2016 ITTF World Tour

2016 ITTF World Tour
Details
Duration20 January 2016 – 11 December 2016
Edition21st
Tournaments20 + Grand Finals
CategoriesSuper Series (6)
Major Series (6)
Challenge Series (8)
Grand Finals (1)
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesMen:
China Ma Long (3, inc. Grand Finals)
Japan Jun Mizutani (3)
Women:
China Ding Ning (2)
China Liu Shiwen (2)
Points leaderMen: China Ma Long (2,100)
Women: China Ding Ning (1,900)
Awards
Player of the yearMen: China Ma Long
Women: China Ding Ning
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2017 →

The 2016 ITTF World Tour was the 21st season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. 2016 also marked the tour's 20th anniversary.[1]

The events of the 2016 tour were split into three tiers: Super Series, Major Series and Challenge Series. The Super Series events offered the highest prize money and the most points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December. The Major Series was the middle tier, with the Challenge Series being the lowest tier.[2][3]

Schedule

Below is the schedule released by the ITTF:[4]

  Super Series
  Major Series
  Challenge Series
  Grand Finals
Tour Event Location Venue Date Prize money
USD 		Ref.
Start Finish
1 Hungary Hungarian Open Budapest Tüskecsarnok January 20 January 24 70,000 [5]
2 Germany German Open Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle January 27 January 31 120,000 [6]
3 Kuwait Kuwait Open Kuwait City Salwa Sports Club March 16 March 20 300,000 [7]
4 Qatar Qatar Open Doha Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena March 23 March 27 220,000 [8]
5 Chile Chile Open Santiago Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico April 5 April 9 35,000 [9]
6 Poland Polish Open Warsaw Torwar Hall April 20 April 24 70,000 [10]
7 Nigeria Nigeria Open Lagos Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Sports Hall May 18 May 22 46,000 [11]
8 Croatia Croatia Open Zagreb Dom Sportova May 24 May 28 35,000 [12]
9 Slovenia Slovenia Open Otočec Športni Center Otočec June 1 June 5 35,000 [13]
10 Australia Australian Open Melbourne Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre June 8 June 12 35,000 [14]
11 Japan Japan Open Tokyo Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium June 15 June 19 120,000 [15]
12 South Korea Korea Open Incheon Namdong Gymnasium June 22 June 26 120,000 [16]
13 North Korea DPR Korea Open Pyongyang Chongchun Street Sports Village June 29 July 3 35,000 [17]
14 Bulgaria Bulgaria Open Panagyurishte Arena Asarel August 24 August 28 80,000 [18]
15 Czech Republic Czech Open Olomouc Sportovní hala University Palackého August 31 September 4 70,000 [19]
16 Belarus Belarus Open Minsk Palace of Tennis September 7 September 11 35,000 [20]
17 China China Open Chengdu Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium September 14 September 18 220,000 [21]
18 Belgium Belgium Open De Haan Sport- en recreatiecentrum Haneveld September 20 September 24 35,000 [22]
19 Austria Austrian Open Linz TipsArena Linz November 9 November 13 70,000 [23]
20 Sweden Swedish Open Stockholm Eriksdalshallen November 15 November 20 70,000 [24]
21 Qatar Grand Finals Doha Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena December 8 December 11 500,000 [25]

Events

Super Series

Winners

Event Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles U21 Men's singles U21 Women's singles
Germany German Open China Ma Long China Wu Yang Japan Masataka Morizono
Japan Yuya Oshima 		South Korea Jeon Ji-hee
South Korea Yang Ha-eun 		Japan Yuto Muramatsu Japan Yui Hamamoto
Kuwait Kuwait Open China Zhang Jike China Li Xiaoxia China Xu Xin
China Zhang Jike 		China Ding Ning
China Liu Shiwen 		Brazil Hugo Calderano Japan Hina Hayata
Qatar Qatar Open China Ma Long China Liu Shiwen China Fan Zhendong
China Zhang Jike 		China Ding Ning
China Liu Shiwen 		Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit Singapore Zeng Jian
Japan Japan Open China Fan Zhendong China Liu Shiwen China Ma Long
China Xu Xin 		China Ding Ning
China Li Xiaoxia 		Japan Tomokazu Harimoto Singapore Zeng Jian
South Korea Korea Open China Xu Xin China Ding Ning China Xu Xin
China Zhang Jike 		China Ding Ning
China Liu Shiwen 		South Korea Lim Jong-hoon Japan Yui Hamamoto
China China Open China Fan Zhendong China Ding Ning China Ma Long
China Zhang Jike 		China Chen Meng
China Zhu Yuling 		Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit Singapore Zeng Jian

Finals

German Open

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Ma Long Belarus Vladimir Samsonov 4–1 (11–7, 11–6, 11–4, 10–12, 11–5)
Women's singles China Wu Yang Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 4–1 (11–5, 11–7, 9–11, 11–8, 11–7)
Men's doubles Japan Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit / Tang Peng 3–1 (11–8, 8–11, 11–6, 11–2)
Women's doubles South Korea Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun Germany Han Ying / Irene Ivancan 3–1 (11–3, 8–11, 11–7, 11–7)

Kuwait Open

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Zhang Jike China Ma Long 4–1 (11–9, 11–9, 5–11, 12–10, 11–9)
Women's singles China Li Xiaoxia China Ding Ning 4–1 (11–6, 2–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8)
Men's doubles China Xu Xin / Zhang Jike Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit / Tang Peng 3–1 (6–11, 11–9, 11–8, 11–5)
Women's doubles China Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen China Li Xiaoxia / Zhu Yuling 3–0 (11–4, 11–6, 11–5)

Qatar Open

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Ma Long China Fan Zhendong 4–1 (11–9, 11–9, 5–11, 13–11, 11–5)
Women's singles China Liu Shiwen China Ding Ning 4–1 (11–8, 9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 11–9)
Men's doubles China Fan Zhendong / Zhang Jike Japan Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura 3–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7)
Women's doubles China Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen Japan Ai Fukuhara / Mima Ito 3–2 (6–11, 11–9, 11–6, 4–11, 11–7)

Japan Open

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Fan Zhendong China Xu Xin 4–1 (11–9, 11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 11–8)
Women's singles China Liu Shiwen China Ding Ning 4–2 (17–19, 11–7, 11–6, 8–11, 12–10, 11–7)
Men's doubles China Ma Long / Xu Xin Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan / Huang Sheng-sheng 3–0 (11–4, 11–7, 11–4)
Women's doubles China Ding Ning / Li Xiaoxia China Liu Shiwen / Zhu Yuling 3–0 (11–7, 11–7, 11–9)

Korea Open

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Xu Xin China Ma Long 4–3 (11–7, 12–10, 4–11, 12–10, 7–11, 6–11, 11–9)
Women's singles China Ding Ning China Liu Shiwen 4–1 (11–9, 11–13, 11–8, 11–6, 11–6)
Men's doubles China Xu Xin / Zhang Jike South Korea Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su 3–0 (12–10, 12–10, 11–8)
Women's doubles China Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen South Korea Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun 3–0 (11–9, 11–7, 11–4)

China Open

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Fan Zhendong China Ma Long 4–0 (11–9, 13–11, 11–8, 11–5)
Women's singles China Ding Ning China Liu Shiwen 4–2 (11–6, 8–11, 11–4, 10–12, 12–10, 11–8)
Men's doubles China Ma Long / Zhang Jike China Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin 3–2 (11–8, 5–11, 4–11, 11–9, 11–5)
Women's doubles China Chen Meng / Zhu Yuling China Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen 3–1 (4–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–5)

