TABLE TENNIS MEDIA KIT Tecnópolis - Table Tennis Arena 7-15 October 2018
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Content ITTF Overview History of Table Tennis Basic Table Tennis Rules YOG Table Tennis Event Schedule YOG Table Tennis Event Location YOG Playing System Table Tennis Key Facts Player List Mixed Team Composition Current World Junior Champions Past YOG Medallists ITTF Media Contact 4 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 16 17 18 20 7-15 October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina 3 32
ITTF Overview The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the international governing body of Table Tennis and has 222 affiliated member associations; the most of any International Sports Federation. The ITTF holds over 80 events a year, seen live on TV in over 110 countries and currently has over 1.8 million social media followers which makes it one of the most followed sports on the planet. The ITTF was initiated in Berlin, Germany and became formalized in London in 1926. Table Tennis became an Olympic discipline at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games and a Paralympic Discipline in 1960. The current ITTF President is Mr Thomas WEIKERT (GER) who was elected in 2014. History of Table Tennis Table tennis started as a parlour game in Victorian England; it was after dinner entertainment for the upper class society. Gradually, the sport grew from a parlour game to a highly competitive activity. Interest began to fade around 1904, and it was not until its revival in the early 1920s that competition resumed on an ever-growing scale. However, for the game to advance as a serious international sport, standards had to be developed, hence the formation of the ITTF in 1926, along with the first World Championships. The first Championships were organised, in London in 1926, originally as a European Championships. There was one problem; a group of players from India wanted to compete; hastily just before play began, the name was changed to World Championships but the poster advertising the event event remained as the European Championships.. The game of Table Tennis has since gone from strength to strength, an Olympic sport and now the second most played sport in the world. 4 Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games #TableTennis
Basic Table Tennis Rules SCORING Team events are best of 5 matches; individual events is best of 7 or 5 games depending on the playing system of the respective tournament. The first player to reach 11 points wins the game, however a game must be won by at least a two point margin. The edges of the table are part of the legal table surface, but not the sides. FLOW OF THE MATCH Each player serves two points in a row; then the service changes. However, if a score of 10-10 is reached in any game, then the service is alternate. After each game, the players change ends. In the final game (5th or 7th game), the players change ends when one player reaches five points. LEGAL SERVICE The ball must rest on an open hand palm. It must be thrown vertically at least six inches and struck as the ball falls. The ball must bounce on the server s side and then the opponent s side of the table. If the serve is legal except that it touches the net, it is called a let serve and the serve is repeated. EQUIPMENT The racket must have a red and a black side. The ball must be white and 40 mm in diameter. The table is 2.74 meters long, 1.525 m wide, and 0.76 m high. 7-15 October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina 5 8
Table Tennis Event Schedule 7 October 2018 10:00-14:30 Women s Singles First Stage Men s Singles First Stage 16:00-20:30 Men s Singles First Stage Women s Singles First Stage 8 October 2018 10:00-14:30 Men s Singles First Stage Women s Singles First Stage 16:00-20:30 Women s Singles First Stage Men s Singles First Stage 9 October 2018 10:00-13:00 Women s Singles Last 16 Men s Singles Last 16 15:00-21:00 Women s Singles Quarter-finals Men s Singles Quarter-finals 10 October 2018 10:00-13:00 Women s Singles Semi-finals Men s Singles Semi-finals 16:00-19:30 Women s Singles Final & Victory Ceremony Men s Singles Final & Victory Ceremony 11 October 2018 - Focus Day 09:00-13:00 Meeting with Athlete Role Models 12 October 2018 10:00-14:30 Mixed Team Preliminary Stage 16:00-20:30 Mixed Team Preliminary Stage 13 October 2018 10:00-14:30 Mixed Team Preliminary Stage 16:00-20:30 Mixed Team Preliminary Stage 14 October 2018 10:00-13:00 Mixed Team Last 16 17:00-20:00 Mixed Team Quarter-finals 15 October 2018 10:00-13:00 Mixed Team Semi-finals 17:00-20:15 Mixed Team Final & Victory Ceremony 6 Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games #TableTennis
