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, the 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 Barna22-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 |
 Ma Long14-time champion 2006-2024 | 14 – S D T 1 – D 4 – S |
 Bohumil Vana13-time champion 1935-1955 | 13 – S D MX T 10 – S D MX T 6 – S D T |
 Ichiro Ogimura12-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 9 – 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 |