World Championship of Ping Pong


The World Championship of Ping Pong, also known as WCPP, is an annual ping pong tournament that has been held since 2011. The current champion is Andrew Baggaley, who beat Alexander Flemming in the 2020 final to beat Maxim Shmyrev's record of winning three championships, and become the record-breaking four-time champion.
The tournament is promoted by the English sports impresario Barry Hearn, and is distinguished by its use of old-fashioned wooden paddles covered with sandpaper, which are intended to encourage slower ball movement and longer rallies for the entertainment of the live audience.

Finals

The 2020 championship took place January 25-26, 2019, at Alexandra Palace for the eighth time.
YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenue
2011 Maxim Shmyrev3-1 Ernesto EbuenPalms Casino Resort, Las Vegas
2013 Maxim Shmyrev3-2 Sule OlaleyeAlexandra Palace, London
2014 Maxim Shmyrev3-0 Ilija LupuleskuAlexandra Palace, London
2015 Andrew Baggaley3-2 Alexander FlemmingAlexandra Palace, London
2016 Andrew Baggaley3-2 Maxim ShmyrevAlexandra Palace, London
2017 Yan Weihao3-1 Alexander FlemmingAlexandra Palace, London
2018 Wang Shibo3-2 Huang JungangAlexandra Palace, London
2019 Andrew Baggaley3-2 Wang ShiboAlexandra Palace, London
2020 Andrew Baggaley3-2 Alexander FlemmingAlexandra Palace, London

Broadcasters

United Kingdom and Ireland

The tournament is currently broadcast live on Sky Sports.

International

The tournament is also broadcast live and free on Facebook.
Country/RegionBroadcaster
Fox Sports
DAZN
DAZN
DAZN
DAZN
DAZN
DAZN
DAZN
DAZN
DAZN
Nova Sport
Nova Sport
Sky Sport

NENT