2003 World Table Tennis Championships
Encyclopedia
The LIEBHERR 2003 World Table Tennis
Championships was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
in Paris
, France
from May 19 to May 25, 2003. It was the 47st edition to be contested. Liebherr Group
is the title sponsor of the Championships.
Werner Schlager
def.
Joo Se-Hyuk, 4-2: 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10
Wang Nan def. Zhang Yining
, 4-3: 11-7, 11-8, 11-4, 5-11, 6-11, 8-11, 11-5
Wang Liqin
/ Yan Sen
def. Wang Hao
/ Kong Linghui
, 4-2: 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5
Wang Nan / Zhang Yining
def. Guo Yue
/ Niu Jianfeng
, 4-1: 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-2, 14-12
Ma Lin
/ Wang Nan def. Liu Guozheng / Bai Yang, 4-3: 9-11, 12-10, 0-11, 11-7, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
Championships was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Opened in 1984, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena on boulevard de Bercy located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
from May 19 to May 25, 2003. It was the 47st edition to be contested. Liebherr Group
Liebherr Group
The Liebherr Group is a German manufacturing complex established in 1949 by Hans Liebherr. The Liebherr Group's holding company is Liebherr-International AG in Bulle, Switzerland, which is entirely owned by members of the Liebherr family...
is the title sponsor of the Championships.
Medal table
| 1 | People's Republic of China |
4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Austria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | South Korea |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Croatia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Events
| Men's Singles |
Werner Schlager Werner Schlager Werner Schlager is a former world champion table tennis player from Austria.-Career:Schlager began playing table tennis when he was six years old, learning from his father and brother who were also top Austrian players, making them ideal training partners... |
Joo Se-Hyuk |
Kong Linghui Kong Linghui Kong Linghui is a male Chinese table tennis player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996, Kong won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition together with Liu Guoliang... |
| Kalinikos Kreanga Kalinikos Kreanga Kalinikos Kreanga is a Greek table tennis player. Born as Călin Creangă, he chose to defect from Communist-ruled Romania at the age of 17 while he was participating in the European Table Tennis Youth Championships in Luxembourg in 1989.Born in Bistriţa, Romania, Kreanga started to play table... |
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| Women's Singles |
Wang Nan |
Zhang Yining Zhang Yining Zhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:... |
Tamara Boroš |
| Li Ju Li Ju Li Ju is a female Chinese table tennis player.-Achievements:*1996 Asian Cup - 1st team, 2nd singles*1997 World Championships - 1st team, 2nd doubles , 3rd singles*1997 World Cup - 2nd singles... |
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| Men's Doubles |
Wang Liqin Wang Liqin Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to... Yan Sen Yan Sen Yan Sen is a Chinese table tennis player.-Major performances:*1996 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st doubles*1997 Yugoslavian Open - 1st doubles*1998 Asian Games - 1st team*1998 Asian Championships - 1st team... |
Wang Hao Wang Hao (table tennis) Wáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004... Kong Linghui Kong Linghui Kong Linghui is a male Chinese table tennis player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996, Kong won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition together with Liu Guoliang... |
Ma Lin Ma Lin (table tennis) Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .... Qin Zhijian |
| Oh Sang-Eun Kim Taek-Soo Kim Taek-Soo Kim Taek-Soo is a male former table tennis player from South Korea. He is best known for his powerful forehand, amazingly quick footwork and perhaps the best traditional penhold backhand in the history of table tennis... |
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| Women's Doubles |
Wang Nan Zhang Yining Zhang Yining Zhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:... |
Guo Yue Guo Yue Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking.... Niu Jianfeng Niu Jianfeng Niu Jianfeng is a female Chinese table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the bronze medal in the women's doubles competition together with Guo Yue. In the women's singles competition she was eliminated in the round of 16.... |
Suk Eun-Mi Lee Eun-Sil Lee Eun-Sil Lee Eun-Sil is a female South Korean table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the silver medal in the women's doubles competition together with Seok Eun-Mi.-External links:*... |
| Li Jia Li Ju Li Ju Li Ju is a female Chinese table tennis player.-Achievements:*1996 Asian Cup - 1st team, 2nd singles*1997 World Championships - 1st team, 2nd doubles , 3rd singles*1997 World Cup - 2nd singles... |
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| Mixed Doubles |
Ma Lin Ma Lin (table tennis) Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .... Wang Nan |
Liu Guozheng Bai Yang |
Wang Hao Wang Hao (table tennis) Wáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004... Li Nan Li Nan (table tennis) Li Nan is a female table tennis player from China. From 2000 to 2003 she won several medals in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Championships.... |
| Qin Zhijian Niu Jianfeng Niu Jianfeng Niu Jianfeng is a female Chinese table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the bronze medal in the women's doubles competition together with Guo Yue. In the women's singles competition she was eliminated in the round of 16.... |
Men's Singles
Werner SchlagerWerner Schlager
Werner Schlager is a former world champion table tennis player from Austria.-Career:Schlager began playing table tennis when he was six years old, learning from his father and brother who were also top Austrian players, making them ideal training partners...
def.
Joo Se-Hyuk, 4-2: 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10Women's Singles
Wang Nan def. Zhang YiningZhang Yining
Zhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:...
, 4-3: 11-7, 11-8, 11-4, 5-11, 6-11, 8-11, 11-5
Men's Doubles
Wang LiqinWang Liqin
Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...
/ Yan Sen
Yan Sen
Yan Sen is a Chinese table tennis player.-Major performances:*1996 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st doubles*1997 Yugoslavian Open - 1st doubles*1998 Asian Games - 1st team*1998 Asian Championships - 1st team...
def.
Wang HaoWang Hao (table tennis)
Wáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004...
/ Kong Linghui
Kong Linghui
Kong Linghui is a male Chinese table tennis player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996, Kong won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition together with Liu Guoliang...
, 4-2: 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5
Women's Doubles
Wang Nan / Zhang YiningZhang Yining
Zhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:...
def.
Guo YueGuo Yue
Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking....
/ Niu Jianfeng
Niu Jianfeng
Niu Jianfeng is a female Chinese table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the bronze medal in the women's doubles competition together with Guo Yue. In the women's singles competition she was eliminated in the round of 16....
, 4-1: 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-2, 14-12
Mixed Doubles
Ma LinMa Lin (table tennis)
Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation ....
/ Wang Nan def.
Liu Guozheng / Bai Yang, 4-3: 9-11, 12-10, 0-11, 11-7, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8