The 223 World Table Tennis Championships was held in Durban International Convention Center, South Africa.

The 223 World Table Tennis Championships is the 57th World Table Tennis Championships, and the final stage of this tournament was held in Durban International Convention Center, South Africa from May 2 to 28, 223. This is the second time that the World Table Tennis Championships have entered Africa since it was held in Cairo, Egypt in 1939.

In the mixed doubles final, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated Japanese team Zhang Benzhi and/or Hayata Hina 3- to achieve two consecutive championships in the World Table Tennis Championships. In the men's doubles final, Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin beat South Korean team Zhang Yuzhen/Lin Zhongxun 3- to win the men's doubles championship for the first time. In the women's doubles final, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi beat South Korean team Tian Zhixi/Shen Yubin 3- to win the championship.

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On October 28th, 22, the annual congress of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was held online for the first time. Durban, South Africa beat Dü sseldorf, Germany, with 9 votes (69.77%) to win the right to host the 223 World Championships, and the latter won 39 votes (3.23%). Durban became the second African city to host the world table tennis championship since Cairo in 1939.

since 221, the ITTF has continued to introduce a new World Table Tennis Championships finals mode, that is, players/teams need to qualify for the World Table Tennis Championships finals through intercontinental qualifiers. The draw ceremony for the 223 World Table Tennis Championships will be held on May 18th. The lottery of women's singles in table tennis: Sun Yingsha in the quarter, Wang Yidi in the quarter, Chen Meng in the quarter, Manyu Wang and Chen Xingtong in the quarter.