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Table Tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...
Championships was held at the
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from May 19 to May 25, 2003. It was the 47th edition to be contested.
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is the title sponsor of the Championships.


Medal summary


Medal table


Events


Finals


Men's singles

Werner Schlager Werner Schlager (born September 28, 1972 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria) is a table tennis player and former world champion from Austria. Career Schlager began playing table tennis when he was six years old, learning from his father, Rudolph Schl ...
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Joo Se-Hyuk Joo Sae-hyuk (, ; born 20 January 1980) is a South Korean table tennis player. As a singles player, he was a silver medalist at the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships, a bronze medalist at the 2011 Table Tennis World Cup, and a bronze medal ...
, 4–2: 11–9, 11–6, 6–11, 12–10, 8–11, 12–10


Women's singles

Wang Nan def.
Zhang Yining Zhang Yining (; born 5 October 1981) is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009. She is considered one of the greatest female players in the sport's history. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tenn ...
, 4–3: 11–7, 11–8, 11–4, 5–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–5


Men's doubles

Wang Liqin Wang Liqin (; born June 18, 1978, Shanghai) is a retired Mainland Chinese table tennis player. As of January 2014, he is ranked 12th in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Ch ...
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Yan Sen Yan Sen (阎森; born August 16, 1975) is a Chinese table tennis player. Major performances *1996 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st doubles *1997 Yugoslavian Open - 1st doubles *1997 World Championships in Manchester - bronze singles *1998 Asian ...
def. Wang Hao / Kong Linghui, 4–2: 11–9, 11–8, 7–11, 11–6, 8–11, 11–5


Women's doubles

Wang Nan /
Zhang Yining Zhang Yining (; born 5 October 1981) is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009. She is considered one of the greatest female players in the sport's history. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tenn ...
def. Guo Yue /
Niu Jianfeng Niu Jianfeng (; born on April 3, 1981, in Baoding, Hebei) is a Chinese table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, ...
, 4–1: 11–7, 11–7, 7–11, 11–2, 14–12


Mixed doubles

Ma Lin / Wang Nan def.
Liu Guozheng Liu Guozheng (Simplified Chinese: 刘国正, March 7, 1980 in Hubei) is a retired Chinese table tennis player, From 2000 to 2005 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World ...
/ Bai Yang, 4–3: 9–11, 12–10, 0–11, 11–7, 11–9, 5–11, 11–8


References


External links


International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) website

Official database
{{World Table Tennis Championships
World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ...
World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ...
World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ...
World Table Tennis Championships Table tennis competitions in France
World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ...
World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ...