Venue MS WS MD WD D MT WT Notes 1926 1928 Budapest 1929 Berlin 1930 Budapest 1931 Prague 1932 Baden 1933 1933/34 1935 Prague 1936 Baden 1937 1938 Cairo 1939 R. Jacobi HUN 12, 22, 19 Z.Mechlovits HUN Mechlovits HUN -8, -18, 22, 12, 15 L.Bellak HUN F. Perry ENG -14, 12, 21, 19 V.Barna HUN 14, -16, 16, 12 L.Bellak HUN 13, 22, 14 V.Barna HUN 19, -14, -16, 19, 18 V.Barna HUN 15, -11, 17, 18 S. Kolar TCH -12, 14, -15, 5, 14 L. Bellak HUN -17, 17, -19, 11, 19 S. Kolar TCH -19, 14, -16, 12, 19 Ehrlich POL -19, 23, -19, 14, 17 Ehrlich POL -20, 9, 16, 14 15, 7, 18 Ehrlich POL 15, 19 D.Gubbins WAL 19, 20, 13 Metzger GER 9, 15, 12 Wildam AUT 18, 15, -21, -10, 15 8, 16, 8, 13 MüllerRüster GER 17, 16, 19 20, 16, 15 Kettnerova TCH 18, 15, -21, 18 Krebsbach GER Kettnerova TCH -15, 18, 11, 19 M. Gal HUN R. Aarons 16, 14, 11 Krebsbach GER R.Aarons co-champions = T. Pritzi AUT T.Pritzi AUT 13, 13, 17 Depetrisova TCH Depetrisova TCH 19, -16, -16, 19, 9 T. Pritzi AUT R. Jacobi HUN D. Pecsi HUN A. Liebster AUT R. Thum AUT S. Glancz HUN J. McClure R. Blattner J. McClure R. Blattner J. McClure S. Schiff R. F. Flamm AUT E. Metzger GER E. Rüster GER M. Kettnerova A. Smidova TCH V. Votrubcova TCH V. Depetrisova TCH V. Votrubcova TCH V. Depetrisova TCH H. Bussman GER G. Pritzi GER Z. Mechlovits HUN Z. Mechlovits I. Kelen HUN M. Szabados M. Szabados I. Kelen HUN M.Myednanszky M. Szabados M. Hamr TCH G. Kleinova TCH Votrubcova TCH L. Bellak HUN Woodhead ENG Votrubcova TCH 1. 2. 3. ENG = IND ENG = TCH AUT = ENG AUT = TCH AUT = POL TCH = POL TCH = GER = 1st World Championship Begin Women's Doubles Score standard: 21-pts Fred Perry wins Singles, switches to tennis, wins 3 consecutive Wimbledons V.Barna wins 1st Singles World Ch. Title Maria Mednyanszky: 5th consecutive Singles title Corbillon Cup, women's teams, inaugurated. 1st participation. All-time world record: V.Barna 5 Men's Singles, 7 consecutive men's doubles wins 1st World Ch title. Mednyanszky retires with record 18 WCh gold medals 1st nation to win both men & women teams at same World Championships Jimmy McClure wins 3rd consecutive Doubles Corbillon Cup vanishes during War years
Venue MS WS MD WD D MT WT Notes 1947 1948 1949 Budapest 1950 Vienna 1951 Bombay 1952 Bucarest 1953 1954 Utrecht 1955 Tokyo 1956 1957 Dortmund 1959 Peking 1961 10, 14, 9 12, -18, 19, -14, 10 J. Leach ENG 19, -11, 17, -14, 16-12, -16, 7, 14, 13 F. Soos HUN J. Leach ENG -16, 18, 18, 12 Andreadis TCH H. Satoh JPN 19, 17, 14 J.Koczian HUN 16, 21, 18 Andreadis TCH 7, 12, -18, 10 T. Flisberg SWE T. Tanaka JPN 12, 9, 14 Dolinar YUG 13, -22, 18, -18, 13 T. Tanaka JPN T. Tanaka JPN 11, 18, 19 Rong Guotuan CHN -19, 12, 15, 14 15, 15, -19, 17 LI Furong CHN 15, 19, 12 Blackbourn ENG -18, 16, 18, -16, 12 Thomas-Dace ENG -19, -18, 8, 9, 9 Hruskova TCH 20, 15, 18 10, 