Tecnópolis Park YOG Table Tennis Event Venue TECNÓPOLIS PARK D AV. GENERAL PAZ C D AV. TRIUNVIRATO D C F C C B C D A D D D D B J. B. DE LA SALLE C J. B. DE LA SALLE Entrance / Exit Stroller Storage TECNÓPOLIS Youth Olympic Pass presented by Merchandising Store Cultural & Educational Programme Sport Initiation Wheelchair Service Food Truck Area Snack Store Toilets Clinic Badminton Arena Badminton Table Tennis Arena Table Tennis Futsal Main Stadium Futsal PARQUE SARMIENTO Beach Handball Arena F Sport Showcasing Spectator way Beach handball Information Booth Archery Range Meeting Point Archery Shooting Range Lost and found Shooting 7-15 October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina 7
Playing System The 2018 Youth Olympic Games table tennis consist of 3 events: Men s Singles, Women s Singles, and Mixed Teams. In all events, there will be a maximum of 32 entries. The maximum number of athletes per NOC will be one man and one woman. Men s & Women s Singles The preliminary stage consists of eight groups of up to four players. The seeding for the draw is determined by the ITTF prior to competition based on the latest world ranking. The top eight seeds are placed in position 1 of the eight groups (A - H). The remaining seeds are drawn as follows: Seeds 9-12 to Groups E-H position 2 Seeds 13-16 to Groups A-D position 2 Seeds 17-20 to Groups A-D position 3 Seeds 21-24 to Groups E-H position 3 Seeds 25-28 to Groups E-H position 4 Seeds 29-32 to Groups A-D position 4 Knockout Stage The top 2 players of each group in the preliminary stage qualify for the direct elimination competition, starting from the round of 16. All singles matches are best of 7 games. 8 Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games #TableTennis
Mixed International Teams Each team match consist of three matches. 1. Women s Singles 2. Men s Singles 3. After a 5 min break, a Mixed Doubles match will be played Each match in the Mixed Teams event is best of 5 games. The Team match finishes as soon as one team wins 2 matchs. The preliminary stage consists of eight groups of up to four four teams. The seeding for the draw is determined by the ITTF prior to the competition based on the combination of the latest world ranking points of the team members. The top eight seeds are placed in position 1 of the eight groups (A - H). The remaining seeds are drawn as follows: Seeds 9-12 to Groups E-H position 2 Seeds 13-16 to Groups A-D position 2 Seeds 17-20 to Groups A-D position 3 Seeds 21-24 to Groups E-H position 3 Seeds 25-28 to Groups E-H position 4 Seeds 29-32 to Groups A-D position 4 Knock-out Stage The top 2 teams of each group in the preliminary stage qualify for the direct elimination competition, starting from the round of 16. 7-15 October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina 9
Table Tennis Key Facts The ITTF has 226 National Associations, the most of any International Sports Federation. Table tennis is a lifelong sport played by 5 to 80+ years olds. Table tennis has been an Olympic sport since the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. Medical research from university medical schools has illustrated the health benefits of playing table tennis for people suffering from strokes, brain injuries and alzheimer s. When playing a strong attacking stroke, the table tennis ball can travel up to 170km/h. The spin imparted on a table tennis ball can make it rotate 10,000 revolutions a minute or 167 times a second. Table tennis is the world s fastest sport in terms of rate of shots played. According to a Swedish university survey, the Swedish national table tennis team had a better cardio-vascular fitness than national soccer players. The ITTF s social media was ranked second out of all Summer Olympic Sports on the 2018 #SportOnSocial Ranking. The ITTF currently has over 2.8 million social media followers all around the world across its social media platforms, including, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Weibo etc.
