Qatar Open (table tennis)

Tournament information
Event name	Qatar Open
Tour	ITTF World Tour
Founded	1994
Location	Doha
Venue	Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena (since 2016)
Category	World Tour Platinum
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	US$235,000 (2018)

The Qatar Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour.

History

The tournament was first held in 1994, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since 2005, and previously from 1997–99 and 2001-03.^[1]

Ma Long of China holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with four, while Zhang Yining of China holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, also with four.

In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that Doha has been chosen as one of six cities to host a "World Tour Platinum" event in 2017. These events will replace the Super Series as the top tier of the ITTF World Tour.^[2]

Champions

1994–2018

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles
1994	Kim Taek-soo
1996	Jean-Michel Saive
1997	Jan-Ove Waldner		Koji Matsushita Hiroshi Shibutani
1998	Zoran Primorac	Li Ju	Wang Liqin Yan Sen	Li Ju Wang Nan
1999	Zoran Primorac	Jing Tian-Zörner	Chang Yen-shu Chiang Peng-lung	Csilla Bátorfi Krisztina Tóth
2001	Zoran Primorac	Kim Hyon-hui	Chang Yen-shu Chiang Peng-lung	Kim Moo-kyo Ryu Ji-hae
2002	Jean-Michel Saive	Wang Nan	Wang Liqin Yan Sen	Li Jia Niu Jianfeng
2003	Vladimir Samsonov	Tamara Boros	Kalinikos Kreanga Jörg Roßkopf	Tatyana Logatzkaya Veronika Pavlovich
2005	Wang Liqin	Zhang Yining	Kong Linghui Wang Hao	Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng
2006	Wang Liqin	Zhang Yining	Wang Hao Wang Liqin	Wang Nan Zhang Yining
2007	Ma Lin	Li Xiaoxia	Cho Eon-rae Lee Jung-woo	Li Xiaoxia Wang Nan
2008	Ma Lin	Zhang Yining	Chen Qi Ma Lin	Guo Yue Zhang Yining
2009	Timo Boll	Zhang Yining	Ma Long Xu Xin	Guo Yue Zhang Yining
2010	Wang Liqin	Guo Yue	Ma Lin Wang Hao	Ding Ning Liu Shiwen
2011	Xu Xin	Liu Shiwen	Wang Liqin Xu Xin	Guo Yue Li Xiaoxia
2012	Xu Xin	Chen Meng	Ma Lin Xu Xin	Li Xiaodan Wen Jia
2013	Ma Long	Ding Ning	Wang Hao Yan An	Ding Ning Li Xiaoxia
2014	Xu Xin	Hu Limei	Cho Eon-rae Joo Sae-hyuk	Lee Ho Ching Ng Wing Nam
2015	Vladimir Samsonov	Elizabeta Samara	Marcos Freitas Andrej Gaćina	Jiang Huajun Tie Ya Na
2016^[3]	Ma Long	Liu Shiwen	Fan Zhendong Zhang Jike	Ding Ning Liu Shiwen
2017^[4]	Ma Long	Chen Meng	Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima	Chen Meng Wang Manyu
2018^[5]	Fan Zhendong	Liu Shiwen	Fan Zhendong Xu Xin	Chen Ke Wang Manyu

2019–present

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
2019	Ma Long	Wang Manyu	Ho Kwan Kit Wong Chun Ting	Sun Yingsha Wang Manyu	Xu Xin Liu Shiwen
2020	Fan Zhendong	Chen Meng	Ma Long Xu Xin	Wang Manyu Zhu Yuling	Jun Mizutani Mima Ito

References

^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ "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.
^ "2016 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open (Super),23 Mar 2016 - 27 Mar 2016, Doha, QAT". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ "Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open". ITTF. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
^ "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open". ITTF. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

External links

[ITTFstats-1] "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[2] "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.

[3] "2016 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open (Super),23 Mar 2016 - 27 Mar 2016, Doha, QAT". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[4] "Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open". ITTF. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

[5] "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open". ITTF. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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