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This article details the qualifying phase for table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition will comprise a total of 172 table tennis players, with an equal distribution between men and women coming from the different NOCs, similar to those in the previous editions. Each NOC can enter a maximum of six table tennis players across five medal events (men's and women's singles; men's and women's teams, and mixed doubles) with a maximum of two each for the men's and women's singles.[2]As the host nation, France reserves a spot each in the men's and women's teams, respectively, with one per gender competing in the singles tournament; and in the mixed doubles.[3]
 | This section tabulates the heads of qualification in a form suitable to be filled in as events progress. The full qualification rules[1] for table tennis published by ITTF contain intricate conditions too lengthy for inclusion in Wikipedia. |  |
Each team event features a draw of sixteen NOCs with a trio of table tennis players. The initial half of the total quota will be awarded to the quarterfinalists at the 2024 ITTF World Teams Championships, scheduled for February 16 to 25 in Busan, South Korea, while six continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, with the Americas divided between North and Latin for an ITTF competition) will offer the men's and women's team spot each to the top-ranked NOC from a respective continent. Apart from the host nation, the remaining slot will be attributed to the highest-ranked eligible NOC based on the ITTF World Team Ranking list of March 2024.[2]
The mixed doubles tournament shares the same amount with the teams, consisting of sixteen NOCs with a pair of table tennis players. The initial quarter of the total quota will be awarded to the semifinalists of the designated qualifying meet, scheduled for March or April 2024, while six continental qualification tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, with the Americas divided between North and Latin for an ITTF competition) will offer the mixed doubles spot each to the top-ranked NOC from a respective continent. Apart from the host nation, the five highest-ranked eligible pairs will obtain the remaining berths to complete the field based on the ITTF World Ranking list of May 7, 2024.[2]
About 70 table tennis players may participate in the men's and women's singles, depending on the number of slots available after the distribution of the mixed doubles quota. Each NOC can enter a maximum of four table tennis players (two per gender). Thirty-two places are reserved for each of the qualified men's and women's teams, with twenty-two more attributed to the individuals coming from NOCs without a qualified team through the continental meets organized by ITTF (four for Africa, six each for Asia and Europe, five for the Americas, and one for Oceania). A maximum of fifteen table tennis players will secure a spot through the ITTF World Singles Ranking list of June 18, 2024, respecting the four-player (two per gender) NOC limit, while the remaining men's and women's singles spots are entitled to the eligible NOCs interested to have their table tennis players compete for Paris 2024 under the Universality system.[2]
| NOC | Men | Women | Mixed | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Team | Singles | Team | Doubles | ||
 Algeria | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Argentina | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 Australia | 2 |  | 2 | | | 6 |
 Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Belgium | 2 | — | 2 | |||
 Brazil | 2 | | 2 | | | 6 |
 Cameroon | — | 1 | 1 | |||
 Canada | 2 | | 1 | 4 | ||
 Chile | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
 China | 2 | | 2 | | | 6 |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | | 2 | | | 6 |
 Croatia | 2 | | 1 | 4 | ||
 Cuba | 1 | — | | 3 | ||
 Czech Republic | — | 1 | 1 | |||
 Denmark | 2 | | — | 3 | ||
 Ecuador | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 Egypt | 2 | | 2 | | | 6 |
 Fiji | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 France | 2 | | 2 | | | 6 |
 Germany | 2 | | 2 | | | 6 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Greece | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 Guyana | — | 1 | 1 | |||
 Hong Kong | 1 | 2 | | | 4 | |
 Hungary | — | 1 | | 3 | ||
 India | 2 | | 2 | | 6 | |
 Iran | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
 Italy | — | 2 | 2 | |||
 Japan | 2 | | 2 | | | 6 |
 Jordan | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 Kazakhstan | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 Lebanon | — | 1 | 1 | |||
 Luxembourg | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
 Madagascar | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 Maldives | — | 1 | 1 | |||
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Moldova | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 Monaco | — | 1 | 1 | |||
 Nepal | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 Netherlands | — | 1 | 1 | |||
 Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
 North Korea | — | 1 | | 3 | ||
 Poland | 1 | 2 | | 4 | ||
 Portugal | 2 | | 2 | 5 | ||
 Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
 Republic of the Congo | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 Romania | 2 | 2 | | | 5 | |
 Senegal | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 Serbia | — | 1 | 1 | |||
 Singapore | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
 Slovenia | 2 | | — | 3 | ||
 Slovakia | 1 | — | 1 | |||
 South Korea | 2 | | 2 | | | 6 |
 Spain | 1 | 1 | | 2 | ||
 Sweden | 2 | | 2 | | | 6 |
 Thailand | — | 2 | | 3 | ||
 Turkey | — | 1 | 1 | |||
 Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
 United States | 1 | 2 | | 4 | ||
 Vanuatu | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total: 60 NOCs | 67 | 16 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 172 |
- NOC not qualified in teams and mixed doubles are represented in grey.
