# Table tennis at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

The table tennis competition at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics took place in Singapore Indoor Stadium between 21 and 26 August, with training hall set in National University of Singapore (NUS). 64 athletes composed of 32 boys and 32 girls at the age between 14 and 16 (born between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1995) competed in different events of Men's Singles and Women's Singles. Further, each athlete paired with another athlete of the opposite sex participated in Mixed Team event. Each team match consisted of the best of three matches. The Women's Singles was played first, followed by Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles.

## Qualifiers
### Singles

A total of 64 athletes qualified mainly from tournaments including ITTF Cadet Challenge, five ITTF Junior Circuit events, and five continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, Pan America, Oceania). The others qualified from ITTF under 15 world ranking and the host National Olympic Committee (NOC). The maximum number of athletes per NOC was one man and one woman.
| Event (Qualifiers) | Date | Location | Qualifiers | Qualifiers |
| Event (Qualifiers) | Date | Location | Men's Singles | Women's Singles |
| ITTF Cadet Challenge (4) | 19–25 October 2009 | Tokyo | Yin Hang (cancelled) Koki Niwa Simon Gauzy Hampus Soderlund Adem Hmam (reallocated) | Yang Ha-Eun Ayuka Tanioka Bernadette Szocs Sutashini Sawetabut |
| African Qualification Tournament (2) | 21–23 November 2009 | Cairo | Bedair Omar Ojo Onalaopo | Dina Mesheref Islem Laid |
| ITTF U-15 World Ranking (4) | 31 December 2009 | - | Hung Tzu-Hsiang Kim Dong-Hyun Chiu Chung Hei Phillip Kumiov (rejected) Ondrej Bajger (reallocated) | Gu Yuting Petrissa Solja Yana Noskova Isabelle Siyun LI |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament (3) | 1–3 February 2010 | San Salvador | Jouti Eric Rodrigo Tapia Pablo Saragovi | Ariel Hsing Caroline Kumahara Carelyn Cordero |
| ITTF Specific Tournament (1) | 6–7 February 2010 | Manama | Emilien Vanrossomme | Britt Eerland |
| ITTF Specific Tournament (1) | 14–15 February 2010 | Cairo | Leornado Mutti | Sofia Polcanova (rejected) Alice Loveridge (reallocated) |
| ITTF Specific Tournament (1) | 23–24 March 2010 | Lignano | Tamas Lakatos | Celine Pang |
| Oceanian Qualification Tournament (1) | 1 April 2010 | Auckland | Kevin Wu | Julia Wu |
| Asian Qualification Tournament (4) | 2–4 April 2010 | Bangkok | Kim Kwang-Song Hasintha Arsa Marakkala Avik Das Elmurod Holikov | Kim Song-i Ng Ka Yee Huang Hsin Mallika Bhandarkar |
| ITTF Specific Qualification Tournament (1) | 10 April 2010 | Auckland | Tanapol Santiwattanatarm | Lily Phan |
| European Qualification Tournament (4) | 16–18 April 2010 | Novara | Konrad Kulpa Luka Fucek Stefan Leitgeb Koen Hageraats | Mateja Jeger Olga Bliznet Alekseja Galič Mercedes Nagyvaradi |
| ITTF Specific Qualification Tournament (1) | 24–25 April 2010 | Valencia | Florian Wagner | Katsiaryna Baravok |
| Host Country Representation (1) | - | - | Clarence Chew | Qualified in previous tournament |
| Unused Quota of Host Country Representation (replacement) | - | - | Quota used | Maria Xiao |
| NOC Universality Places (4) | - | - | Luis Mejia Patrick Massah Warren Li Kam Wa Axel Gavilan | Jolie Mafuta Ivoso Letizia Giardi Nuwani G. Vithange Adielle Roshuevel |
| TOTAL | | | 32 | 32 |

