Qatar Open (table tennis)

Tennis tournament

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[edit]

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[edit]

### 1994–2018[edit]

Year  | Men's singles  | Women's singles  | Men's doubles  | Women's doubles

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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[edit]

Year  | Men's singles  | Women's singles  | Men's doubles  | Women's doubles  | Mixed doubles

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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

## See also[edit]

* Asian Table Tennis Union

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* International Table Tennis Federation
* Qatar Table Tennis Association

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ITTF World Tour

Seasons|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020

Grand Finals|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020

Current events|

| World Tour Platinum|

* Qatar Open
* German Open
* China Open
* Korea Open
* Australian Open
* Austrian Open

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World Tour|

* Hungarian Open
* Hong Kong Open
* Japan Open
* Bulgarian Open
* Czech Open
* Swedish Open

Former events|

* English Open
* India Open
* Kuwait Open
* Nigeria Open
* U.S. Open

Related lists|

* List of ITTF World Tour winners
* List of ITTF World Tour Grand Finals medalists

* ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
* ITTF Challenge Series

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