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ITTF World Youth Championships

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ITTF World Youth Championships
Tournament information
SportTable tennis
LocationGlobal
Established2003
AdministratorITTF
Tournament
format(s)
Singles: Knockout[1]
Doubles: Knockout
Team: Knockout

The ITTF World Youth Championships is an annual table tennis competition for juniors under 19 and under 15.[2] From 2003 to 2019, the World Junior Table Tennis Championships was held for juniors under 18.[3][4] The ITTF changed the U18 age group into U19 in 2020,[5] and implemented the new World Youth Championships for U19 and U15 in 2021.[6][7][8] The World Youth Championships is currently composed of two team events and five individual events in each of the U19 and U15 age groups.[9]

Editions

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Number Year Host city Host country Events Medals winner Ref
World Junior Table Tennis Championships (U18)
1 2003 Santiago  Chile 7  China
2 2004 Kobe  Japan 7  China
3 2005 Linz  Austria 7  China
4 2006 Cairo  Egypt 7  China
5 2007 Palo Alto  United States 7  China
6 2008 Madrid  Spain 7  China
7 2009 Cartagena  Colombia 7  China
8 2010 Bratislava  Slovakia 7  China
9 2011 Manama  Bahrain 7  China
10 2012 Hyderabad  India 7  China
11 2013 Rabat  Morocco 7  China
12 2014 Shanghai  China 7  China
13 2015 Vendée  France 7  China
14 2016 Cape Town  South Africa 7  Japan
15 2017 Riva del Garda  Italy 7  China [10]
16 2018 Bendigo  Australia 7  China [11]
17 2019 Nakhon Ratchasima  Thailand 7  China [12]
ITTF World Youth Championships (U19 + U15)
1 2021 Vila Nova de Gaia  Portugal 14  Japan [13]
2 2022 Tunis  Tunisia 14  China [14]
3 2023 Nova Gorica  Slovenia 14  China [15]
4 2024 Helsingborg  Sweden 14 [16]

Medals

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World Junior Table Tennis Championships (2003–2019)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)974967213
2 Japan (JPN)13323984
3 South Korea (KOR)5173254
4 Chinese Taipei (TPE)211316
5 Germany (GER)131721
6 Romania (ROU)1115.517.5
7 Russia (RUS)0347
8 France (FRA)0211.513.5
9 Hungary (HUN)0213
 Sweden (SWE)0213
11 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)0202
12 Hong Kong (HKG)0113.514.5
13 North Korea (PRK)0123
14 England (ENG)0112
 Portugal (POR)0112
 Spain (ESP)0112
17 Poland (POL)0033
18 United States (USA)0022
19 Croatia (CRO)001.51.5
 Serbia (SRB)001.51.5
21 Canada (CAN)0011
 Czech Republic (CZE)0011
 Singapore (SGP)0011
24 India (IND)000.50.5
 Italy (ITA)000.50.5
 Slovenia (SLO)000.50.5
Totals (26 entries)119119232470
  • 2003, 2004 and 2005 have not share bronze medals in team events.

ITTF World Youth Championships (2021–2023)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)236837
2 Japan (JPN)12101234
3 Russia (RUS)2305
4 France (FRA)1.5211.515
5 Chinese Taipei (TPE)117.59.5
6 Egypt (EGY)1102
7 Hungary (HUN)0.50.501
8 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0.5011.5
9 Slovakia (SVK)0.5000.5
10 South Korea (KOR)03811
11 Poland (POL)033.56.5
12 United States (USA)0314
13 Romania (ROU)029.511.5
14 Germany (GER)0268
15 India (IND)016.57.5
16 Singapore (SGP)012.53.5
17 Australia (AUS)0123
18 Portugal (POR)00.52.53
19 Wales (WAL)00.50.51
20 Belgium (BEL)00.500.5
 Croatia (CRO)00.500.5
 Spain (ESP)00.500.5
23 Nigeria (NGR)000.50.5
 Peru (PER)000.50.5
 Sweden (SWE)000.50.5
 Ukraine (UKR)000.50.5
Totals (26 entries)424284168

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ITTF World Youth Championships Playing System" (PDF). ittf.com. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ "ITTF World Youth Championships, Vila Nova de Gaia (POR) Prespectus" (PDF). ittf.com. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ "ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships Status report" (PDF). ittf.com. 15 October 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2004.
  4. ^ "2019 World Junior Table Tennis Championships Qualification System" (PDF). ittf.com. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  5. ^ "2020 ITTF Board of Directors Meeting" (PDF). ittf.com. 19 November 2020. p. 17. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ "ITTF Handbook 2021 v2" (PDF). ittf.com. August 2021. p. 67. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  7. ^ "2021 ITTF Board of Directors Meeting" (PDF). ittf.com. 27 November 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ^ "2021 ITTF Annual Report" (PDF). ittf.com. pp. 24–25. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Tunis Well Prepared to Welcome World's Most Aspiring Young Talents". ittf.com. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  10. ^ "2017 ITTF World Junior Championships". ittf.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  11. ^ "2018 World Junior Table Tennis Championships". ittf.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  12. ^ "NSDF 2019 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships". ittf.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  13. ^ "ITTF World Youth Championships". ittf.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 ITTF World Youth Championships". ittf.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  15. ^ "ITTF World Youth Championships 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  16. ^ "ITTF World Youth Championships Starts in Tunis, as Nova Gorica and Helsingborg Set to Host 2023 & 2024 Editions". ittf.com. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  17. ^ "2020 ITTF World Junior Championships cancelled due to pandemic". ITTF. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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