2009 World Table Tennis Championships
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The 2009 H.I.S.
World Table Tennis Championships
were held in Yokohama
, Japan
, from 28 April to 5 May 2009. The Chinese
team dominated the competition, following their sweep of the gold medals in table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
. It was the tenth (and third consecutive) world table tennis championships at which China won all five available titles.
Fourth-ranked Timo Boll
of Germany
, a challenger for the men's singles title, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a back injury. After Boll's withdrawal, players from China held the top four seedings in both the men's and women's singles competitions.
The event took place during the 2009 swine flu outbreak, with the participants being affected by this. When a case of the strain was found in the body of a seventeen year-old schoolboy in Yokohama, where the championships were taking place, the event's organisers implemented new measures to stop the flu spreading. Thermographic exam cameras were installed at the player entrances of Yokohama Arena, with the intention of sending anyone with unusually high body temperatures for medical assistance. The players were told to scrub their hands well for hygiene reasons and to avail of face masks and hand gels which had previously been used during outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome
and avian influenza. Participants from Mexico, the most severely affected country taking part in the championships, were placed in quarantine and given thermometers to check their temperature regularly.
China
collected seventeen of the available twenty medals at the championships, to follow their four golds
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
. After the championships had ended, the country's deputy sports minister, Cai Zhenhua questioned whether China's dominance in the sport would have a negative effect on its development. He said: "From the point of view of the Chinese association, the coaches and the players, it is a great achievement. But personally I am anxious that it is dangerous for the development of this sport worldwide. The truth is we have failed again. Chinese players grabbing all titles in whatever tournament they participate in is definitely detrimental". He advocated issuing invitations to non-Chinese nationals to train in the country and suggested Chinese coaches could be sent to other countries as "up to 70 percent of Chinese knowledge and tactics could be shared with others".
Wang Hao
World number one Wang Hao
beat Wang Liqin
in the men's singles final, China's third consecutive men's singles title and fifteenth world championship title in that section.
Zhang Yining
Olympic gold medallist Zhang Yining
beat her fellow countrywoman, Liu Shiwen
, to win one of the women's singles semi-finals, whilst Guo Yue
, the defending champion, beat Li Xiaoxia
in the other semi-final. Zhang went on to beat Guo in the final, securing China's eighteenth women's singles title.
Chen Qi / Wang Hao
In the semi-finals of the men's doubles, Ma Long
and Xu Xin
beat Jun Mizutani
and Seiya Kishikawa
of Japan
to play Chen Qi and men's singles winner, Hao, in the final match. Chen and Hao won the title.
Guo Yue
/ Li Xiaoxia
In the semi-finals of the women's doubles, Guo and Li beat Jiang Huajun
and Tie Yana of Hong Kong
and Ding Ning
and Guo Yan
won against South Korea
's Kim Kyung-Ah
and Park Mi-Young
.
Li Ping
/ Cao Zhen
The mixed doubles was won by Li Ping
and Cao Zhen
.
H.I.S.
is a travel agency based in the Shinjuku Oak Tower in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, specializing in low-cost package tours to various countries. The company was founded as International Tours Co., Ltd. in 1980 by Hideo Sawada, born in 1951, and renamed "H.I.S." in 1990.Within Japan H.I.S...
World Table Tennis Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
were held in Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, from 28 April to 5 May 2009. The Chinese
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
team dominated the competition, following their sweep of the gold medals in table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...
. It was the tenth (and third consecutive) world table tennis championships at which China won all five available titles.
Fourth-ranked Timo Boll
Timo Boll
Timo Boll is a German professional table tennis player who currently plays with Borussia Düsseldorf and is the German No.1 of the German Table Tennis National League...
of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, a challenger for the men's singles title, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a back injury. After Boll's withdrawal, players from China held the top four seedings in both the men's and women's singles competitions.
The event took place during the 2009 swine flu outbreak, with the participants being affected by this. When a case of the strain was found in the body of a seventeen year-old schoolboy in Yokohama, where the championships were taking place, the event's organisers implemented new measures to stop the flu spreading. Thermographic exam cameras were installed at the player entrances of Yokohama Arena, with the intention of sending anyone with unusually high body temperatures for medical assistance. The players were told to scrub their hands well for hygiene reasons and to avail of face masks and hand gels which had previously been used during outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus . Between November 2002 and July 2003 an outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong nearly became a pandemic, with 8,422 cases and 916 deaths worldwide according to the WHO...
and avian influenza. Participants from Mexico, the most severely affected country taking part in the championships, were placed in quarantine and given thermometers to check their temperature regularly.