15, 13 17, -11, 18, -17, 14 11, 19, -19, 16 15, -14, 7, 9 Y.Tanaka JPN 13, 5, 8 Wertl AUT T. Okawa JPN 15, -13, 21, -9, 16 Watanabe JPN 14, 22, -19, -21, 19 A. Haydon ENG Matsuzaki JPN 13, 7, -18, 18 Chiu Chunghui -19, 19, -14, 18, 19 E.Koczian HUN A. Slar TCH L. Stipek TCH F. Tokar TCH F. Soos HUN N. Fujii JPN T. Hayashi JPN J.Koczian HUN Z. Dolinar YUG V.Harangozo YUG L. Stipek TCH Y. Tomita JPN L. Stipek TCH T.Murakami JPN N. Hoshino JPN K.Kimura JPN G. Pritzi AUT M. Franks ENG V. Thomas ENG H. Elliot SCO D.Beregi ENG H. Elliot SCO D. Rowe ENG R. Rowe ENG S. Narahara JPN T. Nishimura JPN D. Rowe ENG R. Rowe ENG E. Zeller ROM E. Zeller ROM L.Massoczy HUN A. Simon HUN T. Namba JPN K.Yamaizumi JPN M.Alexandru ROM G. Pitica ROM F. Soos HUN R. Miles T. Thall A. Rozeanu ROM A. Rozeanu ROM I. Andreadis TCH K. Szepesi HUN E. Klein L. Neuberger K.Matsuzaki JPN AUT = FRA France AUT = ENG = ENG = FRA JPN = HKG TCH = FRA ENG = HUN CHN = ROM CHN = TCH CHN = Viet Rep = TCH ROM = TCH HUN = FRA ENG = TCH WAL = ENG AUT = HUN 1940-1946 no World Ch (WWII). Bergmann not allowed by Montagu to defend Singles Bergmann's 4th World Singles title, exceeded only by Victor Barna (5) 1st Asian venue thick sponge racket intro 1st World Ch entry Rozeanu wins record 6th consecutive Singles gold Angelica Rozeanu wins 17th World Ch gold medal Begin World Ch every 2 years cycle 1st World Ch gold hosts the World Ch for the first time.
Venue MS WS MD WD D MT WT Notes Prague 1963 Ljubljana 1965 1967 Munich 1969 Nagoya 1971 Sarajevo 1973 Calcutta 1975 Birmingham 1977 Pyongyang 1979 Novi Sad 1981 Tokyo 1983 Gothenburg 1985 New Delhi 1987 16, 15, -10, 18 LI Furong CHN 18, -14, 21, -19, 15 LI Furong CHN Hasegawa JPN 8, -19, -20, 14, 16 Kohno JPN S. Ito JPN -19, -14, 19, 15, 9 E.Schöler GER Bengtsson SWE 17, -19, 13, 10 S. Ito JPN HSI Enting CHN 18, -13, -13, 19, 18 Johansson SWE I.Jonyer HUN -17, -12, 14, 15, 19 Stipancic YUG Kohno JPN -17, 9, 19, 13 Kuo Yao-hua CHN S. Ono JPN 23, 17, -18 withdr. 14, -17, 14, 16 Cai Zhenhua CHN 15, -19, 18, 18 Cai Zhenhua CHN Jiang Jialiang CHN 14, 21, 18 Chen Longcan CHN Jiang Jialiang CHN -14, 18, 11, 22 Matsuzaki JPN 14, 13, -20, -15, 17 Alexandru ROM N.Fukazu JPN 12, 17, -15, -13, 16 S. Morisawa JPN 18, -15, 18, 17 N. Fukazu JPN T.Kowada JPN -20, 14, 17, 8 Geissler GDR 17, 15, -13, 19 CHEN Min-chih HU Yulan CHN 17, 11, 14 A.Grafova CZE PAK Yung Sun PRK -24, 12, 14, 15 CHANG Li CHN PAK Yung Sun PRK 15, 22, 20 CHANG Li CHN GE inai CHN 10, 16, 19 LI Song Suk KOR TONG Ling CHN 19, -16, 17, -18, 15 CAO Yanhua CHN CAO Yanhua CHN 9, -10, 9, 13 YANG Young Ja KOR CAO Yanhua CHN 12, 16, -10, 16 GENG Lijuan CHN HE Zhili CHN 17, 19, 18 Yang Young Ja KOR Zhang ielin CHN Wang Zhiliang U Yinsheng CHN H. Alser SWE K.Johansson SWE H. Alser SWE K.Johansson SWE I. Jonyer HUN