| 2021 World Table Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | George R. Brown Convention Center |
| Location | Houston,United States |
| Dates | 23–29 November 2021 |
| Competitors | 265 from 56[1] nations |
← 2019 2023 → | |
| Events at the2021 World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | mixed | women |
The2021World Table Tennis Championships was held inHouston, United States from 23 to 29 November.[2][3] It was the 56th edition of the championships and the first time the competition was held in the United States. Houston became the host by beatingAgadir, Morocco in 2019.[4]
TheInternational Table Tennis Federation originally planned regional and continental stage events for the qualification purpose of the Championships finals in Houston.[5] Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, no regional and continental stage events were held before the Championships finals. The ITTF decided the qualifications were mainly based on the world rankings published on 8 June (week 23) and 25 June (week 24). Six member associations (China,Japan,Chinese Taipei,Germany,South Korea andHong Kong) were eligible to have five entries in singles events and four players in doubles events (with a maximum of two combined pairs with another member association).
Five individual events were contested.[6] All events were played as asingle-elimination tournament. The first round of singles events had 128 places and doubles events had 64 places. Singles matches were best of seven games and doubles matches were best of five. Reigning championsMa Long,Liu Shiwen andXu Xin did not defend their titles at the event as China opted to send younger players in preparation for the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7]
The 2021 World Championships was scheduled for seven days.[8] Draws took place on 21 November.[6]
| Date | 23 Nov | 24 Nov | 25 Nov | 26 Nov | 27 Nov | 28 Nov | 29 Nov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QF | SF | F |
| Women's singles | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | QF | SF | F |
| Men's doubles | R1 | R2 | R3 | QF | SF | F | |
| Women's doubles | R1 | R2 | R3 | QF | SF | F | |
| Mixed doubles | R1 | R2 | R3 | QF | SF, F |
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 5.5 | 10.5 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 |  United States (USA)* | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
