 39
Nickname: Vladi
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Runner-up (1997)
Interesting Story: The 39 year old Belarussian was once World
Number 1, and has consistently been the World Top 10 Men player.
His favourite sportsperson is Michael Jordan. He holds a record 26
ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles.
CHUANG Chih-Yuan (TPE)
Seed #10 WR: 10 Age: 34
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 16 (2003, 2007, 2013)
Interesting Story: Chuang won the Men’s Singles title at the ITTF World
Tour Finals in 2002 before he had ever won on the ITTF World Tour.
Together with his mum, they run a table tennis club.
Koki NIWA (JPN)
Seed #11 WR: 12 Age: 20
Nickname: Niwa-chan
Playing Style: Left-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 16 (2013)
Interesting Story: Niwa once mentioned that table tennis is the only
thing that he has full confidence in. He is also the 2010 Youth Olympic
Games Champion.
JOO Saehyuk (KOR)
Seed #15 WR: 17 Age: 35
Playing Style: Right-handed defensive shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Runner-up (2003)
Interesting Story: Currently the oldest but highest ranked male South
Korean player, exceeded all expectations to reach the final of the
2003 WTTC Men’s Singles event, with an impressive win over Ma Lin
in the quarter-final.
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PLAYER PROFILES - MEN
Tiago APOLONIA (POR)
Seed #18 WR: 20 Age: 28 Nickname: Table Tennis Cristiano Ronaldo
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 32 (2009, 2013)
Interesting Story: Apolonia managed to qualify for the 2012
Olympics despite having a knee surgery 2 months before. He was part
of the team that won the 2014 European Championships.
Social Media: Facebook.com/FollowTiago
Instagram.com/TiagoApolonia
Twitter: @TiagoApolonia
Panagiotis GIONIS (GRE)
Seed #19 WR: 22 Age: 35
Nickname: Gio
Playing Style: Right-handed defensive shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 16 (2009)
Interesting Story: Besides playing table tennis professionally, Gionis
is also a dentist by profession. He plays in the same club in Dusseldorf
alongside Timo Boll.
Yuto MURAMATSU (JPN)
Seed #20 WR: 23 Age: 18
Playing Style: Right-handed defensive shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Debut
Interesting Story: Up and coming Japanese star, where he is often
able to combine stalwart defense and a solid backhand attack when
the opportunity arise. He is also known to be shy in nature.
Quadri ARUNA (NGR)
Seed #30 WR: 38 Age: 26
Nickname: The Forehand
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Qualification (2007, 2011, 2013)
Interesting Story: Aruna is the highest ranked African ever in history.
He was named the Male Table Tennis star at the Dubai 2014 ITTF
Star Awards.
Social Media: Twitter: @Aruna6066
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China has ten Men’s Singles World Champions;
all have been right handers. Can XU Xin (CHN)
break the mould?
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PLAYER INFORMATION - MEN
* WR = World Ranking (based on April 2015 World Ranking)
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PLAYER INFORMATION - MEN
* WR = World Ranking (based on April 2015 World Ranking)
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PLAYER PROFILES - WOMEN
DING Ning (CHN)
Seed #1
WR: 1
Age: 24
Nickname: Big Baby (大宝贝)
Playing Style: Left-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Champion (2011)
Interesting Story: Ding studies sports journalism at the University of
Sports in Shanghai since 2012. She is also well-liked by fans due to
her bubbly character.
Social Media: Facebook.com/DingNingOfficial
Weibo: @丁宁
LIU Shiwen (CHN)
Seed #2
WR: 2
Age: 24
Nickname: Little Date (小枣儿)
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Runner-up (2013)
Interesting Story: Few months before the Asian Games in 2014, Liu
experienced severe pain in her knee that she once pondered to give
up her spot in the Asian Games team. Despite the pain, Liu persevered
by improving both her physical and technical skills.
Social Media: Weibo: @刘诗雯Sunny
LI Xiaoxia (CHN)
Seed #3
WR: 3
Age: 27
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Champion (2013)
Interesting Story: Li was called “eternal second” for a very long time.
But she has used her biggest opportunity of her lifetime at the 2012
Olympics in London, when she surprisingly won the final against team
mate Ding Ning by 4:3.
Social Media: Weibo: @李晓霞乒乓
FENG Tianwei (SIN)
Seed #4
WR: 4
Age: 28
Nickname: Joy (乐乐)
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Quarter-final (2009, 2011, 2013)
Interesting Story: Feng created one of table tennis biggest history
when she led the Singapore team to beat China to clinch the World
Team Championships title in 2010. She also won bronze at the London
2012 Olympic Games
Social Media: Facebook.com/FengTianwei
Weibo: @冯天薇
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PLAYER PROFILES - WOMEN
Kasumi ISHIKAWA (JPN)
Seed #5
WR: 5
Age: 22
Playing Style: Left-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Quarter-final (2009)
Interesting Story: Ishikawa comes from a table tennis family, her
mother is her coach, and her sister is also a professional table tennis
player. Ishikawa is also able to speak mandarin fluently.
ZHU Yuling (CHN)
Seed #6
WR: 6
Age: 20
Nickname: Little Piggy (小猪)
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Semi-final (2013)
Interesting Story: Zhu has a habit of writing her feelings in a diary,
and is also interested in psychology. Zhu also loves to watch Korean
dramas.
Social Media: Weibo: @朱雨玲
WU Yang (CHN)
Seed #7
WR: 7
Age: 23
Playing Style: Right-handed defensive shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Quarter-final (2011, 2013)
Interesting Story: Wu took almost 5 years to be promoted to the
Chinese 1st team. Wu also claims that she is a lazy person, but her
coaches and teammates have different views, saying that she is
actually very hardworking.
Social Media: Weibo: @w武小杨
Ai FUKUHARA (JPN)
Seed #8
WR: 8
Age: 26
Nickname: Ai-chan
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Quarter-final (2003)
Interesting Story: Named Japan’s child prodigy at a young age,
Fukuhara started learning table tennis at a young age of 3. At a
young age of 14, Fukuhara entered the quarter-final of the 2003
WTTC.
