This article details the qualifying phase for table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition will comprise a total of 172 table tennis players, with an equal distribution between men and women coming from the different National Olympic Committees (NOCs), similar to those in the previous editions. Each NOC can enter a maximum of six table tennis players across five medal events (men's and women's singles; men's and women's teams, and mixed doubles) with a maximum of two each for the men's and women's singles. As the host nation, France reserves a spot each in the men's and women's teams, respectively, with one per gender competing in the singles tournament; and in the mixed doubles.
Each team event features a draw of sixteen NOCs with a trio of table tennis players. The initial half of the total quota will be awarded to the quarterfinalists at the 2024 ITTF World Teams Championships, scheduled for February 16 to 25 in Busan, South Korea, while six continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, with the Americas divided between North and Latin for an ITTF competition) will offer the men's and women's team spot each to the top-ranked NOC from a respective continent. Apart from the host nation, the remaining slot will be attributed to the highest-ranked eligible NOC based on the ITTF World Team Ranking list of March 2024.
The mixed doubles tournament shares the same amount with the teams, consisting of sixteen NOCs with a pair of table tennis players. The initial quarter of the total quota will be awarded to the semifinalists of the designated qualifying meet, scheduled for March or April 2024, while six continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, with the Americas divided between North and Latin for an ITTF competition) will offer the mixed doubles spot each to the top-ranked NOC from a respective continent. Apart from the host nation, the five highest-ranked eligible pairs will obtain the remaining berths to complete the field based on the ITTF World Ranking list of May 7, 2024.
About 70 table tennis players may participate in the men's and women's singles, depending on the number of slots available after the distribution of the mixed doubles quota. Each NOC can enter a maximum of four table tennis players (two per gender). Thirty-two places are reserved for each of the qualified men's and women's teams, with twenty-two more attributed to the individuals coming from NOCs without a qualified team through the continental meets organized by ITTF (four for Africa, six each for Asia and Europe, five for the Americas, and one for Oceania). A maximum of fifteen table tennis players will secure a spot through the ITTF World Singles Ranking list of June 18, 2024, respecting the four-player (two per gender) NOC limit, while the remaining men's and women's singles spots are entitled to the eligible NOCs interested to have their table tennis players compete for Paris 2024 under the Universality system.
Summary NOC Men Women MixedTotalSingles Team Singles TeamDoubles 1 1 2 1 — 1 2 2 6 1 1 2 2 — 2 2 2 6 — 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 3 2 2 6 2 2 6 2 1 4 1 — 3 — 1 1 2 — 3 1 — 1 2 2 6 1 — 1 2 2 6 2 2 6 1 1 2 1 — 1 — 1 1 1 2 4 — 1 3 2 2 6 2 1 3 — 2 2 2 2 6 1 — 1 1 — 1 — 1 1 1 2 3 1 — 1 — 1 1 1 1 2 1 — 1 — 1 1 1 — 1 — 1 1 2 2 4 — 1 3 1 2 4 2 2 5 2 1 3 1 — 1 2 2 5 1 — 1 — 1 1 1 2 3 2 — 3 1 — 1 2 2 6 1 1 2 2 2 6 — 2 3 — 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 4 — 1 1 Total: 60 NOCs 67 16 67 16 16 172
Timeline The following table outlines a timeline of the qualification events for table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Event Date VenueTeams 2023 Oceania Senior Championships September 2–9, 2023 Townsville 2023 Asian Championships September 3–10, 2023 Pyeongchang 2023 European Team Championships September 10–17, 2023 Malmö 2023 Pan American Championships September 10–17, 2023 Havana 2023 African Championships September 11–17, 2023 Tunis 2024 ITTF World Team Championships February 16–25, 2024 Busan ITTF World Team Rankings March 2024 —Mixed doubles 2023 European Games June 23 – July 1, 2023 Kraków 2023 Oceania Senior Championships September 2–9, 2023 Townsville 2023 Asian Championships September 3–10, 2023 Pyeongchang 2023 African Championships September 11–17, 2023 Tunis 2023 Pan American Games October 29 – November 5, 2023 Santiago 2024 ITTF World Olympic Qualification Tournament April 11–12, 2024 Havířov ITTF World Mixed Doubles Rankings May 7, 2024 —Singles South East Asian Qualification Tournament May 8–10, 2024 Bangkok Oceania Qualification Tournament May 10, 2024 Nouméa South Asian Qualification Tournament May 13–15, 2024 Kathmandu Pan American Qualification Tournament May 14–18, 2024 Lima African Qualification Tournament May 16–18, 2024 Kigali European Qualification Tournament May 15–19, 2024 Sarajevo West Asian Qualification Tournament May 17–19, 2024 Sulaymaniyah Central Asian Qualification Tournament May 17–19, 2024 Tashkent East Asian Qualification Tournament — — ITTF Continental Singles Rankings June 11, 2024 — ITTF World Singles Rankings June 18, 2024 —
