Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships

The Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships was born at a meeting of Commonwealth

Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...

delegates in Munich at the 1969 World Championships

World Table Tennis Championships

The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

. Prior to inclusion in the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

proper in 2002, 15 Commonwealth Championships have taken place since 1971.

Venues

1971 — Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

— Singapore Badminton Hall (20 March to 25 March)
1973 — Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

— National Sports Centre (26 March to 1 April)
1975 — Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Australia
Australia
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— Town Hall (25 January to 31 January)
1977 — St Peter Port
St Peter Port
Saint Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2001 was 16,488. In Guernésiais and in French, historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish is St Pierre Port. The "port" distinguishes this parish from...

, Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...

— Beau Sejour Leisure Centre (16 March to 22 March)
1979 — Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

— Meadowbank Sports Centre (12 April to 18 April)
1982 — Bombay, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

— Temporary stadium on cricket pitch at Khar Gymkhana (3 February to 9 February)
1983 — Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia — Stadium Negara (17 April to 23 April)
1985 — Douglas
Douglas, Isle of Man
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, Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

— Palace Lido Ballroom (17 March to 23 March)
1989 — Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

— National Sports Centre (20 March to 26 March)
1991 — Nairobi
Nairobi
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, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

— Moi International Sports Centre (14 April to 21 April)
1994 — Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

— Laa Bahadur Indoor Stadium (25 January to 1 February)
1995 — Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

— Singapore Badminton Hall (21 April to 28 April)
1997 — Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland
Scotland
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— Kelvin Hall (14 April to 20 April)
2000 — Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

— Singapore Table Tennis Academy and Toa Payoh Sports Hall (11 February to 17 February)
2001 — New Delhi
New Delhi
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, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

— Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium (14 April to 20 April)
2004 — Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium (21 June to 27 June)
2007 — Jaipur
Jaipur
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, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

— SMS Indoor Stadium (30 May to 5 June)
2009 — Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland
Scotland
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— Scotstoun Leisure Centre (19 May to 25 May)

