2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals 8–11 December 2016 21st 500000 Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena Doha, Qatar Ma Long CHN Zhu Yuling CHN Jung Young-sik KOR Lee Sang-su KOR Yui Hamamoto JPN Hina Hayata JPN 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals 2015 2017 The 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals was the final competition of the 2016 ITTF World Tour, the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. It was the 21st edition of the competition, and was held from 8–11 December 2016 in Doha, Qatar.Press Release: World's Best Players Ready for Action at 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals http://www.ittf.com/2016/12/07/press-release-worlds-best-players-ready-action-2016-ittf-world-tour-grand-finals/ ITTF 7 December 2016 9 December 2016 The competition featured events in six categories: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and under-21 men's and women's singles. Events thumb|200px|Ma Long thumb|200px|Zhu Yuling Men's Singles 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals#Men's singlesCHN Ma LongCHN Fan ZhendongKOR Jung Young-sikCHN Xu XinWomen's Singles 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals#Women's singlesCHN Zhu YulingGER Han YingJPN Miu HiranoJPN Kasumi IshikawaMen's Doubles 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals#Men's doublesKOR Jung Young-sikKOR Lee Sang-suJPN Masataka MorizonoJPN Yuya OshimaHKG Ho Kwan Kit HKG Tang PengRUS Alexey LiventsovRUS Mikhail PaikovWomen's Doubles 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals#Women's doublesJPN Yui HamamotoJPN Hina HayataHKG Doo Hoi KemHKG Lee Ho ChingJPN Honoka Hashimoto JPN Hitomi SatoKOR Jeon Ji-hee KOR Yang Ha-eunUnder-21 Men's SinglesSequence ends Liao Cheng-Ting beats Yuto Muramatsu to claim second ever win for Chinese Taipei http://www.ittf.com/2016/12/11/sequence-ends-liao-cheng-ting-beats-yuto-muramatsu-claim-second-ever-win-chinese-taipei/ ITTF 11 December 2016 11 December 2016TPE Liao Cheng-tingJPN Yuto MuramatsuFRA Can AkkuzuJPN Mizuki OikawaUnder-21 Women's SinglesSilver in Bangkok and Lisbon turns to gold for Japan in Doha http://www.ittf.com/2016/12/11/silver-bangkok-lisbon-gold-doha/ ITTF 11 December 2016 11 December 2016JPN Hina HayataHKG Doo Hoi KemJPN Yui HamamotoJPN Miyu Kato Qualification Individual players and doubles pairs earned points based on their performances in the 20 events of the 2016 ITTF World Tour. The top 16 men's and women's singles players, the top eight men's and women's doubles pairs and the top eight under-21 men's and women's players who satisfied the qualification criteria were invited to compete. The seedings for the tournament draws were based on final tour standings, not the official ITTF world ranking.ITTF World Tour Grand Finals qualification criteria http://www.old.ittf.com/WorldTours/2016/Documents/2016_WTGF_qual_criteria.pdf ITTF 9 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192648/http://www.old.ittf.com/WorldTours/2016/Documents/2016_WTGF_qual_criteria.pdf 