2023 World Table Tennis Championships
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The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was the 57th edition of World Table Tennis Championships and held in Durban, South Africa.
It was the first such event set to be held in Africa since 1939 Championship held in Egypt.
Bid
South Africa was chosen as host after defeating Düsseldorf, Germany by 90 to 39 votes.
Schedule
The tournament was played over nine days.
| Date | 20 May | 21 May | 22 May | 23 May | 24 May | 25 May | 26 May | 27 May | 28 May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | R128 | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | ||
| Women's singles | R128 | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | ||
| Men's doubles | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||
| Women's doubles | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |||
| Mixed doubles | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F |
Medal summary
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
Participating nations
A total of 306 players from 59 nations participated. China, Germany, Japan, and South Korea had a maximum of five players for each singles event, four players for each doubles event.
| Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total number of players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Australia | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Austria | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Belgium | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Chile | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| China | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Denmark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Egypt | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| England | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Spain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Germany | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Hungary | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| India | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Iran | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Japan | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| South Korea | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Mexico | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mauritius | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Portugal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qatar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Romania | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Singapore | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Serbia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Sweden | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Thailand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| United States | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 126 | 125 | 116 | 106 | 118 | 306 |
| Nations | 48 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 59 |