Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification
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This article details the qualifying phase for table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition will comprise a total of 172 table tennis players, with an equal distribution between men and women coming from the different NOCs, similar to those in the previous editions. Each NOC can enter a maximum of six table tennis players across five medal events (men's and women's singles; men's and women's teams, and mixed doubles) with a maximum of two each for the men's and women's singles.[2]As the host nation, France reserves a spot each in the men's and women's teams, respectively, with one per gender competing in the singles tournament; and in the mixed doubles.[3]
Each team event features a draw of sixteen NOCs with a trio of table tennis players. The initial half of the total quota will be awarded to the quarterfinalists at the 2024 ITTF World Teams Championships, scheduled for February 16 to 25 in Busan, South Korea, while six continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, with the Americas divided between North and Latin for an ITTF competition) will offer the men's and women's team spot each to the top-ranked NOC from a respective continent. Apart from the host nation, the remaining slot will be attributed to the highest-ranked eligible NOC based on the ITTF World Team Ranking list of March 2024.[2]
The mixed doubles tournament shares the same amount with the teams, consisting of sixteen NOCs with a pair of table tennis players. The initial quarter of the total quota will be awarded to the semifinalists of the designated qualifying meet, scheduled for March or April 2024, while six continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, with the Americas divided between North and Latin for an ITTF competition) will offer the mixed doubles spot each to the top-ranked NOC from a respective continent. Apart from the host nation, the five highest-ranked eligible pairs will obtain the remaining berths to complete the field based on the ITTF World Ranking list of May 7, 2024.[2]
About 70 table tennis players may participate in the men's and women's singles, depending on the number of slots available after the distribution of the mixed doubles quota. Each NOC can enter a maximum of four table tennis players (two per gender). Thirty-two places are reserved for each of the qualified men's and women's teams, with twenty-two more attributed to the individuals coming from NOCs without a qualified team through the continental meets organized by ITTF (four for Africa, six each for Asia and Europe, five for the Americas, and one for Oceania). A maximum of fifteen table tennis players will secure a spot through the ITTF World Singles Ranking list of June 18, 2024, respecting the four-player (two per gender) NOC limit, while the remaining men's and women's singles spots are entitled to the eligible NOCs interested to have their table tennis players compete for Paris 2024 under the Universality system.[2]
Summary[edit]
| NOC | Men | Women | Mixed | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Team | Singles | Team | Doubles | ||
 Australia |
2 |  |
2 | |
|
6 |
 Brazil |
2 | |
2 | |
|
6 |
 Canada |
2 | |
3 | |||
 China |
2 | |
2 | |
6 | |
 Chinese Taipei |
2 | |
2 | |
6 | |
 Croatia |
2 | |
3 | |||
 Cuba |
|
2 | ||||
 Denmark |
2 | |
3 | |||
 Egypt |
2 | |
2 | |
|
6 |
 France |
2 | |
2 | |
|
6 |
 Germany |
2 | |
2 | |
|
6 |
 Hong Kong |
2 | |
|
4 | ||
 India |
2 | |
2 | |
6 | |
 Japan |
2 | |
2 | |
6 | |
 North Korea |
|
2 | ||||
 Poland |
2 | |
3 | |||
 Portugal |
2 | |
3 | |||
 Romania |
2 | |
3 | |||
 Slovenia |
2 | |
3 | |||
 South Korea |
2 | |
2 | |
6 | |
 Spain |
|
2 | ||||
 Sweden |
2 | |
2 | |
|
6 |
 Thailand |
2 | |
3 | |||
 United States |
2 | |
3 | |||
| Total: 24 NOCs | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 95 |
Timeline[edit]
The following table outlines a timeline of the qualification events for table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| 2023 Oceania Senior Championships | September 2–9, 2023 |  Townsville[4]
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| 2023 Asian Championships | September 3–10, 2023 |  Pyeongchang
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| 2023 European Team Championships | September 10–17, 2023 |  Malmö
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| 2023 Pan American Championships | September 10–17, 2023 |  Havana
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| 2023 African Championships | September 11–17, 2023 |  Tunis
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| 2024 ITTF World Team Championships | February 16–25, 2024 | Busan[5]
|
| ITTF World Team Rankings | March 2024 | — |
| Mixed doubles | ||
| 2023 European Games | June 23 – July 1, 2023 |  Kraków[6]
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| 2023 Oceania Senior Championships | September 2–9, 2023 | Townsville[4]
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| 2023 Asian Championships | September 3–10, 2023 | Pyeongchang
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| 2023 African Championships | September 11–17, 2023 | Tunis
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| 2023 Pan American Games | October 29 – November 5, 2023 |  Santiago
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| 2024 ITTF World Olympic Qualification Tournament | April 11–12, 2024 |  Havirov
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| ITTF World Mixed Doubles Rankings | May 7, 2024 | — |
| Singles | ||
| South East Asian Qualification Tournament | May 8–10, 2024 |  Bangkok
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| Oceania Qualification Tournament | May 10, 2024 |  Nouméa
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| South Asian Qualification Tournament | May 13–15, 2024 |  Kathmandu
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| Pan American Qualification Tournament | May 14–18, 2024 |  Lima
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| African Qualification Tournament | May 16–18, 2024 |  Kigali
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| European Qualification Tournament | May 15–19, 2024 |  Sarajevo
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| West Asian Qualification Tournament | May 17–19, 2024 |  Sulaymaniyah
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| Central Asian Qualification Tournament | May 17–19, 2024 |  Tashkent
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| East Asian Qualification Tournament | May 2024 |  Saitama
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| ITTF World Singles Rankings | June 18, 2024 | — |
Events[edit]
Men's team[edit]
| Event | Places | Qualified team | Selected players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | France |
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| 2023 Oceania Championships | 1 | Australia |
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| 2023 Asian Championships | 1 | China |
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| 2023 European Team Championships | 1 | Sweden |
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| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil |
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| Canada |
Edward Ly Eugene Wang Jeremy Hazin | ||
| 2023 African Championships | 1 | Egypt |
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| 2024 ITTF World Championships | 6 | Japan |
Tomokazu Harimoto Shinozuka Hiroto Shunsuke Togami |
| South Korea |
| ||
| Portugal |
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| Germany |
Timo Boll Dimitrij Ovtcharov Dang Qiu | ||
| Chinese Taipei |
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| Denmark |
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| ITTF World Rankings | 3 | Slovenia |
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| Croatia |
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| India |
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| Total | 16 | ||
- Italic: Qualified only for the team event.