20 December 2016 deadConfirmed list of players http://www.old.ittf.com/WorldTours/2016/22_WTGF2016/2016_WTGF_Confirmed_List_of_players_clean.pdf ITTF 9 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161213042924/http://www.old.ittf.com/WorldTours/2016/22_WTGF2016/2016_WTGF_Confirmed_List_of_players_clean.pdf 13 December 2016 dead Withdrawals China's Liu Shiwen and Singapore's Yu Mengyu were not included on the list of confirmed players published on 25 November for the women's singles tournament, despite having finished in qualifying positions in the tour standings.Invitations confirmed, Olympic and World champions head Doha list http://www.ittf.com/2016/11/25/invitations-confirmed-olympic-world-champions-head-doha-list/ ITTF 25 November 2016 10 December 2016 It was later reported on 28 November that Liu Shiwen has been suspended from international competition by the Chinese team.Liu Shiwen suspended from international play http://www.ittf.com/2016/11/28/liu-shiwen-suspended-chinese-national-team/ ITTF 28 November 2016 10 December 2016 On 1 December, China's Zhang Jike was forced to withdraw from the men's singles tournament because of a foot injury.Foot injury forces Zhang Jike to withdraw from Grand Finals http://www.ittf.com/2016/12/01/foot-injury-forces-zhang-jike-withdraw-grand-finals/ ITTF December 2016 10 December 2016 After winning her first round match, defending champion Ding Ning was forced to withdraw from the women's singles tournament due to illness.Illness forces Ding Ning to withdraw from Grand Finals http://www.ittf.com/2016/12/09/illness-forces-ding-ning-withdraw-grand-finals/ ITTF 9 December 2016 10 December 2016 Men's singles Players 30em CHN Ma Long (champion) CHN Fan Zhendong (final) CHN Xu Xin (semifinals) JPN Jun Mizutani (first round) TPE Chuang Chih-yuan (quarterfinals) BLR Vladimir Samsonov (first round) HKG Wong Chun Ting (quarterfinals) GER Dimitrij Ovtcharov (quarterfinals) JPN Kenta Matsudaira (first round) JPN Yuto Muramatsu (quarterfinals) TPE Chen Chien-an (first round) KOR Jung Young-sik (semifinals) JPN Yuya Oshima (first round) HKG Tang Peng (first round) JPN Koki Niwa (first round) QAT Li Ping (first round) Draw y 7 y First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 CHN Ma Long 4 11 7 11 11 11 16 QAT Li Ping 11 9 11 3 6 8 9 JPN K. Matsudaira 11 14 8 11 9 16 8 7 HKG Wong C.T. 6 12 11 13 11 14 11 5 TPE Chuang C-y. 11 11 10 4 11 11 13 JPN Y. Oshima 8 7 12 11 4 9 12 KOR Jung Y-s. 7 10 12 11 11 11 11 4 JPN J. Mizutani 11 12 10 8 13 7 9 3 CHN Xu Xin 11 11 11 11 11 TPE Chen C-a. 8 5 6 8 10 JPN Y. Muramatsu 11 11 5 6 1 11 11 6 BLR V. Samsonov 5 7 11 11 11 9 6 8 GER D. Ovtcharov 11 11 13 14 11 14 HKG Tang Peng 9 5 15 12 6 15 JPN Koki Niwa 6 7 7 11 4 2 CHN Fan Z. 11 11 11 9 11 1 CHN Ma Long 11 11 11 11 7 HKG Wong C.T. 4 3 6 5 5 TPE Chuang C-y. 13 12 6 7 10 1 12 KOR Jung Y-s. 11 10 11 11 12 11 3 CHN Xu Xin 11 11 11 11 10 JPN Y. Muramatsu 2 6 5 4 8 GER D. Ovtcharov 11 12 13 8 8 5 2 CHN Fan Z. 9 10 15 11 11 11 1 CHN Ma Long 11 11 11 14 12 KOR Jung Y-s. 9 8 8 12 