2014 World Championship of Ping Pong

The 2014 World Championship of Ping Pong was a table tennis tournament.

Format

The tournament used standardized sand paper covered paddles, as opposed to the paddles used in table tennis events that have rubber surfaces with optional sponge underneath for more spin and speed. This ping pong tournament was held from 4 January 2014 to 5 January 2014 at the Great Hall in Alexandra Palace. The tournament was organized by the sport event promotion company Matchroom Sport. Russian Maxim Shmyrev won the tournament for the third year in a row.[1][2]

Format

The format of the tournament consisted of sixty-four of the best ping pong players. The remaining thirty-two competed in a knockout form for the championship.

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Maxim Shmyrev 2
Martin Groenewold 0 Maxim Shmyrev 2
Cyril Cibiel 2 Cyril Cibiel 0
Ding Yi 1 Maxim Shmyrev 2
Kazeem Adeleke 2 Gavin Rumgay 1
Oriol Monzo 1 Kazeem Adeleke 0
Ashley Stokes 0 Gavin Rumgay 2
Gavin Rumgay 2 Maxim Shmyrev 2
Richard Gonzales 2 Richard Gonzales 1
Wojciech Kolodziejczyk 0 Richard Gonzales 2
Colum Slevin 1 Alexander Flemming 1
Alexander Flemming 2 Richard Gonzales 2
Dimitrij Levenko 1 Christopher Doran 1
Marc Duran 2 Marc Duran 0
Dean Cundy 0 Christopher Doran 2
Christopher Doran 2 Maxim Shmyrev 3
Ilija Lupulesku 2 Ilija Lupulesku 0
Reginald Kraaijenbring 0 Ilija Lupulesku 2
Egle Adomelyte 2 Egle Adomelyte 0
Ferenc Turei 0 Ilija Lupulesku 2
Denis Neale 0 Andrew Baggaley 0
Paul McCreery 2 Paul McCreery 0
Dimitri Popov 0 Andrew Baggaley 2
Andrew Baggaley 2 Ilija Lupulesku 2
Qing Wang 2 Andrew Rushton 0
Robert Ross 0 Qing Wang 0
Ksenia Tulenkova 1 Lubomir Pistej 2
Lubomir Pistej 2 Lubomir Pistej 0
Andrew Rushton 2 Andrew Rushton 2
Omkar Torgalkar 0 Andrew Rushton 2
Jean-Michel Carquin 1 Vladislav Kutsenko 0
Vladislav Kutsenko 2

References
  1. "Super Max Makes it Three in a Row!". World Championship of Ping Pong. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. "Sandpapier-WM: Shmyrev zum dritten Mal Weltmeister!". myTischtennis. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

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