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PLAYER PROFILES - WOMEN
SEO Hyowon (KOR)
Seed #9 WR: 11 Age: 27 Nickname: Eol-jjang (Good-looking)
Playing Style: Right-handed defensive shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 16 (2013)
Interesting Story: Different to the traditional Korean defenders as she
can attack with the forward. Seo peaked later than usual players and
clinched her first ITTF World Tour title in home ground Korea in 2013.
One person she respects most is 1988 Olympics champion Hyun Jung
Hwa.
LIU Jia (AUT)
Seed #10 WR: 12 Age: 33
Nickname: Susi
Playing Style: Left-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Quarter-final (2001)
Interesting Story: She achieved her first success by winning the 1st
International Austrian Youth Championships in Linz. Liu Jia is also a
mother with one daughter.
DOO Hoi Kem (HKG)
Seed #12 WR: 14 Age: 18
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 64 (2013)
Interesting Story: Dubbed as the upcoming talent for Hong Kong, Doo
beat Kasumi Ishikawa and Ai Fukuhara at the recent Spanish & German
Open respectively. Her table tennis journey started under the influence
of her brother, and her favourite player is Fan Zhendong.
Mima ITO (JPN)
Seed #13 WR: 15 Age: 14
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Debut
Interesting Story: Ito created history twice in 2014, together with
partner Hirano Miu by becoming the youngest duo to win a World Tour
doubles title, and also winning the Grand Finals in December 2014.
She also became the youngest ever World Tour singles title holder
after winning the 2015 German Open at 14 years and 152 days old.
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PLAYER PROFILES - WOMEN
YU Mengyu (SIN)
Seed #14 WR: 16 Age: 25
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 16 (2009)
Interesting Story: Yu started playing table tennis at the age of 5
because her parents felt that playing sports will help her strengthen
her body and her immune system. She was part of the team that won
the 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow.
Social Media: Weibo: @于梦雨RAYNE
Georgina POTA (HUN)
Seed #15 WR: 17 Age: 30
Nickname: Gina
Playing Style: Right-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 32 (2005)
Interesting Story: Pota has been seamlessly integrated into the ranks
of the great Hungarian Table Tennis ladies. Pota won her first ITTF
World Tour Women Singles in her 83rd attempt at the Czech Open.
She will play doubles with Elizabeta Samara (ROU).
Elizabeta SAMARA (ROU)
Seed #16 WR: 18 Age: 26
Nickname: Eliza
Playing Style: Left-handed attacking shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Round of 16 (2007)
Interesting Story: Samara’s coach has been coaching her since her
junior days till now. She is also able to speak 4 languages (Romanian,
English, Spanish and Italian). She will be playing doubles with
Georgina Pota (HUN).
Social Media: Facebook.com/ElizabetaSamara
RI Myong Sun (PRK)
Seed #19 WR: 26 Age: 23
Playing Style: Right-handed defensive shakehand grip
Best WTTC Performance: Quarter-final (2013)
Interesting Story: New leading player for the North Korean team,
having beaten Ishikawa Kasumi during the 2014 Asian Cup. She also
played in the Chinese Super League in 2014, representing Beijing
alongside Ding Ning.
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PLAYER INFORMATION - WOMEN
* WR = World Ranking (based on April 2015 World Ranking)
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PLAYER INFORMATION - WOMEN
* WR = World Ranking (based on April 2015 World Ranking)
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DOUBLES SEEDING
Men’s Doubles
Women’s Doubles
North Korean pair of KIM Hyok Bong & KIM
Jong are back to defend their Mixed Doubles
crown. They also come to Suzhou as the
Mixed Doubles Asian Games Champions
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MA Long (CHN) & Timo BOLL (GER) are teaming up in the men’s
doubles to form a formidable partnership.
“It is a big honour for me to play doubles with MA Long. Our playing styles
fit together well. I play with high, variable rotation and focus on placement,
while he plays much more powerful with perfect and hard shots.”
- Timo BOLL on the partnership
Mixed Doubles
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WTTC PLAYING SYSTEM
1. STRUCTURE
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
There will be 5 individual events – Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s
Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
The first round proper of Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles and Mixed Doubles will have 128
places and the first round proper of Men’s and Women’s Doubles will have 64 places.
Singles events and Mixed Doubles will have 64 seeded players, 32 direct entries and 32
qualifiers. Other doubles events will have 32 seeds, 16 direct entries and 16 qualifiers.
Qualification for singles will initially comprise groups followed by one knockout round.
Qualification for doubles will be by knockout.
All singles matches will be best of 7 games. Doubles matches will be best of 5 games in
qualification matches and best of 7 games in the main draw.
2. DRAWS
2.1
2.2
Singles
2.1.1 Singles groups will comprise 3 players with each group winner proceeds to the
qualification knockout draw or first round proper (if less than 64 groups). The draw
for the groups will use a snake system.
2.1.2 The draw for the first round proper will have 2 stages with the first stage split.
The initial first stage draw will take place on April 24 and draw the players seeded
17 – 32 and 33 - 64 into appropriate positions at random. The final first stage draw
will occur on April 25 (but separately from the initial first stage draw) when seeds 1 – 16
will be drawn. Seeds 9 – 16 will be drawn first, followed by seeds 5 – 8, then seeds
3 – 4 and finally seeds 1 and 2.
2.1.3 The second stage draws of direct entries and qualifiers will be drawn following the
completion of the qualification rounds and be drawn at random into the remaining 64
positions, subject to clause 2.3.
Doubles
2.2.1 The initial draw for the first round proper will take place on April 24 when the
seeded players will be drawn at random into appropriate positions.
2.2.2 The second stage draws of direct entries and qualifiers will be drawn following the
completion of the qualification rounds and be drawn at random into the remaining 32
(men’s and women’s doubles) or 64 (mixed doubles) positions, subject to clause 2.3.
2.3
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: Players of the same Association shall be separated according to
3.6.3.1, 3.6.3.3, 3.6.3.4 and 3.6.3.5 only in preliminary rounds and groups and in the first
round of the draw but not in further rounds.
2.4
The World Ranking list which will be used for seeding and for the draws shall be the WR to
be published in April 2015 (No.4).
