Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 15 October. The competition took place at the Tecnópolis in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Table tennis at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Tecnópolis |
| Dates | 7–15 October |
| No. of events | 3 (1 boys, 1 girls, 1 mixed) |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina is given the maximum quota should they not qualify an athlete and a further 4 spots, 2 in each gender, will be allocated by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 58 places shall be decided in three qualification phases; the six continental qualification tournaments, the six “Road to Buenos Aires” events and the Under-18 World Rankings.[1]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.[1]
Boys
edit| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation[2] |  Buenos Aires | 15 June 2018 | 1 |  Martín Bentancor (ARG) |
| African Qualification Event[3] |  Tunis | 16–17 April 2017 | 2 |  Youssef Abdel-Aziz (EGY) Nathael Hamdoun (TUN) |
| Latin American Qualification Event[4] |  Santo Domingo | 12–14 May 2017 | 2 |  Guilherme Teodoro (BRA) Nicolas Burgos (CHI) |
| Asian Qualification Event[5] |  Greater Noida | 3–5 November 2017 | 4 |  Wang Chuqin (CHN) Lin Yun-ju (TPE) Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) Cho Dae-seong (KOR) |
| European Qualification Event[6] |  Split | 3–5 November 2017 | 4 |  Ioannis Sgouropoulos (GRE) Medardas Stankevičius (LTU) Vladislav Ursu (MDA) Vladimir Sidorenko (RUS) |
| Oceania Qualification Event[7] |  Bendigo | 11–12 November 2017 | 1 |  Nathan Xu (NZL) |
| North American Qualification Event[8] |  Las Vegas | 17 December 2017 | 1 |  Kanak Jha (USA) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – Europe[9] |  Hodonín | 12–13 February 2018 | 2 |  Bastien Rembert (FRA) Cristian Pletea (ROU) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – Africa[10] | Radès | 24–25 March 2018 | 2 |  Yu Khinhang (AZE) Amin Ahmadian (IRI) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – Latin America[11] |  Asunción | 14–15 April 2018 | 2 |  Matteo Mutti (ITA) Yanapong Panagitgun (THA) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – Asia[12] |  Bangkok | 7–8 May 2018 | 2 |  Manav Vikash Thakkar (IND) Javen Choong (MAS) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – North America[13] |  Markham | 1–2 June 2018 | 2 |  Kim Song-gun (PRK) Cédric Meissner (GER) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – Oceania[14] |  Rarotonga | 8–9 June 2018 | 2 |  Pang Yew En Koen (SGP) Jann Nayre (PHI) |
| ITTF Under-18 World Rankings | – | 1 July 2018 | 3 |  Truls Möregårdh (SWE) Benjamin Gould (AUS) Maciej Kolodziejczyk (AUT) |
| Tripartite Invitation | - | – | 2 |  Pagerani Rohit (BIZ) Azeez Solanke (NGR) |
| TOTAL | 32 |
Girls
edit| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Qualification Event[3] | Tunis | 16–17 April 2017 | 2 | Marwa Alhodaby (EGY) Esther Oribamise (NGR) |
| Latin American Qualification Event[4] | Santo Domingo | 12–14 May 2017 | 2 | Bruna Takahashi (BRA) Adriana Díaz (PUR) |
| Asian Qualification Event[5] | Greater Noida | 3–5 November 2017 | 4 | Sun Yingsha (CHN) Su Pei-ling (TPE) Miu Hirano (JPN) Jinnipa Sawettabut (THA) |
| European Qualification Event[6] | Split | 3–5 November 2017 | 4 | Ning Jing (AZE) Nadezhda Bogdanova (BLR) Lucie Gauthier (FRA) Mariia Tailakova (RUS) |
| Oceania Qualification Event[7] | Bendigo | 11–12 November 2017 | 1 | Hui Ling Vong (NZL) |
| North American Qualification Event[15] | Las Vegas | 17 December 2017 | 1 | Amy Wang (USA) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – Europe[9] | Hodonín | 12–13 February 2018 | 2 | Andreea Dragoman (ROU) Lee Ka Yee (HKG) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – Africa[10] | Radès | 24–25 March 2018 | 2 |  Tatiana Kukuľková (SVK) Sabina Šurjan (SRB) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – Latin America[11] | Asunción | 14–15 April 2018 | 2 | Jamila Laurenti (ITA) Goi Rui Xuan (SGP) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – Asia[12] | Bangkok | 7–8 May 2018 | 2 |  Andrea Pavlović (CRO) Choi Hae-eun (KOR) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – North America[13] | Markham | 1–2 June 2018 | 2 | Pyon Song-gyong (PRK) Franziska Schreiner (GER) |
| Road to Buenos Aires – Oceania[14] | Rarotonga | 8–9 June 2018 | 2 | Archana Girish Kamath (IND) Alice Li Sian Chang (MAS) |
| ITTF Under-18 World Rankings | – | 1 July 2018 | 3 |  Zdena Blašková (CZE) Anna Węgrzyn (POL) Annika Lundström (FIN) |
| Host country reallocation | – | 1 July 2018 | 1 |  Aleksandra Vovk (SLO) |
| Tripartite Invitation | - | – | 2 |  Chiarra Morri (SMR) Grace Yee (FIJ) |
| TOTAL | 32 |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles | Wang Chuqin China | Tomokazu Harimoto Japan | Kanak Jha United States |
| Girls' singles | Sun Yingsha China | Miu Hirano Japan | Andreea Dragoman Romania |
| Mixed team | China (CHN) Sun Yingsha Wang Chuqin | Japan (JPN) Miu Hirano Tomokazu Harimoto | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Su Pei-ling Lin Yun-ju |
References
edit- ^ a b "Qualification System: Table Tennis" (PDF). ITTF. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Martín Bentancor y Camila Kaizoji estarán en Buenos Aires 2018". FATM. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Rising to the challenge, Esther Oribamise qualifies for 2018 Youth Olympic Games". ITTF. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Brazil responds, Youth Olympic Games places booked". ITTF. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Favourites prevail in Greater Noida, Buenos Aires invitations reserved in style". ITTF. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Four more places decided in Split, surprise names bound for Argentine shores". ITTF. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b "New Zealand is Buenos Aires bound". ITTF. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ Hetherington, Matt (18 December 2017). "Kanak Jha Overcomes Steep Hurdle, Sprints for Finish as 2018 Youth Olympic Games Beckon". U.S. Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "First for Romania, Cristian Pletea reserves Youth Olympic Games place". ITTF. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Amin Ahmadian repeats earlier success, books South American ticket". ITTF. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Yanapong Panagitgun and Goi Rui Xuan add names to Buenos Aires invitation list". ITTF. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Manav Vikash Thakkar and Andrea Pavlovic add names to list". ITTF. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Cédric Meissner and Franziska Schreiner in form, Germany Buenos Aires bound". ITTF. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Last in Road to Buenos Aires places booked, surprise names emerge successful". ITTF. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Amy Wang on Fine Form, Exhibits Absolute Class to Qualify for Buenos Aires 2018". U.S. Olympic Committee. 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017.