World Championship of Ping Pong should not be confused with World Table Tennis Championships.
The World Championship of Ping Pong, also known as WCPP, is an annual ping pong tournament that has been held since 2011. The current champion is Andrew Baggaley, who beat Alexander Flemming in the 2020 final to beat Maxim Shmyrev's record of winning three championships, and become the record-breaking four-time champion.
The tournament is promoted by the English sports impresario Barry Hearn, and is distinguished by its use of old-fashioned wooden paddles covered with sandpaper, which are intended to encourage slower ball movement and longer rallies for the entertainment of the live audience.[1]
The 2020 championship took place January 25–26, 2019, at Alexandra Palace for the eighth time.[2]
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
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2011 | 3-1 | Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas | ||
2013 | 3-2 | Alexandra Palace, London | ||
2014[3] | 3-0 | Ilija Lupulesku | ||
2015 [4] | 3-2 | Alexander Flemming | ||
2016 [5] | 3-2 | Maxim Shmyrev | ||
2017 [6] | 3-1 | Alexander Flemming | ||
2018 [7] | 3-2 | |||
2019[8] | Andrew Baggaley | 3-2 | Wang Shibo | |
2020 | 3-2 | Alexander Flemming |
The tournament is currently broadcast live on Sky Sports.[9]
The tournament is also broadcast live and free on Facebook.
Country/Region | Broadcaster | |
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Fox Sports | ||
DAZN | ||
Nova Sport | ||
Sky Sport | ||
NENT |