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世乒赛赛制
1. 比赛构成
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
比赛分为5个单项：男子单打、女子单打、男子双打、女子双打和混合双打。
男女子单打和混合双打正赛第一轮设置128个位置，男女双打正赛设置64个位置。
男女单打和混合双打将设立64个种子，32个直接进位的和32个预选出来的选手。 男女双打设立32个种子，16个直接进位的和16个预选出来的选手。
单打的预选由分组循环和1-2轮的淘汰赛组成，双打预选是淘汰赛 (只打前几轮)。
单打比赛均为7局4胜制，双打比赛在预选阶段为5局3胜制，正赛为7局4胜制。
2. 抽签
2.1
单打
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
单打各预选组由3个选手组成，各组胜者进入预选淘汰赛或正赛第一轮
(如果少于64个预选组)。预选组抽签采用蛇形排列的方法。
正赛的抽签分为两次，第一次抽签又分两个时间分别进行。4月24日进行
17—32和33—64种子的抽签，他们随机抽签进入适当的位置，4月25日进行
1—16种子的抽签 (第一次抽签的另外一部分)：9—16先抽，尔后5—8种子，
接着3--4种子，最后1号和2号种子。
第二次抽签是直接进位的和预选出来的选手抽签，他们随机抽入剩下的64个
位置，但要满足下面的2.3条款。
2.2
双打
2.2.1 4 月 2 4 日 进 行 正 赛 的 初 始 抽 签 ， 种 子 选 手 随 机 抽 入 适 当 的 位 置 。
2.2.2 在双打预选结束后进行正赛的第二次抽签，直接进位的和预选出来的选手随
机抽入剩下的32个位置(男女双)或64个位置(混双)，但要满足下面的2.3条款。
2.3
特殊要求：来自同一协会的选手仅仅在预选轮（双打预选第一轮）、预选组和正赛
的第一轮按照规则3.6.3.1, 3.6.3.3, 3.6.3.4 和 3.6.3.5合理分开。
2.4
2015年4月世界排名将作为抽签时种子排列的依据。
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WTTC TROPHIES
MEN’S SINGLES - ST BRIDE VASE
The prestigious St. Bride Vase awarded to the Men’s Singles World
Champion, was donated by C. Corti Woodcock, who was member of the
St. Bride Table Tennis Club in London in 1929, in honour of Fred Perry winning
the title at the 1929 World Championships in Budapest.
WOMEN’S SINGLES - GEIST PRIZE
The Geist Prize awarded to the Women’s Singles World Championship was
donated in 1931 by President of the Hungarian Table Tennis Association,
Dr. Gaspar Geist.
MEN’S DOUBLES - IRAN CUP
The Iran Cup awarded to the Men’s Doubles World Champions, was donated
at the 1947 World Championships by the Shah of Iran.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES - W J POPE TROPHY
The W.J.Pope Trophy awarded to the Women’s Doubles World Champions,
was donated in 1948 by W.J. Pope of England, who at the time was the ITTF
Honorary General Secretary.
MIXED DOUBLES - HEYDUSEK CUP
The Heydusek Cup awarded to the Mixed Doubles World Champions was
donated in 1948 by the Secretary of the Czechoslovakia Association, Zdenek
Heydusek.
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世乒赛奖杯
男子单打－圣·勃莱德杯
佩里在１９２９年举行的第３届世界乒乓球锦标赛上获得男子单打冠
军。英国的克·乌德科克先生为表彰佩里取得的成就，并表俱乐部，
捐赠了以佩里所在的圣·勃莱德乒乓球俱乐部命名的奖杯，作为男子
单打比赛的优胜奖杯。
女子单打－盖斯特杯
１９３１年第５届世界乒乓球锦标赛在匈牙利首都布达佩斯举行，
当时匈牙利乒协主席吉·盖斯特先生捐赠以他的名字命名的奖杯，
作为女子单打比赛的优胜奖杯。
男子双打－伊朗杯
１９４７年在巴黎举行第１４届世界乒乓球锦标赛，伊朗国王捐赠以
伊朗国名命名的奖杯，作为男子双打比赛的优胜奖杯。
女子双打冠－波普杯
１９４８年在伦敦举行第１５届世界乒乓球锦标赛，当时国际乒联名
誉秘书伟·杰·波普捐赠以他的名字命名的奖杯，作为女子双打比赛
的优胜奖杯。
混合双打－赫杜塞克杯
由原捷克斯洛伐克乒协秘书赫杜塞克先生捐赠，故以其名命名。
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53rd edition of the World Table Tennis Championships.
5th time that China has staged a World Championships - Beijing 1961, Tianjin 1995,
Shanghai 2005, Guangzhou 2008, Suzhou 2015
8th time that a World Championships has been staged where only individual events have
been contested; the first was Eindhoven in 1999.
8 competition tables in the main hall, 32 tables in the second hall and 36 training tables
will be used.
100 National Associations will be represented.
311 male and 238 female players will be competing to become World Champion.
900 accredited media.
963 volunteers and 265 staff working for the organizing committee during the World
Championships.
Oldest female player: Ni Xialian (LUX), 51 years, 9 months, and 22 days
Youngest female player: AmyWang (USA), 12 years, 4 months, and 24 days
Oldest male player: He Zhiwen (ESP), 52 years, 10 months, and 26 days
Youngest male player: Essa Alblooshi (UAE),14 years, 1 month, and 13 days
Youngest Women’s Singles Champion: Deng Yaping (CHN), 18 years and 90 days old at
the 1991 WTTC
Youngest Women’s Doubles Champion: Deng Yaping (CHN), 16 years and 63 days old at
the 1989 WTTC
Youngest Men’s Singles Champion: Kong Linghui (CHN), 19 years and 211 days old at the
1995 WTTC
Youngest Men’s Doubles Champion: Kong Linghui (CHN), 21 years and 201 days old at
the 1997 WTTC
Youngest Mixed Doubles Champion: Guo Yue (CHN), 16 years and 294 days old at the
2005 WTTC
5,500 seats in the main stadium.
Victor Barna (HUN) holds the Men’s Singles record of winning the title five times.
Angelica Rozeanu (ROU) holds the Women’s Singles record winning the title 6 consecutive
times, (1950-1955).
Victor Barna and Miklos Szabados (HUN) hold the Men’s Doubles record winning the title in
6 out of 7 years beginning in 1929. Barna also won in 1933 with Sandor Glancz and again
in 1939 with Richard Bergmann.
Maria Mednyanszky and Anna Sipos (HUN) hold the Women’s Doubles record winning the
title at 6 consecutive World Championships (1930-1935).