China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
collected seventeen of the available twenty medals at the championships, to follow their four golds
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. After the championships had ended, the country's deputy sports minister, Cai Zhenhua questioned whether China's dominance in the sport would have a negative effect on its development. He said: "From the point of view of the Chinese association, the coaches and the players, it is a great achievement. But personally I am anxious that it is dangerous for the development of this sport worldwide. The truth is we have failed again. Chinese players grabbing all titles in whatever tournament they participate in is definitely detrimental". He advocated issuing invitations to non-Chinese nationals to train in the country and suggested Chinese coaches could be sent to other countries as "up to 70 percent of Chinese knowledge and tactics could be shared with others".
Medal table
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Events
| Men's Singles |
 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... |
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... |
Ma Long Ma Long Ma Long is a male table tennis player. He is now ranked 1° as of October, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .- Equipment :... |
| 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 .... |
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| Women's Singles |
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.... |
Liu Shiwen Liu Shiwen Liu Shiwen is a Chinese table tennis player. Winner of World Cup 2009, she is currently ranked 6th in ITTF World ranking as of July 2011.- Equipment :... |
| Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the... |
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| Men's Doubles |
Chen Qi 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... |
Ma Long Ma Long Ma Long is a male table tennis player. He is now ranked 1° as of October, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .- Equipment :... Xu Xin Xu Xin Xu Xin is a Chinese table tennis player.-Equipment:He uses a blade Stiga Offensive Wood NCT, and in his forehand a Hurricane III and a Stiga Boost TX in his backhand.-Career records:Singles... |
Hao Shuai Hao Shuai Hao Shuai is a Chinese table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: QF .*Pro Tour winner : Serbian Open 2007. China Open 2008. Slovenian Open 2009. Runner-up : Malaysia Open 2003. China , Korea Open 2009.*Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3... Zhang Jike Zhang Jike Zhang Jike is a Chinese table tennis player.Zhang Jike is the reigning World Champion and World Cup winner in singles. Should he win the Olympic gold medal in singles, he will be the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam.- Equipment :Zhang Jike currently... |
 Seiya KishikawaSeiya Kishikawa Seiya Kishikawa is a male Japanese table tennis player. He paired with Jun Mizutani in men's doubles competitions, the duo won four consecutive national titles from 2007 to 2010. They also won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and two titles at the ITTF Pro Tour... Jun Mizutani Jun Mizutani Jun Mizutani is a male Japanese table tennis player. He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17... |
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| Women's Doubles |
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.... Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the... |
Ding Ning Ding Ning Ding Ning is a Chinese female table tennis player. Winner of the World Championships in 2011.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: winner .*World Cup: winner .... Guo Yan Guo Yan Guo Yan is a female Chinese table tennis player. Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. She is currently ranked 2nd in ITTF world ranking as of February, 2011.-Career records:Singles... |
 Jiang HuajunJiang Huajun Jiang Huajun is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: Round of 16 .*World Cup appearances: 4. Record: runner-up .... Tie Ya Na Tie Ya Na Tie Ya Na or Tie Yana is a female table tennis player from Hong Kong, China who won two silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the singles and doubles competitions.Tie played for China in the Universiade... |
 Kim Kyung-AhKim Kyung-Ah Kim Kyung-Ah is a female South Korean table tennis player. Bronze medalist in Women's singles at 2004 Athens Olympics... Park Mi-Young Park Mi-Young Park Mi-Young is a female South Korean table tennis player.She was part of the table tennis team that won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Park currently plays for the Samsung Life Insurance Table Tennis team and is ranked 24th in the world as of October 2011... |
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| Mixed Doubles |
Li Ping Li Ping Li Ping or Liping may refer to the following people:*Places**Liping County, a county in Guizhou, China**Liping Airport, an airport in Liping County, Guizhou, China*People**Wang Liping, names of various people**Huang Liping, a Chinese gymnast... Cao Zhen Cao Zhen (table tennis) Cao Zhen is a Chinese table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 .*Pro Tour winner : Malaysia Open 2003; China Open 2004; German, Swedish Open 2005; Slovenian Open 2009... |
Zhang Jike Zhang Jike Zhang Jike is a Chinese table tennis player.Zhang Jike is the reigning World Champion and World Cup winner in singles. Should he win the Olympic gold medal in singles, he will be the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam.- Equipment :Zhang Jike currently... Mu Zi |
Zhang Chao Yao Yan |
| Hao Shuai Hao Shuai Hao Shuai is a Chinese table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: QF .*Pro Tour winner : Serbian Open 2007. China Open 2008. Slovenian Open 2009. Runner-up : Malaysia Open 2003. China , Korea Open 2009.*Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3... Chang Chenchen |
Men's Singles
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...
