The 2025 World Table Tennis Championships was the 58th edition of World Table Tennis Championships, held in Doha, Qatar from 17 to 25 May 2025.[2] Doha secured the bid over Alicante, Spain, during the 2022 ITTF Summit.[3] This marked the second time Qatar hosted the tournament, the previous occasion being the team event in 2004.[2] The Lusail Sports Arena served as the main venue, while the Qatar University Sports Complex was used as the secondary venue for the first four days of the competition.
| 2025 World Table Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Lusail Sports Arena Qatar University Sports Complex[1] |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Dates | 17–25 May |
A total of 353 Players from 69 member associations were registered for the tournament.[4] The singles events followed a best-of-seven, single-elimination format, while the doubles events used a best-of-five, single-elimination format.[5]
China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha clinched their third consecutive mixed doubles title.[6] On the following day, Wang and Sun went on to win the men's singles and women's singles titles, respectively.[7] Hiroto Shinozuka and Shunsuke Togami claimed Japan's first men's doubles title at the World Championships since 1961.[8] The tournament concluded with the Chinese duo Wang Manyu and Kuai Man winning the women's doubles title.[9]
Schedule
editThe tournament was played over nine days.[1]
| Date | 17 May | 18 May | 19 May | 20 May | 21 May | 22 May | 23 May | 24 May | 25 May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | R128 | R64 | R64+R32 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | |
| Women's singles | R128 | R64 | R64+R32 | 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
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Austria | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
 Romania | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 7 |  France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Wang Chuqin |
Hugo Calderano |
Liang Jingkun |
| Truls Möregårdh | |||
| Women's singles |
Sun Yingsha |
Wang Manyu |
Mima Ito |
| Chen Xingtong | |||
| Men's doubles |
Hiroto Shinozuka Shunsuke Togami |
Lin Yun-ju Kao Cheng-jui |
Alexis Lebrun Félix Lebrun |
| Esteban Dorr Florian Bourrassaud | |||
| Women's doubles |
Wang Manyu Kuai Man |
Sofia Polcanova Bernadette Szőcs |
Shin Yu-bin Ryu Han-na |
| Miwa Harimoto Miyuu Kihara | |||
| Mixed doubles |
Wang Chuqin Sun Yingsha |
Maharu Yoshimura Satsuki Odo |
Lim Jong-hoon Shin Yu-bin |
| Wong Chun Ting Doo Hoi Kem |
References
edit- 1 2 "2025 World Championships Finals". ittf.com. April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- 1 2 "ITTF World Championships Doha 2025 commence today". Gulf Times. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Doha Selected to Host the 2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals". ittf.com. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "Event Data". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ "Playing System" (PDF). ittf.com. 1 February 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Calderano makes history, three-peat for Chuqin and Yingsha". Gulf Times. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "China's Sun, Chuqin win singles world titles". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "【卓球】戸上隼輔・篠塚大登組が64年ぶり金メダル！台湾ペアを下しての快挙達成に涙「信じられない」". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "China sweeps singles titles at world table tennis championships". Korea JoongAng Daily. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.