Maria Mednyanszky partnered with Mechlovits (1926,1928), Szabados (1930,1931,1933)
and Kelen (1933) to win the Mixed Doubles World Title a record 6 times.
The Men’s Singles final has always been contested by two players from China when the
event has been held in China
The Women’s Singles event has always been won by a Chinese player when the event has
been held in China; only once was it not against a fellow Chinese player; in Beijing in 1961
Qiu Zhonghui beat Hungary’s Eva Koczian in the final.
In Tianjin in 1995 China’s Liu Lin and Wang Tao beat Zoran Primorac (CRO) and Vladimir
Samsonov (BEL) in the Men’s Doubles final; it is the last occasion that a pair comprising players
from different national associations reached a doubles final at a World Championships.
In 1999 in Eindhoven, Zoran Primorac (CRO) and Vladimir Samsonov (BEL) were the
Men’s Doubles bronze medallists; it was the last time that players from different national
associations were allowed to compete in a doubles event; from 2001 in Osaka onwards
only pairs from the same national associations were permitted to form partnerships. At the
QOROS 2015 World Championships once again players from different national associations
may form partnerships.
Jean-Michel SAIVE (BEL), who will be competing in an unmatched 24th World
Championships, with his first Championships being back in 1983 as a 13-year-old.
Suzhou was the host for ITTF World Tour Tournaments in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; notably
Zhang Jike won the Men’s Singles title in 2010, Ma Long in 2011 and 2013; Li Xiaoxia won
the Women’s Singles title in 2010.
China has spawned ten Men’s Singles World Champions; all have been right handers.
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世乒赛趣识
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第53届世界乒乓球锦标赛。
中国第5次举办世乒赛－北京1961，天津1995，上海2005，广州2008和苏州2015。
第八次仅由个人赛事组成的世乒赛，第一次在1999年荷兰埃因霍温举办。
主比赛馆设有8张球台，第二比赛馆设有32张球台，训练场设有36张球台。
100个国家协会将会参加。
311名男运动员和238名女运动员参赛。
900名媒体工作者参与报道。
组委会265名员工和963名志愿者为赛事服务。
最年长的女运动员：Ni Xialian（卢森堡），51岁9个月22天。
最年轻的女运动员：Wang Amy（美国），12岁4个月24天。
最年长男运动员：He Zhiwen（西班牙），52岁10个月26天。
最年轻男运动员：Essa Alblooshi（阿联酋），14岁1个月13天。
最年轻女子单打冠军－邓亚萍（中国），18岁零90天，1991世乒赛
最年轻女子双打冠军－邓亚萍（中国），16岁63天，1989世乒赛
最年轻男子单打冠军－孔令辉（中国），19岁211天，1995世乒赛
最年轻男子双打冠军－孔令辉（中国），21岁201天，1997世乒赛
最年轻混双冠军－郭悦（中国），16岁294天，2005世乒赛
主比赛馆观众席设有5500个座位。
获得男单冠军次数最多记录由匈牙利选手Victor Barna保持，他赢得5次冠军。
罗马尼亚女将Angelica Rozeanu连续赢得5届女单冠军（1950-1955），成为获得女单冠
军次数最多的记录保持者。
匈牙利男子组合Victor Barna和Miklos Szabados保持获得最多男双冠军头衔记录，他们
赢得自1929年开始7届世乒赛双打项目中的6届冠军。Victor Barna更在1933年与Sandor
Glancz和1939年与Richard Bergmann的配对中赢取两届比赛的男双冠军。
匈牙利女子组合Maria Mednyanszky和Anna Sipos保持获得最多女双冠军头衔记录，他们
连续在1930至1935年的6届世乒赛中获得女子双打冠军。
Maria Mednyanszky曾与Mechlovits (1926,1928), Szabados (1930,1931,1933) 和 Kelen
(1933)配对赢得6届世乒赛混双冠军。
到目前为止，所有在中国举办的世乒赛的男单决赛都在两名中国选手中进行。
到目前为止，所有在中国举办的世乒赛的女子单打冠军都是中国选手；只有一次决赛不是
在两名中国选手中进行，在1961年北京举办的世乒赛，丘钟惠战胜匈牙利的Eva Koczian
赢得冠军。
1995年在天津举办的世乒赛，中国组合Liu Lin和王涛在男双决赛击败克罗地亚选手Zoran
Primorac和白俄罗斯选手萨姆索诺夫的配对。这也是跨国组合最后一次在世乒赛双打决赛
中出现。
1999年的埃因霍温世乒赛，克罗地亚的Zoran Primorac和白俄罗斯的萨姆所罗夫赢得男子
双打季军奖杯，这也是最后一届允许跨国双打组合的比赛；从2001年的大阪世乒赛开始，
跨国双打组合不再被允许参赛。观致汽车2015世乒赛将重新允许跨国双打组合的参赛。
塞弗首战世乒赛是在1983年，当时他只有13岁。今年将是他第24次出征世乒赛。他也成
为参加世乒赛次数最多的运动员。
苏州曾在2010，2011，2012和2013举办国际乒联世界巡回赛赛事；张继科赢得2010年
男子单打头衔，马龙赢得2011和2013男子单打头衔；李晓霞赢得2010女子单打头衔。
至今为止，中国已经出产10名男子单打冠军，他们全部为右撇子。
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ZHANG Jike (CHN) is known for his
exuberant celebrations when winning
major titles. What will he do if he wins
in Suzhou?
