World Table Tennis Championships
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The first World Championships were held in London in 1926. From 2001 the individual events (singles and doubles) and the team events have been held in separate years: individual events in odd years, team events in even years, with no championships in 2020.
- Next
- Individual events, 2027
- Most medals (nation)
- China: 164 gold, 106 silver, 172.5 bronze
- Most golds (player)
- Viktor Barna (Hungary, later England), 22; Mária Mednyánszky (Hungary), 18 women's
- India
- 2 bronzes, both at London 1926: S.R.G. Suppiah in the men's singles and the men's team
- Cycle
- Every year from 2001, alternating individual and team events; at irregular gaps before
India at the World Championships
| Year | Event | Players | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Men's singles | S.R.G. Suppiah | Bronze |
| 1926 | Men's team | Athar-Ali Fyzee, Hassan Ali Fyzee, A.M. Peermahomed, B.C. Singh, S.R.G. Suppiah | Bronze |
The team is "British India" in the list, with a flag linked to India. The list has no Indian medal after 1926.
More about this tournament
Doha 2025 champions
| Section | Event | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Singles | Wang Chuqin (China) |
| Women | Singles | Sun Yingsha (China) |
| Men | Doubles | Japan (Hiroto Shinozuka, Shunsuke Togami) |
| Women | Doubles | China (Kuai Man, Wang Manyu) |
| Mixed | Doubles | China (Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha) |
London 2026 team champions: China, men and women.
Medal table (1926 to 2026, top 10)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 164 | 106 | 172.5 | 442.5 |
| 2 | Hungary | 68 | 59 | 73.5 | 200.5 |
| 3 | Japan | 49 | 45 | 79 | 173 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 28 | 36.5 | 58.5 | 123 |
| 5 | Romania | 17 | 11 | 19.5 | 47.5 |
| 6 | Sweden | 15 | 13 | 15.5 | 43.5 |
| 7 | England | 14 | 26.5 | 57 | 97.5 |
| 8 | United States | 10 | 3 | 19.5 | 32.5 |
| 9 | Austria | 7 | 14 | 35 | 56 |
| 10 | South Korea | 4.5 | 18 | 46 | 68.5 |
A medal won by a pair from two nations counts half to each.
History
How it began
London 1926 held the first championships, with men's and women's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles and a men's team event. Hungary won all five titles; Roland Jacobi won the men's singles. Women's doubles followed in 1928 and the women's team event in 1934.
Champions by era
Hungary won 68 golds, most of them before 1960; China has won 164, the most of any nation.
India's story
India's only medals came at the first championships, in 1926, when S.R.G. Suppiah won a bronze in the men's singles and the men's team also took bronze.
Firsts and facts
- First championships: London, 1926.
- Individual and team events in separate years: from 2001.
- India's medals: two bronzes, 1926.