### Mixed team

Qualified athletes from the same NOC teamed up first (17 teams). The remaining players formed continental mixed teams as a second option (2 African teams, 6 European teams, 3 Pan American teams), and an intercontinental team was the last consideration (4 teams).
| Seed | Team | Female athlete | Male athlete |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | Ayuka Tanioka (JPN) | Koki Niwa (JPN) |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | Yang Ha-Eun (KOR) | Kim Dong-Hyun (KOR) |
| 3 | Europe 1 | Bernadette Szocs (ROU) | Hampus Soderlund (SWE) |
| 4 | Intercontinental 1 | Gu Yuting (CHN) | Adem Hmam (TUN) |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | Petrissa Solja (GER) | Florian Wagner (GER) |
| 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | Ng Ka Yee (HKG) | Chiu Chung Hei (HKG) |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | Huang Hsin (TPE) | Hung Tzu-Hsiang (TPE) |
| 8 | France (FRA) | Celine Pang (FRA) | Simon Gauzy (FRA) |
| 9 | Singapore (SIN) | Isabelle Siyun LI (SIN) | Clarence Chew (SIN) |
| 10 | Croatia (CRO) | Mateja Jeger (CRO) | Luka Fucek (CRO) |
| 11 | Europe 2 | Maria Xiao (POR) | Emilien Vanrossomme (BEL) |
| 12 | Thailand (THA) | Suthasini Sawettabut (THA) | Tanapol Santiwattanatarm (THA) |
| 13 | Egypt (EGY) | Dina Mesheref (EGY) | Bedair Omar (EGY) |
| 14 | Netherlands (NED) | Britt Eerland (NED) | Koen Hageraats (NED) |
| 15 | Hungary (HUN) | Mercedes Nagyvaradi (HUN) | Tamas Lakatos (HUN) |
| 16 | Pan America 1 | Ariel Hsing (USA) | Axel Gavilan (PAR) |
| 17 | Europe 3 | Alice Loveridge (GBR) | Leornado Mutti (ITA) |
| 18 | Brazil (BRA) | Caroline Kumahara (BRA) | Jouti Eric (BRA) |
| 19 | Europe 4 | Olga Bliznet (MDA) | Konrad Kulpa (POL) |
| 20 | Europe 5 | Katsiaryna Baravok (BLR) | Ondrej Bajger (CZE) |
| 21 | North Korea (PRK) | Kim Song-I (PRK) | Kim Kwang-Song (PRK) |
| 22 | Intercontinental 2 | Yana Noskova (RUS) | Elmurod Holikov (UZB) |
| 23 | Pan America 2 | Carelyn Cordero (PUR) | Pablo Saragovi (ARG) |
| 24 | India (IND) | Mallika Bhandarkar (IND) | Avik Das (IND) |
| 25 | Europe 6 | Alekseja Galič (SLO) | Stefan Leitgeb (AUT) |
| 26 | Africa 1 | Islem Laid (ALG) | Ojo Onalaopo (NGR) |
| 27 | Intercontinental 3 | Lily Phan (AUS) | Luis Mejia (ESA) |
| 28 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | Nuwani G. Vithange (SRI) | Hasintha Arsa Marakkala (SRI) |
| 29 | New Zealand (NZL) | Julia Wu (NZL) | Kevin Wu (NZL) |
| 30 | Pan America 3 | Adielle Roshuevel (GUY) | Rodrigo Tapia (ECU) |
| 31 | Intercontinental 4 | Letizia Giardi (SMR) | Patrick Massah (MAW) |
| 32 | Africa 2 | Jolie Mafuta Ivoso (CGO) | Warren Li Kam Wa (MRI) |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| – | Mixed-NOCs (MIX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |

### Events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Koki Niwa Japan | Hung Tzu-Hsiang Chinese Taipei | Simon Gauzy France |
| Women's singles details | Gu Yuting China | Isabelle Li Siyun Singapore | Yang Ha-Eun South Korea |
| Mixed team details | Japan (JPN) Ayuka Tanioka Koki Niwa | South Korea (KOR) Yang Ha-Eun Kim Dong-Hyun | Intercontinental 1 Gu Yuting (CHN) Adem Hmam (TUN) |