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2013 WORLD CHAMPIONS
MEN’S SINGLES
WOMEN’S SINGLES
ZHANG Jike
LI Xiaoxia
(China)
(China)
MEN’S DOUBLES WOMEN’S DOUBLES MIXED DOUBLES
CHUANG Chih-Yuan /
CHEN Chien-An
GUO Yue /
LI Xiaoxia
KIM Jong /
KIM Hyok Bong
(Chinese Taipei)
(China)
(Korea DPR)
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CURRENT WORLD &
OLYMPIC MEDALISTS
2012 Olympic Games
2013 WTTC
(London / GREAT BRITAIN)
(Paris / FRANCE)
Men’s Singles
Gold
ZHANG Jike
Silver
WANG Hao
Bronze
Dimitrij OVTCHAROV
CHN
CHN
GER
Women’s Singles
Gold
LI Xiaoxia
CHN
Silver
DING Ning
CHN
SIN
Bronze
FENG Tianwei
Men’s Team
Women’s Team
Gold
CHINA
CHINA
Silver
KOREA REP
JAPAN
GERMANY
SINGAPORE
Bronze
2014 World Team Championships
(Tokyo / JAPAN)
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Bronze
Men’s Team
CHINA
GERMANY
CHINESE TAIPEI
JAPAN
Women’s Team
CHINA
JAPAN
SINGAPORE
HONG KONG
Men’s Singles
Gold
ZHANG Jike
Silver
WANG Hao
Bronze
XU Xin
Bronze
MA Long
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
Women’s Singles
Gold
LI Xiaoxia
Silver
LIU Shiwen
Bronze
DING Ning
Bronze
ZHU Yuling
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
Men’s Doubles
Gold
CHEN Chien-An /
TPE
CHUANG Chih-Yuan
Silver
HAO Shuai / MA Lin
CHN
Bronze
KISHIKAWA Seiya / JPN
MIZUTANI Jun
Bronze
WANG Liqin / ZHOU Yu CHN
Women’s Doubles
Gold
GUO Yue / LI Xiaoxia CHN
Silver
DING Ning / LIU Shiwen CHN
Bronze
FENG Tianwei / SIN
YU Mengyu
Bronze
CHEN Meng / ZHU Yuling CHN
Mixed Doubles
Gold
KIM Hyok Bong / KIM Jong
Silver
LEE Sangsu /
PARK Youngsook
Bronze
WANG Liqin / RAO Jingwen
Bronze
CHEUNG Yuk / JIANG Huajun
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PRK
KOR
CHN
HKG
PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS
YEAR
LOCATION
MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION
2013
2011
2009
2007
2005
2003
2001
1999
1997
1995
1993
1991
1989
1987
1985
1983
1981
1979
1977
1975
1973
1971
1969
1967
1965
1963
1961
1959
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
1930
1929
1928
1926
Paris
Rotterdam
Yokohama
Zagreb
Shanghai
Paris
Osaka
Eindhoven
Manchester
Tianjin
Gothenburg
Chiba City
Dortmund
New Delhi
Gothenburg
Tokyo
Novi Sad
Pyongyang
Birmingham
Calcutta
Sarajevo
Nagoya
Munich
Stockholm
Ljubljana
Prague
Beijing
Dortmund
Stockhom
Tokyo
Utrecht
Wembley
Bucharest
Bombay
Vienna
Budapest
Stockholm
Wembley
Paris
Cairo
Wembley
Baden
Prague
Wembley
Paris
Baden
Prague
Budapest
Berlin
Budapest
Stockholm
London
ZHANG Jike
ZHANG Jike
WANG Hao
WANG Liqin
WANG Liqin
SCHLAGER Werner
WANG Liqin
LIU Guoliang
WALDNER Jan-Ove
KONG Linghui
GATIEN Jean-Philippe
PERSSON Jorgen
WALDNER Jan-Ove
JIANG Jialiang
JIANG Jialiang
GUO Yuehua
GUO Yuehua
ONO Seiji
KOHNO Mitsuro
JONYER Istvan
XI Enting
BENGTSSON Stellan
ITOH Shigeo
HASEGAWA Nobuhiko
ZHUANG Zedong
ZHUANG Zedong
ZHUANG Zedong
RONG Guotuan
TANAKA Toshiaki
OGIMURA Ichiro
TANAKA Toshiaki
OGIMURA Ichiro
SIDO Ferenc
SATOH Hiroji
LEACH Johnny
BERGMANN Richard
LEACH Johnny
BERGMANN Richard
VANA Bohumil
BERGMANN Richard
VANA Bohumil
BERGMANN Richard
KOLAR Stanislav
BARNA Victor
BARNA Victor
BARNA Victor
BARNA Victor
SZABADOS Miklos
BARNA Victor
PERRY Fred
MECHLOVITS Zoltan
JACOBI Roland
NATION WOMEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION NATION
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
AUT
CHN
CHN
SWE
CHN
FRA
SWE
SWE
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
JPN
JPN
HUN
CHN
SWE
JPN
JPN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
JPN
JPN
JPN
JPN
HUN
JPN
ENG
ENG
ENG
ENG
TCH
ENG
TCH
AUT
CZE
HUN
HUN
HUN
HUN
HUN
HUN
ENG
HUN
HUN
LI Xiaoxia
DING Ning
ZHANG Yining
GUO Yue
ZHANG Yining
WANG Nan
WANG Nan
WANG Nan
DENG Yaping
DENG Yaping
HYUN Jung Hwa
DENG Yaping
QIAO Hong
HE Zhili
CAO Yanhua
CAO Yanhua
TONG Ling
GE Xinai
PAK Yung Sun
PAK Yung Sun
HU Yulan
LIN Huiqing
KOWADA Toshiko
MORISAWA Sachiko
FUKATSU Naoko
MATSUZAKI Kimiyo
QIU Zhonghui
MATSUZAKI Kimiyo
EGUCHI Fujie
OKADA Tomie
ROZEANU Angelica
ROZEANU Angelica
ROZEANU Angelica
ROZEANU Angelica
ROZEANU Angelica
ROZEANU Angelica
FARKAS Gizella
FARKAS Gizella
FARKAS Gizella
PRITZI Trude
AARONS Ruth / PRITZI Trude
AARONS Ruth
AARONS Ruth
KETTNEROVA Marie
KETTNEROVA Marie
SIPOS Anna
SIPOS Anna
MEDNYANSZKY Maria
MEDNYANSZKY Maria
MEDNYANSZKY Maria
MEDNYANSZKY Maria
MEDNYANSZKY Maria
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
KOR
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
PRK
PRK
CHN
CHN
JPN
JPN
JPN
JPN
CHN
JPN
JPN
JPN
ROU
ROU
ROU
ROU
ROU
ROU
HUN
HUN
HUN
AUT
USA / AUT
USA
USA
CZE
CZE
HUN
HUN
HUN
HUN
HUN
HUN
HUN
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Mima ITO (JPN) created history at the GAC Group
2015 German Open, by becoming the youngest
ever Singles champion at 14 years and 152 days
of age. She will be seeded 13 in Suzhou.
