# 2015 in table tennis
## World cups, championships, and test event

* January 8–11: World Team Cup in Dubai
** Men: China (Fan Zhendong, Zhang Jike, Xu Xin)
** Women: China (Liu Shiwen, Zhu Yuling, Ding Ning)
* April 26 – May 3: 2015 World Table Tennis Championships in Suzhou
** Men's singles: Ma Long
** Men's doubles: Xu Xin / Zhang Jike
** Women's singles: Ding Ning
** Women's doubles: Liu Shiwen / Zhu Yuling
** Mixed doubles: Xu Xin / Yang Ha-eun
* October 16–18: Men's World Cup in Halmstad
** Winner: Ma Long
* October 23–31: 2015 World Cadet Challenge in Sharm el-Sheikh
** Boys' singles: YANG Shuo
** Boys' doubles: Koyo Kanamitsu / YANG Shuo
** Girls' singles: Bruna Takahashi
** Girls' doubles: CHOI Hae-eun / Maki Shiomi
** Mixed doubles: Truls Moregard / Adriana Diaz
** Boys' team winners: Team Europe (Cristian Pletea, Medardas Stankevicius, Truls Moregard)
** Girls' team winners: Team Latin America (Adriana Diaz, Bruna Takahashi, Esmerlyn Castro)
* October 30 – November 1: Women's World Cup in Sendai
** Winner: Liu Shiwen
* November 18–21: Aquece Rio International Table Tennis Tournament 2015 in Brazil (Olympic Test Event)
** Men's singles: Paul Drinkhall
** Women's singles: Lin Gui
* November 29 – December 6: 2015 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Vendée
** China won all the gold medals and won the overall medal tally, too.

