The GAC GROUP 2011 World

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Championships was held at the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in

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from May 8 to May 15, 2011. This decision was announced in February 2008. It was the 51st edition contested. The tournament was organised by the ITTF and The Netherlands Table Tennis Association (NTTB).

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was the title sponsor of the Championships.

Events and schedule

Five individual events were contested at the Championships. Qualification rounds were held from May 8 to 9.

Medal summary

Medal table

Events

Champions

Men's singles

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def. Wang Hao, 12–10, 11–7, 6–11, 9–11, 11–5, 14–12.

Women's singles

Ding Ning Ding Ning (; born 20 June 1990) is a former Chinese table tennis player. She was the winner of women's singles in the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships. At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Ding won her second world title in ...

def.

Li Xiaoxia Li Xiaoxia (; born 16 January 1988) is a Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion. Career She trained in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. As o ...

, 12–10, 13–11, 11–9, 8–11, 8–11, 11–7.

Men's doubles

Ma Long Ma Long (; born 20 October 1988) is a Chinese table tennis player and the reigning Olympic singles champion. Widely regarded as the greatest table tennis player of all time, he is the first and only male player to complete a career Double Grand ...

/ Xu Xin def. Chen Qi / Ma Lin, 11–3, 11–8, 4–11, 11–4, 11–7.

Women's doubles

Guo Yue /

def.

Guo Yan Guo Yan (, born June 24, 1982 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese table tennis player. Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. In February 2011, she ranked 2nd in the ITTF world ranking. Career records Singles (as of February 3, 2011) *Worl ...

, 11–8, 11–5, 13–11, 11–8.

Mixed doubles

Zhang Chao Zhang Chao () was a Chinese literatus, publisher, and fiction writer from Anhui Province, China. He was born in 1650 during the Qing dynasty. Zhang had extensive knowledge in the field of Confucianism,Preface of ''Shadows of Sweet Dreams'', Page ...

Cao Zhen Cao Zhen (died April or May 231), courtesy name Zidan, was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was an adopted son of Cao Cao, a warlord who rose to power in the late Eastern Han dynasty and l ...

def.

Hao Shuai Hao Shuai (born October 1, 1983 in Tianjin) is a Chinese table tennis player. Career records Singles (as of May 13, 2010) *World Championships: QF (2005, 2007). * Pro Tour winner (3): Serbian Open 2007. China (Shanghai) Open 2008. Slovenian Op ...

/ Mu Zi, 11–7, 11–7, 11–9, 9–11, 11–8.

References

External links

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ITTF Site
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2011 World Table Tennis Championships

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