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GAC GROUP 2015 ITTF WORLD TOUR
KEY EVENT WINNERS
Kuwait Open - Super Series
(Kuwait City / KUWAIT)
Men’s Singles
Winner
MA Long
Runner Up XU Xin
Women’s Singles
Winner
LI Xiaoxia
Runner Up DING Ning
(Doha / QATAR)
CHN
CHN
CHN
CHN
Men’s Doubles
Winner
CHIANG Hung-Chieh / HUANG Sheng-Sheng
Runner Up XU Xin / ZHANG Jike
Qatar Open - Super Series
TPE
CHN
Women’s Doubles
Winner
DING Ning / ZHU Yuling CHN
Runner Up HAN Ying / Irene IVANCAN GER
Men’s Singles
Winner
Vladimir SAMSONOV
Runner Up Dimitrij OVTCHAROV
Women’s Singles
Winner
Elizabeta SAMARA
Runner Up HAN Ying
BLR
GER
ROU
GER
Men’s Doubles
Winner
Runner Up
Marcos FREITAS /
POR / CRO
Andrej GACINA
Hugo CALDERANO / BRA
Gustavo TSUBOI
Women’s Doubles
Winner
JIANG Huajun / TIE Yana HKG
Runner Up LIN Ye / ZHOU Yihan
SIN
German Open - Super Series
(Bremen / GERMANY)
Men’s Singles
Winner
MA Long
Runner Up ZHANG Jike
Women’s Singles
Winner
Mima ITO
Runner Up Petrissa SOLJA
Men’s Doubles
Winner
Runner Up
Timo BOLL / Patrick FRANZISKA
Kirill SKACHKOV / Alexey SMIRNOV
Women’s Doubles
Winner
Runner Up
SHAN Xiaona / Petrissa SOLJA
DOO Hoi Kem / LEE Ho Ching
CHN
CHN
JPN
GER
GER
RUS
GER
HKG
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2015 WTTC RAINBOW
The specially designed ‘2015 WTTC Rainbow’ table retains the DHS’s classic ‘Rainbow Arch’
design, which represents the connection of the five continents at the world’s biggest table tennis
event, as well as the graceful arcs of the table tennis ball whilst playing.
The polygonal surface of undercarriage makes it different from other rainbow tables, while newly
designed lighting effects which gives the table a unique 3D effect.
Each surface of polygon reflecting beautiful but not harsh light, greatly improving visual effect
without hampering the games, an excellent balance between beauty and practicality.
The gold undercarriage and the purple table top, which were used at the 2013 World Table
Tennis Championships in Paris, has began to create a brand legacy linked with the ITTF World
Championships.
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UPCOMING KEY EVENTS
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Belarus Open
Minsk / BELARUS
13 - 17 May
2015 ITTF-North America Cup
Markham / CANADA
15 - 17 May
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Croatia Open
Zagreb / CROATIA
19 - 23 May
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Philippines Open
Subic Bay / PHILIPPINES
27 - 31 May
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Australia Open
Gold Coast / AUSTRALIA
03 - 07 Jun
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Japan Open
Kobe / JAPAN
24 - 28 Jun
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Korea Open
Incheon / KOREA
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Pyongyang Open
Pyongyang / KOREA DPR
GAC Group 2015 World Tour China Open
Chengdu / CHINA
05 - 09 Aug
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Bulgaria Open
Panagyurishte / BULGARIA
19 - 23 Aug
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Czech Open
Olomouc / CZECH REPUBLIC
26 - 30 Aug
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Bulgaria Open
Panagyurishte / BULGARIA
19 - 23 Aug
2015 ITTF-North America Championships
Westchester / USA
05 - 07 Sep
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Belgium Open
De Haan / BELGIUM
08 - 12 Sep
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Argentina Open
Buenos Aires / ARGENTINA
16 - 20 Sep
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Chile Open
TBD / CHILE
23 - 27 Sep
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Belgium Open
De Haan / BELGIUM
2015 ITTF-European Championships
Ekaterinburg / RUSSIA
25 Sep - 04 Oct
2015 Asian Championships
Bangkok / THAILAND
26 Sep - 03 Oct
LIEBHERR 2015 ITTF Men’s World Cup
Halmstad / SWEDEN
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Polish Open
Warsaw / POLAND
2015 ITTF Women’s World Cup
Sendai / JAPAN GAC Group 2015 World Tour Russian Open
Yekaterinburg / RUSSIA
GAC Group 2015 World Tour Swedish Open
Stockholm / SWEDEN
2015 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships Vendee / FRANCE
GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
TBD
01 - 05 Jul
29 Jul - 02 Aug
08 - 12 Sep
16 - 18 Oct
21 - 25 Sep
20 Oct - 01 Nov
04 - 08 Nov
11 - 15 Nov
29 Nov - 06 Dec
10 - 13 Dec
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MEDIA GUIDELINES
The media is an essential part of the success of the World Championships, so the ITTF wants to
create the best possible atmosphere for the media to work.
In return, the ITTF asks the media to adhere to the below guidelines to ensure that the players,
spectators, TV viewers and competition management will also have the best event possible.
Photographers
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Photographers are only allowed onto the field of play (FoP) with an official bib issued by
the organizing committee.
There will be two different access areas for photographers. The first area is for ‘pool
photographers’ (black bib) this will be restricted to the ITTF, OC, wired agencies and
photographers from the relevant nations playing. The second area is for the rest of the
photographers (green bib). Details about these photography areas can be found on page 56.
A bib can be obtained at the main help desk, by leaving a piece of ID as deposit. This bib
must be returned at the end of each day.
Any photographers / accredited press on the FoP without a bib will be asked to leave
immediately.
Only a limited number of photographers will be allowed on the FoP. This will be determined
by level of importance, then a first come, first served basis. If you are unable to enter the
FoP, the ITTF will provide your agency with the photos that you need. Photographers will be
able to take photos from the tribune.
Only photographers with professional cameras will be given an official bib to enter the FoP.
As photographers are seen by spectators and on television, they are required to dress
presentably whilst on the FoP (collared shirt / blouse, long pants / skirts and covered shoes).
Each day there will be a diagram indicating where photographers are allowed on the FoP.
Photographers found outside this area will be asked to leave the FoP.
Photographers are required to bring their own stool / chairs onto the FoP.
