Table tennis reported on April 26:
The table tennis event at the Paris Olympics will last for half a month, and the schedule has been announced. In this article, let's take a look at the specific rules of the competition!
First, there are a total of 5 events in the event, with mixed doubles being the first championship event, followed by women's singles, men's singles, men's team and women's team, which will be completed on August 10.
Second, in singles, a maximum of 70 athletes can register for the competition, and each association can register for a maximum of 2. The match will be played in a best-of-7 format. The top 32nd seed will not face each other in the first round.
If the actual number of entries is less than or equal to 64, then the 33-64 seeds will be randomly placed in the remaining draws. For example, if the actual number of participants is 60, the top 4 seeds will have a first-round bye, and if the actual number of participants is 64, they will play with all the players, starting from the 1/32 finals.
If the actual number of entries is greater than 64, the seeds 33-48 will also enter the 1/32 finals, and the remaining spots will be randomly placed after the draw, at which time 48 places will be determined, and the final 16 places will be stipulated:
For example, if the actual number of entries is 70, then the first-round opponents of the 65-70 seeds will be randomly selected from the 49-64 seeds to face off against each other, and the remaining 10 players will directly advance to the 1/32 finals.
Third, a maximum of 16 pairs can participate in the mixed doubles event, and each association can report up to 1 group, and the game is also a best-of-7 system. As for seeding, the draw will be based on the world rankings on 16 July 2024.
Fourth, a maximum of 16 teams can participate in the team event, and each association can register a maximum of 1 men's team and 1 women's team, and each team is composed of 3 team athletes. If a third athlete is disqualified due to injury or violation of the rules of the competition, a team of two athletes may be allowed to participate.
In the team competition, the first set is doubles, with a maximum of 5 sets per game, and the next 4 sets are singles. Suppose that A and X are the first singles players of both teams, B and Y are the second singles players of both teams, and C and Z are the three singles players of the two teams, then the match matchup will be:
BC-YZ
A-X
C-Z
A-Y
B-X
In the team match, the best-of-5 system will be used, and whichever side wins the first 3 sets will end the match, so the possible score is: 3-0/3-1/3-2. Before the start of the match, the home and away teams will be decided by a coin toss, and then the captain will nominate the individual number of players to participate.
The seeding for the team competition is also based on the world ranking on July 16 and will be determined by a draw.
Fifth, if an athlete is unable to compete due to injury, the team may continue to compete in the form of 2 individuals. In addition, some teams have P card slots, and they can change their athletes 2 hours before the start of the next team competition.
P-card eligibility does not apply to a disqualified athlete who has been substituted and cannot be activated until the athlete is disqualified.
If both teams have only 2 players, the match will be played in a best-of-3 format.
AB-XY
A-X
B-Y
Finally, the deadline for the Paris Olympics is 23:59 on July 8, and it cannot be changed at will after that, and the draw time is 17:00 on July 24.