- NOC who qualified in teams will automatically obtain two singles quota.
The following table outlines a timeline of the qualification events for table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| 2023 Oceania Senior Championships | September 2–9, 2023 |  Townsville[4] |
| 2023 Asian Championships | September 3–10, 2023 |  Pyeongchang |
| 2023 European Team Championships | September 10–17, 2023 |  Malmö |
| 2023 Pan American Championships | September 10–17, 2023 |  Havana |
| 2023 African Championships | September 11–17, 2023 |  Tunis |
| 2024 ITTF World Team Championships | February 16–25, 2024 | Busan[5] |
| ITTF World Team Rankings | March 2024 | — |
| Mixed doubles | ||
| 2023 European Games | June 23 – July 1, 2023 |  Kraków[6] |
| 2023 Oceania Senior Championships | September 2–9, 2023 | Townsville[4] |
| 2023 Asian Championships | September 3–10, 2023 | Pyeongchang |
| 2023 African Championships | September 11–17, 2023 | Tunis |
| 2023 Pan American Games | October 29 – November 5, 2023 |  Santiago |
| 2024 ITTF World Olympic Qualification Tournament | April 11–12, 2024 |  Havirov |
| ITTF World Mixed Doubles Rankings | May 7, 2024 | — |
| Singles | ||
| South East Asian Qualification Tournament | May 8–10, 2024 |  Bangkok |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | May 10, 2024 |  Nouméa |
| South Asian Qualification Tournament | May 13–15, 2024 | Kathmandu |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | May 14–18, 2024 |  Lima |
| African Qualification Tournament | May 16–18, 2024 |  Kigali |
| European Qualification Tournament | May 15–19, 2024 |  Sarajevo |
| West Asian Qualification Tournament | May 17–19, 2024 |  Sulaymaniyah |
| Central Asian Qualification Tournament | May 17–19, 2024 |  Tashkent |
| East Asian Qualification Tournament | — | — |
| ITTF Continental Singles Rankings | June 11, 2024 | — |
| ITTF World Singles Rankings | June 18, 2024 | — |
Men's team
- Italic: Qualified only for the team event.
Women's team
- Italic: Qualified only for the team event.
Mixed doubles
| Event | Places | Qualified NOC | Selected players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | France | Alexis Lebrun Jia Nan Yuan |
| 2023 European Games | 1 | Germany | Dang Qiu Nina Mittelham |
| 2023 Asian Championships [b] | China | — | |
| 2023 Oceanian Championships | 1 | Australia | Nicholas Lum Minhyung Jee |
| 2023 African Championships | 1 | Egypt | Omar Assar Dina Meshref |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 2 | Brazil | Vitor Ishiy Bruna Takahashi |
| Cuba | Jorge Campos Daniela Fonseca | ||
| ITTF World Olympic Qualification Tournament | 4 | North Korea | Ri Jong-sik Kim Kum-yong |
| Hong Kong | Wong Chun Ting Doo Hoi Kem | ||
| Spain | Álvaro Robles María Xiao | ||
| Sweden | Kristian Karlsson Christina Källberg | ||
| ITTF World Rankings | 6 | China | Wang Chuqin Sun Yingsha |
| Japan | Tomokazu Harimoto Hina Hayata | ||
| South Korea | Lim Jong-hoon Shin Yu-bin | ||
| Romania | Ovidiu Ionescu Bernadette Szőcs | ||
| Chinese Taipei | Lin Yun-ju Chen Szu-yu | ||
| Hungary | Nándor Ecseki Dóra Madarász | ||
| Total | 16 | ||
Note:
- Lin Gaoyuan & Wang Yidi earned a slot for China after winning the 2023 Asian Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles. Since China adopt their own Olympics ranking system, players selections are not yet confirmed. The quota was declined and it was relocated to world ranking. [7]
Men's singles
| Event | Places | Qualified players |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified teams (2 individuals per team) | 32 | Australia Brazil Canada China Chinese Taipei Croatia Denmark Egypt France Germany India Japan Portugal Slovenia South Korea Sweden |
| Southeast Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | Izaac Quek (SGP) |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament |  Alfred Dela Pena (NZL) | |
| South Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | Santoo Shrestha (NEP) |
