Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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{{Use British English|date=April 2022}}

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{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Table tennis

|games = 2022

|image = 2022 Commonwealth Games Table Tennis.svg

|image_size =

|caption =

|venue = National Exhibition Centre

|dates = 29 July – 8 August 2022

|competitors = 190

|nations = 34

|prev = 2018

|next = 2026

}}

{{Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games}}

Table tennis is one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This was the sixth staging of table tennis at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 2002, and the second staging within England specifically.

The competition took place between 29 July and 8 August 2022, spread across eleven events (including four parasport events).{{cite web|url=https://www.birmingham2022.com/schedule/overview|title=Competition Schedule|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111234/https://www.birmingham2022.com/schedule/overview|publisher=BOCCG|access-date=1 April 2022|archive-date=2 March 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite book|url=https://resources.cwg-qbr.pulselive.com/qbr-commonwealth-games/document/2022/02/25/994bcb57-b109-4c09-a1a0-a49914d1a11f/Birmingham-2022-Competition-Schedule.pdf|title=Competition Schedule {{!}} Table Tennis and Para Table Tennis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111534/https://resources.cwg-qbr.pulselive.com/qbr-commonwealth-games/document/2022/02/25/994bcb57-b109-4c09-a1a0-a49914d1a11f/Birmingham-2022-Competition-Schedule.pdf|publisher=BOCCG|pages=33, 34|access-date=1 April 2022|archive-date=2 March 2022|url-status=live}}

Schedule

The competition schedule is as follows:

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style="background-color:#FFBBBB;"|GPreliminary matches (group)

|style="background-color:#D0A9F5;"|P

Preliminary matches (knockout)

|style="background-color:#97DEFF;"|¼

Quarter-finals

|style="background-color:#BBF3BB;"|½

Semi-finals

|style="background-color:#FEDCBA;"|B

Bronze medal match

|style="background-color:#FFCC00;"|F

Gold medal match

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{{diagonal split header|Event|Date}} || colspan=2|Fri 29 || colspan=2|Sat 30 || colspan=2|Sun 31 || colspan=3|Mon 1 || colspan=2|Tue 2 || colspan=2|Wed 3 || colspan=2|Thu 4 || colspan=2|Fri 5 || colspan=3|Sat 6 || colspan=4|Sun 7 || colspan=2|Mon 8
Session → || M || E || M || E || M || E || colspan=2|M || E || colspan=2|A || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || colspan=2|E || colspan=2|M || colspan=2|E || colspan=2|M
style="text-align:left;" | Men's singlescolspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gcolspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#D0A9F5;" |Pstyle="background-color:#97DEFF;" |¼colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |F
style="text-align:left;" | Men's doublescolspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#D0A9F5;" |Pstyle="background-color:#D0A9F5;" |Pstyle="background-color:#97DEFF;" |¼style="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½colspan=2|style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |Fcolspan=2|colspan=2|
style="text-align:left;" | Men's teamcolspan="2" style="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#97DEFF;" |¼colspan=2|style="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |Fcolspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=4|colspan=2|
style="text-align:left;" | Women's singlescolspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#D0A9F5;" |Pstyle="background-color:#D0A9F5;" |Pstyle="background-color:#97DEFF;" |¼style="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½colspan=2|style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |Fcolspan=2|colspan=2|
style="text-align:left;" | Women's doublescolspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=2|colspan=2|style="background-color:#D0A9F5;" |Pcolspan="2" style="background-color:#D0A9F5;" |Pstyle="background-color:#D0A9F5;" |Pcolspan="2" style="background-color:#97DEFF;" |¼colspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |F
style="text-align:left;" | Women's teamcolspan="2" style="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#97DEFF;" |¼style="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |Fcolspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=4|colspan=2|
style="text-align:left;" | Mixed doublescolspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#D0A9F5;" |Pstyle="background-color:#D0A9F5;" |Pstyle="background-color:#97DEFF;" |¼style="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½colspan=2|colspan=2|style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |Fcolspan=2|
colspan=27 | Parasport
style="text-align:left;" | Men's singles C3–5colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |Fcolspan=4|colspan=2|
style="text-align:left;" | Men's singles C8–10colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½colspan=3|style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |Fcolspan=2|colspan=2|
style="text-align:left;" | Women's singles C3–5colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |Fcolspan=4|colspan=2|
style="text-align:left;" | Women's singles C6–10colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=2|colspan=3|colspan=2|colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#FFBBBB;" |Gstyle="background-color:#BBF3BB;" |½style="background-color:#FEDCBA;" |Bstyle="background-color:#FFCC00;" |Fcolspan=4|colspan=2|

