1993 World Table Tennis Championships

The 42nd World Table Tennis Championship took place from 11 to 23 May 1993, Gothenburg ( Sweden) in the multi-purpose hall Scandinavium instead. There were present 88 men's and 73 women's teams.

General

The Swedish men's team shows as defending his strength, uses his home-field advantage and win the gold medal. The German men's team won the bronze medal. In the women win the favorite Chinese women. The German women's team has a good 6th place.

In the men's singles surprisingly wins none of the favorite Sweden or Chinese, but the Frenchman Jean -Philippe Gatien before the Belgian Jean -Michel Saive. The Swedish top favorite and Olympic champion in Barcelona, Jan- Ove Waldner have to settle for the bronze medal.

Game system of team competitions

The game system for the men's and women's team competitions has changed yet again.

The teams are based on the ranking on the last World Cup classified into " first place winner 16" and "rest".

The 16 winners of the last World Cup, playing in the first round in two groups of eight A and B FFA. The first three teams from Group A and B reach the quarter-finals, so make 6 participants in the quarterfinals.

The remaining teams that were not in the top 16 in 1991, eight more groups of eight, where it is played against each system after each. The winners contest after two parallel play-off tournaments. The winners of these play-offs play against the two fourth-placed from groups A and B, and thus determine the seventh and eighth participant in the quarter-finals.

Each team consists of three players. Compared to the last World Cup in the individual team struggles of men eliminates the double, another individual is instead discharged. It is played by the WM system for three teams. The ladies continue to deny a double according to the modified KM system for three teams.

Cutting off the Germans

Men's team competition

The German team was supervised by Zlatko Cordaš and Klaus Schmittinger, she started in group B. By lengthy injury by Jörg Rosskopf and Peter Franz the World Cup preparations had not been optimal. Therefore, it was in the run-up unclear about the chances of the team. In fact Roßkopf was rarely at his best, but this was offset by good performance of Franz and Fetzner.

After victories against Canada, France, Russia, Italy and the CSSR and after defeats against Sweden and North Korea, the team came in 3rd place and qualified for the quarter-finals. Here, the team won 3-2 against South Korea. In the semifinals she lost 1-3 against China. By a 3-1 win against North Korea Germany secured the bronze medal.

Women's team competition

The women's team was supervised by Dirk Schimmelpfennig. Only a day before the tournament starts the ITTF approved the use of Chinese-born Jie Schoepp in the team competition.

The team was drawn into Group A. After four wins (Romania, Sweden, Denmark, USA ) and three defeats (China, North Korea, Hungary), it reached # 3 After the 1:3 defeat in the quarter-final against South Korea was about rank 5 - 8 Here defeated Germany Japan with 3-0, the game at Rank 5 they lost 2:3 against Russia.

Men's Singles

Jörg Rosskopf won against Gideon Joe Ng - (Canada), Chih Chin- Shui ( Taiwan), Lo Chuen Tsung ( Hong Kong) and then lost in the second round against Zoran Primorac.

One round before different Steffen Fetzner after victories over Dragutin Šurbek (Croatia ) and Martin Doppler ( Austria ) against Wenguan Huang (Canada) from.

Even Peter Franz reached round 3 He prevailed against Allan Bentsen (Denmark) and Xie Chaojie (China), but failed thereafter to the Belgian Jean -Michel Saive.

Richard Prause won against Silnei F. Yuta (Brazil) and subsequently lost to Wang Tao ( China).

Oliver Alke ( defeat against Chan Kong Wah ( Hong Kong) ) and Sascha Köstner ( win against Arif Khan (Pakistan ); defeat against Karoly Nemeth (Hungary ) ) survived not the qualifying rounds.

Men's doubles

The double world champion from 1989 Roßkopf / Fetzner already retired in the 2nd round against the Dutch Danny Heister / Trinko Keen made after it had previously turned off the Belgian Marc Closset / Andras Podpinka.

Alke / Franz won against Paul Haldane / Henk van Spanje (Netherlands) and lost to Wenguan Huang / Carl Prean ( Canada / England).

