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World Cup 2011
The table tennis Men's World Cup 2011 took place in Paris, France from 11 to 13 November.
But who qualified for this prestigious event?
By Martin Hughes
Owner and Editor
The World Cup is an invitational event for 19 of the World's top players.
The men and women have separate events, so let's take a look at the 2011 events.
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2011 World Cups
France was the host country for the 2011 LIEBHERR Men's World Cup and it was held in Paris from 11 to 13 November, 2011.
The 2011 Volkswagen Women's World Cup was held in Singapore from 28-30 October 2011.
However, I'll only be looking at the men's event here.
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So let's see who took part in 2011...
The World Cup
The table tennis World Cup was originally for 16 invited players only, but a new format was introduced in 2009.
The number of players was increased from 16 to 19 ... so for the World Cup 2011, invitations were sent to...
- the holder of the World Cup
- the World champion
- the champion player or the strongest current player from each of the 6 continents
- 1 Host country player
- the top 8 players from the World Ranking List and
- 2 "wild card" selections
The rules state that not more than two players from any Association can participate unless a third is invited as a "wild card" selection.
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So which players took part in 2011?...
Men's World Cup 2011
The following players took part in the Men's World Cup 2011...
| WR as at 1 Sept |
Player | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WANG, Hao (China) | World Cup title holder |
| 4 | ZHANG, Jike (China) | World Champion |
| 3 | BOLL, Timo (Germany) | European representative |
| 57 | KO, Lai Chak (Hong Kong China) | Asian representative |
| 117 | TSUBOI, Gustavo (Brazil) | Latin American representative |
| 132 | SALEH, Ahmed Ali (Egypt) | African representative |
| 147 | HENZELL, William (Australia) | Oceania representative |
| 266 | PETER-PAUL, Pradeeban (Canada) | North American representative |
| 63 | LEGOUT, Christophe (France) | Host Association |
| 6 | MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan) | World Ranking 1 |
| 8 | SAMSONOV, Vladimir (Belarus) | World Ranking 2 |
| 10 | JOO, Se Hyuk (Korea) | World Ranking 3 |
| 11 | CHUANG, Chih-Yuan (Chinese Taipei) | World Ranking 4 |
| 13 | OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (Germany) | World Ranking 5 |
| 14 | OH, Sang Eun (Korea) | World Ranking 6 |
| 17 | KISHIKAWA, Seiya (Japan) | World Ranking 8 |
| 19 | TANG, Peng (Hong Kong China) | ITTF wild card 1 |
| 25 | MATTENET, Adrien (France) | ITTF wild card 2 |
| 22 | SMIRNOV, Alexey (Russia) | Reserve player |
Gao Ning declined his invitation due to injury and his place was taken by the reserve, Alexey Smirnov.
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So what prize money was on offer?...
The World Cup prize money
The prize money for the men's table tennis World Cup was US$ 150,000
This was divided up as follows:
| World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Winner | US$ 45,000 |
| Runner-up | US$ 25,000 |
| 3rd Place | US$ 15,000 |
| 4th Place | US$ 10,000 |
| Places 5-8 | US$ 6,000 |
| Places 9-12 | US$ 4,000 |
| Places 13-16 | US$ 2,000 |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| IC Cup Winner | US$ 2,500 |
| IC Cup 2nd Place | US$ 2,000 |
| IC Cup 3rd Place | US$ 1,500 |
| IC Cup 4th Place | US$ 1,000 |
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So what was the format for the tournament?...
The Intercontinental Cup
The competition started with the "Intercontinental Cup" - a pre-qualification round.
So, four continental representatives - from Africa, Latin America, North America and Oceania - competed in one group, with the winner of the "Intercontinental Cup" qualifing for the next stage of the event, joining the other 15 players.
| Intercontinental Cup | ||
|---|---|---|
| WINNER | Result | LOSER |
| TSUBOI, Gustavo (Brazil) | 4-0 | PETER-PAUL, Pradeeban (Canada) |
| SALEH, Ahmed Ali (Egypt) | 4-3 | HENZELL, William (Australia) |
| HENZELL, William (Australia) | 4-3 | TSUBOI, Gustavo (Brazil) |
| SALEH, Ahmed Ali (Egypt) | 4-2 | PETER-PAUL, Pradeeban (Canada) |
| TSUBOI, Gustavo (Brazil) | 4-1 | SALEH, Ahmed Ali (Egypt) |
| HENZELL, William (Australia) | 4-1 | PETER-PAUL, Pradeeban (Canada) |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
|---|---|
| IC Cup Winner | TSUBOI, Gustavo (Brazil) |
| IC Cup 2nd Place | HENZELL, William (Australia) |
| IC Cup 3rd Place | SALEH, Ahmed Ali (Egypt) |
| IC Cup 4th Place | PETER-PAUL, Pradeeban (Canada) |
The remaining 16 players were then seeded into four groups.
Each player competed against the other three players in his group and matches were the best of seven sets.
The winner and runner-up of each group then advanced to the quarter finals whereupon the competition was a straight knock-out, best of seven sets.