World number one 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...
beat 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...
in the men's singles final, China's third consecutive men's singles title and fifteenth world championship title in that section.
Women's Singles
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:...
Olympic gold medallist 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:...
beat her fellow countrywoman, Liu Shiwen
Liu Shiwen
Liu Shiwen is a Chinese table tennis player. Winner of World Cup 2009, she is currently ranked 6th in ITTF World ranking as of July 2011.- Equipment :...
, to win one of the women's singles semi-finals, whilst 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....
, the defending champion, beat Li Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the...
in the other semi-final. Zhang went on to beat Guo in the final, securing China's eighteenth women's singles title.
Men's Doubles
Chen Qi / 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...
In the semi-finals of the men's doubles, Ma Long
Ma Long
Ma Long is a male table tennis player. He is now ranked 1° as of October, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .- Equipment :...
and Xu Xin
Xu Xin
Xu Xin is a Chinese table tennis player.-Equipment:He uses a blade Stiga Offensive Wood NCT, and in his forehand a Hurricane III and a Stiga Boost TX in his backhand.-Career records:Singles...
beat Jun Mizutani
Jun Mizutani
Jun Mizutani is a male Japanese table tennis player. He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17...
and Seiya Kishikawa
Seiya Kishikawa
Seiya Kishikawa is a male Japanese table tennis player. He paired with Jun Mizutani in men's doubles competitions, the duo won four consecutive national titles from 2007 to 2010. They also won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and two titles at the ITTF Pro Tour...
of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to play Chen Qi and men's singles winner, Hao, in the final match. Chen and Hao won the title.
Women's Doubles
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....
/
Li XiaoxiaLi Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the...
In the semi-finals of the women's doubles, Guo and Li beat Jiang Huajun
Jiang Huajun
Jiang Huajun is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: Round of 16 .*World Cup appearances: 4. Record: runner-up ....
and Tie Yana of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and Ding Ning
Ding Ning
Ding Ning is a Chinese female table tennis player. Winner of the World Championships in 2011.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: winner .*World Cup: winner ....
and Guo Yan
Guo Yan
Guo Yan is a female Chinese table tennis player. Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. She is currently ranked 2nd in ITTF world ranking as of February, 2011.-Career records:Singles...
won against South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
's Kim Kyung-Ah
Kim Kyung-Ah
Kim Kyung-Ah is a female South Korean table tennis player. Bronze medalist in Women's singles at 2004 Athens Olympics...
and Park Mi-Young
Park Mi-Young
Park Mi-Young is a female South Korean table tennis player.She was part of the table tennis team that won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Park currently plays for the Samsung Life Insurance Table Tennis team and is ranked 24th in the world as of October 2011...
.
Mixed Doubles
Li PingLi Ping (table tennis)
Li Ping is a male table tennis player from China. He won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event of the World Table Tennis Championships in 2009....
/
Cao ZhenCao Zhen (table tennis)
Cao Zhen is a Chinese table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 .*Pro Tour winner : Malaysia Open 2003; China Open 2004; German, Swedish Open 2005; Slovenian Open 2009...
The mixed doubles was won by Li Ping
Li Ping (table tennis)
Li Ping is a male table tennis player from China. He won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event of the World Table Tennis Championships in 2009....
and Cao Zhen
Cao Zhen (table tennis)
Cao Zhen is a Chinese table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 .*Pro Tour winner : Malaysia Open 2003; China Open 2004; German, Swedish Open 2005; Slovenian Open 2009...
.