China s Wang Chuqin & Sun Yingsha took the Mixed Doubles Gold at the 2018 Asian Games & the Chinese National Championships in September 2018; they will join forces in Buenos Aires. Japan s Miu Hirano made history as the youngest ever ITTF World Cup Champion when she shocked the world the claim the Women s World Cup title in 2016 at the age of 16-years-old. 15 year-old Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) has been a record-breaker since making international debut: Youngest ever ITTF World Tour U21 Champion in 2016 at 12-years-old, Youngest ever World Junior Champion in 2016 at 13-years-old, Youngest ever ITTF World Tour Champion at 14-years-old in 2017, and Youngest ever Japanese National Champion at 14-years-old in Jan 2018. #1 star in Europe in the Junior category, Greece s Ioannis Sgouropoulos successfully defended his Junior Boys Singles title at the 2018 European Youth Championships in Cluj-Napoca in July. Sweden s Truls Moregard shocked the table tennis world when he caused a series of upset against top seeded players at the 2017 World Junior Table Tennis Championships to reach the Boys Singles final. Brazil s Bruna Takahashi made history when she claimed the first table tennis world title for Latin America by winning the Girls Singles title at the 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge. Puerto Rico s Adriana Diaz made history in 2016 when she became the first Puerto Rican female table tennis player to qualify for an Olympic Games. She was also the 2017 Pan American Champion in the senior category, defeating USA s Wu Yue in the final. USA s Kanak Jha became the youngest player to compete at the ITTF World Cup at 14-years-old in 2014 after he won the North American Cup to qualify for the prestigious event. There are 2 World Junior Champions on duty at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games: Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN): 2016 World Junior Champion, Boys Singles SUN Yingsha (CHN): 2017 World Junior Champion, Girls Singles 7-15 October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina 11
Player List - Men Family Name Given Name NOC Gender D.O.B Age U18 WR * Senior WR ** Hand Playing Style 1 ABDEL-AZIZ Youssef EGY M 17/02/2000 18 10 466 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 2 HAMDOUN Nathael TUN M 01/09/2000 18 109 736 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 3 BURGOS Nicolas CHI M 17/12/2001 16 27 505 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 4 TEODORO Guilherme BRA M 03/01/2001 17 31 644 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 5 WANG Chuqin CHN M 11/05/2000 18 74 95 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 6 HARIMOTO Tomokazu JPN M 27/06/2003 15-8 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 7 CHO Daeseong KOR M 13/10/2002 15 392 202 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 8 LIN Yun-Ju TPE M 17/08/2001 17 164 43 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 9 SGOUROPOULOS Ioannis GRE M 08/05/2000 18 8 256 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 10 SIDORENKO Vladimir RUS M 07/04/2002 16 40 173 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 11 STANKEVICIUS Medardas LTU M 23/02/2000 18 58 319 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 12 URSU Vladislav MDA M 01/03/2001 17 64 793 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 13 XU Nathan NZL M 08/11/2003 14 162 977 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 14 JHA Kanak USA M 19/06/2000 18 1 70 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 15 REMBERT Bastien FRA M 31/05/2000 18 16 393 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 16 PLETEA Cristian ROU M 28/05/2000 18 13 180 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip
Family Name Given Name NOC Gender D.O.B Age U18 WR * Senior WR ** Hand Playing Style 17 1 ABDEL-AZIZ YU Khinhang Youssef EGY AZE M 17/02/2000 20/09/2001 18 17 10 69 466 - Right Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 18 AHMADIAN Amin IRI M 31/08/2001 17 15 285 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 19 MUTTI Matteo ITA M 21/11/2000 17 26 609 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 20 PANAGITGUN Yanapong THA M 11/05/2001 17 23 536 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 21 CHOONG Javen MAS M 03/02/2001 17 223 380 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 22 THAKKAR Manav Vikash IND M 14/04/2000 18 3 230 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 23 KIM Song Gun PRK M 12/07/2000 18-414 Right Defend / Shakehang Grip 24 MEISSNER Cedric GER M 13/07/2000 18 60 510 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 25 PANG Yew En Koen SGP M 08/05/2002 16 14 489 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 26 NAYRE Jann PHI M 30/01/2000 18-715 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 27 MOREGARD Truls SWE M 16/02/2002 16 4 250 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 28 GOULD Benjamin AUS M 01/08/2000 18 35 893 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 29 KOLODZIEJCZYK Maciej AUT M 14/01/2001 17 33 933 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 30 BENTANCOR Martin ARG M 02/06/2000 18 48 310 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 31 ROHIT Pagarani BIZ M 26/04/2002 16 1021 1034 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 32 SOLANKE Azeez NGR M 15/11/2001 16 291 504 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip * U18 WR - Under - 18 World Ranking ** Senior WR - Senior World Ranking Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games #TableTennis 13
Player List - Women Family Name Given Name NOC Gender D.O.B Age U18 WR * Senior WR ** Hand Playing Style 1 ORIBAMISE Esther NGR F 27/11/2001 16 254 778 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 2 ALHODABY Marwa EGY F 05/04/2000 18 13 487 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 3 DIAZ Adriana PUR F 31/10/2000 17 5 33 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 4 TAKAHASHI Bruna BRA F 19/07/2000 18 35 70 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 5 SUN Yingsha CHN F 04/11/2000 17 20 23 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 6 HIRANO Miu JPN F 14/04/2000 18-9 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 7 SAWETTABUT Jinnipa THA F 19/05/2000 18 16 472 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 8 SU Pei-Ling TPE F 30/01/2000 18 3 267 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 9 GAUTHIER Lucie FRA F 17/02/2000 18 25 751 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 10 TAILAKOVA Mariia RUS F 12/03/2001 17 53 109 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 11 NING Jing AZE F 16/03/2000 18 32 399 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 12 BOGDANOVA Nadezhda BLR F 22/06/2000 18 36 171 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 13 VONG Hui Ling NZL F 18/05/2001 17 41 842 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 14 WANG Amy USA F 02/12/2002 15 12 257 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 15 DRAGOMAN Andreea ROU F 18/08/2000 18 19 301 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 16 LEE Ka Yee HKG F 20/04/2002 16 11 406 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 17 KUKULKOVA Tatiana SVK F 18/07/2000 18 40 121 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip
Family Name Given Name NOC Gender D.O.B Age U18 WR * Senior WR ** Hand Playing Style 17 1 KUKULKOVA ORIBAMISE Tatiana Esther NGR SVK F 27/11/2001 18/07/2000 16 18 254 40 778 121 Right Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 18 SURJAN Sabina SRB F 10/04/2000 18 4 470 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 19 LAURENTI Jamila ITA F 24/11/2002 15 34 410 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 20 GOI Rui Xuan SGP F 26/02/2001 17 51 464 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 21 CHOI Haeeun KOR F 08/03/2002 16 164 652 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 22 PAVLOVIC Andrea CRO F 27/01/2000 18 28 584 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 23 PYON Song Gyong PRK F 24/06/2001 17-240 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 24 SCHREINER Franziska GER F 22/12/2001 16 17 323 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 25 KAMATH Archana Girish IND F 17/06/2000 18 10 446 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 26 CHANG Alice Li Sian MAS F 19/10/2000 17 178 314 Right Defend / Shakehand Grip 27 BLASKOVA Zdena CZE F 13/02/2001 17 26 302 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 28 WEGRZYN Anna POL F 09/01/2001 17 14 340 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 29 LUNDSTROM Annika FIN F 16/01/2000 18 57 331 Left Attack / Shakehand Grip 30 VOVK Aleksandra SLO F 08/09/2000 18 46 324 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 31 MORRI Chiarra SMR F 29/11/2002 15 494 829 Right Attack / Shakehand Grip 32 YEE Grace FIJ F 01/05/2002 16 143 221 Right Attack / ShakehandGrip * U18 WR - Under - 18 World Ranking ** Senior WR - Senior World Ranking Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games #TableTennis 15