So the World Cup groups were...
Group 1
- WANG, Hao (China)
- JOO, Se Hyuk (Korea)
- TANG, Peng (Hong Kong China)
- LEGOUT, Christophe (France)
Group 2
- ZHANG, Jike (China)
- OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (Germany)
- SMIRNOV, Alexey (Russia)
- TSUBOI, Gustavo (Brazil)
Group 3
- BOLL, Timo (Germany)
- OH, Sang Eun (Korea)
- KISHIKAWA, Seiya (Japan)
- KO, Lai Chak (Hong Kong China)
Group 4
- MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan)
- SAMSONOV, Vladimir (Belarus)
- CHUAN, Chih-Yuan (Chinese Taipei)
- MATTENET, Adrien (France)
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Results for World Cup 2011
Friday/Saturday
11/12 November 2011
Group 1
| WINNER | Result | LOSER |
|---|---|---|
| WANG, Hao (China) | 4-2 | TANG, Peng (Hong Kong China) |
| JOO, Se Hyuk (Korea) | 4-0 | LEGOUT, Christophe (France) |
| WANG, Hao (China) | 4-2 | JOO, Se Hyuk (Korea) |
| LEGOUT, Christophe (France) | 4-3 | TANG, Peng (Hong Kong China) |
| WANG, Hao (China) | 4-0 | LEGOUT, Christophe (France) |
| JOO, Se Hyuk (Korea) | 4-1 | TANG, Peng (Hong Kong China) |
Group 1 winner = WANG, Hao (China)
Group 1 runner-up = JOO, Se Hyuk (Korea)
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Group 2
| WINNER | Result | LOSER |
|---|---|---|
| ZHANG, Jike (China) | 4-2 | SMIRNOV, Alexey (Russia) |
| OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (Germany) | 4-0 | TSUBOI, Gustavo (Brazil) |
| ZHANG, Jike (China) | 4-3 | OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (Germany) |
| TSUBOI, Gustavo (Brazil) | 4-1 | SMIRNOV, Alexey (Russia) |
| ZHANG, Jike (China) | 4-1 | TSUBOI, Gustavo (Brazil) |
| OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (Germany) | 4-3 | SMIRNOV, Alexey (Russia) |
Group 2 winner = ZHANG, Jike (China)
Group 2 runner-up = OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (Germany)
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Group 3
| WINNER | Result | LOSER |
|---|---|---|
| BOLL, Timo (Germany) | 4-0 | KISHIKAWA, Seiya (Japan) |
| KO, Lai Chak (Hong Kong China) | 4-3 | OH, Sang Eun (Korea) |
| BOLL, Timo (Germany) | 4-2 | OH, Sang Eun (Korea) |
| KISHIKAWA, Seiya (Japan) | 4-3 | KO, Lai Chak (Hong Kong China) |
| BOLL, Timo (Germany) | 4-1 | KO, Lai Chak (Hong Kong China) |
| OH, Sang Eun (Korea) | 4-0 | KISHIKAWA, Seiya (Japan) |
Group 3 winner = BOLL, Timo (Germany)
Group 3 runner-up = OH, Sang Eun (Korea)
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Group 4
| WINNER | Result | LOSER |
|---|---|---|
| MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan) | 4-3 | CHUAN, Chih-Yuan (Chinese Taipei) |
| MATTENET, Adrien (France) | 4-3 | SAMSONOV, Vladimir (Belarus) |
| SAMSONOV, Vladimir (Belarus) | 4-1 | MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan) |
| MATTENET, Adrien (France) | 4-2 | CHUAN, Chih-Yuan (Chinese Taipei) |
| MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan) | 4-0 | MATTENET, Adrien (France) |
| CHUAN, Chih-Yuan (Chinese Taipei) | 4-1 | SAMSONOV, Vladimir (Belarus) |
Group 4 winner = MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan)
Group 4 runner-up = MATTENET, Adrien (France)
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Knock-out stage
Saturday 12 November 2011
Quarter Finals
| WINNER | Result | LOSER |
|---|---|---|
| WANG, Hao | 4-1 | OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij |
| MIZUTANI, Jun | 4-3 | OH, Sang Eun |
| JOO, Se Hyuk (Korea) | 4-3 | BOLL, Timo |
| ZHANG, Jike | 4-0 | MATTENET, Adrien (France) |
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Sunday 13 November 2011
Semi Finals
| WINNER | Result | LOSER |
|---|---|---|
| WANG, Hao | 4-1 | MIZUTANI, Jun |
| ZHANG, Jike | 4-0 | JOO, Se Hyuk (Korea) |
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Sunday 13 November 2011
Bronze Medal match
| BRONZE MEDALLIST | Result | LOSER |
|---|---|---|
| JOO, Se Hyuk (Korea) | 4-0 | MIZUTANI, Jun |
| 11-3. 11-4, 11-9, 11-6 |
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Sunday 13 November 2011
Final
| GOLD MEDALLIST | Result | SILVER MEDALLIST |
|---|---|---|
| ZHANG, Jike | 4-2 | WANG, Hao |
| 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 |
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