T. Klampar HUN S.Bengtsson SWE K.Johansson SWE G.Gergely HUN I. Jonyer HUN LI Zhenshi CHN Liang Geliang CHN D. Surbek YUG A. Stipancic YUG LI Zhenshi CHN Cai Zhenhua D. Surbek YUG Z. Kalinic YUG M.Appelgren U. Carlsson SWE Chen Longcan Wei Qingguang K.Matsuzaki JPN M. Seki JPN Zheng Minzhi CHN S. Hirota JPN S. Morisawa JPN S. Grinberg URS Z.Rudnova URS Zheng Minzhi CHN M. Alexandru ROM M. Hamada JPN M. Alexandru ROM S. Takahashi JPN Yang Ying CHN Pak Yong Ok Zhong Li CHN Zhang Deying Zhang Deying Cao Yanhua CHN Shen Jiaping Dai Lili CHN Dai Lili CHN Geng Lijuan Hyun Jung Hwa Yang Young Ja K. Kimura JPN K. Ito JPN K. Kimura JPN M. Seki JPN N.Hasegawa JPN Yamnaka JPN N.Hasegawa JPN Y. Konno JPN Zhang ielin CHN Liang Geliang CHN LI Li CHN S. Gomozkov T. Ferdman URS J.Secretin FRA C.Bergeret FRA Liang Geliang Ge inai CHN ie Saike CHN Huang Junqun Ni ialian CHN Cai Zhenhua CHN Cao Yanhua CHN Hui Jun CHN Geng Lijuan CHN SWE = GER F.R. DPR DPR Poland DPR CHN = HUN USSR USSR DPR DPR DPR DPR DPR wins 3rd consecutive Men Singles Founding of Swaythling Club International (SCI) Ping Pong Diplomacy wins all 7 titles
Venue MS WS MD WD D MT WT Notes Dortmund 1989 Chiba 1991 Gothenburg 1993 Tianjin 1995 Manchester 1997 Eindhoven 1999 17, 18, -20, -18, 10 J.Persson SWE J.Persson SWE 19, 18, 18 J-P Gatien FRA 19, -17, 14, -17, 18 J-M Saive BEL -17, 16, -15, 14, 10 12, 17, 13 V.Samsonov BLR LIU Guoliang CHN 16, -19, -19, 16, 22 QIAO Hong CHN 15, 12, -11, 16 LI Bun Hui PRK DENG Yaping CHN 13, 18, 14 LI Bun Hui PRK HYUN Jung Hwa 16, 15, 14 CHEN Jing TPE -14, 17, 17, -14, 14 QIAO Hong CHN -12, 8, 11, 10-15, -14, 5, 12, 11 J.Rosskopf GER S. Fetzner GER P.Karlsson SWE T.von Scheele LU Lin CHN LU Lin CHN Chen Zihe CHN Goa Jun CHN Liu Wei CHN Qiao Yunping Yang Ying CHN Yang Ying CHN LI Ju CHN Yoo Nam Kyu Hyun Jung Hwa LIU Wei CHN LIU Wei CHN LIU Wei CHN WU Na CHN Kuala Lumpur 2000 Osaka 2001 2003-11, 11, 16, -13, 13 W.Schlager AUT 9, 6, -6, 10, -8, 10 JOO Se Hyuk KOR -14, 12, 12, 19 LIN Ling CHN 7, 8, 4, -5, -6, -8, 5 Yan Sen CHN Yan Sen CHN LI Ju CHN 5-0 DPR France Unified France DPR DPR Qin Yijiang CHN Yang Ying 2 CHN Doha Qatar 2004 Shanghai 2005 WANG Liqin CHN 9, -3, -8, 9, 9, 7 ZHANG Yining -4, 7, 7, -4, 8, 11 GUO Yan CHN Bremen 2006 Zagreb 2007 4, -8, 5, -4, 9, 8, 6-8, 7, -4, -2, 5, 2, 8 LI iaoxia CHN CHEN Qi CHN JPN = ITA Belgium KOR = SWE Chinese Taipei KOR = ROM DPR JPN = KOR 3-1 3-0 3-0 HKG = GER 3-1 JPN = BLR Unified team wins Corbillon Cup ITTF Hall of Fame founded all 7 titles, 2nd time Eindhoven replaces Belgrade due to war Last World Championship using 38mm ball 3rd time wins all 7 titles. 1st World Ch. Using 40mm ball Begin alternating years for team & individual events wins all 5 titles wins all 5 titles