Winners

Year	Team		Singles		Doubles
Year	Men's	Women's	Men's	Women's	Men's	Women's	Mixed
2009	Singapore	Singapore	Gao Ning Gao Ning Gao Ning is a male Table Tennis player from Singapore. He is considered Singapore's best male player with a world ranking of 16 as of May, 2011...	Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she...	Subhajit Saha Sharath Kamal Sharath Kamal Achanta Sharath Kamal is a professional table tennis player from Tamil Nadu India. His mother tongue is Telugu. He won the men's singles gold in the 16th Commonwealth table tennis championship held at Kuala Lumpur in 2004. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award for the year 2004. He lives in...	Sun Beibei Sun Beibei Sun Beibei is a Singaporean table tennis player. She occupies the 20th place in the ITTF women's world ranking, as of October 2011.-Career records:Singles World Championships: round of 32 .... Yu Mengyu Yu Mengyu Yu Mengyu is a Singaporean table tennis player.-Career records:Singles World Championships: round of 16 .Pro Tour winner : India Open 2009. Runner-up : India Open 2010.Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 1...	Yang Zi Yang Zi Yang Zi is a table tennis player representing Singapore.Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games... Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she...
2007	Singapore	Singapore	Gao Ning Gao Ning Gao Ning is a male Table Tennis player from Singapore. He is considered Singapore's best male player with a world ranking of 16 as of May, 2011...	Sun Beibei Sun Beibei Sun Beibei is a Singaporean table tennis player. She occupies the 20th place in the ITTF women's world ranking, as of October 2011.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 32 ....	Kazeem Nosiru Ekundayo Monday Merotohun	Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she... Sun Beibei Sun Beibei Sun Beibei is a Singaporean table tennis player. She occupies the 20th place in the ITTF women's world ranking, as of October 2011.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 32 ....	Yang Zi Yang Zi Yang Zi is a table tennis player representing Singapore.Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games... Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she...
2004	India	Singapore	Sharath Kamal Sharath Kamal Achanta Sharath Kamal is a professional table tennis player from Tamil Nadu India. His mother tongue is Telugu. He won the men's singles gold in the 16th Commonwealth table tennis championship held at Kuala Lumpur in 2004. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award for the year 2004. He lives in...	Xu Yan	Adam Robertson Ryan Jenkins	Zhang Xueling Zhang Xueling Zhang Xueling is a Singaporean table tennis player.Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999... Tan Paey Fern Tan Paey Fern Tan Paey Fern is a Singaporean Table Tennis Player.Tan was talent-scouted by ex-National Table Tennis Coach, Mr. Foo Soo Peng, when she was playing table tennis casually with her brother and some friends at the age of 9. Tan was a very determined young girl. She gave up her studies to practice...	Cai Xiao Li Cai Xiao Li Cai Xiaoli is an Singaporean international table tennis player.In 2004 he won the Commonwealth Championships mixed doubles with partner Zhang Xueling. He was on Singapore A team at the 2006 Australian Open, where he won the Mixed Doubles with partner Sun Beibei.In January 2008 his world ranking was... Zhang Xueling Zhang Xueling Zhang Xueling is a Singaporean table tennis player.Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999...
2001	Nigeria	Singapore	Matthew Syed Matthew Syed Matthew Syed is a British journalist and broadcaster. He used to be an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years...	Li Jiawei	Terry Young Alex Perry	Jing Junhong Li Jiawei	Duan Yong Jun Li Jiawei
2000	England	Singapore	Matthew Syed Matthew Syed Matthew Syed is a British journalist and broadcaster. He used to be an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years...	Li Jiawei	Chetan Baboor Chetan Baboor Chetan Baboor is an Indian international Table Tennis champion and winner of the Arjuna Award for 1997 - an award recognizing outstanding achievement in sports in India. He belongs to the Babooru Kamme community of Holenarasipura, Karnataka... Subramanian Raman	Jing Junhong Li Jiawei	Cai Xiao Li Cai Xiao Li Cai Xiaoli is an Singaporean international table tennis player.In 2004 he won the Commonwealth Championships mixed doubles with partner Zhang Xueling. He was on Singapore A team at the 2006 Australian Open, where he won the Mixed Doubles with partner Sun Beibei.In January 2008 his world ranking was... Zhang Xueling Zhang Xueling Zhang Xueling is a Singaporean table tennis player.Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999...
1997	England	Singapore	Matthew Syed Matthew Syed Matthew Syed is a British journalist and broadcaster. He used to be an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years...	Jing Junhong	Chetan Baboor Chetan Baboor Chetan Baboor is an Indian international Table Tennis champion and winner of the Arjuna Award for 1997 - an award recognizing outstanding achievement in sports in India. He belongs to the Babooru Kamme community of Holenarasipura, Karnataka... Subramanian Raman	Jing Junhong Li Jiawei	Lai Chin Pang Li Jiawei
1995	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Chan Kong Wah	Chai Po Wa	Carl Prean Andrew Eden	Chai Po Wa Chan Tan Lui	Lo Chuen Tsung Chai Po Wa
1994	England	Hong Kong	Johnny Huang	Chai Po Wa	Johnny Huang Gideon Joe Ng	Chai Po Wa Chan Tan Lui	Johnny Huang Barbara Chiu
1991	England	Hong Kong	Johnny Huang	Chai Po Wa	Michael O'Driscoll Chris Oldfield	Chai Po Wa Chan Tan Lui	Chan Chi Ming Chan Tan Lui
1989	England	Hong Kong	Alan Cooke	Chai Po Wa	Skylet Andrew Nicky Mason	Chai Po Wa Chan Tan Lui	Lui Fuk Man Chan Tan Lui
1985	England	England	Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas MBE is a British table tennis player. He was an attacking, left-handed, player, notable for his scissor jump smash. He was famous for his use of pips-out block on the backhand side, mixing pace with powerful topspin from his forehand side.Douglas was 11 times English Table Tennis...	Karen Witt	Atanda Musa Francis Sule	Mariann Domonkos Gloria Hsu	Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas Desmond Douglas MBE is a British table tennis player. He was an attacking, left-handed, player, notable for his scissor jump smash. He was famous for his use of pips-out block on the backhand side, mixing pace with powerful topspin from his forehand side.Douglas was 11 times English Table Tennis... Alison Gordon
1983	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Chiu Man Kuen	Yue Kam Kai	Chiu Man Kuen Vong Iu Veng	Mak Ka Sha Chai Man	Chan Kong Wah Hui So-Hung
1982	England	England	Atanda Musa	Carole Knight	Atanda Musa Sunday Eboh	Carole Knight Joy Grundy	Nigel Eckersley Joy Grundy
1979	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Vong Iu Veng	Hui So-Hung	Robert Javor Stephen Knapp	Carole Knight Linda Howard	Jimmy Walker Linda Howard
1977	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Li Kuang Tsu	Chang Siu-Ying	Chen Sheng-Shien Vong Iu Veng	Melody Ludi Karen Witt	Li Kuang Tsu Siu Kit Man
1975	England	England	Trevor Taylor	Jill Hammersley	Denis Neale Desmond Douglas	Jill Hammersley Linda Howard	Desmond Douglas Linda Howard
1973	England	England	Trevor Taylor	Jill (Shirley) Hammersley	Denis Neale Trevor Taylor	Jill Hammersley Susan Howard	Denis Neale Karenza Matthews
1971	England	England	Trevor Taylor	Jill Shirley	Alan Hydes Trevor Taylor	Karenza Matthews Pauline Piddock	Alan Hydes Pauline Piddock

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