Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
# Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 172 table tennis players coming from their respective NOCs; each may enter up to six athletes, two male and two female athletes in singles events, up to one men's and one women's team in team events, and up to one pair in mixed doubles.

As the host nation, Japan automatically qualified six athletes, a team of three men and women with one each competing in the singles as well as a mixed doubles team.

For the team events, 16 teams qualify. Each continent (with the Americas being divided into North America and South America for ITTF competition) had a qualifying competition to qualify one team. Nine teams qualify through a world qualifying event. Japan, as the host, is guaranteed a team spot.

The mixed doubles will also have 16 pairs qualify. Each continent (with the Americas being divided into North America and South America for ITTF competition) had a qualifying competition to qualify one pair. Four teams qualify through the World Tour Grand Finals 2019 and five through the World Tour 2020. Japan is also guaranteed a place. If an NOC has both a mixed doubles pair and a team in one or both genders qualify, the doubles player must be a member of the team in their gender.

For individual events, between 64 and 70 individual players qualify. Each NOC with a qualified team may enter 2 members of that team in the individual competition. 22 quota places will be awarded through continental championships to individuals who belong to an NOC without a qualified team. There will be one Tripartite Commission invitation place. The remainder of the total 172 quota places will be filled through a final world singles qualifying tournament (no less than two and no more than eight qualifiers) and then the ITTF world ranking.

## Qualification summary

| NOC | Men | Men | Women | Women | Mixed | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NOC | Singles | Team | Singles | Team | Doubles | Total |
| Algeria | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Argentina | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| Australia | 2 | X | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| Austria | 2 | | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| Brazil | 2 | X | 2 | X | | 6 |
| Bulgaria | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Cameroon | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | | 1 | | X | 3 |
| Chile | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| China | 2 | X | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| Croatia | 2 | X | | | | 3 |
| Cuba | | | 1 | | X | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | | 1 | | | 3 |
| Denmark | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Egypt | 2 | X | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| France | 2 | X | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| Fiji | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | X | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| Great Britain | 2 | | 1 | | | 3 |
| Greece | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Guyana | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | X | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| Hungary | 1 | | 2 | X | X | 5 |
| India | 2 | | 2 | | X | 4 |
| Iran | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Italy | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Japan | 2 | X | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 |
| Luxembourg | | | 2 | | | 2 |
| Monaco | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 |
| Netherlands | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Nigeria | 2 | | 2 | | | 4 |
| Poland | | | 2 | X | | 3 |
| Portugal | 2 | X | 2 | | | 5 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 |
| Romania | 1 | | 2 | X | X | 4 |
| ROC | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Senegal | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Serbia | 2 | X | | | | 3 |
| Singapore | 1 | | 2 | X | | 4 |
| Slovakia | 1 | | 1 | | X | 3 |
| Slovenia | 2 | X | | | | 3 |
| South Korea | 2 | X | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| Spain | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 |
| Sweden | 2 | X | 2 | | | 5 |
| Switzerland | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Syria | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | X | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| Thailand | | | 2 | | | 2 |
| Togo | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Tunisia | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 |
| Ukraine | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 |
| United States | 2 | X | 2 | X | | 6 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Total: 57 NOCs | 65 | 16 | 70 | 16 | 16 | 172 |

## Events

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Venue | Places | Qualified team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 European Games | June 22–29, 2019 | Minsk | 1 | Germany |
| 2019 African Games | August 20–30, 2019 | Rabat | 1 | Egypt |
| 2019 ATTU Asian Championships | September 15–22, 2019 | Yogyakarta | 1 | China |
| North America Qualification Event | October 5, 2019 | Rockford | 1 | United States |
| Latin America Qualification Event | October 25–27, 2019 | Lima | 1 | Brazil |
| Oceania Qualification Event | December 6–8, 2019 | Mornington | 1 | Australia |
| World Qualification Event | January 22–26, 2020 | Gondomar | 9 | Croatia France Hong Kong Portugal Serbia Slovenia South Korea Sweden Chinese Taipei |
| Host NOC | February 15, 2020 | — | 1 | Japan |
| Total | Total | Total | 16 | |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Venue | Places | Qualified team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 European Games | June 22–29, 2019 | Minsk | 1 | Germany |
| 2019 African Games | August 20–30, 2019 | Rabat | 1 | Egypt |
| 2019 ATTU Asian Championships | September 15–22, 2019 | Yogyakarta | 1 | China |
| North America Qualification Event | October 5, 2019 | Rockford | 1 | United States |
| Latin America Qualification Event | October 25–27, 2019 | Lima | 1 | Brazil |
| Oceania Qualification Event | December 6–8, 2019 | Mornington | 1 | Australia |
| World Qualification Event | January 22–26, 2020 | Gondomar | 9 | Austria Hong Kong Hungary North Korea Poland Romania Singapore South Korea Chinese Taipei |
| Reallocation | June 9, 2021 | — | 1 | France |
| Host NOC | February 15, 2020 | — | 1 | Japan |
| Total | Total | Total | 16 | |

