The World Championship of Ping Pong, also known as WCPP, is an annual ping pong tournament that has been held since 2011. The current champion is Andrew Baggaley, who beat Alexander Flemming in the 2020 final to beat Maxim Shmyrev's record of winning three championships, and become the record-breaking four-time champion.

The tournament is promoted by the English sports impresario Barry Hearn, and is distinguished by its use of old-fashioned wooden paddles covered with sandpaper, which are intended to encourage slower ball movement and longer rallies for the entertainment of the live audience.[1]

Finals

The 2020 championship took place January 25–26, 2019, at Alexandra Palace for the eighth time.[2]

More information Year, Champion ...
Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue
2011 Russia Maxim Shmyrev 3-1 Philippines Ernesto Ebuen Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas United States
2013 Russia Maxim Shmyrev 3-2 Nigeria Sule Olaleye Alexandra Palace, London United Kingdom
2014[3] Russia Maxim Shmyrev 3-0 United States Ilija Lupulesku
2015 [4] England Andrew Baggaley 3-2 Germany Alexander Flemming
2016 [5] England Andrew Baggaley 3-2 Russia Maxim Shmyrev
2017 [6] China Yan Weihao 3-1 Germany Alexander Flemming
2018 [7] China Wang Shibo 3-2 China Huang Jungang
2019[8] England Andrew Baggaley 3-2 China Wang Shibo
2020 England Andrew Baggaley 3-2 Germany Alexander Flemming
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Broadcasters

United Kingdom and Ireland

The tournament is currently broadcast live on Sky Sports.[9]

International

The tournament is also broadcast live and free on Facebook.

More information Country/Region, Broadcaster ...
Country/Region Broadcaster
 Australia Fox Sports
 Austria DAZN
 Brazil
 Canada
 Germany
 Italy
 Japan
 Spain
  Switzerland
 United States
 Czech Republic Nova Sport
 Slovakia
 New Zealand Sky Sport
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References

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