2019 ITTF World Tour

The 2019 ITTF World Tour is the 24th season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.[1][2]

2019 ITTF World Tour
Details
Duration17 January 2019 – 15 December 2019
Edition24th
Tournaments12 + Grand Finals
CategoriesWorld Tour Platinum (6)
World Tour (6)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesMen: Xu Xin (3)
Women: Chen Meng (4)
Most tournament finalsMen: Lin Gaoyuan (5)
Women: Chen Meng (4)
Points leaderMen: Lin Gaoyuan, 2044
Women: Sun Yingsha, 1882
← 2018
2020 →

Schedule

The tournaments in the 2019 tour have been split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offer higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determine the qualifiers for the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.

Below is the 2019 schedule announced by the International Table Tennis Federation:[3]

Key
Grand Finals
World Tour Platinum
World Tour
No. Date Tournament Location Venue Prize (USD) Report Ref.
1 17–20 January Hungarian Open Budapest Budapest Olympic Hall 170,000 Report [4]
2 28–31 March Qatar Open Doha Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena 300,000 Report [5]
3 30 May–2 June China Open Shenzhen Bao'an District Sports Center 400,000 Report [6]
4 6–9 June Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth Stadium 175,000 Report [7]
5 14–16 June Japan Open Sapporo Hokkai Kitayell 270,000 Report [8]
6 4–7 July Korea Open Busan Sajik Indoor Gymnasium 150,000 Report [9]
7 11–14 July Australian Open Geelong Geelong Arena 332,000 Report [10]
8 15–18 August Bulgaria Open Panagyurishte Arena Asarel 190,000 Report [11]
9 22–25 August Czech Open Olomouc OMEGA Sport Center 190,000 Report [12]
10 3–6 October Swedish Open Stockholm Eriksdalshallen 170,000 Report [13]
11 10–13 October German Open Bremen ÖVB Arena 270,000 Report [14]
12 14–17 November Austrian Open Linz TipsArena Linz 260,000 Report [15]
13 12–15 December Grand Finals Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center 1,001,000 Report [16]

Results
Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
17–20 January

Hungarian Open

 Lin Gaoyuan Wang Chuqin
Score: 4–0 (13–11, 12–10, 11–8, 11–9)
Chen Meng Zhu Yuling
Score: 4–2 (9–11, 11–7, 11–13, 13–11, 11–4, 11–5)
Liang Jingkun
Xu Xin		 Fan Zhendong
Lin Gaoyuan
Score: 3–2 (11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 5–11, 11–8)
Wang Manyu
Zhu Yuling		 Chen Meng
Sun Yingsha
Score: 3–1 (8–11, 11–7, 15–13, 11–2)
Xu Xin
Liu Shiwen		 Adam Szudi
Szandra Pergel
Score: 3–0 (11–3, 11–6, 11–5)
28–31 March

Qatar Open

 Ma Long Lin Gaoyuan
Score: 4–2 (9–11, 8–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–9, 11–9)
Wang Manyu Liu Shiwen
Score: 4–2 (11–3, 10–12, 12–10, 11–6, 5–11, 11–5)
Ho Kwan Kit
Wong Chun Ting		 Timo Boll
Patrick Franziska
Score: 3–1 (11–4, 7–11, 11–9, 11–9)
Sun Yingsha
Wang Manyu		 Ding Ning
Wang Yidi
Score: 3–2 (12–14, 16–14, 11–6, 11–13, 11–4)
Xu Xin
Liu Shiwen		 Masataka Morizono
Mima Ito
Score: 3–0 (11–5, 11–7, 11–7)
30 May–2 June

China Open

  • Location: Shenzhen, China
  • Venue: Bao'an District Sports Center
  • Category: World Tour Platinum
  • Prize: $400,000
  • Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
 Ma Long Lin Gaoyuan
Score: 4–0 (12–10, 11–6, 11–5, 11–4)
Chen Meng Wang Manyu
Score: 4–1 (11–3, 8–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–7)
Timo Boll
Patrick Franziska		 Ma Long
Wang Chuqin
Score: 3–0 (11–8, 11–7, 11–5)
Gu Yuting
Liu Shiwen		 Wang Manyu
Zhu Yuling
Score: 3–0 (11–7, 12–10, 11–9)
Lin Yun-ju
Cheng I-ching		 Wong Chun Ting
Doo Hoi Kem
Score: 3–1 (10–12, 11–6, 11–1, 11–5)
6–9 June

