3. Men’s and Women’s Singles
Number of athletes Maximum of 70 athletes
Not more than two (2) athletes from the same National Olympic Committee
(NOC).
System of play Knockout (single elimination) format with bronze medal match.
All matches shall be the best of seven (7) games.
Draw & Seeding The 16 July 2024 ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking, Men’s and Women’s Singles, will
be used for seeding purposes. The draw will be conducted based on the Singles
seeding and according to 3.6 of the ITTF Statutes.
The singles events follow a direct elimination format. The top 32 seeded players are
drawn directly into the round of 64. The remainder of the draw depends on the
number of players in the event:
• If there are 64 or fewer players, the remaining players (players seeded 33 up) will
be drawn into any remaining position, subject to byes being allocated first
• If there are more than 64 players in the event, the remainder of the draw is
conducted as follows:
o The next 16 players (seeded 33 to 48) are drawn directly into any remaining
position.
o The players seeded 49 to 64 are drawn into the preliminary round (16
matches) into the top place of each match. The remaining players are then
drawn into the preliminary round into the bottom place of each match. Any
players, who do not have opponents, and the winners of the preliminary
round matches, will advance to the round of 64.
In all draws, players from the same NOC must be drawn into opposite halves of the
draw.
4. Mixed Doubles
Number of athletes Maximum of 16 pairs
Not more than one (1) pair from the same NOC.
System of play Knockout (single elimination) format with bronze medal match.
All matches shall be the best of seven (7) games.
Draw & Seeding The 16 July 2024 ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking, Mixed Doubles Pairs, will be used
for seeding purposes.
The draw will be conducted based on the Mixed Doubles seeding and according
to 3.6 of the ITTF Handbook.
5. Men’s and Women’s Teams
Number of teams Maximum of 16 teams
Not more than one (1) team from the same NOC.
Three (3) athletes per team, but a team of two athletes is allowed to participate in
the team match if the third athlete is absent due to injury, illness or disqualification.
System of play Knockout (single elimination) format with bronze medal match.
Team Playing System Each team match consists of five individual matches
(maximum 1 doubles and 4 singles matches)
BC vs YZ Doubles
A vs X Singles
C vs Z Singles
A vs Y Singles
B vs X Singles
Each individual match is the best of five (5) games.
The team match finishes when one team has won a majority of the possible
individual matches.
Before the start of the match, the team that wins the toss shall choose to be either
the ABC team or the XYZ team.
After choosing ABC or XYZ team, the captain nominates the athletes for all
individual matches.
There will be no break during the team match.
Draw & Seeding The 2024 July ITTF World Team Ranking, to be published on the 16th July 2024, will
be used for seeding purposes.
The draw will be conducted based on the Team seeding and according to 3.6 of
the ITTF Handbook.
