The 2020 ITTF World Tour was the 25th season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.
The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with only three events having taken place. The ITTF World Tour Grand Finals were replaced by the 2020 ITTF Finals, a one-off event featuring the top-ranked male and female players, as part of the International Table Tennis Federation's #RESTART series of events in November 2020.
Points allocation World Tour PlatinumWorld TourxMS/WSMD/WD/XDMS/WSMD/WD/XDWinner500300250200Finalist300150125100Semifinalists200756350Quarterfinalists100383125Round of 1650191613Round of 32258
Schedule
The tournaments in the 2020 tour were split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offered higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which would have determined the qualifiers for the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.
Below is the 2020 schedule announced by the International Table Tennis Federation:
Key Grand FinalsWorld Tour PlatinumWorld Tour
No.DateTournamentLocationVenuePrize (USD)ReportRef.128 January – 2 February German OpenMagdeburgGETEC Arena270,000Report218–23 February Hungarian OpenBudapestBudapest Olympic Hall125,000Report33–8 March Qatar OpenDohaAspire Dome400,000Report421–26 April (cancelled) Japan OpenKitakyushu55–10 May (cancelled) Hong Kong OpenHong Kong612–17 May (postponed) China OpenShenzhen716–21 June (cancelled) Korea OpenBusan823–28 June (cancelled) Australian OpenGeelong925–30 August (cancelled) Czech OpenOlomouc101–6 September (cancelled) Bulgaria OpenPanagyurishte113–8 November (cancelled) Swedish OpenStockholm1210–15 November (cancelled) Austrian OpenLinz1310–13 December (cancelled)Grand FinalsReplaced by the 2020 ITTF Finals.
Results
DateTournamentChampionsRunners-up28 January – 2 FebruaryGerman Open Location: Magdeburg, Germany Venue: GETEC Arena Category: World Tour Platinum Prize: $270,000 Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD Xu Xin Ma Long Score: 4–0 (15–13, 11–8, 11–7, 11–5) Chen Meng Ding Ning Score: 4–1 (3–11, 11–1, 11–7, 11–3, 11–1) Cho Dae-seong Jang Woo-jin Lin Gaoyuan Ma Long Score: 3–2 (10–12, 15–13, 12–14, 14–12, 11–6) Chen Meng Wang Manyu Miu Hirano Kasumi Ishikawa Score: 3–1 (11–7, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8) Xu Xin Liu Shiwen Jun Mizutani Mima Ito Score: 3–1 (12–10, 13–11, 7–11, 11–7)18–23 FebruaryHungarian Open Location: Budapest, Hungary Venue: Budapest Olympic Hall Category: World Tour Prize: $170,000 Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD Tomokazu Harimoto Yukiya Uda Score: 4–1 (7–11, 11–8, 11–2, 11–6, 11–9) Mima Ito Cheng I-ching Score: 4–3 (11–7, 1–11, 11–6, 7–11, 2–11, 11–9, 11–7) Benedikt Duda Patrick Franziska Sharath Kamal Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Score: 3–1 (11–5, 11–9, 8–11, 11–9) Miu Hirano Kasumi Ishikawa Doo Hoi Kem Lee Ho Ching Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–9, 12–10) Wong Chun Ting Doo Hoi Kem Patrick Franziska Petrissa Solja Score: 3–2 (11–6, 6–11, 12–9, 7–11, 11–9)3–8 MarchQatar Open Location: Doha, Qatar Venue: Aspire Dome Category: World Tour Platinum Prize: $400,000 Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD Fan Zhendong Liam Pitchford Score: 4–2 (11–9, 11–7, 8–11, 11–4, 6–11, 11–7) Chen Meng Mima Ito Score: 4–1 (3–11, 11–7, 11–9, 11–7, 11–7) Ma Long Xu Xin Paul Drinkhall Liam Pitchford Score: 3–1 (11–8, 8–11, 11–1, 11–6) Wang Manyu Zhu Yuling Miyuu Kihara Miyu Nagasaki Score: 3–1 (11–4, 7–11, 11–8, 11–9) Jun Mizutani Mima Ito Wang Chuqin Sun Yingsha Score: 3–1 (11–8, 7–11, 11–4, 15–13)
Grand Finals
The 2020 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were replaced by the 2020 ITTF Finals, an event featuring the highest-ranked male and female players, which took place in Zhengzhou, China, from 19 to 22 November 2020.
See also 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships 2020 ITTF Men's World Cup 2020 ITTF Women's World Cup 2020 ITTF Challenge Series
References
External links International Table Tennis Federation