Hong Kong Open

 Lin Gaoyuan Tomokazu Harimoto
Score: 4–2 (11–3, 7–11, 8–11, 11–6, 11–9, 11–7)
Wang Yidi Mima Ito
Score: 4–0 (11–3, 11–7, 11–5, 11–6)
Liang Jingkun
Lin Gaoyuan		 Jang Woo-jin
Lim Jong-hoon
Score: 3–1 (6–11, 11–6, 12–10, 11–8)
Chen Ke
Mu Zi		 Jeon Ji-hee
Yoo Eun-chong
Score: 3–1 (9–11, 11–1, 11–4, 11–5)
Lin Yun-ju
Cheng I-ching		 Lee Sang-su
Choi Hyo-joo
Score: 3–0 (11–8, 11–3, 11–7)
14–16 June

Japan Open

 Xu Xin Lin Yun-ju
Score: 4–1 (11–9, 14–12, 8–11, 11–3, 11–8)
Sun Yingsha Liu Shiwen
Score: 4–3 (11–4, 11–9, 4–11, 6–11, 7–11, 11–8, 11–3)
Fan Zhendong
Xu Xin		 Benedikt Duda
Qiu Dang
Score: 3–0 (12–10, 11–9, 11–7)
Chen Meng
Liu Shiwen		 Sun Yingsha
Wang Manyu
Score: 3–1 (11–9, 11–6, 7–11, 11–9)
Xu Xin
Zhu Yuling		 Tomokazu Harimoto
Hina Hayata
Score: 3–0 (12–10, 11–6, 11–5)
4–7 July

Korea Open

  • Location: Busan, South Korea
  • Venue: Sajik Indoor Gymnasium
  • Category: World Tour
  • Prize: $150,000
  • Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
 Xu Xin Ma Long
Score: 4–1 (7–11, 11–6, 11–9, 11–7, 11–8)
Chen Meng Ding Ning
Score: 4–1 (11–5, 11–6, 11–5, 7–11, 11–9)
Fan Zhendong
Xu Xin		 Jeoung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–7, 11–6)
Chen Meng
Wang Manyu		 Choi Hyo-joo
Yang Ha-eun
Score: 3–0 (12–10, 15–13, 11–6)
Wong Chun Ting
Doo Hoi Kem		 Xu Xin
Liu Shiwen
Score: 3–1 (11–9, 11–8, 6–11, 13–11)
11–14 July

Australian Open

 Xu Xin Wang Chuqin
Score: 4–0 (11–6, 11–8, 11–4, 11–8)
Sun Yingsha Ding Ning
Score: 4–0 (11–1, 11–9, 11–9, 11–9)
Jeoung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su		 Lin Gaoyuan
Ma Long
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–8, 11–6)
Chen Meng
Wang Manyu		 Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun
Score: 3–1 (11–6, 11–6, 8–11, 11–6)
Wong Chun Ting
Doo Hoi Kem		 Jun Mizutani
Mima Ito
Score: 3–1 (5–11, 13–11, 11–8, 11–9)
15–18 August

Bulgaria Open

  • Location: Panagyurishte, Bulgaria
  • Venue: Arena Asarel
  • Category: World Tour
  • Prize: $190,000
  • Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
 Tomokazu Harimoto Zhao Zihao
Score: 4–2 (11–6, 12–14, 11–5, 13–11, 13–15, 11–4)
Chen Xingtong He Zhuojia
Score: 4–1 (11–4, 7–11, 12–10, 11–6, 11–4)
Jeoung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su		 Yukiya Uda
Kazuhiro Yoshimura
Score: 3–1 (4–11, 11–4, 11–9, 11–8)
Gu Yuting
Mu Zi		 Miu Hirano
Saki Shibata
Score: 3–0 (11–7, 11–6, 11–5)
Jun Mizutani
Mima Ito		 Ma Te
Wu Yang
Score: 3–1 (11–8, 12–10, 9–11, 11–9)
22–25 August