Photographers must not bring anything except their camera and one spare lens onto the FoP.
No laptop and no bags are permitted.
Photographers are not allowed to move during or in between points.
Photographers can only move during time outs and in between games.
Strictly no flash photography is allowed on the FoP.
Photographers are not allowed in the mixed zone.
Photographers are allowed to take photos from the press tribune if they are not disrupting
anyone.
Photographers are only permitted to take still pictures and not videos.
The OC will provide secured, lockable storage for your equipment.
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MEDIA GUIDELINES
Mixed Zone
The priority for accredited media’s access to players and officials in the mixed zone will be as
follows:
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Host Broadcaster
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Television Rights Holders
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ITTF Interviews
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Television Non-rights holders TV Interviews
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Radio Interviews
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Written Press
There will be set areas for each of the above categories, with the higher priority media getting
access to the players first.
Filming Rights for Field or Play and Mixed Zone
Please find below the explanation of the different material that ENG crews & Video Journalists
can or cannot film during the World Championships:
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All Crews Have The Right To Film:
1. The official draw and opening ceremony on 25 April 2015: Please note that only rights
holders can broadcast the draw live and on demand. Any non-rights holder can place
a request to broadcast live and on demand but this must be approved by the ITTF in
advance.
2. Press conferences following the Draw and after the main matches.
3. Interviews in the mixed zone.
4. Private interviews in the interview room.
Non-rights holders may NOT film match action on the FoP. If non-TV rights holders would like to
have access to match footages, they must contact ITTF’s media rights holder Total Sports Asia.
Please approach any ITTF Staff who will put you in contact with the representative from Total
Sports Asia present at the venue.
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Rights Holders Have The Right To Film:
1. Match action on the FoP, proving they have permission from the HB that they are not
disrupting the world feed.
2. Presentations, training and warm up on the FoP.
3. One-to-one Interviews:
a. After the Draw
b. After each press conference
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MEDIA GUIDELINES
4. Training in the training hall at the specific areas prepared by ITTF. No interviews or talking
to the players and coaches are allowed during the practice sessions, interviews allowed
only the mixed zone.
Any unauthorized filming may result in the revoking of the relevant media accreditation.
Media Centre and Press Tribune
Only accredited media are permitted into the media centre and are not allowed to bring in
guests. As the media centre is a place for work, media must keep the noise to a minimum.
There will be lockers provided for photographers to store their equipment in the media centre.
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and in the interview room during the press conference.
If the accredited media would like to have a one-to-one interview with a player, they must
organize this through the OC press team or the ITTF Promotion Manager, and should not
approach the player themselves outside the mixed zone or press conference room.
The Organizing Committee (OC) Media operations staff will manage all photographers
onsite and be present to assist photographers with queries, photo position placement and
will enforce the guidelines stated herein.
If the accredited media would like additional photographs, quotes, results, stats or general
information, please ask the OC press team or the ITTF Promotion Manager and they will be
more than happy to help.
For clarification on any items, please email ITTF’s Promotion Manager Matt Pound at
mpound@ittfmail.com
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FENG Tianwei (SIN) beat both LIU Shiwen
(CHN) and ZHU Yuling (CHN) on her way to
gold at the Asian Cup in March. Could this
form make her World Champion?
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世乒赛媒体守则
媒体的参与是世乒赛成功的重要因素，国际乒联将全力为媒体创造良好的工作环境。
国际乒联也要求媒体工作者遵守以下规则，以确保运动员、现场观众、电视观众的愉悦
体验和竞赛管理的顺利推进。
摄影师
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摄影师权限分为两种。第一种为内场摄影师（黑色马甲），仅限于国际乒联、组
委会、新闻通讯社和来自正在比赛运动员相同国家的媒体。第二种为其他摄影师
（绿色马甲）。不同摄影师的活动区域和权限请参见第56页。
专用马甲可以在媒体欢迎台获取，领取需留下身份证件，并在每天赛事结束时归还。
没有穿戴官方马甲的摄影师／媒体将被请出内场。
能够进入内场的摄影师人数有限。将综合考量媒体的重要程度及先来先到原则决
定媒体人员是否具有进入内场的资格。如果您无法进入内场，国际乒联将向您所
在媒体提供所需照片。摄影师也可以在媒体席拍摄照片。
只有持专业相机的摄影师能够得到专用马甲进入内场。
由于摄影师将出现在电视和观众视野，穿衣必须得体（带领衬衫／上衣，长裤／
长裙，包鞋）。
赛事当天公布摄影师内场位置。没有在规定区域拍摄的摄影师将被请出内场。
摄影师需自行携带座椅进入内场。
摄影师只能携带相机及一个多余的镜头进入内场，电脑和背包将不被允许。
比赛进行时摄影师不能移动。
只有比赛暂停时能够移动。
内场严格禁止闪光灯的使用。
摄影师不允许进入混合采访区。
摄影师在不打扰他人的情况下可以在媒体席拍摄照片。
摄影师只能够拍摄静态照片，不允许拍摄视频。
组委会将提供储物柜寄存设备。
混合采访区
媒体进入混合采访区的优先级别按照以下排列:
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主要电视转播商采访
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电视转播权持有者采访
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国际乒联采访
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其他电视转播媒体采访
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广播采访
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纸媒
以上类别的媒体会有各自的指定采访区域，级别更高的媒体拥有采访优先权。
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世乒赛媒体守则
内场及混合采访区摄像权
在世乒赛期间电子新闻采集工作者和视频记者的摄影权限如下：
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所有相关人员允许拍摄:
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2015年4月25日抽签仪式和开幕式:只有电视转播权所有者能够对抽签仪式进行直播或转
播。非电视转播权所有者可以要求直播或转播信号但必须提前征得国际乒联许可。
抽签和比赛后媒体发布会。
混合采访区采访。
采访间私人采访。
非电视转播权所有者无权在内场进行拍摄。如果非电视转播权需要赛事素材，请联系国
际乒联媒体转播权代理 Total Sports Asia。可联系任何国际乒联工作人员获取 Total Sports
Asia 代表联系方式。
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内场比赛，在不打扰国际转播的前提下。
内场展示、训练、热身 。
一对一采访:
a. 抽签后
b. 新闻发布会后
训练场训练过程。但运动员训练期间不允许采访或对话。采访请在混合采访区进行。
未被授权的拍摄将导致媒体证的没收。
媒体中心和媒体席
只有认证媒体可以进入媒体中心，但不能够带入其他访客。 媒体中心是公共工作场合，
请保持安静。
媒体中心将提供储物柜供摄影师储存器材。
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访间进行。
如果认证媒体需要采访特定运动员，请与组委会媒体部门或国际乒联媒体推广经
理联系，不应直接在混合采访区或采访间以外的其他地方进行采访。
组委会媒体部门负责在现场管理摄影师位置等其他相关事项。
如果认证媒体需要其他照片、采访内容、比赛结果、统计数据等信息，请联系组
委会媒体部门或国际乒联媒体推广经理。
如有任何问题请联系国际乒联媒体推广经理 Matt Pound, 邮箱：mpound@ittfmail.com.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Accreditation
From 24-25 April 2015, accredited media pick up their media accreditation from the Scholars
Hotel Dushu Lake (official media hotel).
