World Table Tennis Championships

First held in 1926
In London, England
NEWS & ARTICLES

The history of the World Table Tennis Championships started back in 1926 when the first WTTC was held in London. During the first few decades, Hungarian and Czech table tennis players, such as Viktor Barna, Miklos Szabados, and Bohumil Vana dominated this tournament. In later years, leading nations in table tennis changed, and there were periods of dominance of Japanese, Swedish and Chinese players. Eventually, China has become the leading power in the table tennis world, winning the lion’s share of all the medals at the World Championships. Chinese stars, like Wang Liqin, Zhang Jike, and Ma Long, had the most success in the 21st-century, winning several gold medals each.

THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED PLAYERS IN
SINGLES, DOUBLES, MIXED DOUBLES & TEAM EVENTS

Viktor Barna 22-time champion 1929-1956	22 – S D MX T 7 – S D MX T 11 – S D MX T
Miklos Szabados 15-time champion 1929-1937	15 – S D MX T 6 – S MX T 3– S MX T
Bohumil Vana 13-time champion 1935-1955	13 – S D MX T 10 – S D MX T 7 – S D T
Ma Long 13-time champion 2006-2023	13 – S D T 1 – D 4 – S
Ichiro Ogimura 12-time champion 1954-1965	12 – S D MX T 5 – S D T 3 – S D
Wang Liqin 11-time champion 1997-2013	11 – S D MX T 4 – S D T 5 – D MX
Xu Xin 10-time champion 2009-2019	10 – D MX T 1 – D 2 – S
Ivan Andreadis 9-time champion 1947-1957	9 – D MX T 10 – S D MX T 8 – S D MX T
Ferenc Sido 9-time champion 1947-1961	9 – S D MX T 9 – S D T 8 – S D MX T
Ma Lin 9-time champion 1999-2013	9 – D MX T 7 – S D MX T 4 – S D