TABLE TENNISMEDAL EVENTS
MaleFemale

MixedTotal

1714031Singles - Class 1Singles - Class 2Singles - Class 3Singles - Class 4Singles - Class 5Singles - Class 6Singles - Class 7Singles - Class 8Singles - Class 9Singles - Class 10Singles - Class 11Singles - Classes 1-2Singles - Class 3Singles - Class 4Singles - Class 5Singles - Class 6Singles - Class 7Singles - Class 8Singles - Class 9Singles - Class 10Singles - Class 11

Team - Classes 1-2
Team - Class 3
Team - Classes 4-5
Team - Classes 6-7
Team - Class 8
Team - Classes 9-10

Team - Classes 1-3
Team - Classes 4-5
Team - Classes 6-8
Team - Classes 9-10

ATHLETE QUOTA
MaleFemale

Gender FreeTotal

1741060280

ALLOCATION OF QUALIFICATION SLOTSThe qualification slot is allocated to the individual athlete, not to the NPC.

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2MAXIMUM QUOTA ALLOCATION PER NPC
An NPC may be allocated a maximum of three (3) qualification slots per individual medal
event for a maximum of thirty-three (33) male slots and thirty (30) female slots.

ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for selection by an NPC, athletes must:meet the requirements of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
Tournament Credit System in effect for the qualification period (1 January
2019 to 31 March 2020). This requirement does not apply to:- Athletes qualified via the World Qualification Tournament, and- Athletes selected by the Bipartite Commission.
be ranked on the ITTF Para Table Tennis (PTT) World Ranking List:- closing 31 March 2021 for athletes qualified via the World Qualification
Tournament- closing 31 March 2020 for athletes qualified via Regional Championships
or World Ranking methods
be internationally classified with a ‘Confirmed’ sport class status or a ‘FixedReview Date’ sport class status with a review date after 31 December 2021.

MAXIMUM ENTRY PER NPC
An NPC can enter a maximum of three (3) eligible athletes per singles event.
An NPC can enter a maximum of one (1) eligible team per team event, comprising aminimum of two (2) and a maximum of three (3) eligible athletes entered in singles events.

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QUALIFICATION SYSTEM
Qualification slots will be allocated as follows:
METHODQUALIFICATION

2019 ITTF PTTRegionalChampionshipsAllocation

The top ranked male athlete in each singles event
55 malefrom the following 2019 ITTF PTT Regional athletesChampionships qualifies:•••••

AfricaAmericas
Asia
EuropeOceania

The top ranked female athlete in each singles
event from the following 2019 ITTF PTT Regional
Championships qualifies:
•••
•
•

TOTAL

AfricaAmericas
Asia
EuropeOceania

Singles events at the 2019 ITTF PTT Regional
Championships may include different sport classcombinations from those at the Paralympic Games. In
such cases, the top ranked player in the respective
singles event will be allocated the 2019 ITTF PTTRegional Championships qualification slot for his/herrespective sport class. For those athletes competing inthe same singles event under a different sport class,
the qualification slot will be allocated to the highest
ranked athlete from that region on the ITTF PTT Maleand Female World Ranking List closing 31 March 2020.
In the case that a 2019 ITTF PTT Regional
Championships is not conducted or an event is notheld at a 2019 ITTF PTT Regional Championships, thequalification slots attributed to the respective
competition or specific event will be allocated to thehighest ranked athlete from that region on the ITTF
PTT Male and Female World Ranking List closing 31March 2020.

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50femaleathletes4Any slot that cannot be allocated via this method
will be allocated (regardless of region) via the ITTF
PTT World Ranking List Allocation method.
ITTF PTT World
Ranking ListAllocation

The top ranked
male athletes, not otherwise
qualified, up to the established quota for theindividual singles event, on the ITTF PTT MaleWorld Ranking Lists closing 31 March 2020,
qualify:
Individual EventQuota
Class 14Class 28Class 310Class 48Class 54Class 67Class 77Class 810Class 95Class 105Class 114The top ranked female
athletes, not otherwise
qualified, up to the established quota for theindividual singles event, on the ITTF PTT Female
World Ranking Lists closing 31 March 2020,
qualify:
Individual EventClass 1-2Class 3Class 4Class 5Class 6Class 7Class 8Class 9Class 10Class 11Quota
5662221121

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72 maleathletes

28femaleathletes5World
Qualification
Tournament
Allocation

The top ranked athlete not otherwise qualified ineach medal event will obtain one qualificationslot.
In case a particular medal event is not offered at
the Qualification Tournament, the respective slot
will be allocated via the Bipartite Commission
Invitation Allocation method. In case two or moreclasses are combined at the Qualification
Tournament, the top ranked athlete in such a
combined event obtains the qualification slot intheir class while the vacant slot(s) will beallocated via the Bipartite Commission Invitation
Allocation method.