From 26 April – 3 May, accredited media pick up their media accreditation from the media
registration centre, which is located 300 meters from the media entrance of the Suzhou
International Expo Centre (shown on the map on page 48).
Please wear your media accreditation pass at all times, access into the venue is strictly based on
accreditation. There will not be any replacement of media accreditation if it is lost.
Training Hall
Only the written press, host broadcaster and TV rights holders have access to the training hall.
General photographers do not have access. Please refer to page 55 for the media access chart.
Private Interviews
Private interviews with players, coaches or ITTF officials can be arranged by filling in a private
interview form, available at the main help desk.
Money/Currency
The currency of the People’s Republic of China is RMB (Chinese yuan). In April 2015, 100RMB is worth:
100RMB = 16.14 USD
100RMB = 14.78 Euros
Currency exchange is available at Scholars Hotel (Dushu Lake)
Transport (Hotel - Venue - Hotel)
Hourly shuttle service between the Scholars Hotel (Dushu Lake) and the competition venue is
available from 26 April to 3 May.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
A transport card (value of 30RMB) will also be given to each accredited media for use on public
transport and taxi service. Top up service for the transport card is available at the media centre
main help desk.
Meals (Venue)
Meal coupons can be purchased at 25RMB each, at the media centre service counter daily from
11am to 1pm and 4.30pm to 7pm. Lunch and dinner is served at Level 1 of Hall 5A.
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Time Zone
The time zone in Suzhou during the World Table Tennis Championships will be +8 GMT.
Climate
Suzhou has a four-season, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate. The average temperature
during WTTC (26 April - 3 May 2015) is about 20°C, while the coldest temperature is about 1112°C, and the hottest is about 28-30°C.
About Suzhou
Suzhou, the cradle of Wu culture, originally built in 514 B.C., boasting a history of more than
2,500 years, which entitles the city one of “24 Cultural and Historic Cities”.
As one of the key cities in the Yangtze Delta, Suzhou is a renowned cultural, historic and tourist city.
Suzhou spreads on a low terrain, with the plain covering 55% of the total area. With a network
of rivers and canals as well as a fertile land, the city is rich in a variety of agricultural products.
As a well-known “ Land of Fish and Rice” as well as a “Silk Capital”, Suzhou enjoys a fame of “
Paradise on Earth”.
In today’s Suzhou, there are 778 cultural relics under municipal-and-upper level protection. Over
60 classical gardens are well preserved and 9 of them are listed in the Catalog of World Cultural
Heritage.
Guided City Tour
There will be a guided city tour held on 26 and 27 April, interested media can register at the
Scholars Hotel (Dushu Lake) registration desk one day in advance, before 6pm.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Media Services
Media Center
On level 3 there is a media center with all the facilities media need to conduct their work. The
media center will provide accredited media with access to working areas, free high-speed internet
access, media tools, tea, coffee and snacks.
Media Tribune
In the main stadium media tribune features a combination of working desk positions and standard
observer seats for the media. Due to the limited space in the media tribune, the main seats will be
reserved for OC, ITTF and wired agencies. The remaining seats will be allocated to one person
per agency on a first come first served basis. There will be power at each tables and free wifi
for the media’s use.
Field Photographer
To go onto the field of play, photographers must first obtain a bib from the welcome desk. A piece
of ID must be given as deposit in order to receive the bib. Photographers are obliged to wear
this bib at all times whilst on the field of play and must follow the accredited media guidelines.
Mixed Zone
After every match, all the players will pass through the mixed zone. This gives the accredited
media the opportunity to interact one on one with the players and the teams. The first part of
the mixed zone is dedicated to TV broadcasters and they have the first priority to speak to the
players. The second part of the mixed zone is for the written press.
Press Conferences
After each gold medal match, there will be a press conference with the champion and runner up.
The press conference is located next to the media centre on level 3.
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VENUE MAP & ROUTE
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VENUE MAP & ROUTE
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Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (GER) has enlisted the services
of former 1991 World Champion Jörgen Persson
(SWE) as his personal coach for the World Table Tennis
Championships in the hope to himself become World
Champion.
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MEDIA AREA DETAILED MAP
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Seeded number 4, FAN Zhendong (CHN) won
the Boys’ Singles event at the World Junior
Championships in 2012, when he was still in the
cadet age group. He is the youngest player ever to
win the title.
Fan is the 2014 Youth Olympics Champion and is
considered a strong contender for the Men’s Singles
title in Suzhou!
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MEDIA ACCESS
FOP PHOTOGRAPHER ZONES *
26 - 29 April
30 April
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As of 15 Apr 2015
FOP PHOTOGRAPHER ZONES *
01 May
02 - 03 May
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As of 15 Apr 2015
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MEDIA TOOLS
To assist the world’s media coverage of the World Championships, the ITTF will provide the
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Interesting stories concerning the upcoming matches
Daily statistics and fact sheet
Daily flash quotes
Upcoming schedule
Previous days results
Official ITTF daily press release
Video interviews
Daily video highlights
If you require anything additional, please contact ITTF’s Promotion Manager Matt Pound at
mpound@ittfmail.com, or +65 8654 4715.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Matt Pound
ITTF Promotion & Media Manager
E: mpound@ittfmail.com
M: +65 8654 4715
Ye Xing Zeng
Organising Committee Press Officer
E: meitizhuce@126.com
M: +86 185 015 02159
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