The Kuwait Open was a table tennis tournament held annually in Kuwait by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It featured regularly on the ITTF World Tour calendar from 2006 to 2016.
History
The tournament was first held in 2006, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since then, with the exception of 2011 when the country was temporarily suspended due to a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee.
China's Ma Long holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with three, while Liu Shiwen and Li Xiaoxia of China jointly hold the record for most women's singles tournament wins, with two each.
In August 2016, Kuwait was not included on the 2017 World Tour schedule announced by the ITTF.
Champions Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles2006 Ma Lin Jiang Huajun Chen Qi Ma Lin Wang Nan Zhang Yining2007 Ma Long Guo Yue Lee Jin-kwon Ryu Seung-min Li Xiaoxia Zhang Yining2008 Vladimir Samsonov Zhang Yining Ma Lin Wang Hao Wang Nan Zhang Yining2009 Ma Long Ding Ning Chen Qi Ma Lin Guo Yue Zhang Yining2010 Xu Xin Liu Shiwen Ma Long Zhang Jike Guo Yan Guo Yue2012 Jun Mizutani Feng Yalan Gao Ning Li Hu Chen Meng Zhu Yuling2013 Zhang Jike Liu Shiwen Xu Xin Yan An Ding Ning Li Xiaoxia2014 Fan Zhendong Zhu Yuling Stefan Fegerl Lin Gaoyuan Liu Shiwen Mu Zi2015 Ma Long Li Xiaoxia Chiang Hung-chieh Huang Sheng-sheng Ding Ning Zhu Yuling2016 Zhang Jike Li Xiaoxia Xu Xin Zhang Jike Ding Ning Liu Shiwen
See also Asian Table Tennis Union
References
External links International Table Tennis Federation