Major Series

Winners

Event Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles U21 Men's singles U21 Women's singles
Hungary Hungarian Open Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan Hong Kong Tie Ya Na Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan
Chinese Taipei Huang Sheng-sheng 		South Korea Jeon Ji-hee
South Korea Yang Ha-eun 		South Korea Lim Jong-hoon Japan Miyu Kato
Poland Polish Open Japan Jun Mizutani Japan Miu Hirano Japan Masataka Morizono
Japan Yuya Oshima 		South Korea Jeon Ji-hee
South Korea Yang Ha-eun 		China Wang Zhixu Japan Miyu Kato
Bulgaria Bulgaria Open Czech Republic Tomáš Konečný Japan Yuka Ishigaki Russia Alexey Liventsov
Russia Mikhail Paikov 		Japan Miyu Kato
Japan Misaki Morizono 		Chinese Taipei Liao Cheng-ting Japan Saki Shibata
Czech Republic Czech Open Japan Yuto Muramatsu Monaco Yang Xiaoxin South Korea Cho Eon-rae
South Korea Park Jeong-woo 		Sweden Matilda Ekholm
Hungary Georgina Póta 		Japan Yuto Muramatsu South Korea Yoon Hyo-bin
Austria Austrian Open Japan Kenta Matsudaira Japan Mima Ito Germany Patrick Franziska
Denmark Jonathan Groth 		Japan Honoka Hashimoto
Japan Hitomi Sato 		South Korea Park Gang-hyeon Japan Sakura Mori
Sweden Swedish Open Japan Yuya Oshima Japan Kasumi Ishikawa Brazil Hugo Calderano
Brazil Gustavo Tsuboi 		Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching
Chinese Taipei Lee I-chen 		Japan Kenta Tazoe South Korea Choi Hyo-joo

Challenge Series

Winners

Event Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles U21 Men's singles U21 Women's singles
Chile Chile Open France Antoine Hachard Switzerland Rachel Moret France Antoine Hachard
France Romain Ruiz 		Uruguay Maria Lorenzotti
Argentina Candela Molero 		Germany Florian Schreiner Cuba Idalys Lovet
Nigeria Nigeria Open Finland Benedek Oláh Portugal Shao Jieni Russia Andrey Bukin
Russia Vasilij Filatov 		Russia Irina Ermakova
Russia Olga Kulikova 		Egypt Shady Magdy Romania Irina Ciobanu
Croatia Croatia Open South Korea Joo Sae-hyuk Japan Hitomi Sato Germany Patrick Franziska
Denmark Jonathan Groth 		Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem
Hong Kong Lee Ho Ching 		Croatia Tomislav Pucar Japan Mima Ito
Slovenia Slovenia Open Japan Jun Mizutani Singapore Feng Tianwei Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit
Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting 		Russia Maria Dolgikh
Russia Polina Mikhailova 		Portugal João Geraldo Japan Hitomi Sato
Australia Australian Open Japan Jun Mizutani Japan Hina Hayata Japan Takuya Jin
Japan Yuki Morita 		Japan Honoka Hashimoto
Japan Hitomi Sato 		Japan Mizuki Oikawa Japan Miyu Kato
North Korea DPR Korea Open North Korea Kang Wi-hun North Korea Kim Song-i China Cao Wei
China Xu Yingbin 		North Korea Kim Song-i
North Korea Ri Myong-sun 		North Korea Ro Hyon-song North Korea Kim Nam-hae
Belarus Belarus Open South Korea Jang Woo-jin Japan Saki Shibata South Korea Jang Woo-jin
South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 		Japan Honoka Hashimoto
Japan Hitomi Sato 		South Korea Cho Seung-min South Korea Jung Yu-mi
Belgium Belgium Open India Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Hungary Georgina Póta Russia Alexey Liventsov
Russia Mikhail Paikov 		Hungary Georgina Póta
Russia Yulia Prokhorova 		Chinese Taipei Liao Cheng-ting Japan Kyoka Kato

Standings

Singles

The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Finals in December. Qatar's Li Ping was also invited to take part in the men's singles event, to ensure that the host nation was represented.[2][26][27]

  Player met the qualification criteria and competed in the Grand Finals
  Player met the qualification criteria and was invited to compete in the Grand Finals, but withdrew
  Player did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria or not finishing in a high enough position

Doubles

The eight men's pairs and eight women's pairs who played in at least four events and accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Finals in December.[2][26][27]

  Pair met the qualification criteria and competed in the Grand Finals
  Pair met the qualification criteria and was invited to compete in the Grand Finals, but withdrew
  Pair did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria, not finishing in a high enough position, or due to the fact that one player in the pair had already qualified in a higher position with another partner

Grand Finals

Main article: 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

The 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place from 8–11 December at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar.[25]

ITTF Star Awards

The 2016 ITTF Star Awards ceremony was held on the first evening of the Grand Finals at the Sheraton Grand Doha on 8 December.[29]

Awards were handed out in eight categories:

See also

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