3 CHN Xu Xin 5 11 5 11 6 9 2 CHN Fan Z. 11 5 11 6 11 11 1 CHN Ma Long 11 11 11 7 12 11 2 CHN Fan Z. 5 4 9 11 14 9 Men's Singles draw http://old.ittf.com/competitions/test/matches_per_round1.asp?s_Event_Type=MS&rnd=16&Competition_ID=2710&Event_Type=&ID=&Rnd=& https://web.archive.org/web/20161210192302/http://old.ittf.com/competitions/test/matches_per_round1.asp?s_Event_Type=MS&rnd=16&Competition_ID=2710&Event_Type=&ID=&Rnd=& dead 10 December 2016 ITTF 10 December 2016Title retained, dramatic fifth win, Ma Long out of sight http://www.ittf.com/2016/12/11/title-retained-fifth-win-ma-long-sight/ ITTF 11 December 2016 11 December 2016 Women's singles Players 30em CHN Ding Ning (quarterfinals) JPN Kasumi Ishikawa (semifinals) CHN Zhu Yuling (champion) SIN Feng Tianwei (first round) HKG Tie Yana (quarterfinals) TPE Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals) JPN Mima Ito (first round) KOR Yang Ha-eun (quarterfinals) JPN Yuka Ishigaki (first round) JPN Miu Hirano (semifinals) GER Han Ying (final) HKG Lee Ho Ching (first round) GER Shan Xiaona (first round) JPN Hina Hayata (first round) KOR Seo Hyo-won (first round) JPN Hitomi Sato (first round) Draw y 7 y First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 CHN Ding Ning 14 11 11 11 12 HKG Lee H.C. 12 7 5 6 11 GER Han Ying 8 11 11 11 6 11 7 JPN Mima Ito 11 9 8 2 11 5 5 HKG Tie Yana 9 7 12 11 6 11 11 9 JPN Y. Ishigaki 11 11 10 6 11 7 4 10 JPN M. Hirano 6 4 11 11 7 11 11 4 SIN Feng T. 11 11 9 6 11 5 4 3 CHN Zhu Yuling 11 11 11 11 16 JPN H. Sato 3 6 5 3 14 JPN H. Hayata 6 8 5 9 6 TPE Cheng I-c. 11 11 11 11 8 KOR Yang H-e. 6 6 11 11 9 12 11 13 GER Shan X. 11 11 9 7 11 10 9 15 KOR Seo H-w. 11 11 9 4 8 11 5 2 JPN K. Ishikawa 8 2 11 11 11 6 11 1 CHN Ding Ning 11 GER Han Ying w / o 5 HKG Tie Yana 9 7 11 11 11 8 6 10 JPN M. Hirano 11 11 8 5 6 11 11 3 CHN Zhu Yuling 8 10 12 11 11 11 6 TPE Cheng I-c. 11 12 10 8 8 7 8 KOR Yang H-e. 12 11 9 7 11 6 2 JPN K. Ishikawa 10 7 11 11 13 11 11 GER Han Ying 11 11 11 11 10 JPN M. Hirano 2 4 3 5 3 CHN Zhu Yuling 16 11 11 11 2 JPN K. Ishikawa 14 3 8 6 11 GER Han Ying 9 10 10 3 3 CHN Zhu Yuling 11 12 12 11 Women's Singles draw http://old.ittf.com/competitions/test/matches_per_round1.asp?s_Event_Type=WS&rnd=16&Competition_ID=2710&Event_Type=&ID=&Rnd=& https://web.archive.org/web/20161210193345/http://old.ittf.com/competitions/test/matches_per_round1.asp?s_Event_Type=WS&rnd=16&Competition_ID=2710&Event_Type=&ID=&Rnd=& dead 10 December 2016 ITTF 10 December 2016Zhu Yuling secures title, joins illustrious list http://www.ittf.com/2016/12/11/zhu-yuling-secures-title-joins-illustrious-list/ ITTF 11 December 2016 11 December 2016 Men's doubles Players 30em JPN Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima (final) KOR Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su (champions) RUS Alexey Liventsov / Mikhail Paikov (semifinals) TPE Chuang Chih-yuan / Huang Sheng-sheng (quarterfinals) HKG Ho Kwan Kit / Tang Peng (semifinals) JPN Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura (quarterfinals) BEL Robin Devos / Cédric Nuytinck (quarterfinals) FRA Antoine Hachard / Romain Ruiz (quarterfinals) Draw y y 7 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 160 15 1 JPN Morizono / Oshima 11 11 11 11 8 FRA Hachard / Ruiz 6 6 6 8 5 HKG Ho / Tang 10 11 11 11 3 7 11 4 TPE Chuang / Huang 12 5 9 7 11 11 5 3 RUS Liventsov / Paikov 11 11 16 11 7 BEL Devos / Nuytinck 7 7 14 9 6 JPN Niwa / Yoshimura 6 11 12 14 12 11 14 2 KOR Jung / Lee 11 4 10 16 14 9 16 1 JPN Morizono / Oshima 7 11 11 11 11 5 HKG Ho / Tang 11 5 7 4 9 3 RUS Liventsov / Paikov 11 10 12 4 9 12 7 2 KOR Jung / Lee 8 12 10 11 11 10 11 1 JPN Morizono / Oshima 11 11 10 9 7 4 2 KOR Jung / Lee 5 2 12 11 11 11 Men's Doubles draw http://old.ittf.com/competitions/test/matches_per_round1.asp?s_Event_Type=MD&rnd=8&Competition_ID=2710&Event_Type=&ID=&Rnd=& https://web.archive.org/web/20161210194245/http://old.ittf.com/competitions/test/matches_per_round1.asp?s_Event_Type=MD&rnd=8&Competition_ID=2710&Event_Type=&ID=&Rnd=& dead 10 December 2016 ITTF 10 December 2016Title defence thwarted, Korean duo recovers to clinch top prize http://www.ittf.com/2016/12/11/title-defence-thwarted-korean-duo-recovers-clinch-top-prize/ ITTF 11 December 2016 11 December 2016 Women's doubles Players 30em KOR Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun (semifinals) JPN Honoka Hashimoto / Hitomi Sato (semifinals) RUS Maria Dolgikh / Polina Mikhailova (quarterfinals) TPE Cheng I-ching / Huang Yi-hua (quarterfinals) HKG Doo Hoi Kem / Lee Ho Ching (final) GER Shan Xiaona / Petrissa Solja (quarterfinals) JPN Yui Hamamoto / Hina Hayata (champions) HUN Dóra Madarász / Szandra Pergel (quarterfinals) Draw y y 7 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 160 15 1 KOR Jeon / Yang 11 11 12 11 8 HUN Madarász / Pergel 6 4 10 6 5 HKG Doo / Lee 11 11 11 5 9 9 11 4 TPE Cheng / Huang 8 8 9 11 11 11 4 3 RUS Dolgikh / Mikhailova 7 11 9 7 7 7 JPN Hamamoto / Hayata 11 9 11 11 11 6 GER Shan / Solja 10 6 13 7 2 JPN Hashimoto / Sato 12 11 15 11 1 KOR Jeon / Yang 11 9 6 7 5 HKG Doo / Lee 13 11 11 11 7 JPN Hamamoto / Hayata 8 12 11 11 12 11 2 JPN Hashimoto / Sato 11 10 13 5 10 6 5 HKG Doo / Lee 8 17 9 11 8 10 7 JPN Hamamoto / Hayata 11 15 11 9 11 12 Women's Doubles draw http://old.ittf.com/competitions/test/matches_per_round1.asp?s_Event_Type=WD&rnd=8&Competition_ID=2710&Event_Type=&ID=&Rnd=& https://web.archive.org/web/20161210194250/http://old.ittf.com/competitions/test/matches_per_round1.asp?s_Event_Type=WD&rnd=8&Competition_ID=2710&Event_Type=&ID=&Rnd=& dead 10 December 2016 ITTF 10 December 2016We meet again, same fortunes for Hina Hayata and Doo Hoi Kem http://www.ittf.com/2016/12/11/meet-fortunes-hina-hayata-doo-hoi-kem/ ITTF 11 December 2016 11 December 2016 See also 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics References External links 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals International Table Tennis Federation 2016 Category:2016 in table tennis Category:Table tennis competitions in Qatar Category:International sports competitions hosted by Qatar Category:Sports competitions in Doha ITTF