Events
Men's team Event Places Qualified team Selected players Host nation 1 Simon GauzyAlexis LebrunFélix Lebrun 2023 Oceania Championships 1 Bae HwanNicholas LumFinn Luu 2023 Asian Championships 1 Fan ZhendongMa LongWang Chuqin 2023 European Team Championships 1 Anton KällbergKristian KarlssonTruls Möregårdh 2023 Pan American Championships 2 Hugo CalderanoVitor IshiyGuilherme Teodoro Jeremy HazinEdward LyEugene Wang 2023 African Championships 1 Youssef Abdel-AzizOmar AssarMohamed El-Beiali 2024 ITTF World Championships 6 Tomokazu HarimotoHiroto ShinozukaShunsuke Togami Cho Dae-seongJang Woo-jinLim Jong-hoon Tiago ApolóniaMarcos FreitasJoão Geraldo Timo BollDimitrij OvtcharovDang Qiu Chuang Chih-yuanKao Cheng-juiLin Yun-ju Martin Buch AndersenJonathan GrothAnders Lind ITTF World Rankings 3 Peter HribarDarko JorgićDeni Kožul Andrej GaćinaTomislav PucarFilip Zeljko Sharath Kamal AchantaHarmeet DesaiManav Thakkar Total 16
Women's team Event Places Qualified team Selected players Host nation 1 Charlotte LutzPrithika PavadeJia Nan Yuan 2023 Oceania Championships 1 Michelle BromleyMinhyung Jee Melissa Tapper 2023 Asian Championships 1 Chen MengSun YingshaWang Manyu 2023 European Team Championships 1 Han YingAnnett KaufmannNina MittelhamShan Xiaona 2023 Pan American Championships 2 Rachel SungAmy WangLily Zhang Bruna AlexandreBruna TakahashiGiulia Takahashi 2023 African Championships 1 Mariam AlhodabyHana GodaDina Meshref 2024 ITTF World Championships 5 Jeon Ji-heeLee Eun-hyeShin Yu-bin Chen Szu-yuCheng I-chingChien Tung-chuan Doo Hoi KemLee Ho ChingZhu Chengzhu Miwa HarimotoHina HayataMiu Hirano Adina DiaconuElizabeta SamaraBernadette Szőcs ITTF World Rankings 4 Orawan ParanangJinnipa SawettabutSuthasini Sawettabut Natalia BajorKatarzyna WęgrzynZuzanna Wielgos Sreeja AkulaManika BatraArchana Kamath Filippa BergandLinda BergströmChristina Källberg Total 16
Mixed doubles Event Places Qualified NOC Selected players Host nation 1 Alexis LebrunJia Nan Yuan 2023 European Games 1 Dang QiuNina Mittelham 2023 Asian Championships 1colspan 2023 Oceanian Championships 1 Nicholas LumMinhyung Jee 2023 African Championships 1 Omar AssarDina Meshref 2023 Pan American Games 2 Vitor IshiyBruna Takahashi Jorge CamposDaniela Fonseca 4 Ri Jong-sikKim Kum-yong Wong Chun TingDoo Hoi Kem Álvaro RoblesMaría Xiao Kristian KarlssonChristina Källberg ITTF World Rankings 6 Wang ChuqinSun Yingsha Tomokazu HarimotoHina Hayata Lim Jong-hoonShin Yu-bin Ovidiu IonescuBernadette Szőcs Lin Yun-juChen Szu-yu Nándor EcsekiDóra Madarász Total 16 Note:
Men's singles Event Places Qualified players Qualified teams (2 individuals per team) 32 1 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 South Asian Qualification Tournament 1 African Qualification Tournament 3 Pan American Qualification Tournament 4 European Qualification Tournament 5 Central Asian Qualification Tournament 1 West Asian Qualification Tournament 1 East Asian Qualification Tournament 1 African Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) 1 American Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) 1 Asian Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) 1 European Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) 1 Oceanian Top Ranking 1 ITTF World Rankings 12 Universality Places 1 Total 67
Women's singles Event Places Qualified players Qualified teams (2 individuals per team) 32 1 Oceania Qualification Tournament 1 South Asian Qualification Tournament 1 African Qualification Tournament 3 Pan American Qualification Tournament 4 European Qualification Tournament 5 Central Asian Qualification Tournament 1 West Asian Qualification Tournament 1 East Asian Qualification Tournament 1 African Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) 1 American Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) 1 Asian Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) 1 European Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) 1 ITTF World Rankings 12 Universality Places 1 Total 67
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