## Continental TT championships

* January 23–29: 2015 African Table Tennis Championships in Cairo
** Men's singles: Omar Assar
** Women's singles: Dina Meshref
** Men's doubles: Makanjuola Kazeem / Quadri Aruna
** Women's doubles: Han Xing / Onyinyechi Nwachukwu
** Mixed doubles: Omar Assar / Dina Meshref
** Men's team: Egypt (El-sayed Lashin, Omar Assar, Ahmed Saleh)
** Women's team: Egypt (Nadeen El-Dawlatly, Dina Meshref, Yousra Helmy)
* February 6–8: 2015 European Top 16 Cup in Baku
** Men's winner: Dimitrij Ovtcharov
** Women's winner: Liu Jia
* March 13–15: 2015 Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament in Jaipur
** Men's winner: Xu Xin
** Women's winner: Feng Tianwei
* March 16–24: 2015 Latin American Table Tennis Championships in Buenos Aires
** Men's singles: Hugo Calderano
** Women's singles: Gui Lin
** Men's doubles: Manuel Moya / Alejandro Rodríguez
** Women's doubles: Gui Lin / Lígia Silva
** Mixed doubles: Marcos Madrid / Yadira Silva
** Men's team winners: Brazil (Hugo Calderano, Cazuo Matsumoto, Thiago Monteiro)
** Women's team winners: Brazil (Lígia Silva, Jessica Yamada, Gui Lin)
* April 8–12: 2015 African Junior and Cadet Championships in Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
** Junior
** Men's junior singles winner: Aly Ghallab
** Women's junior singles winner: Amira Yousry
** Men's junior doubles winners: Aly Ghallab / Karim Elhakem
** Women's junior doubles winners: Reem Morad / Amira Yousry
** Mixed junior doubles winners: Aly Ghallab / Reem Morad
** Men's junior team winners: Egypt (Aly Ghallab, Karim Elhakem, Omar Elhamady)
** Women's junior team winners: Algeria (Lynda Loghraibi, Sannah Lagsir, Hiba Feredj)
** Cadet
** Men's cadet singles winner: Youssef Abdel-Aziz
** Women's cadet singles winner: Marwa Alhodaby
** Men's cadet team winners: Egypt (Youssef Abdel-Aziz and Marwan Abdelwahab)
** Women's cadet team winners: Egypt (Marwa and Mariam Alhodaby)
* April 10–12: 2015 ITTF-Oceania Cup in Bendigo
** Oceania Cup
** Men's singles winner: William Henzell
** Women's singles winner: Lay Jian Fang
** Pacific Cup
** Men's singles winner: Laurent Sens
** Women's singles winner: Ornella Bouteille
* May 13–16: 2015 Oceania Cadet and Junior Championships in Tarawa
** Junior
** Men's junior singles winner: Jake Duffy
** Men's junior doubles winners: Dillon Chambers / Jake Duffy
** Women's junior singles winner: Rebekah Stanley
** Women's junior doubles winners: CHENG Zhiying / VONG Hui-Ling
** Mixed junior doubles winners: Jake Duffy / Rebekah Stanley
** Men's junior team winners: Australia (Dillon Chambers, Jake Duffy, Rohan Dhooria)
** Women's junior team winners: Australia (Katherine Li, Rebekah Stanley, Georgina Newton)
** Cadet
** Men's cadet singles winner: Benjamin Gould
** Men's cadet doubles winners: Kevin Lin / ZHAO Yang Lun
** Women's cadet singles winner: VONG Hui-Ling
** Women's cadet doubles winners: CHENG Zhiying / VONG Hui-Ling
** Mixed cadet doubles winners: ZHAO Yang Lun / VONG Hui-Ling
** Men's cadet team winners: New Zealand (Kevin Lin, and ZHAO Yang Lun)
** Women's cadet team winners: Australia (Rebekah Stanley, Katherine Li, Georgina Newton)
* May 15–17: 2015 North America Cup in Markham, Ontario
** Men's winner: Jimmy Butler
** Women's winner: Zhang Mo
* May 29–31: 2015 Latin American Table Tennis Cup in Havana
** Men's winner: Gustavo Tsuboi
** Women's winner: Caroline Kumahara
* June 23–28: 2015 Latin American Junior and Cadet Championships in Aguada, Puerto Rico
** Junior
** Junior boys' singles winner: Brian Afanador
** Junior boys' doubles winners: Brian Afanador / Yomar Gonzalez
** Junior girls' singles winner: Leticia Nakada
** Junior girls' doubles winners: Leticia Nakada / Alexia Nakashima
** Junior mixed doubles winners: Vitor Santos / Alexia Nakashima
** Junior boys' team winners: Argentina
** Junior girls' team winners: Brazil
** Cadet
** Cadet boys' singles winner: Guilherme Teodoro
** Cadet boys' doubles winners: Rafael Torino / Guilherme Teodoro
** Cadet Girls' Singles winner: Bruna Takahashi
** Cadet girls' doubles winners: Adriana Diaz / Lineris Rivera
** Cadet mixed doubles winners: Francisco Matias / Adriana Diaz
** Cadet boys' team winners: Brazil
** Cadet girls' team winners: Puerto Rico
* July 10–19: 2015 European Youth Championships in Bratislava
** Junior boys' singles winner: Anton Kallberg
** Junior boys' doubles winner: Darko Jorgic / Deni Kozul
** Junior girls' singles winner: Adina Diaconu
** Junior girls' doubles winners: Maria Malanina / Daria Chernoray
** Junior mixed doubles winners: Alexandru Manole / Andreea Clapa
** Cadet boys' singles winner: Cristian Pletea
** Cadet boys' doubles winners: Irvin Bertrand / Lilian Bardet
** Cadet girls' singles winner: Maria Taylakova
** Cadet girls' doubles winners: Ema Marn / Andrea Pavlovic
** Cadet mixed doubles winners: Cristian Pletea / Maria Taylakova
* July 21–23: 2015 Africa Cup, TOP16, in Yaoundé
** Men's winner: Omar Assar
** Women's winner: Dina Meshref
* July 22–26: 2015 Asian Junior and cadet Championships in Kuala Lumpur
** Junior: China won all the gold medals available and won the overall medal tally, too.
** Cadet: China won all the gold medals available and won the overall medal tally, too.
* September 5–7: 2015 North American Table Tennis Championships in Westchester County, New York
** Men's winner: Timothy Wang
** Women's winner: Lily Zhang
** Cadet boys' singles winner: Jack Wang
** Cadet girls' singles winner: Crystal Wang
** Men's team winners: United States (Jimmy Butler, Timothy Wang, Kanak Jha)
** Women's team winners: United States (Lily Zhang, Judy Hugh, Amy Wang)
** Junior men's team winners: United States (Jack Wang, Kanak Jha, Krishnateja Avvari)
** Junior women's team winners: United States (Prachi Jha, Crystal Wang, Amy Wang)
* September 25 – October 4: 2015 European Table Tennis Championships in Yekaterinburg
** Men's singles winner: Dimitrij Ovtcharov
** Women's singles winner: Elizabeta Samara
** Men's doubles winners: Stefan Fegerl / João Monteiro
** Women's doubles winners: Melek Hu / Shen Yanfei
* September 26 – October 3: 2015 Asian Table Tennis Championships in Pattaya
** Men's singles winner: Fan Zhendong
** Women's singles winner: Zhu Yuling
** Men's doubles winners: Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin
** Women's doubles winners: Kim Hye Song / Ri Mi-gyong
** Mixed doubles winners: Fan Zhendong / Chen Meng
** Men's team winners: China (Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong, Zhang Jike)
** Women's team winners: China (Zhu Yuling, Ding Ning, Chen Meng)
* October 16–18: 2015 Europe Youth Top-10 in Buzău
** For information, click here.

