What are the international table tennis competitions?

Abstract: Table tennis originated in the United Kingdom, became popular in China, and became our country’s national sport. Due to the popularity of table tennis, various professional and amateur table tennis competitions have also emerged. So, what are the top table tennis events? Such as Table Tennis World Cup, World Table Tennis Championships, Olympic Table Tennis Tournament, etc. Let’s learn about the specific competitions together! 1. Table Tennis World Cup

The Table Tennis World Cup, together with the Olympic Games and the World Table Tennis Championships, is one of the three major table tennis events in the world. The first Women's Table Tennis World Cup was held in Hong Kong, China, in 1996. Except for the suspension in 1999 due to sponsor reasons, this top-level event has maintained the tradition of being held annually.

The World Cup has four events (held separately) for men’s and women’s singles and teams; the World Table Tennis Championships has seven events for men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles, and men’s and women’s teams; the Olympic Games has seven events for men’s and women’s singles. And team *** four events.

2. World Table Tennis Championships

The World Table Tennis Championships (referred to as "World Table Tennis Championships", English: World Table Tennis Championships) are hosted by the International Table Tennis Federation. Each competition is hosted by the International Table Tennis Federation. The table tennis association authorized by the Table Tennis Federation to host the event has broad influence.

The World Table Tennis Championships consists of seven events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles, and men's and women's teams. The first session was held in London, England, in December 1926. Starting from the 25th session in 1959, it has been held every two years. It is the highest level world table tennis competition hosted by the International Table Tennis Federation and has wide influence.

3. Olympic Table Tennis Tournament

On October 1, 1983, the International Olympic Committee decided at its 84th meeting in Baden, Germany, to hold the summer table tennis tournament in Seoul, South Korea from 1988. At the beginning of the Olympic Games, table tennis will be listed as an official event of the Olympic Games. After many discussions between the ITTF and the International Olympic Committee, it was decided that the Olympic table tennis competition will consist of four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles.

4. ITTF Professional Tour

ITTF Professional Tour, the full name of ITTF Professional Tour, has a long history. It is a large-scale international individual sports event with world influence organized by the International Table Tennis Federation. Generally, there are four events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and all member countries of the ITTF can send players to participate. The ITTF Tour Finals is a year-end event held at the end of each year for the athletes with the top rankings in each tour stop of the season.

5. World Youth Table Tennis Challenge

The World Youth Table Tennis Challenge is the ITTF’s fourth largest youth competition after the World Table Tennis Championships, World Cup and World Youth Championship. The event was founded in 2002. The age for participation is set to under 15 years old. It is known as the "cradle of champions".

6. World Star Tour

In order to promote the development of table tennis, the ITTF has organized the World Star Tour since 1990.

7. Asia-Africa-Latin America Table Tennis Friendship Invitational Tournament

The Asia-Africa-Latin America Table Tennis Friendship Invitational Tournament is an intercontinental table tennis invitational tournament. The first session was held in Beijing, China in 1973.

8. World Table Tennis Championships

The World Table Tennis Championships is an upgraded version of the previous "National Table Tennis Ceremony". After being authorized by the ITTF, the organizer will invite Olympic and World Table Tennis Championships. Eight male and female champions from the four traditional major events of table tennis, World Cup and professional tour finals will compete. This is the third international A-level event named after "World" in the international table tennis world. Its level is equivalent to the World Championships, Olympic Table Tennis Championships, World Cup, and Professional Tour Finals. It is one of the five top table tennis events in the world. If there is an overlap between the champion players, they will be replaced in order according to their world rankings. In addition, the two highest ranked players in the world and two wild card players will be invited to participate. In terms of seed setting, the Olympic champion will be the top seed, the World Championship winner will be the No. 2 seed, and the World Cup and Finals champions will be the No. 3 and 4 seeds respectively.