ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

The ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, formerly named ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals, is an annual table tennis tournament sanctioned by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at the end of the year. The tournament includes seven events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles (new in 2018), U21 men's and women's singles. Players who accumulated the largest number of points on the ITTF World Tour are qualified for the event, and competing for total prize money of US$1,000,000, the biggest total prize money event in the ITTF calendar.[1]

Qualification сriteria

Men's and women's singles
  • Attend at least 5 events at ITTF World Tour.[2]
  • The top 15 men and 15 women who have accumulated the largest number of points on World Tour standing are invited.
  • The ITTF will invite one player from to the host association provided that they played at least 5 events at ITTF World Tour.
  • If a player from the host association is already among the 15 invited players or no player from the host association had attended at least 5 events at ITTF World Tour, then the 16th player in order will be invited.

Men's and women's doubles
  • The same pair has to play at least 4 events at ITTF World Tour.[2]
  • The top 7 men's and 7 women's doubles pairs who have accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, on World Tour standing are invited.
  • The ITTF will invite one pair from the host association given that the pair played at least 4 events at ITTF World Tour.
  • If a pair from the host association is already among the 7 invited pairs or no pair from the host association had attended at least 4 events at ITTF World Tour, then the 8th pair in order will be invited.
  • If a player appears in two or more double pairs, only the highest double will be qualified.

Mixed doubles
  • The same pair has to play at least 2 events at ITTF World Tour.[2]
  • The top 7 doubles who have accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, on World Tour standing are invited.
  • The ITTF will invite one pair from the host association given that the pair played at least 2 events at ITTF World Tour.
  • If a pair from the host association is already among the 7 invited pairs or no pair from the host association had attended at least 2 events at ITTF World Tour, then the 8th pair in order will be invited.
  • If a player appears in two or more double pairs, only the highest double will be qualified.

U21 men's and women's singles
  • Attend 4 events in at least 2 continents at ITTF World Tour.
  • The top 8 on the World Tour standing are qualified.

If more than 1 player or pair have the same ranking on the World Tour standing when they compete for the last spot, the spot belongs to the player or the pair with higher ITTF world ranking.

Playing systems

All the matches in World Tour Grand Finals are played best of 7 games with the exception of the first round of men's doubles and women's doubles, which are played as a best of 5 games.[3]

Seeding of the players and pairs are determined by the final order of the World Tour standings.[4]

Men's and women's singles, doubles

16 players (or 8 pairs in doubles) advance towards next round under a knockout system. The top 8 players (or the top 4 pairs in doubles) on the World Tour standing will avoid playing each other in the first round.

U21 men's and women's singles

8 players are at first separated into two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top 2 players in each group advance towards a knockout.

Winners

  • List of winners at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals:[5]
Further information on medalists: List of ITTF World Tour Grand Finals medalists
Location Year Men's Singles Women's Singles Men's Doubles Women's Doubles Mixed Doubles
Zhengzhou 2019 Fan Zhendong Chen Meng Fan Zhendong
Xu Xin		 Miyuu Kihara
Miyu Nagasaki		 Xu Xin
Liu Shiwen
Incheon 2018 Tomokazu Harimoto Chen Meng Jang Woo-jin
Lim Jonghoon		 Mima Ito
Hina Hayata		 Wong Chun Ting
Doo Hoi Kem
Astana 2017 Fan Zhendong Chen Meng Masataka Morizono
Yuya Oshima		 Chen Meng
Zhu Yuling
Doha 2016 Ma Long Zhu Yuling Jung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su		 Yui Hamamoto
Hina Hayata
Lisbon 2015 Ding Ning Masataka Morizono
Yuya Oshima		 Ding Ning
Zhu Yuling
Bangkok 2014 Jun Mizutani Kasumi Ishikawa Cho Eon-Rae
Seo Hyun-Deok		 Miu Hirano
Mima Ito
Dubai 2013 Xu Xin Liu Shiwen Gao Ning
Li Hu		 Ding Ning
Li Xiaoxia
Hangzhou 2012 Feng Tianwei
Yu Mengyu
London 2011 Ma Long Ma Lin
Zhang Jike		 Guo Yue
Li Xiaoxia
Seoul 2010 Jun Mizutani Feng Tianwei Jiang Tianyi
Tang Peng		 Kim Kyung-Ah
Park Mi-Young
Macau 2009 Ma Long Guo Yan Timo Boll
Christian Süß		 Ding Ning
Liu Shiwen
Macau 2008 Gao Ning
Yang Zi		 Li Jiawei
Sun Beibei
Beijing 2007 Ma Lin Li Xiaoxia Wang Liqin
Chen Qi		 Guo Yue
Li Xiaoxia
Hong Kong 2006 Wang Hao Zhang Yining Hao Shuai
Ma Long		 Wang Nan
Zhang Yining
Fuzhou 2005 Timo Boll Timo Boll
Christian Süß		 Gao Jun
Shen Yanfei
Beijing 2004 Wang Liqin Guo Yue Ma Lin
Chen Qi		 Wang Nan
Zhang Yining
Guangzhou 2003 Wang Hao Niu Jianfeng Guo Yue
Niu Jianfeng
Stockholm 2002 Chuang Chih-yuan Zhang Yining Kong Linghui
Ma Lin		 Li Jia
Niu Jianfeng
Hainan 2001 Ma Lin Wang Nan Kim Taek-Soo
Oh Sang-Eun		 Lee Eun-Sil
Ryu Ji-Hae
Kobe 2000 Wang Liqin Zhang Yining Wang Liqin
Yan Sen		 Sun Jin
Yang Ying
Sydney 1999 Liu Guozheng Chen Jing Kong Linghui
Ma Lin		 Li Ju
Wang Nan
Paris 1998 Wang Liqin Wang Nan Wang Liqin
Yan Sen
Hong Kong 1997 Vladimir Samsonov Li Ju Kong Linghui
Liu Guoliang
Tianjin 1996 Kong Linghui Deng Yaping Wang Liqin
Yan Sen		 Deng Yaping
Yang Ying

See also

References
  1. "I T T F prize_money". www.ittf.com.
  2. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Qualification Criteria" (PDF) (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-31.
  3. "Playing System for the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals" (PDF). ittf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-04.
  4. "Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Qualification Criteria" (PDF). ittf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01.
  5. "ITTF Statistics". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
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