Venue MS WS MD WD D MT WT Notes Guangzhou 2008 Yokohama 2009 9, 11, 5, 9-10, -3, 2, 7, 7, 9 Chen Qi CHN Moscow 2010 Rotterdam 2011 10, 8, -6, -9, 5, 12 DING Ning CHN 10, 11, 9, -8, -8, 7 LI iaoxia CHN MA Long CHN U in CHN LI iaoxia CHN Dortmund 2012 2013 7, 8, -6, 12, -5, 7 LI iaoxia CHN 8, -4, 7, 10, -6, 11 Liu Shiwen CHN Hao Shuai CHN LI iaoxia CHN Tokyo 2014 Suzhou 2015 MA Long CHN 7, -7, 4, 8, -11, 4 FANG Bo CHN DING Ning CHN -7, 13, 7, 9, -9,-4,8 Liu Shiwen CHN U in CHN LIU Shiwen CHN ZHU Yuling CHN Kuala Lumpur 2016 Düsseldorf 2017 Ma Long CHN -7, 6, 3, 8,-5,-7, 10 Fan Zhendong Ding Ning CHN 4, -9, -4, 10, 6, 7 Zhu yuling CHN Fan Zhendong u in CHN Ding Ning CHN Liu Shiwen CHN Halmstad 2018 3-0 JPN = HKG 3-1 Singapore HKG = JPN Cao Zhen CHN LI Ping 2 CHN 3-1 JPN = KOR Singapore 3-1 GER = JPN Zhang Chao CHN Cao Zhen CHN 3-0 JPN = KOR 3-0 Singapore HKG = KOR KIM Hyok Bong Kim Jong PRK 3-1 JPN = TPE 3-0 SIN = HKG U in CHN Yang Haeun KOR 3-0 = KOR 3-0 Chinese Taipei= North M.Yoshimura JPN K. Ishikawa JPN wins all 5 titles wins all 5 titles Men and Women: 20 World Team titles. Plastic balls used OLYMPIC GAMES MS WS MD WD D MT WT
Venue MS WS MD WD D MT WT Notes Seoul G: 1988 S: B: YOO Nam-kyu KOR KIM Kai-tek KOR Erik Lindh SWE CHEN Jing CHN LI Huifen CHN Jiao Zhimin CHN Chen Longcan CHN Wei Qingguang Zoran Primorac YUG Illija Lupulesku Yoo Nam-kyu KOR Ahn Jae-hyung HYUN Jung Hwa YANG Young Ja KOR Chen Jing CHN Jiao Zhimin Jasna Fazlic YUG Gordana Perkucin Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 2012 Rio 2016 J-P Gatien FRA MA Wenge CHN = Kim Taek Soo KOR WANG Tao CHN Jörg Rosskopf GER Ryu Seung Min WANG Hao CHN Ovtcharov GER MA Long CHN ZHANG Jike CHN Jun Mizutani JPN QIAO Hong CHN Hyun Jung Hwa KOR = Li Bun Hui PRK CHEN Jing TPE LI JU CHN Chen Jing TPE KIM Hyang Mi Kim Kyungah LI iaoxia CHN DING Ning CHN Feng Tianwei SIN DING Ning LI iaoxia KIM Song I CHN CHN PRK Lu Lin/ Jörg Rosskopf GER Steffan Fetzner Yoo Nam Kyu KOR Kim Taek-soo = Kang Hee-chan Lee Chul-seung KOR Lu Lin/ Yoo Nam-kyu KOR Lee Chul-seung YAN Sen CHN LIU Guoliang CHN Kong Linghui J-P Gatien FRA Patrick Chila CHEN Qi/Ma Lin CHN Ko Lai Chak HKG Li Ching Michael Maze DEN Finn Tugwell Chen Zihe CHN Gao Jun CHN Hyun Jung-hwa KOR Hong cha-ok Liu Wei CHN Qiao Yunping Park Hae-jung KOR Ryu Ji-hae LI Ju CHN Sun Jin/Yang Ying Kim Moo-kyo KOR Ryu Ji-hae Li Eun-sil KOR Seok Eun-mi Guo Yue CHN Niu Jianfeng Discontinued Discontinued Discontinued Tokyo 2020 Mixed Doubles to be resumed in Tokyo 2020 G: 3-0 S: B: G: 3-0 S: B: G: 3-0 S: B: G: 3-0 S: Singapore B: G: 3-0 S: B: Singapore G: 3-0 S: B: Last Olympic Games using 38mm ball 1st Olympic Games using 40mm ball Team events, played Davis Cup style, replaces Doubles Olympic Gold: 24 out of possible 28. Persson, Primorac, J Saive all 7 Olym. 1st Olympic Games using plastic ball. again wins all 4 Gold medals