The 2024 ITTF Men's World Cup was a table tennis competition held in Macau, China, from 15 to 21 April 2024. It was the 42nd edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event.
The two-time former champion Ma Long defeated Lin Gaoyuan, 9-11, 9-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 to win the men's singles title at the 2024 ITTF World Cup. By doing so, Ma Long became the oldest player ever to win a major title in the men's singles discipline, at 35 years and 184 days of age.
Competition format The tournament consisted of two stages: a preliminary group stage and a knockout stage. The players were drawn into 16 groups. The top player from each group progresses through to the second stage of the competition, which consisted of a knockout draw.
Seeding The seeding list was based on the official World Table Tennis world ranking for 09 April 2024.
Wang Chuqin (semi-finals, bronze medalist) Fan Zhendong (quarter-finals) Liang Jingkun (first round) Ma Long (champion, gold medalist) Felix Lebrun (first round) Lin Yun-ju (first round) Hugo Calderano (first round) Lin Gaoyuan (final, silver medalist) Tomokazu Harimoto (semi-finals, bronze medalist) Dang Qiu (group stage) Jang Woo-jin (quarter-finals) Darko Jorgic (first round) Lin Shidong (first round) Anton Kallberg (quarter-finals) Omar Assar (first round) Marcos Freitas (first round)
Group stage The preliminary group stage took place from 15-17 April, with the top player in each group progressing to the main draw.
Main draw The knockout stage took place from 18-21 April.
See also 2020 ITTF Men's World Cup 2023 World Table Tennis Championships 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships 2024 Paris Olympics
References
External links Tournament page on ITTF website