Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification explained
Qualification for table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics began on 1 January 2019 and ended on 31 March 2021. There were 174 male athlete and 106 female athlete quotas in 31 events for the sport.[1] [2]
Timeline
Competition | Date | Venue | Berths |
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2019 ITTF Oceania Para Championships[3] [4] | 1–4 May 2019 | | 150 qualified slots 55 male 50 female |
2019 ITTF African Para Championships[5] [6] | 30 June - 3 July 2019 | Alexandria |
2019 ITTF Asian Para Championships[7] [8] | 23–27 July 2019 | Taichung |
2019 Parapan American Games[9] | 22–27 August 2019 | Lima |
2019 ITTF European Para Championships[10] [11] | 16–21 September 2019 | Helsingborg |
World Ranking Allocation[12] [13] | 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2020 | — | 100 qualified slots 72 males 28 females |
ITTF PTT World Qualification Tournament[14] [15] | 3–5 June 2021 | | 21 qualified slots 11 males 10 females |
Bipartite Commission Invitation[16] | TBD | - | 50 qualified slots 36 males 14 females |
Total | | | 280 | |
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Quotas
The qualification slots are allocated to the individual athlete not the NPC that they represent.[17]
- An NPC can enter a maximum of three athletes in any of each individual medal event (33 male; 30 female).
- An NPC can enter one team (minimum of two, maximum of three from individual events) in any of each team event.
Men's events
As of July 2021.
- Class 1
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 |
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World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 6 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 2 |
|
| 12 | | |
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- Class 2
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 10 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 4 |
|
| 18 | | |
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- Class 3
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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African Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 11 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 5 |
|
| 21 | | |
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- Class 4
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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African Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 9 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 4 |
|
| 18 | | |
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- Class 5
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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African Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 5 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 2 |
|
| 12 | | |
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- Class 6
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
African Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | [18]
|
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 7 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 3 |
|
| 16 | | |
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- Class 7
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
African Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 |
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World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 7 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 3 |
|
| 16 | | |
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- Class 8
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
African Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 10 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 5 |
|
| 21 | | |
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- Class 9
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
African Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 5 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 3 |
|
| 14 | | |
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- Class 10
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
African Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 5 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 3 |
|
| 14 | | |
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- Class 11
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 5 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 2 |
|
| 12 | | |
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Women's events
As of July 2021.
- Class 1-2
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Parapan American Games | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 7 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 1 | |
| 12 | | |
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- Class 3
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 8 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 3 |
|
| 15 | | |
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- Class 4
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 7 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 3 |
|
| 15 | | |
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- Class 5
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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African Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championship | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 3 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 1 | |
| 9 | | |
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- Class 6
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
African Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 3 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 1 | |
| 9 | | |
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- Class 7
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 4 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 1 | |
| 9 | | |
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- Class 8
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Parapan American Games | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 3 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 1 | |
| 8 | | |
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- Class 9
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 2 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 1 | |
| 8 | | |
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- Class 10
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Oceania Para Championships | 1 | |
African Para Championships | 1 | |
Parapan American Games | 1 | |
Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 2 |
|
Bipartite Commission Invitation | 1 | |
| 10 | | |
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- Class 11
Competition | Berths | Qualified |
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Asian Para Championships | 1 | |
European Para Championships | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1 | |
World Ranking Allocation | 4 |
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Bipartite Commission Invitation | 1 | |
| 8 | | |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar. 16 March 2019. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. 29 February 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
- Web site: Para Oceania Championships 2019. 16 March 2019. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: Title retained, titles regained; familiar names secure Darwin podium places. 2 May 2019. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: African Championships 2019. 11 July 2019. International Para Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: Paralympic Games bound, Mohamed Sameh Eid Salah for fifth time. 1 July 2019. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: Rio medalists' hopes alive. 24 July 2019. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: Nervous moments surprise defeats in Taichung. 24 July 2019. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: Tamara Leonelli from Chile gets first gold medal at Lima 2019. 23 August 2019. lima2019.pe.
- Web site: Status maintained, Tokyo places booked. 18 September 2019. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: ITTF European Para Championships 2019. 19 September 2019. results.ittf.bornan.net.
- Web site: 5 July 2020. List of Para table tennis athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: 2 August 2020. Tokyo 2020 Selections. International Para Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: 5 June 2021. Paralympic World Qualification Tournament. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: 5 June 2021. World Qualification Tournament Results. International Para Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: 26 June 2021. List of Bipartite Slots. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: 9 July 2021. Tokyo 2020 Final List of Athletes and Teams. International Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: 14 April 2020. Chile's Matias Pino loses Parapan American Games medals for anti-doping violation. International Paralympic Committee.