## ITTF World Tour

* January 28 – November 15: 2015 ITTF World Tour
** January 28 – February 1: Hungarian Open in Budapest
*** Men's singles: Jiang Tianyi
*** Women's singles: Misako Wakamiya
*** Men's doubles: Jeong Sang-eun / Lee Sang-su
*** Women's doubles: Sofia Polcanova / Amelie Solja
** February 11–15: Kuwait Open in Kuwait City
*** Men's singles: Ma Long
*** Women's singles: Li Xiaoxia
*** Men's doubles: Chiang Hung-Chieh / Huang Sheng-Shyan
*** Women's doubles: Ding Ning / Zhu Yuling
** February 17–22: Qatar Open in Doha
*** Men's singles: Vladimir Samsonov
*** Women's singles: Elizabeta Samara
*** Men's doubles: Marcos Freitas / Andrej Gaćina
*** Women's doubles: Jiang Huajun / Tie Ya Na
** March 10–14: Nigeria Open in Lagos
*** Men's singles: Omar Assar
*** Women's singles: Jieni Shao
*** Men's doubles: Quadri Aruna / Kazeem Makanjuola
*** Women's doubles: Dina Meshref / Jieni Shao
** March 18–22: German Open in Bremen
*** Men's singles: Ma Long
*** Women's singles: Mima Ito
*** Men's doubles: Timo Boll / Patrick Franziska
*** Women's doubles: Shan Xiaona / Petrissa Solja
** March 25–29: Spanish Open in Almería
*** Men's singles: Maharu Yoshimura
*** Women's singles: JEON Ji-hee
*** Men's doubles: He Zhi Wen / Carlos Machado
*** Women's doubles: Ai Fukuhara / Misako Wakamiya
** May 13–17: Belarus Open in Minsk
*** Men's singles: Li Ping
*** Women's singles: Mima Ito
*** Men's doubles: Jonathan Groth / Kasper Sternberg
*** Women's doubles: Miyu Maeda / Mori Sakura
** May 19–23: Croatia Open in Zagreb
*** Men's singles: Maharu Yoshimura
*** Women's singles: CHOI Hyo-joo
*** Men's doubles: Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima
*** Women's doubles: JEON Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun
** May 27–31: Philippines Open in Subic, Zambales
*** Men's singles: Yuya Oshima
*** Women's singles: Kasumi Ishikawa
*** Men's doubles: Robin Devos / Cedric Nuytinck
*** Women's doubles: LEE Ho Ching / ZHU Chengzhu
** June 3–7: Australian Open in Gold Coast
*** Men's singles: Jung Young-sik
*** Women's singles: Ai Fukuhara
*** Men's doubles: HO Kwan Kit / LAM Siu Hang
*** Women's doubles: JEON Ji-hee / LEE Da-som
** June 24–28: Japan Open in Kobe
*** Men's singles: Xu Xin
*** Women's singles: Chen Meng
*** Men's doubles: Ma Long / Xu Xin
*** Women's doubles: LIU Fei / Wu Yang
** July 1–5: Korea Open in Incheon
*** Men's singles: Jung Young-sik
*** Women's singles: Ai Fukuhara
*** Men's doubles: Jung Young-sik / Kim Min-seok
*** Women's doubles: Miu Hirano / Mima Ito
** July 29 – August 2: Pyongyang Open in North Korea
*** Men's singles: CHOE Il
*** Women's singles: SUN Chen
*** Men's doubles: CHOE Il / PAK Sin Hyok
*** Women's doubles: KIM Song I / Ri Myong-sun
** August 5–9: China Open in Chengdu
*** Men's singles: Ma Long
*** Women's singles: Zhu Yuling
*** Men's doubles: Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin
*** Women's doubles: Chen Meng / Liu Shiwen
** August 19–23: Bulgaria Open in Panagyurishte
*** Men's singles: KIM Dong-hyun
*** Women's singles: Kasumi Ishikawa
*** Men's doubles: CHO Eon-rae / KIM Dong-hyun
*** Women's doubles: JEON Ji-hee / YANG Ha-eun
** August 26–30: Czech Open in Olomouc
*** Men's singles: Wong Chun Ting
*** Women's singles: Ai Fukuhara
*** Men's doubles: Pär Gerell / Jon Persson
*** Women's doubles: JEON Ji-hee / YANG Ha-eun
** September 2–6: Austrian Open in Wels
*** Men's singles: Jun Mizutani
*** Women's singles: Han Ying
*** Men's doubles: JANG Woo-jin / Lee Sang-su
*** Women's doubles: SHAN Xiaona / Petrissa Solja
** September 9–12: Belgium Open in De Haan
*** Men's singles: Nima Alamian
*** Women's singles: SEO Hyo-won
*** Men's doubles: Nima Alamian / Noshad Alamian
*** Women's doubles: Lin Ye / Zhou Yihan
** September 16–20: Argentina Open in Mendoza, Argentina
*** Men's singles: Eric Jouti
*** Women's singles: JEON Ji-hee
*** Men's doubles: Gaston Alto / Pablo Tabachnik
*** Women's doubles: JEON Ji-hee / YANG Ha-eun
** September 23–27: Chile Open in Santiago
*** Men's singles: Thiago Monteiro
*** Women's singles: JEON Ji-hee
*** Men's doubles: Gustavo Gómez / Manuel Moya
*** Women's doubles: Leticia Nakada / Bruna Takahashi
** October 21–25: Poland Open in Warsaw
*** Men's singles: Fan Zhendong
*** Women's singles: Liu Shiwen
*** Men's doubles: Kristian Karlsson / Mattias Karlsson
*** Women's doubles: Ding Ning / Zhu Yuling
** November 4–8: Russia Open in Yekaterinburg
*** Event cancelled
** November 11–15: Swedish Open in Stockholm
*** Men's singles: Fan Zhendong
*** Women's singles: Mu Zi
*** Men's doubles: Fang Bo / Xu Xin
*** Women's doubles: Chen Meng / Mu Zi
* December 10–13: 2015 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Lisbon
** Men's singles: Ma Long
** Women's singles: Ding Ning
** Men's doubles: Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima
** Women's doubles: Ding Ning / Zhu Yuling

