2016 ITTF World Tour


The 2016 ITTF World Tour was the 21st season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. 2016 also marked the tour's 20th anniversary.
The events of the 2016 tour were split into three tiers: Super Series, Major Series and Challenge Series. The Super Series events offered the highest prize money and the most points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December. The Major Series was the middle tier, with the Challenge Series being the lowest tier.

Schedule

Below is the schedule released by the ITTF:

Events

Super Series

Winners

Finals

German Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Ma Long Vladimir Samsonov4–1
Women's singles Wu Yang Kasumi Ishikawa4–1
Men's doubles Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima Ho Kwan Kit / Tang Peng3–1
Women's doubles Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun Han Ying / Irene Ivancan3–1

Kuwait Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Zhang Jike Ma Long4–1
Women's singles Li Xiaoxia Ding Ning4–1
Men's doubles Xu Xin / Zhang Jike Ho Kwan Kit / Tang Peng3–1
Women's doubles Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen Li Xiaoxia / Zhu Yuling3–0

Qatar Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Ma Long Fan Zhendong4–1
Women's singles Liu Shiwen Ding Ning4–1
Men's doubles Fan Zhendong / Zhang Jike Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura3–0
Women's doubles Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen Ai Fukuhara / Mima Ito3–2

Japan Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Fan Zhendong Xu Xin4–1
Women's singles Liu Shiwen Ding Ning4–2
Men's doubles Ma Long / Xu Xin Chuang Chih-yuan / Huang Sheng-sheng3–0
Women's doubles Ding Ning / Li Xiaoxia Liu Shiwen / Zhu Yuling3–0

Korea Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Xu Xin Ma Long4–3
Women's singles Ding Ning Liu Shiwen4–1
Men's doubles Xu Xin / Zhang Jike Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su3–0
Women's doubles Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun3–0

China Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Fan Zhendong Ma Long4–0
Women's singles Ding Ning Liu Shiwen4–2
Men's doubles Ma Long / Zhang Jike Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin3–2
Women's doubles Chen Meng / Zhu Yuling Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen3–1

Major Series

Winners

Challenge Series

Winners

Standings

Singles

The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Finals in December. Qatar's Li Ping was also invited to take part in the men's singles event, to ensure that the host nation was represented.
Men's singles – final standings
Women's singles – final standings

Doubles

The eight men's pairs and eight women's pairs who played in at least four events and accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Finals in December.
Men's doubles – final standings
Women's doubles – final standings

Grand Finals

The 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place from 8–11 December at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar.

ITTF Star Awards

The 2016 ITTF Star Awards ceremony was held on the first evening of the Grand Finals at the Sheraton Grand Doha on 8 December.
Awards were handed out in eight categories: