Including the parasport events, there was a nominal total of 192 quota places available for table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games; 96 each for men and women.[1][2]

Such was the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that key competitions (namely Regional Qualifiers and the 2021 Commonwealth Championships) did not take place. As a result, Commonwealth Sport (CGF) and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) decided that where Olympic-style table tennis was concerned, qualification for the Commonwealth Games should primarily be determined by the most recent period in which the pandemic was not a factor in qualifying opportunities, i.e. 2019.[1]

Summary

NOC Men Women Total
SinglesTeamPara C3–5Para C8–10SinglesTeamPara C3–5Para C6–10
 Australia41142214
 Bangladesh426
 Barbados44
 Cameroon11
 Canada411410
 Cyprus1113
 England42141113
 Falkland Islands11
 Fiji3317
 Ghana426
 Guyana448
 India4142112
 Jamaica213
 Jersey112
 Kenya112
 Malaysia414110
 Maldives145
 Mauritius448
 Nigeria42242115
 Northern Ireland415
 Pakistan11
 Papua New Guinea112
 Saint Lucia11
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines44
 Scotland224
 Seychelles224
 Sierra Leone11
 Singapore448
 Solomon Islands1113
 South Africa448
 Trinidad and Tobago123
 Uganda44
 Vanuatu33
 Wales11417
Total: 34 CGAs176388186288192

Table tennis

There are 80 quota places per gender, of which 64 are distributed to 16 teams; the other 16 are awarded to individuals. Each Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) that qualifies a team of 4 players (or 3 if they so choose) may also enter 3 players per singles event and 2 pairs per doubles event (plus a third mixed doubles pair if they qualify a men's and women's team).

CGAs that qualify individuals (limit of 2 per gender) may enter 2 players per singles event and 1 pair per doubles event (plus a second mixed doubles pair if four individuals qualify).

Timeline

EventDatesLocation
ITTF World Rankings2 January 2019 – 1 January 2020Various locations

Team qualification

  • As the host CGA, England is guaranteed one place in the team event.
  • The top eight CGAs on the ITTF World Team Rankings (as of 2 January 2020) earned one place each.
  • One CGA from each of the six CGF regions received a CGF/ITTF Bipartite Invitation; determined in lieu of the abandoned Regional Qualifiers.
  • The top-ranked CGA not already qualified was given the last place; determined in lieu of the abandoned 2021 Commonwealth Championships.

Men

Means of qualificationTeam quotasQualified
Host Nation1 England
ITTF World Team Rankings[3]8 India
 Nigeria
 Australia
 Singapore
 Canada
 New Zealand[lower-alpha 1]
 South Africa
 Malaysia
 Mauritius
Bipartite Invitation[4]6 Ghana
 Guyana
 Bangladesh
 Barbados
 Northern Ireland
 Fiji
ITTF World Team Rankings
(after invitations)
1 Vanuatu
 Sri Lanka
 Cyprus
TOTAL16

Women

Means of qualificationTeam quotasQualified
Host Nation1 England
ITTF World Team Rankings[5]8 Singapore
 India
 Canada
 Nigeria
 Australia
 Malaysia
 South Africa
 Mauritius
Bipartite Invitation[4]6 Uganda
 Guyana
 Maldives
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Wales
 Fiji
ITTF World Team Rankings
(after invitations)
1 Vanuatu
TOTAL16
Note
  1. Quota place declined and reallocated to next team in the rankings.

Singles qualification

  • Up to 48 quota places were nominally assigned to players belonging to CGAs already qualified (as above).
  • Two players from each of the six CGF regions received a CGF/ITTF Bipartite Invitation; determined in lieu of the abandoned Regional Qualifiers.
  • The top two players on the ITTF World Singles Rankings (as of 2 January 2020) earned one place each; determined in lieu of the abandoned 2021 Commonwealth Championships.
  • A further two players received Bipartite Invitations.

Men

Means of qualificationAthlete quotasQualified
Qualified teams
(up to 4 individuals per team)
47 England
 India
 Nigeria
 Australia
 Singapore
 Canada
 South Africa
 Malaysia
 Mauritius
 Ghana
 Guyana
 Bangladesh
 Barbados
 Northern Ireland
 Fiji
 Sri Lanka
Qualified individuals only
(including reallocations)[6]
17 Mick Créa (SEY)
 Godfrey Sultan (SEY)
 Javier Sotomayor (FLK)
 Fahad Khawaja (PAK)
 Moosa Munsif Ahmed (MDV)
 Simon Tomlinson (JAM)
 Kane Watson (JAM)
 Callum Evans (WAL)
 Marios Yiangou (CYP)
 Geoffrey Loi (PNG)
 Gary Nuopula (SOL)
 Colin Dalgleish (SCO)
 D'Andre Calderon (LCA)
 Derron Douglas (TTO)
 Jordan Wykes (JEY)
 Brian Mutua (KEN)
 Gavin Rumgay (SCO)
TOTAL64

Women

Means of qualificationAthlete quotasQualified
Qualified teams
(up to 4 individuals per team)
47 England
 Singapore
 India
 Canada
 Nigeria
 Australia
 Malaysia
 South Africa
 Mauritius
 Uganda
 Guyana
 Maldives
 Wales
 Fiji
 Vanuatu
Qualified individuals only
(including reallocations)[6]
18 Solesha Young (JAM)
 Christy Kilindo (SEY)
 Jenny Compell (KEN)
 Laura Sinon (SEY)
 Sadia Rahman Mou (BAN)
 Sonam Sultana (BAN)
 Lucy Elliot (SCO)
 Rebecca Plaistow (SCO)
 Foteini Meletie (CYP)
 Sophie Earley (NIR)
 Connie Sifi (SOL)
 Tammie Agari (PNG)
 Sarah Hanffou (CMR)
 Hannah Silcock (JEY)
 Rheann Chung (TTO)
 Millicent Ankude (GHA)
 Cynthia Kwabi (GHA)
 Catherine Spicer (TTO)
TOTAL65

Doubles qualification

Only those already qualified for team and/or singles events were eligible to enter doubles events (nominally 40 pairs in the men's and women's doubles, 64 pairs in the mixed doubles).

Para table tennis

Timeline

EventDatesLocation
ITTF Para Table Tennis Rankings List1 January 2020 – 1 May 2022Various locations

Rules

There are 32 quota places overall. Each Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) may qualify 2 players per event.

  • Five places per event are determined by the ITTF Para Table Tennis Rankings List; one for the Americas/Caribbean regions combined, plus one for each of the other four CGF regions.
  • Another place per event is determined by the aforementioned rankings directly.
  • The last two places in each event are determined by CGF/ITTF Bipartite Invitations.

Men's singles C3–5

Means of qualification Date Quotas Qualified
ITTF Para Rankings
(regional)
1 May 2022 5  Isau Ogunkunle (NGR)
 Muhammed Mudassar (CAN)
 Raj Aravindan (IND)
 Jack Hunter-Spivey (ENG)
 Chen Junjian (AUS)
ITTF Para Rankings
(direct)
1  Nasiru Sule (NGR)
Bipartite Invitation 6 May 2022 2  Daniel Bullen (ENG)
 George Wyndham (SLE)[7]
TOTAL8

Men's singles C8–10

Means of qualification Date Quotas Qualified
ITTF Para Rankings
(regional)
1 May 2022 5  Tajudeen Agunbiade (NGR)
 Asad Hussain Syed (CAN)
 Chee Chaoming (MAS)
 Ross Wilson (ENG)
 Ma Lin (AUS)
ITTF Para Rankings
(direct)
1  Joshua Stacey (WAL)
Bipartite Invitation 6 May 2022 2  Pantelis Kailis (CYP)
 Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi (NGR)
TOTAL8

Women's singles C3–5

Means of qualification Date Quotas Qualified
ITTF Para Rankings
(regional)
1 May 2022 4  Ifechulwude Ikreoyi (NGR)
 Bhavina Patel (IND)
 Sue Bailey (ENG)
 Daniela Di Toro (AUS)
ITTF Para Rankings
(direct)
1  Chinenye Obiora (NGR)
Bipartite Invitation 6 May 2022 3  Akanisi Latu (FIJ)
 Amanda Tscharke (AUS)
 Sonalben Patel (IND)
TOTAL8

Women's singles C6–10

Means of qualification Date Quotas Qualified
ITTF Para Rankings
(regional)
1 May 2022 4  Faith Obazuaye (NGR)
 Gloria Gracia Wong Sze (MAS)
 Felicity Pickard (ENG)
 Yang Qian (AUS)
ITTF Para Rankings
(direct)
1  Lei Lina (AUS)
Bipartite Invitation 6 May 2022 3  Grace Williams (WAL)
 Baby Sahana Ravi (IND)
 Noela Olo (SOL)
TOTAL8

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete Allocation System | Table Tennis" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / ITTF. 10 December 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. "Athlete Allocation System | Para Table Tennis" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / ITTF. 10 December 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. "ITTF World Ranking | Seniors - Men Team | January 2020". ITTF. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "CGF Sport Update" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport. 24 March 2022. pp. 6, 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. "ITTF World Ranking | Seniors - Women Team | January 2020". ITTF. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 "CGF Sport Update" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport. 25 May 2022. pp. 12, 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  7. ""My focus is on the commonwealth games" – George Wyhdam". Awoko Newspaper. Freetown, Sierra Leone. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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