2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center
LocationHouston, United States
Dates23–29 November
Final score11–13, 11–7, 6–11, 11–6, 11–8, 17–15
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    China
bronze medal    China
bronze medal    China
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The women's singles competition of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 23 to 29 November 2021.[1] Liu Shiwen was the defending champion but did not compete in this year's tournament.

Wang Manyu won the title after defeating Sun Yingsha 11–13, 11–7, 6–11, 11–6, 11–8, 17–15.

Seeds

Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 November 2021.[2][3][4]

  1. China Chen Meng (semifinals)
  2. China Sun Yingsha (final)
  3. Japan Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
  4. China Wang Manyu (world champion)
  5. Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching (fourth round)
  6. Japan Kasumi Ishikawa (quarterfinals)
  7. China Wang Yidi (semifinals)
  8. Singapore Feng Tianwei (third round)
  9. Japan Miu Hirano (fourth round)
  10. Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem (fourth round)
  11. South Korea Jeon Ji-hee (third round)
  12. China Chen Xingtong (quarterfinals)
  13. Austria Sofia Polcanova (first round)
  14. Puerto Rico Adriana Díaz (fourth round)
  15. Japan Hina Hayata (fourth round)
  16. Germany Petrissa Solja (second round)
  17. Germany Ying Han (third round)
  18. South Korea Suh Hyo-won (quarterfinals)
  19. Romania Bernadette Szőcs (fourth round)
  20. Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu (third round)
  21. Netherlands Britt Eerland (second round)
  22. Ukraine Margaryta Pesotska (third round)
  23. Germany Nina Mittelham (first round)
  24. Romania Elizabeta Samara (second round)
  25. Hong Kong Minnie Soo (first round)
  26. United States Lily Zhang (third round)
  27. Egypt Dina Meshref (third round)
  28. Germany Shan Xiaona (third round)
  29. Thailand Suthasini Sawettabut (fourth round)
  30. Canada Mo Zhang (second round)
  31. Luxembourg Ni Xialian (third round)
  32. Czech Republic Hana Matelová (second round)

Draw

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 China Chen Meng 11 11 11 11
6 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 9 6 8 6 1 China Chen Meng 11 11 8 6 13 9 8
12 China Chen Xingtong 9 7 1 11 4 China Wang Manyu 9 7 11 11 11 11 11
4 China Wang Manyu 11 11 11 13 4 China Wang Manyu 11 11 6 11 11 17
3 Japan Mima Ito 10 11 2 7 9 2 China Sun Yingsha 13 7 11 6 8 15
7 China Wang Yidi 12 7 11 11 11 7 China Wang Yidi 8 11 8 6 8
18 South Korea Suh Hyo-won 9 4 4 7 2 China Sun Yingsha 11 3 11 11 11
2 China Sun Yingsha 11 11 11 11

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 China Chen M. 11 11 11 11
Thailand Paranang 11 12 6 9 7 11 5 Singapore Lin 7 9 4 3
Singapore Lin 9 10 11 11 11 6 11 1 China Chen M. 11 11 11 11
Hungary Madarasz 7 1 5 11 3 Luxembourg De Nutte 2 5 3 2
Luxembourg De Nutte 11 11 11 4 11 Luxembourg De Nutte 13 11 5 11 7 2 11
South Korea Shin 11 11 11 11 South Korea Shin 11 8 11 7 11 11 9
25 Hong Kong Soo 8 7 6 3 1 China Chen M. 12 13 8 11 11 11 11
30 Canada Zhang 7 11 11 8 11 10 11 9 Japan Hirano 10 15 11 8 7 13 5
Portugal Shao 11 9 9 11 9 12 8 30 Canada Zhang 7 6 3 9
Slovakia Balážová 11 11 11 11 Slovakia Balážová 11 11 11 11
Italy Vivarelli 7 7 9 8 Slovakia Balážová 12 5 7 11 3 11 7
India Batra 11 15 8 4 6 11 7 9 Japan Hirano 10 11 11 6 11 8 11
Brazil Takahashi 5 13 11 11 11 4 11 Brazil Takahashi 5 9 9 14
Russia Tailakova 8 6 6 9 9 Japan Hirano 11 11 11 16
9 Japan Hirano 11 11 11 11