Women's team[edit]
| Event | Places | Qualified team | Selected players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | France |
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| 2023 Oceania Championships | 1 | Australia |
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| 2023 Asian Championships | 1 | China |
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| 2023 European Team Championships | 1 | Germany |
Han Ying Nina Mittelham Shan Xiaona |
| 2023 Pan American Championships | 2 | United States |
Rachel Sung Amy Wang Lily Zhang |
| Brazil |
Bruna Takahashi | ||
| 2023 African Championships | 1 | Egypt |
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| 2024 ITTF World Championships | 5 | South Korea |
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| Chinese Taipei |
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| Hong Kong |
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| Japan |
Miwa Harimoto Hina Hayata Miu Hirano | ||
| Romania |
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| ITTF World Rankings | 4 | Thailand |
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| Poland |
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| India |
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| Sweden |
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| Total | 16 | ||
- Italic: Qualified only for the team event.
Mixed doubles[edit]
| Event | Places | Qualified NOC | Selected players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | France |
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| 2023 European Games | 1 | Germany |
Dang Qiu Nina Mittelham |
| 2023 Oceanian Championships | 1 | Australia |
Nicholas Lum Minhyung Jee |
| 2023 African Championships | 1 | Egypt |
Omar Assar Dina Meshref |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 2 | Brazil |
Vitor Ishiy Bruna Takahashi |
| Cuba |
Jorge Campos Daniela Fonseca | ||
| ITTF World Olympic Qualification Tournament | 4 | North Korea |
Ri Jong-sik Kim Kum-yong |
| Hong Kong |
Wong Chun Ting Doo Hoi Kem | ||
| Spain |
Álvaro Robles María Xiao | ||
| Sweden |
Kristian Karlsson Christina Källberg | ||
| ITTF World Rankings | 6 | | |
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| — | — | — | |
| Total | 16 | ||
Note:
Men's singles[edit]
| Event | Places | Qualified players |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified teams (2 individuals per team) | 32 | Australia Brazil Canada China Chinese Taipei Croatia Denmark Egypt France Germany India Japan Portugal Slovenia South Korea Sweden
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| African Qualification Tournament | 4 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament – Central Asia | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament – East Asia | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament – South Asia | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament – Southeast Asia | 1 | |
| European Qualification Tournament | 5 | |
| Latin American Qualification Tournament | 4 | |
| North American Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
| West Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
| ITTF World Rankings | ≤15 | |
| Universality Places | 1 | |
| Total | ≤70 |
Women's singles[edit]
| Event | Places | Qualified players |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified teams (2 individuals per team) | 32 | Australia Brazil China Chinese Taipei Egypt France Germany Hong Kong India Japan Poland Romania South Korea Sweden Thailand United States |
| African Qualification Tournament | 4 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament – Central Asia | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament – East Asia | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament – South Asia | 1 | |
| Asian Qualification Tournament – Southeast Asia | 1 | |
| European Qualification Tournament | 5 | |
| Latin American Qualification Tournament | 4 | |
| North American Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
| West Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
| ITTF World Rankings | ≤15 | |
| Universality Places | 1 | |
| Total | ≤70 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Table Tennis" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d Meng, Licheng (12 December 2022). "How to qualify for table tennis at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Road to #Paris2024 – Olympic Table Tennis Qualification System Unveiled". ITTF. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ a b Griffiths, Barry (16 May 2023). "Target Townsville: 2023 Olympic Qualification and Oceania Championships". Oceania Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Busan to Host the 2024 World Championships". ITTF. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Mohamed, Ahmed (29 March 2023). "Table tennis line-up for 2023 European Games confirmed". Inside the Games. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "PARIS 2024 - LIST OF QUALIFIED MIXED DOUBLES" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.