Already in qualifying failed Köstner / Prause. Here they won against Arif Khan / Farjad Saif (Pakistan ) and Richard Hyacinth / Alex Perry (England ), but were subsequently Ashraf Helmy / Ashraf Sobhy (Egypt) defeated.

Women's Singles

Nicole Struse reached the knockout stages. She beat Krisztina Tóth (Hungary ), the reigning European Champion Bettine Vriesekoop (Netherlands), the eighth in the world rankings Zhang Qin (China ), and Yu Sun -bok (North Korea). Thereafter the the penholder player Gao Jun ( China).

Jie Schoepp also different from only in the second round. After victories over Renate Budayova (Sweden), Emilia Ciosu (Romania ) as well as on the world ranking second and world champion from 1989 Hong Qiao (China) they lost against the 1988 Olympic gold medalist Chen Jing ( China).

For Christiane Praedel in round 2 was after their victory over Marta Poljak ( Jugowlawien ) terminus, as they defeated the number 9 in the world rankings Chan Tan Lui ( Hong Kong).

Olga Nemes had already failed in the first round of Xu Jing ( Taiwan).

Women Doubles

The two German double dropped out in the second round.

Sound / Struse threw the Danes Sabine Larsen / Pia Toelhoj out of the race, later World Champion Double Liu Wei / Yunping Qiao (China) but was too strong.

Nemes / Schoepp won against Silvia Delugan / Laura Negri solos (Italy) and then lost against Hyun Jung Hwa / Park Jae Hyung (Korea ).

Mixed

The most Prause / Praedel that against Arup Basak / Kanchan Dhawan (India) and Dennis Makaling / Ying came Catherine Kwok (Australia ) won and then Lu Lin / Wu Na ( China) lost.

Fetzner / Nemes came through a bye into the second round, where they lost to the Koreans Moon Kyu Min / Hong Soon Hwa.

Franz / Struse prevailed against Allan Bentsen / Pernilla Pettersson (Denmark / Sweden) and then dropped out against Philippe Saive / Cecile Ozer (Belgium ).

Köstner / Schoepp had to first compete in the qualifying round. This she survived by victories against Daniel Torres / Gloria Panadero (Spain) and Izhak Abramovitz / Zoya Sidurevski (Israel). In round 1, they lost to Chin-Shui/Chen Chih Chin- Tan ( Taiwan).

ITTF Congress

In parallel to the games of the Congress of the TT ITTF took place. Here, the following resolutions were passed which came into effect from 1 September 1993:

Rule Change: An assumed air ball only counts as a bug, if it is accepted on the table. Sooner could a fly ball can not be accepted behind the table.
In individual competitions, a player in the set breaks may not be advised by several supervisors. If a supervisor is active, it must be named before the game.
The penalties for violations during a game be fixed: warning, deduction of a point deduction of two points.
Foreign players can be used after only two years in team competitions unless the previous TT Association and the ITTF Executive Committee agree. Without consent, a waiting period of six years applies.

Find out more

First, Mexico was provided as an organizer, but which had to cancel for financial reasons.
The team of Greece consisted entirely of Romanians: Calin Creangă, Daniel and Andrei Filimon Cioca.
As a successful single- player of the tournament received Jan- Ove Waldner ( Sweden) and Hyun Jung Hwa (South Korea) JOOLA Trophy and 5,000 marks.
Jan -Ove Waldner receives from the SCI Richard Bergmann Fair Play Award.
The South Korean Jung Hwa Hyun receives the Victor Barna Price from SCI.
Born in Hesse Monika Neumann occurs since the age of 12 to apply to Liechtenstein. She was also reported as the only player to Liechtenstein.
In order to save travel costs " committed " Uganda's women's team a living in Gothenburg Ugandan rural women, which one must first explain the rules for the double.
A native of Germany Sigrid Göbel takes for Namibia. At age 58 she is the oldest participant in this World Cup. She is president of the Namibian Tennis Association.
The Swedish postal service was on 28 January 1993 from a postage stamp to 6 crowns ( Michel catalog No. 1763) to the World Cup, on the Swedish table tennis player Jörgen Persson is depicted. In addition there was a special of Gothenburg.

Results

The following German took part only in the individual competitions:

Ladies: Christiane Praedel

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