Where will the FINA Championship be held in 2023?
The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships is the 57th World Table Tennis Championships. The final stage of this tournament was held in Durban International Convention Center, South Africa from May 20 to 28, 2023. This is the second time that the World Table Tennis Championships have been held in Cairo, Egypt after 1939.
In the mixed doubles final, Wang Dui defeated Japan's Zhang Benzhi and/or 3-0, achieving two consecutive World Table Tennis Championships. In the men's doubles final, Fan Zhendong/Wang defeated the Korean team/Lin Zhongxun 3-0 and won the men's doubles championship for the first time.
In the women's doubles final,/Wang Yidi defeated South Korea's Tian/Shen Yubin 3-0 and won the championship. In the women's singles final, Sun Yingsha beat Chen Meng 4-2 and won her first world table tennis singles title. In the men's singles final, Fan Zhendong defeated teammate Wang 4-2 and won the championship.
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On June 28th, 2020, the annual congress of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was held online for the first time. Durban, South Africa beat Dü sseldorf, Germany, with 90 votes (69.77%) to win the right to host the 2023 World Championships, while the latter won 39 votes (30.23%). Durban became the second African city to host the World Table Tennis Championships after 1939 Cairo.
Since 20021,ITTF has continued to introduce a new World Table Tennis Championships final mode, that is, players/teams need to qualify for the World Table Tennis Championships through intercontinental qualifiers. The draw ceremony for the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships will be held on May 18. The draw for women's singles in table tennis: Sun Yingsha of14, Wang Yidi of 2/4, Chen Meng of 3/4, Manyu Wang and Chen Xingtong of 4/4.