Venue

The table tennis competitions are being held at the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull.{{cite web |title=NEC WILL HOST SIX SPORTS AT THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES |url=https://www.thenec.co.uk/press-and-news/nec-will-host-six-sports-at-the-2022-commonwealth-games/ |publisher=The NEC |date=19 October 2022 |access-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226151929/https://www.thenec.co.uk/press-and-news/nec-will-host-six-sports-at-the-2022-commonwealth-games/ |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-status=live}} Five other sports - badminton, boxing, netball, para powerlifting, and weightlifting - will also take place there.{{cite web |title=Venues {{!}} THE NEC|url=https://www.birmingham2022.com/venues/the-nec/|publisher=BOCCG|access-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029160718/https://www.birmingham2022.com/venues/the-nec/ |archive-date=29 October 2021 |url-status=live}}

Medal summary

=Medal table=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = ENG

| flag_template = flagCGF

| event = 2022

| team = CGA

| remaining_link =

| show_limit =

| gold_IND = 4 | silver_IND = 1 | bronze_IND = 2 |

| gold_SGP = 3 | silver_SGP = 2 | bronze_SGP = 2 |

| gold_ENG = 2 | silver_ENG = 1 | bronze_ENG = 2 | host_ENG= yes

| gold_AUS = 1 | silver_AUS = 3 | bronze_AUS = 2 |

| gold_WAL = 1 | silver_WAL = 0 | bronze_WAL = 1 |

| gold_NGR = 0 | silver_NGR = 2 | bronze_NGR = 2 |

| gold_MAS = 0 | silver_MAS = 2 | bronze_MAS = 0 |

}}

=Medallists=

{{clear}}

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=1}}
Men's singles
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Sharath Kamal|IND|2022}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Liam Pitchford|ENG|2022}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Sathiyan Gnanasekaran|IND|2022}}

Women's singles
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Feng Tianwei|SGP}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Zeng Jian|SGP}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Liu Yangzi|AUS|2022}}

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|colspan=7|

Men's doubles
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's doubles}}

|{{flagCGF|ENG|2022}}
Paul Drinkhall
Liam Pitchford

|{{flagCGF|IND|2022}}
Sharath Kamal
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

|{{flagCGF|SGP|2022}}
Poh Shao Feng Ethan
Clarence Chew

Women's doubles
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's doubles}}

|{{flagCGF|SGP|2022}}
Feng Tianwei
Zeng Jian

|{{flagCGF|AUS|2022}}
Jee Minhyung
Jian Fang Lay

|{{flagCGF|WAL|2022}}
Charlotte Carey
Anna Hursey

Mixed doubles
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Mixed doubles}}

|{{flagCGF|IND|2022}}
Sharath Kamal
Sreeja Akula

|{{flagCGF|MAS|2022}}
Choong Javen
Karen Lyne

|{{flagCGF|SGP|2022}}
Clarence Chew
Zeng Jian

bgcolor=#DDDDDD

|colspan=7|

Men's team
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's team}}

|{{flagCGF|IND|2022}}
Harmeet Desai
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
Sharath Kamal
Sanil Shetty

|{{flagCGF|SGP|2022}}
Clarence Chew
Poh Shao Feng Ethan
Pang Yew En Koen
Izaac Quek

|{{flagCGF|ENG|2022}}
Paul Drinkhall
Tom Jarvis
Liam Pitchford
Sam Walker

Women's team
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's team}}

|{{flagCGF|SGP|2022}}
Zeng Jian
Zhou Jing Yi
Feng Tianwei
Wong Xin Ru

|{{flagCGF|MAS|2022}}
Tee Ai Xin
Alice Chang
Karen Lyne
Ho Ying

|{{flagCGF|AUS|2022}}
Feng Chunyi
Jian Fang Lay
Jee Minhyung
Liu Yangzi

==Para==

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=1}}
Men's C3–5
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles C3–5}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jack Hunter-Spivey|ENG|2022}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Nasiru Sule|NGR|2022}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Isau Ogunkunle|NGR|2022}}

