6.1 Tournaments - Regulations For Other World Title Competitions
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This article is from the Table Tennis (Ping Pong) FAQ, by ttennis@bu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
6.1 Tournaments - Regulations For Other World Title Competitions
6.1.1 The World Cup Tournament will be held annually.
6.1.1.1 It will be a men's singles competition for 16 players.
6.1.1.2 The participants will consist of the current holder of the World Cup,
the champion player from each of the six continents, 1 player from the
host Association, the top 6 players from the World Ranking List and 2
"wild card" selections.
6.1.1.3 There may not be more than 2 players from an Association unless a
third is invited as a wild card selection.
6.1.2 The World Grand Prix Tournament will be held annually.
6.1.2.1 It will be a men's singles competition based on selected Open
International Championships, in which players are awarded points
according to their results in these championships.
6.1.2.2 In the final tournament there will be 12 players, consisting of the 10
highest placed players in the World Grand Prix points table and 2 wild
card selections.
6.1.2.3 There may not be more than 3 players from an Association.
6.1.3 The World Doubles Cup Tournament will be held biennially, in the years
between World Championships.
6.1.3.1 It will be a doubles competition with separate events for 16 pairs of
men and 12 pairs of women.
6.1.3.2 Both the men's and the women's events will include the holders, the
champion pair from each of the six continents and 1 pair from the host
Association.
6.1.3.3 The men's event will include also the next 6 highest-ranked pairs and
2 wild card selections; the women's event will include also the next 3
highest-ranked pairs and 1 wild card selection.
6.1.3.4 In each event there may not be more than 1 pair from an Association
unless a second is invited as a wild card selection.
6.1.4 The World Team Cup Tournament will be held biennially, in the years
between World Championships.
6.1.4.1 It will be a team competition with separate events for 16 men's teams
and 12 women's teams.
6.1.4.2 Both the men's and the women's events will include the holders, the
champion team from each of the six continents and 1 team from the host
Association.
6.1.4.3 The men's event will include also teams from the next 6 highest-ranked
Associations and 2 wild card selections; the women's event will include
also teams from the next 3 highest-ranked Associations and 1 wild card
selection.
6.1.4.4 In each event there may not be more than 1 team from an Association.
6.1.5 The winner of each tournament will be entitled to hold the appropriate
cup until the following tournament and all participants will receive a
medal provided by the ITTF and a share of the prize pool according to
their results.
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