## Para table tennis

* March 12 – December 19: 2015 ITTF Para Table Tennis Calendar of Events
* Note: The French Open, slated for June 17–21 in Nantes, was cancelled.
** March 12–16: Hungarian Open in Eger
*** South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** March 17–22: Italian Open in Lignano Sabbiadoro
*** Ukraine won the gold medal tally. France won the overall medal tally.
** April 6–13: 2015 Oceania Para Regional Championships in Bendigo
*** Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** May 5–10: Slovenian Open in Laško
*** Ukraine won the gold medal tally. Ukraine, South Korea, and Russia had a score of 13.5 each in the overall medal tally.
** May 12–17: Slovakian Open in Bratislava
*** South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** May 26–31: Bayreuth Open in Germany
*** China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** June 17–21: Para Table Tennis Open Ciutat del Prat in El Prat de Llobregat
*** France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** June 24–28: Romania International Table Tennis Open in Cluj-Napoca
*** Slovakia won the gold medal tally. Romania won the overall medal tally.
** July 24–27: Thailand Open 2015 in Pattaya
*** Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** August 7–14: Part of the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto
*** Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** August 22–24: Taichung Table Tennis Open for the Disabled 2015 in Chinese Taipei
*** Thailand won the gold medal tally. Chinese Taipei won the overall medal tally.
** September 3–6: 2015 Korea PTT Open in Ulsan
*** South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** September 22–27: Czech Open 2015 in Ostrava
*** Poland won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** October 5–7: 1st Morocco Para TT Open 2015 in Agadir
*** Nigeria won the gold medal tally. Morocco won the overall medal tally.
** October 7–11: African Championships 2015 in Agadir
*** Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** October 12–18: 2015 European Regional Championships in Vejle
*** Poland won the gold medal tally. France won the overall medal tally.
** October 17–22: Al Watani Championship in Amman
*** China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** October 22–29: 2015 Asia Regional Championships in Amman
*** China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** October 30 – November 3: Belgium Open in Sint-Niklaas
*** Belgium won the gold medal tally. Japan won the overall medal tally.
** November 5–9: Copa Tango XIII in Buenos Aires
*** Chile and Russia won 3 gold medals each. Argentina won the overall medal tally.
** November 13–15: Copa Chile in Santiago
*** Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** November 19–25: China Open in Beijing
*** China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
** December 16–19: Copa Costa Rica in San José, Costa Rica
*** France and Russia won 4 gold medals each. France won the overall medal tally.