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 South Korea Jeon 11 11 11 11
Spain Zhang 11 12 6 5 3 United States Wu 3 1 2 7
United States Wu 6 14 11 11 11 11 South Korea Jeon 11 9 11 9 11 9
Belgium Marchetti 5 11 7 8 11 8 19 Romania Szőcs 13 11 3 11 5 11
Poland Bajor 11 7 11 11 9 11 Poland Bajor 5 11 11 10 5
Chile Vega 2 5 4 4 19 Romania Szőcs 11 13 9 12 11
19 Romania Szőcs 11 11 11 11 19 Romania Szőcs 6 9 8 8
22 Ukraine Pesotska 3 6 Japan Ishikawa 11 11 11 11
Egypt Helmy 1r 22 Ukraine Pesotska 10 6 13 11 11 11
Chinese Taipei Cheng H. 11 5 12 11 13 11 Chinese Taipei Cheng H. 12 11 11 7 7 8
Poland Partyka 8 11 14 9 11 7 22 Ukraine Pesotska 4 7 5 2
Mexico Silva 11 3 11 6 9 5 6 Japan Ishikawa 11 11 11 11
Italy Piccolin 8 11 5 11 11 11 Italy Piccolin 12 5 4 7
6 Japan Ishikawa 14 11 11 11

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Chinese Taipei Cheng I. 11 11 11 11
England Ho 9 11 11 12 11 11 England Ho 6 4 3 3
France Migot 11 4 6 14 9 8 5 Chinese Taipei Cheng I. 11 11 11 11
Guatemala Enriquez 5 2 7 5 United States Wang 5 7 7 4
Turkey Altinkaya 11 11 11 11 Turkey Altinkaya 7 5 6 9
United States Wang 11 11 11 11 United States Wang 11 11 11 11
23 Germany Mittelham 8 9 6 9 5 Chinese Taipei Cheng I. 6 13 6 5 2
28 Germany Shan 8 11 9 11 11 17 12 China Chen X. 11 11 11 11 11
Russia Vorobeva 11 6 11 9 9 15 28 Germany Shan 11 11 11 11
Belgium Degraef 10 5 2 8 France Chasselin 2 6 8 3
France Chasselin 12 11 11 11 28 Germany Shan 5 8 9 6
Hong Kong Zhu 11 11 11 11 12 China Chen X. 11 11 11 11
Spain Xiao 9 7 5 9 Hong Kong Zhu 0 4 5 3
Russia Noskova 9 3 5 4 12 China Chen X. 11 11 11 11
12 China Chen X. 11 11 11 11

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Austria Polcanova 13 9 5 5 11 11 7
Romania Diaconu 11 11 11 11 7 8 11 Romania Diaconu 7 6 5 8
Chile Ortega 8 5 4 8 France Yuan 11 11 11 11
France Yuan 11 11 11 11 France Yuan 11 11 13 11
Singapore Wong 6 14 12 11 9 Chinese Taipei Liu 7 8 11 4
Chinese Taipei Liu 11 16 14 8 11 Chinese Taipei Liu 11 11 11 11
Poland Wegrzyn 6 9 4 8 24 Romania Samara 7 8 9 6
24 Romania Samara 11 11 11 11 France Yuan 5 11 7 4 5
32 Czech Republic Matelová 13 11 11 8 11 4 China Wang M. 11 9 11 11 11
Hungary Póta 11 9 7 11 4 32 Czech Republic Matelová 8 5 7 4
Sweden Bergstöm 11 11 11 11 Sweden Bergstöm 11 11 11 11
Argentina Arguelles 5 3 7 1 Sweden Bergstöm 10 6 8 2
India S. Mukherjee 11 4 5 0 4 4 China Wang M. 12 11 11 11
South Korea Choi 8 11 11 11 11 South Korea Choi 6 7 4 4
4 China Wang M. 11 11 11 11

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Japan Ito 11 11 11 13
Kazakhstan Akasheva 11 11 11 5 11 Kazakhstan Akasheva 3 9 4 11
Puerto Rico Rios 6 6 3 11 5 3 Japan Ito 11 9 6 11 11 2 11
India Patkar 7 4 3 8 Japan Shibata 6 11 11 6 8 11 6
Japan Shibata 11 11 11 11 Japan Shibata 11 7 11 11 11 6 11
Serbia Šurjan 11 7 11 11 4 7 6 21 Netherlands Eerland 3 11 13 4 5 11 6
21 Netherlands Eerland 9 11 8 8 11 11 11 3 Japan Ito 11 9 11 8 12 12
29 Thailand S. Sawettabut 11 11 11 11 29 Thailand S. Sawettabut 9 11 7 11 10 10
Austria Mischek 4 8 7 8 29 Thailand S. Sawettabut 11 11 11 11 11
Singapore Goi 9 9 12 11 11 5 11 Singapore Goi 8 7 5 13 5
Ukraine Brateyko 11 11 10 9 8 11 5 29 Thailand S. Sawettabut 11 11 8 7 11 11
Kazakhstan Lavrova 11 9 11 7 11 9 6 Romania Dragoman 4 3 11 11 8 7
Romania Dragoman 7 11 9 11 7 11 11 Romania Dragoman 7 11 9 11 13 6 11
Serbia Lupulesku 6 4 6 8 16 Germany Solja 11 9 11 9 11 11 7
16 Germany Solja 11 11 11 11