Czech Open

  • Location: Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • Venue: OMEGA Sport Center
  • Category: World Tour
  • Prize: $190,000
  • Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
 Lin Yun-ju Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Score: 4–1 (11–9, 11–5, 4–11, 11–5, 11–9)
Chen Xingtong Miu Hirano
Score: 4–3 (11–5, 11–8, 11–7, 8–11, 12–14, 8–11, 11–8)
Cho Dae-seong
Lee Sang-su		 Liao Cheng-Ting
Lin Yun-ju
Score: 3–1 (11–4, 11–8, 7–11, 11–6)
Gu Yuting
Mu Zi		 Miu Hirano
Saki Shibata
Score: 3–1 (9–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–6)
Cho Dae-seong
Shin Yu-bin		 Jun Mizutani
Mima Ito
Score: 3–2 (6–11, 15–13, 12–10, 16–18, 12–10)
3–6 October

Swedish Open

  • Location: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Venue: Eriksdalshallen
  • Category: World Tour
  • Prize: $170,000
  • Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
 Wang Chuqin Lin Gaoyuan
Score: 4–0 (11–8, 11–5, 11–8, 11–9)
Chen Meng Mima Ito
Score: 4–3 (8–11, 11–6, 7–11, 10–12, 11–8, 11–9, 11–5)
Fan Zhendong
Xu Xin		 Liang Jingkun
Lin Gaoyuan
Score: 3–2 (10–12, 11–1, 11–9, 11–13, 11–5)
Chen Meng
Ding Ning		 Miu Hirano
Kasumi Ishikawa
Score: 3–1 (5–11, 11–5, 11–8, 11–4)
Xu Xin
Liu Shiwen		 Jun Mizutani
Mima Ito
Score: 3–2 (8–11, 11–8, 13–11, 3–11, 11–9)
10–13 October

German Open

  • Location: Bremen, Germany
  • Venue: ÖVB Arena
  • Category: World Tour Platinum
  • Prize: $270,000
  • Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
 Fan Zhendong Xu Xin
Score: 4–1 (5–11, 11–8, 14–12, 11–7, 11–7)
Sun Yingsha Mima Ito
Score: 4–1 (11–3, 9–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–4)
Liang Jingkun
Xu Xin		 Benedikt Duda
Dang Qiu
Score: 3–1 (11–13, 11–9, 11–9, 11–5)
Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun		 Miyuu Kihara
Miyu Nagasaki
Score: 3–1 (11–5, 4–11, 11–9, 11–7)
Xu Xin
Sun Yingsha		 Wang Chuqin
Wang Manyu
Score: 3–1 (12–10, 11–7, 5–11, 11–7)
14–17 November

Austrian Open

 Fan Zhendong Zhao Zihao
Score: 4–0 (12–10, 11–6, 11–6, 11–5)
Mima Ito Zhu Yuling
Score: 4–1 (11–5, 16–18, 11–7, 13–11, 12–10)
Liang Jingkun
Lin Gaoyuan		 Jeoung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su
Score: 3–0 (11–8, 12–10, 11–7)
Miyuu Kihara
Miyu Nagasaki		 Chen Szu-yu
Cheng Hsien-tzu
Score: 3–2 (11–8, 11–7, 7–11, 9–11, 11–4)
Tomokazu Harimoto
Hina Hayata		 Lin Gaoyuan
Zhu Yuling
Score: 3–1 (11–5, 4–11, 11–5, 11–6)
12–15 December

Grand Finals

  • Location: Zhengzhou, China
  • Venue: Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center
  • Category: Grand Finals
  • Prize: $1,001,000
  • Draws: 16MS/16WS/8MD/8WD/8XD
 Fan Zhendong Ma Long
Score: 4–1 (11–6, 12–10, 11–6, 6–11, 11–8)
Chen Meng Wang Manyu
Score: 4–1 (11–9, 11–6, 11–6, 9–11, 11–6)
Fan Zhendong
Xu Xin		 Liao Cheng-ting
Lin Yun-ju
Score: 3–1 (11–7, 11–6, 11–13, 11–3)
Miyuu Kihara
Miyu Nagasaki		 Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun
Score: 3–0 (12–10, 11–6, 11–6)
Xu Xin
Liu Shiwen		 Jun Mizutani
Mima Ito
Score: 3–2 (9–11, 6–11, 11–3, 11–8, 11–9)

Grand Finals
Main article: 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

The 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals will take place in Zhengzhou, China, from 12–15 December 2019.

See also

References
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