### Mixed doubles

| Event | Date | Venue | Places | Qualified team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 European Games | June 22–29, 2019 | Minsk | 1 | Germany |
| 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals | December 12–15, 2019 | Zhengzhou | 4 | China Japan Hong Kong Chinese Taipei |
| Africa Qualification Event | February 27–29, 2020 | Tunis | 1 | Egypt |
| North America Qualification Event | March 7–8, 2020 | Kitchener | 1 | Canada |
| Asia Qualification Event | March 18–20, 2021 | Doha | 1 | India |
| Latin America Qualification Event | April 13–17, 2021 | Rosario | 1 | Cuba |
| Oceania Allocation | May 1, 2021 | — | 1 | Australia |
| ITTF World Ranking | May 1, 2021 | — | 6 | South Korea Slovakia Austria France Romania Hungary |
| Total | Total | Total | 16 | |

### Men's singles

| Event | Date | Venue | Places | Qualified athlete |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified teams (2 individuals per team) | | | 32 | Australia Brazil China Croatia Egypt France Germany Hong Kong Japan Portugal Serbia Slovenia South Korea Sweden Chinese Taipei United States |
| 2019 European Games | June 22–29, 2019 | Minsk | 1 | Jonathan Groth (DEN) |
| West Asia Qualification Event | February 23–26, 2020 | Amman | 1 | Ali Al-Khadrawi (KSA) |
| Africa Qualification Event | February 27–29, 2020 | Tunis | 4 | Ibrahima Diaw (SEN) Adem Hmam (TUN) Olajide Omotayo (NGR) Larbi Bouriah (ALG) |
| North America Qualification Event | March 7–8, 2020 | Kitchener | 1 | Jeremy Hazin (CAN) |
| World Singles Qualification Tournament | March 14–17, 2021 | Doha | 4 | Lubomír Jančařík (CZE) Bence Majoros (HUN) Wang Yang (SVK) Kirill Skachkov (ROC) |
| Asia Qualification Event | March 18–20, 2021 | Doha | 5 | Nima Alamian $(IRI)^{CA}$ Enkhbatyn Lkhagvasüren $(MGL)^{EA}$ Sathiyan Gnanasekaran $(IND)^{SA}$ Clarence Chew $(SGP)^{SEA}$ Sharath Kamal (IND) |
| Latin America Qualification Event | April 13–17, 2021 | Rosario | 4 | Brian Afanador (PUR) Horacio Cifuentes (ARG) Alberto Miño (ECU) Gastón Alto (ARG) |
| Europe Qualification Event | April 21–25, 2021 | Odivelas | 5 | Kou Lei (UKR) Álvaro Robles (ESP) Panagiotis Gionis (GRE) Ovidiu Ionescu (ROU) Pavel Širuček (CZE) |
| Oceania Allocation | May 1, 2021 | — | 1 | Yoshua Shing (VAN) |
| ITTF World Ranking | June 1, 2021 | — | 6 | Liam Pitchford (GBR) Quadri Aruna (NGR) Robert Gardos (AUT) Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) Daniel Habesohn (AUT) Kirill Gerassimenko (KAZ) Paul Drinkhall (GBR) |
| Tripartite Commission | June 1, 2021 | — | 1 | Dodji Fanny (TOG) |
| Total | Total | Total | 65 | |

### Women's singles

| Event | Date | Venue | Places | Qualified athlete |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified teams (2 individuals per team) | | | 32 | Australia Austria Brazil China Egypt France Germany Hong Kong Hungary Japan North Korea Poland Romania Singapore South Korea Chinese Taipei United States |
| 2019 European Games | June 22–29, 2019 | Minsk | 2 | Fu Yu (POR) Ni Xialian (LUX) |
| 2019 Pan American Games | August 4–10, 2019 | Lima | 1 | Adriana Díaz (PUR) |
| West Asia Qualification Event | February 23–26, 2020 | Amman | 1 | Hend Zaza (SYR) |
| Africa Qualification Event | February 27–29, 2020 | Tunis | 4 | Offiong Edem (NGR) Fadwa Garci (TUN) Olufunke Oshonaike (NGR) Sarah Hanffou (CMR) |
| North America Qualification Event | March 7–8, 2020 | Kitchener | 1 | Zhang Mo (CAN) |
| World Singles Qualification Tournament | March 14–17, 2021 | Doha | 5 | Britt Eerland (NED) Linda Bergström (SWE) Polina Mikhailova (ROC) Yang Xiaoxin (MON) Suthasini Sawettabut (THA) |
| Asia Qualification Event | March 18–20, 2021 | Doha | 5 | Anastassiya Lavrova $(KAZ)^{CA}$ Batmönkhiin Bolor-Erdene $(MGL)^{EA}$ Sutirtha Mukherjee $(IND)^{SA}$ Orawan Paranang $(THA)^{SEA}$ Manika Batra (IND) |
| Latin America Qualification Event | April 13–17, 2021 | Rosario | 3 | María Paulina Vega (CHI) Melanie Díaz (PUR) Daniela Fonseca (CUB) |
| Europe Qualification Event | April 21–25, 2021 | Odivelas | 4 | Yana Noskova (ROC) Maria Xiao (ESP) Polina Trifonova (BUL) Christina Källberg (SWE) |
| Oceania Allocation | May 1, 2021 | — | 1 | Sally Yee (FIJ) |
| ITTF World Ranking | June 1, 2021 | — | 10 | Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) Hana Matelová (CZE) Barbora Balážová (SVK) Shao Jieni (POR) Hanna Haponova (UKR) Debora Vivarelli (ITA) Sarah de Nutte (LUX) Galia Dvorak (ESP) Rachel Moret (SUI) Tin-Tin Ho (GBR) |
| Tripartite Commission | June 1, 2021 | — | 1 | Chelsea Edghill (GUY) |
| Total | Total | Total | 70 | |