| African Qualification Tournament | 3 | Olajide Omotayo (NGR) Fabio Rakotoarimanana (MAD) Mehdi Bouloussa (ALG) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 4 | Santiago Lorenzo (ARG) Marcos Madrid (MEX) Kanak Jha (USA) Andy Pereira (CUB) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 5 | Miłosz Redzimski (POL) Panagiotis Gionis (GRE) Vladislav Ursu (MDA) Yaroslav Zhmudenko (UKR) Wang Yang (SVK) |
| Central Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | Nima Alamian (IRI) |
| West Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | Zaid Abo Yaman (JOR) |
| East Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | Wong Chun Ting (HKG)[b] |
| African Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) | 1 | Quadri Aruna (NGR) |
| American Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) | 1 | Nicolás Burgos (CHI) |
| Asian Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) | 1 | Kirill Gerassimenko (KAZ) |
| European Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) | 1 | Álvaro Robles (ESP) |
| Oceanian Top Ranking | 1 | Roger Wang (NZL) Vicky Wu (FIJ) |
| ITTF World Rankings | 12 | Liam Pitchford (GBR) Ovidiu Ionescu (ROU) Noshad Alamian (IRI) Daniel Habesohn (AUT) Eduard Ionescu (ROU) Brian Afanador (PUR) Martin Allegro (BEL) Alberto Miño (ECU) Ibrahima Diaw (SEN) Daniel González (PUR) Luka Mladenovic (LUX) Cedric Nuytinck (BEL) |
| Universality Places | 1 | Saheed Idowu (CGO) |
| Total | 67 |
- The quota was originally obtained by Alfred Dela Pena from New Zealand. The quota was declined due to not confirmed by deadline. This slot will be allocated to the highest ITTF Oceania player on June 18, 2024. [8]
- The East Asian Qualification Tournament was not played due to limited participants. Therefore, Wong Chun Ting, who ranked first in the region, obtained the East Asian quota. [9]
Women's singles
| Event | Places | Qualified players |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified teams (2 individuals per team) | 32 | Australia Brazil China Chinese Taipei Egypt France Germany Hong Kong India Japan Poland Romania South Korea Sweden Thailand United States |
| Southeast Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | Zeng Jian (SGP) |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | 1 | Priscila Tommy (VAN) |
| South Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | Fathimath Dheema Ali (MDV) |
| African Qualification Tournament | 3 | Offiong Edem (NGR) Sarah Hanffou (CMR) Fatimo Bello (NGR) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 4 | Zhang Mo (CAN) María Paulina Vega (CHI) Zhiying Zeng (CHI) Arantxa Cossío Aceves (MEX) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 5 | Anna Hursey (GBR) Britt Eerland (NED) Shao Jieni (POR) Fu Yu (POR) Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) |
| Central Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | Neda Shahsavari (IRI) |
| West Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | Mariana Sahakian (LBN) |
| East Asian Qualification Tournament | 1 | Pyon Song-gyong (PRK)[a] |
| African Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) | 1 | Lynda Loghraibi (ALG) |
| American Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) | 1 | Adriana Díaz (PUR) |
| Asian Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) | 1 | Zhou Jingyi (SGP) |
| European Top Ranking (June 11, 2024) | 1 | Yang Xiaoxin (MON) |
| ITTF World Rankings | 12 | Sofia Polcanova (AUT) Ni Xia Lian (LUX) Giorgia Piccolin (ITA) María Xiao (ESP) Georgina Póta (HUN) Ivana Malobabić (CRO) Hana Matelová (CZE) Izabela Lupulesku (SRB) Debora Vivarelli (ITA) Sarah De Nutte (LUX) Sibel Altınkaya (TUR) Solomiya Brateyko (UKR) |
| Universality Places | 1 | Chelsea Edghill (GUY) |
| Total | 67 |
- The East Asian Qualification Tournament was not played due to limited participants. Therefore, Pyon Song-Gyong, who ranked first in the region, obtained the East Asian quota. [10]
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