People's Daily Network Beijing, May 5 (Reporter Li Naiyan) On the evening of May 19, Beijing time, the 5 Durban World Table Tennis Championships ushered in the draw ceremony, and Chinese team players Fan Zhendong and Wang Manyu attended as the defending men's and women's singles champions. It is understood that this draw is based on the ITTF's world ranking in the 18th week of 2023, and the top four players in the men's and women's singles world rankings each lead a 2023/20 area.
In the women's singles, Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi are located in the upper half of the area, and Wang Manyu, Chen Meng, and Chen Xingtong are located in the lower half. In the men's singles, Fan Zhendong and Moregaard belong to the top half, and Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan are in the lower half.
2023 Durban World Table Tennis Championships men's singles specific draw results:
District 1/4: Fan Zhendong, Moregaard, Qiu Dang, F Lebrun, Ochalov
Zone 2/4: Leung Jingkun, Zhang Benzhihe, Ale Brun, Aruna, Dako
Area 3/4: Ma Long, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Yunru, Lin Zhongxun
Zone 4/4: Wang Chuqin, Hugo, Falke, Zhang Yuzhen
2023 Durban World Table Tennis Championships women's singles specific draw results:
Area 1/4: Sun Yingsha, Han Ying, Yuan Jianan, Shen Yubin, Chen Siyu
Zone 2/4: Yidi Wang, Hina Hayada, Miu Hirano, Zhixi Tian
District 3/4: Chen Meng, Mimato Ito, Diaz, Miyu Kihara
District 4/4: Chen Xingtong, Wang Manyu, Zheng Yijing, Szokos
In addition, the draw results of the three doubles events of men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles were also released that night.
Men's doubles signing table (top half) Image source: WTT World Table Tennis Federation official micro
Men's Doubles Signing Table (Lower Half) Image source: WTT World Table Tennis Federation official micro
Women's doubles signing table (top half) Image source: WTT World Table Tennis Federation official micro
Women's doubles signing table (lower half) Image source: WTT World Table Tennis Federation official micro
Mixed doubles signing table (top half) Image source: WTT World Table Tennis Federation official micro
Mixed doubles signing table (lower half) Image source: WTT World Table Tennis Federation official micro
According to the schedule, the 2023 Durban World Table Tennis Championships will be held from May 5 to May 20.
On May 5 and May 20, the 5/21 finals of men's and women's singles and the 1/64 finals of the triathlon doubles were held.
On May 5, the 22/1 finals of men's and women's singles and the 32/1 finals of the three doubles will be held.
On May 5, the 23/1 finals of men's and women's singles and the 32/1 finals of the three doubles will be held.
On May 5, the 24/1 finals of men's and women's singles, the 16/1 finals of men's doubles and women's doubles, and the 8/1 final of mixed doubles will be held.
On May 5, the men's and women's singles 25/1 finals, men's doubles and women's doubles 8/1 finals, and mixed doubles semifinals will be held.
On May 5, the mixed doubles finals, men's doubles and women's doubles semifinals, and men's and women's singles 26/1 finals will be held.
The men's doubles and women's doubles finals, as well as the men's and women's singles semifinals, will be held on May 5.
The women's singles and men's singles finals will be held on May 5.