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Japan Hayata 11 11 11 11
Egypt Abdel-Aziz 7 16 11 6 9 6 India A. Mukherjee 5 4 3 4
India A. Mukherjee 11 14 8 11 11 11 15 Japan Hayata 11 4 11 11 11
Ukraine Gaponova 7 7 11 10 3 27 Egypt Meshref 6 11 9 7 2
Thailand J. Sawettabut 11 11 6 12 11 Thailand J. Sawettabut 7 8 7 11 9
Croatia Jeger 4 10 11 11 3 5 27 Egypt Meshref 11 11 11 0 11
27 Egypt Meshref 11 12 9 9 11 11 15 Japan Hayata 4 6 15 6 20 5
31 Luxembourg Ni 11 11 11 11 7 China Wang Y. 11 11 13 11 18 11
Italy Laurenti 4 3 2 5 31 Luxembourg Ni 11 11 11 11
Croatia Malobabić 11 7 11 11 11 Croatia Malobabić 1 4 4 4
Portugal Oliveira 6 11 2 8 5 31 Luxembourg Ni 9 8 7 7
Czech Republic Tomanovska 6 11 12 4 1 7 7 China Wang Y. 11 11 11 11
South Korea Lee 11 7 10 11 11 11 South Korea Lee 11 4 7 9
7 China Wang Y. 13 11 11 11

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Singapore Feng 7 9 13 11 11 11
Chinese Taipei Li 11 11 10 14 10 10 13 Chinese Taipei Li 11 11 11 8 9 7
Puerto Rico M. Díaz 6 8 12 12 12 12 11 8 Singapore Feng 9 11 9 11 11 8 8
Turkey Yılmaz 6 4 4 12 9 18 South Korea Suh 11 3 11 4 6 11 11
Sweden Källberg 11 11 11 10 11 Sweden Källberg 14 5 7 6
Russia Mikhailova 10 12 8 9 11 5 18 South Korea Suh 16 11 11 11
18 South Korea Suh 12 10 11 11 5 11 18 South Korea Suh 11 11 10 11 11
26 United States Zhang 12 12 11 11 10 Hong Kong Doo 9 9 12 9 9
Hungary Hartbrich 10 10 3 8 26 United States Zhang 11 13 11 7 10 11
Serbia Todorović 11 11 12 11 Serbia Todorović 8 11 2 11 12 7
Argentina Codina 9 4 10 9 26 United States Zhang 9 11 11 11 6 11 9
Wales Carey 5 2 11 2 13 10 Hong Kong Doo 11 9 13 9 11 6 11
Germany Winter 11 11 4 11 15 Germany Winter 9 9 5 11 8
Nigeria Edem 3 5 2 4 10 Hong Kong Doo 11 11 11 6 11
10 Hong Kong Doo 11 11 11 11

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Puerto Rico A. Díaz 11 11 11 11
Greece Toliou 3 7 5 3 14 Puerto Rico A. Díaz 11 11 11 11
Algeria Kessaci 9 3 4 9 Slovakia Kukuľková 4 4 4 2
Slovakia Kukuľková 11 11 11 11 14 Puerto Rico A. Díaz 12 8 11 11 4 11
Chile Morales 9 6 10 5 20 Chinese Taipei Chen 10 11 9 9 11 5
Hong Kong Lee 11 11 12 11 Hong Kong Lee 11 11 7 9 11 9 2
France Zarif 5 7 6 7 20 Chinese Taipei Chen 2 9 11 11 6 11 11
20 Chinese Taipei Chen 11 11 11 11 14 Puerto Rico A. Díaz 4 8 8 11 11 4
17 Germany Han 11 11 11 11 2 China Sun 11 11 11 9 9 11
Switzerland Moret 5 3 4 2 17 Germany Han 11 11 11 11
Belarus Trigolos 11 8 12 8 11 11 Belarus Trigolos 6 4 3 8
Spain Dvorak 8 11 10 11 8 4 17 Germany Han 6 10 4 8
Brazil Kumahara 5 11 3 11 11 2 China Sun 11 12 11 11
Hong Kong Ng 11 9 11 13 13 Hong Kong Ng 4 2 9 3
2 China Sun 11 11 11 11

References

  1. ^ "General Schedule" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 World Table Tennis Championships Playing System" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Player List". WTT. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Top 32 Seeds" (PDF). ittf.com. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.