Kuwait Open (table tennis)

Tournament information
Event nameKuwait Open
Founded2006
LocationKuwait City
VenueSalwa Sports Club (2014-2016)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$300,000 (2016)

The Kuwait Open was a table tennis tournament held annually in Kuwait by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It featured regularly on the ITTF World Tour calendar from 2006 to 2016.

History

The tournament was first held in 2006, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since then, with the exception of 2011 when the country was temporarily suspended due to a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee.[1][2][3]

China's Ma Long holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with three, while Liu Shiwen and Li Xiaoxia of China jointly hold the record for most women's singles tournament wins, with two each.

In August 2016, Kuwait was not included on the 2017 World Tour schedule announced by the ITTF.[4]

Champions

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles
2006 China Ma Lin Hong Kong Jiang Huajun China Chen Qi
China Ma Lin 		China Wang Nan
China Zhang Yining
2007 China Ma Long China Guo Yue South Korea Lee Jin-kwon
South Korea Ryu Seung-min 		China Li Xiaoxia
China Zhang Yining
2008 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov China Zhang Yining China Ma Lin
China Wang Hao 		China Wang Nan
China Zhang Yining
2009 China Ma Long China Ding Ning China Chen Qi
China Ma Lin 		China Guo Yue
China Zhang Yining
2010 China Xu Xin China Liu Shiwen China Ma Long
China Zhang Jike 		China Guo Yan
China Guo Yue
2012 Japan Jun Mizutani China Feng Yalan Singapore Gao Ning
Singapore Li Hu 		China Chen Meng
China Zhu Yuling
2013 China Zhang Jike China Liu Shiwen China Xu Xin
China Yan An 		China Ding Ning
China Li Xiaoxia
2014 China Fan Zhendong China Zhu Yuling Austria Stefan Fegerl
China Lin Gaoyuan 		China Liu Shiwen
China Mu Zi
2015 China Ma Long China Li Xiaoxia Chinese Taipei Chiang Hung-chieh
Chinese Taipei Huang Sheng-sheng 		China Ding Ning
China Zhu Yuling
2016[5] China Zhang Jike China Li Xiaoxia China Xu Xin
China Zhang Jike 		China Ding Ning
China Liu Shiwen

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Chance To See The Very Best". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis Moves Closer to Number One". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ "ITTF Announces 12 Host Cities for New & Improved 2017 World Tour". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 ITTF World Tour Kuwait Open (Super),16 Mar 2016 - 20 Mar 2016, Kuwait City, KUW". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.