Mixed Team Composition Team Name Player 1 Player 2 COD 1 Azerbaijan YU Khinhang NING Jing AZE 2 Brazil TEODORO Guilherme TAKAHASHI Bruna BRA 3 China WANG Chuqin SUN Yingsha CHN 4 Egypt ABDEL-AZIZ Youssef ALHODABY Marwa EGY 5 France REMBERT Bastien GAUTHIER Lucie FRA 6 Germany MEISSNER Cedric SCHREINER Franziska GER 7 India THAKKAR Manav Vikash KAMATH Archana Girish IND 8 Italy MUTTI Matteo LAURENTI Jamila ITA 9 Japan HARIMOTO Tomokazu HIRANO Miu JPN 10 Korea Republic CHO Daeseong CHOI Haeeun KOR 11 Malaysia CHOONG Javen CHANG Li Sian Alice MAS 12 Nigeria SOLANKE Azeez ORIBAMISE Esther NGR 13 New Zealand XU Nathan VONG Hui Ling NZL 14 Korea DPR KIM Song Gun PYON Song Gyong PRK 15 Romania PLETEA Cristian DRAGOMAN Andreea ROU 16 Russia SIDORENKO Vladimir TAILAKOVA Mariia RUS 17 Singapore PANG Yew En Koen GOI Rui Xuan SGP 18 Thailand PANAGITGUN Yanapong SAWETTABUT Jinnipa THA 19 Chinese Taipei LIN Yun-Ju SU Pei-Ling TPE 20 USA JHA Kanak WANG Amy USA 21 Europe 1 MOREGARD Truls SURJAN Sabina SWE - SRB 22 Europe 2 KOLODZIEJCZYK Maciej WEGRZYN Anna AUT - POL 23 Europe 3 SGOUROPOULOS Ioannis BOGDANOVA Nadezhda GRE - BLR 24 Europe 4 STANKEVICIUS Medardas BLASKOVA Zdena LTU - CZE 25 Europe 5 URSU Vladislav VOVK Aleksandra MDA - SLO 26 Latin America 1 BURGOS Nicolas DIAZ Adriana CHI-PUR 27 Oceania 1 GOULD Benjamin YEE Grace Rosi AUS - FIJ 28 Intercontinental 1 BETANCOR Martin PAVLOVIC Andrea ARG - CRO 29 Intercontinental 2 HAMDOUN Nathael LEE Ka Yee TUN - HKG 30 Intercontinental 3 NAYRE Jann Mari LUNDSTROM Annika PHI - FIN 31 Intercontinental 4 PAGARANI Rohit KUKULKOVA Tatiana BIZ-SVK 16 Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games #TableTennis
2017 World Junior Championships Medallists Boys Team: Gold : China Silver : Japan Bronze : Korea Republic Bronze : Romania Girls Team: Gold : China Silver : Japan Bronze : Korea Republic Bronze : Romania Boys Doubles: Gold : WANG Chuqin (CHN) / XUE Fei (CHN) Silver : AN Jaehyun (KOR) / BAEK Hogyun (KOR) Bronze : Yukiya UDA (JPN) / Yuta TANAKA (JPN) Bronze : Masaki TAKAMI (JPN) / Yuto KIZUKURI (JPN) Girls Doubles: Gold : SHI Xunyao (CHN) / SUN Yingsha (CHN) Silver : QIAN Tianyi (CHN) / WANG Manyu (CHN) Bronze : Miyu KATO (JPN) / Miyu NAGASAKI (JPN) Bronze : Miyuu KIHARA (JPN) / Mitsuho KIMURA (JPN) Mixed Doubles: Gold : XUE Fei (CHN) / WANG Manyu (CHN) Silver : AN Jaehyun (KOR) / KIM Jiho (KOR) Bronze : Cristian PLETEA (ROU) / Adina DIACONU (ROU) Bronze : WANG Chuqin (CHN) / SUN Yingsha (CHN) Boys Singles: Gold : XUE Fei (CHN) Silver : Truls MOREGARD (SWE) Bronze : WANG Chuqin (CHN) Bronze : NIU Guankai (CHN) Girls Singles: Gold : SUN Yingsha (CHN) Silver : WANG Manyu (CHN) Bronze : QIAN Tianyi (CHN) Bronze : Miyu KATO (JPN) 7-15 October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina 17
Past YOG Medallists Nanjing 2014 YOG - Men s Singles Nanjing 2014 YOG - Women s Singles Gold: FAN Zhendong (CHN) Silver: Yuto MURAMATSU (JPN) Bronze: Hugo CALDERANO (BRA) Gold: LIU Gaoyang (CHN) Silver: DOO Hoi Kem (HKG) Bronze: Lily ZHANG (USA) 18 Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games #TableTennis
Nanjing 2014 YOG - Mixed Teams Gold: FAN Zhendong (CHN) / LIU Gaoyang (CHN) Silver: Yuto MURAMATSU (JPN) / Miyu KATO (JPN) Bronze: HUNG Ka Tak (HKG) / DOO Hoi Kem (HKG) Singapore 2010 YOG Men s Singles: Gold : Koki NIWA (JPN) Silver : HUNG Tzu-Hsiang (TPE) Bronze : Simon GAUZY (FRA) Women s Singles: Gold : GU Yuting (CHN) Silver : Isabelle LI Siyun (SGP) Bronze : YANG Haeun (KOR) Mixed Teams: Gold : Koki NIWA (JPN) / Ayuka TANIOKA (JPN) Silver : KIM Dong-Hyun (KOR) / YANG Haeun (KOR) Bronze : Adem HMAM (TUN) / GU Yuting (CHN) 7-15 October 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina 19
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