The Japan Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Japan, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour.
| Japan Open | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Tour | ITTF World Tour |
| Sponsor | LION (from 2017) |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Location | Kitakyushu (2018) |
| Venue | Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium (2018) |
| Category | World Tour |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | US$170,000 (2018) |
| Current champions (2018) | |
| Men's singles |  Tomokazu Harimoto |
| Women's singles | Mima Ito |
| Men's doubles |  Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su |
| Women's doubles |  Gu Yuting Mu Zi |
History edit
The tournament was first held in 1989, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since the Tour's inception in 1996.[1]
Sweden's Jan-Ove Waldner and Germany's Timo Boll jointly hold the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with three each, while Wang Nan of China holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, with four.
In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that Tokyo has been chosen as one of six cities to host a "World Tour Platinum" event in 2017. These events will replace the Super Series as the top tier of the ITTF World Tour.[2]
Champions edit
Individual Events edit
1989–2017 edit
2018–present edit
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tomokazu Harimoto
|
Mima Ito
|
Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su
|
Gu Yuting Mu Zi
|
Liang Jingkun Chen Xingtong
|
| 2019 | Xu Xin
|
Sun Yingsha
|
Fan Zhendong Xu Xin
|
Chen Meng Liu Shiwen
|
Xu Xin Zhu Yuling
|
Team Events edit
| Year | Men's Team | Women's Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  Czechoslovakia
|
China
|
| 1990 |  Sweden
|
China
|
| 1991 | Sweden
|
China
|
| 1992 | China
|
China
|
| 1994 | China
|
China
|
| 1995 |  South Korea
|
South Korea
|
| 2008 | China
|
China
|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "ITTF Announces 12 Host Cities for New & Improved 2017 World Tour". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "2016 ITTF World Tour Laox Japan Open (Super),15 Jun 2016 - 19 Jun 2016, Tokyo, JPN". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.