Men's C8–10
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles C8–10}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Joshua Stacey|WAL|2022}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Ma Lin|AUS|2022}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Ross Wilson|ENG|2022}}

Women's C3–5
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles C3–5}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Bhavina Patel|IND|2022}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Ifechukwude Ikpeoyi|NGR|2022}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Sonalben Patel|IND|2022}}

Women's C6–10
{{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles C6–10}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Yang Qian|AUS|2022}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Lei Lina|AUS|2022}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Faith Obazuaye|NGR|2022}}

Qualification

{{main|Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification}}

=Table tennis=

A total of 160 players (80 per gender) qualified to compete at the Games.{{cite web|title=Athlete Allocation System {{!}} Table Tennis|url=https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cups/tta/files/fltwhycq7m0dutrf.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330124236/https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cups/tta/files/fltwhycq7m0dutrf.pdf|publisher=Commonwealth Sport / ITTF|date=10 December 2021|access-date=1 April 2022|archive-date=30 March 2022|url-status=live}} The majority achieved team qualification as follows:

  • The host nation.
  • Nations on the ITTF World Team Rankings as of 2 January 2020.
  • Recipients of CGF/ITTF Bipartite Invitations (one nation per CGF region).
  • The highest-ranked nation not yet qualified.

In addition, players not in qualified teams were individually picked as follows:

  • Region-specific invitations (2 per region).
  • Players on the ITTF World Singles Rankings as of 2 January 2020.
  • General invitations.

=Para table tennis=

A total of 32 players (16 per gender) will qualify to compete at the Games.{{cite web|title=Athlete Allocation System {{!}} Para Table Tennis|url=https://dochub.com/timskyrider/275eAYrVo6O1340KzXnBNQ/para-table-tennis-b2022-athlete-allocation-system-revised-v3.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416233332/https://dochub.com/timskyrider/275eAYrVo6O1340KzXnBNQ/para-table-tennis-b2022-athlete-allocation-system-revised-v3.pdf|publisher=Commonwealth Sport / ITTF|date=10 December 2021|access-date=17 April 2022|archive-date=16 April 2022|url-status=live}} They will qualify for each competition as follows:

  • Players on the ITTF Para Table Tennis Rankings as of 1 May 2022 (one per CGF region).
  • A player on the aforementioned ranking not already qualified.
  • Recipients of CGF/ITTF Bipartite Invitations.

Participating nations

There were 34 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA's) in table tennis and para-table tennis with a total of 190 (94 men and 96 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.{{cite web|url=https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/TTE/2022-07-31/TTE-------------------------------__C30_1.0.pdf|title=Table Tennis and Para Table Tennis Number of Entries by CGA|date=31 July 2022|website=www.results.birmingham2022.com|publisher=Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=1 August 2022}}

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  • {{flagCGF|AUS|2022|14}}
  • {{flagCGF|BAN|2022|6}}
  • {{flagCGF|BAR|2022|4}}
  • {{flagCGF|CMR|2022|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|CAN|2022|10}}
  • {{flagCGF|CYP|2022|6}}
  • {{flagCGF|ENG|2022|13}}
  • {{flagCGF|FAI|2022|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|FIJ|2022|7}}
  • {{flagCGF|GHA|2022|6}}
  • {{flagCGF|GUY|2022|8}}
  • {{flagCGF|IND|2022|12}}
  • {{flagCGF|JER|2022|2}}
  • {{flagCGF|KEN|2022|2}}
  • {{flagCGF|MAS|2022|10}}
  • {{flagCGF|MDV|2022|5}}
  • {{flagCGF|MRI|2022|8}}
  • {{flagCGF|NGR|2022|15}}
  • {{flagCGF|NIR|2022|5}}
  • {{flagCGF|PAK|2022|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|PNG|2022|2}}
  • {{flagCGF|LCA|2022|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|VIN|2022|4}}
  • {{flagCGF|SCO|2022|4}}
  • {{flagCGF|SEY|2022|4}}
  • {{flagCGF|SLE|2022|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|SGP|2022|8}}
  • {{flagCGF|SOL|2022|3}}
  • {{flagCGF|RSA|2022|8}}
  • {{flagCGF|TTO|2022|3}}
  • {{flagCGF|UGA|2022|4}}
  • {{flagCGF|VAN|2022|3}}
  • {{flagCGF|WAL|2022|7}}

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