11 maleathletes
10femaleathletes

In case the World Qualification Tournamentcannot be organised, all slots will be allocated
via the Bipartite Commission Invitation Allocationmethod.
BipartiteCommission
Invitation
Allocation

Eligible male athletes will be considered by theIPC and ITTF for Bipartite Commission Invitation
qualification slots, up to the established quota
for the individual singles event:Individual EventQuota

Class 1Class 2Class 3
Class 4Class 5Class 6Class 7Class 8Class 9Class 10Class 1124542335332INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE

36 maleathletes6Eligible female athletes will be considered by theIPC and ITTF for Bipartite Commission Invitation
qualification slots, up to the established quota for
the individual singles event:Individual Event14female
athletes

Quota

Class 1-2
1Class 33Class 43Class 51Class 61Class 71Class 81Class 91Class 101Class 111Two (2) male and two (2) female Bipartite slots arereserved for the host country. In case the hostcountry obtains any slot(s) via the allocation
methods above, the Bipartite slot reservation willautomatically be reduced accordingly.
To be considered for a Bipartite slot, NPCs
(including host country) must submit an official
application in writing to ITTF by 15 February 2021.
Women’s TeamEventsCompletion
Allocation

In order to secure viability of the Women’s Teamevents four (4) female qualification slots will beallocated at the ITTF’s discretion to eligible
athletes who can complete a team together withanother player from the same NPC. The selected
athletes will also be allowed to enter theirrespective Singles event. If event viability has
been secured the ITTF may chose not to allocate
some or all of these slots.

Total

4 femaleathletes

174 maleathletes
106
femaleathletes

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7TIMELINE
1 January 2019

Start of the period for athletes to attain performances
to be recorded on the ITTF PTT Male and Female World
Ranking Lists

1-4 May 2019

ITTF Oceania Para Championships, Darwin, Australia

30 June-3 July 2019

ITTF African Para Championships, Alexandria, Egypt

23-27 July 2019

ITTF Asian Para Championships, Taichung, Chinese
Taipei22-27 Aug. 2019

Parapan American Games, Lima, Peru

16-21 Sep. 2019

ITTF European Para Championships, Helsingborg,
Sweden31 March 2020

End of the period for athletes to attain performances tobe recorded on the ITTF PTT Male and Female WorldRanking Lists for qualification purposes

30 June 2020

ITTF confirms in writing to the NPCs the allocation ofqualification slots from Regional Championships andWorld Rankings

30 July 2020

NPCs confirm in writing the use of allocatedqualification slots

17 August 2020

ITTF confirms in writing to the NPCs the reallocation ofunused
qualification
slots
fromRegional
Championships and World Rankings

15 January 2021

Start of Bipartite Commission Invitation application
process

15 February 2021

Deadline to submit Bipartite Commission Invitation
applications to ITTF

31 March 2021

End of the period for athletes wishing to participate inthe World Qualification Tournament to attainperformances to be recorded on the ITTF PTT Male andFemale World Ranking Lists

10-12 April 2021

ITTF Paralympic World Qualification Tournament,Laško, Slovenia

15 April 2021

ITTF confirms in writing to the NPCs the allocation ofqualification slots from the World Qualification
Tournament

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823 April 2021

NPCs confirm in writing the use of qualification slots
from the World Qualification Tournament

26 April 2021

ITTF confirms in writing to the NPCs the reallocation ofunused qualification slots from the World Qualification
Tournament

10 May 2021

ITTF confirms in writing the allocation of Women’s
Team Completion slots and the awarding of Bipartite
Commission Invitation slots as well as the teamcompositions

14 May 2021

Deadline for Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee toreceive accreditation application forms submitted byNPCs (“Accreditation Long List”)

17 May 2021

NPCs confirm in writing the use of reallocatedqualification slots, Women’s Team Completion slots
and Bipartite slots as well as the team compositions

27 May 2021

ITTF confirms in writing to the NPCs the final
competition formats for team events

2 August 2021

Deadline for Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee toreceive sport entry forms submitted by NPCs

CONFIRMATION PROCESS OF ALLOCATED SLOTS
By 30 July 2020 and 23 April 2021 respectively each qualified NPC must confirm to ITTF
in writing (email is accepted) the number of qualification slots for selected players which
they will use. NPCs that have not replied by these dates will have lost their qualification
slots, and the ITTF may reallocate these slots.
By 26 April 2021 ITTF will confirm in writing the reallocation of all unused qualification
slots.
By 17 May 2021 it is officially declared that the respective NPCs will use the allocatedslots for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Any NPC that does not use its allocatedslots may be subject to sanctions by IPC and ITTF.

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9REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUALIFICATION SLOTS
Any qualification slots that are not used by the respective NPC will be reallocated asfollows:
Slots allocated at the 2019 ITTF PTT Regional Championships or the World
Qualification Tournament
Any qualification slots obtained through the individual qualification method at a 2019 ITTF
PTT Regional Championships or at the World Qualification Tournament and not used bythe respective NPC will be reallocated to the next highest ranked athlete(s) from that
respective competition (not otherwise qualified). In the case that no eligible athlete isavailable, the slot(s) will be reallocated to the next highest ranked athlete(s) on the ITTF
PTT World Ranking List closing 31 March 2020.
Slots allocated through the ITTF PTT World Ranking List Allocation Method
Any qualification slots that are not used by an NPC will be reallocated by the ITTF to thenext highest ranked athlete on the ITTF PTT Male and Female World Ranking Lists
closing 31 March 2020.
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