The World Table Tennis Championships, abbreviated as the World Table Tennis Championships, is one of the most historic and influential table tennis competitions hosted by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Since 1926, the World Table Tennis Championships was originally held once a year, but since 1957, it has been held every two years. In recent years, in order to make the event more focused and high-quality, the World Table Tennis Championships has been adjusted, and the team and individual events (singles and doubles) competitions are held separately, still maintaining the frequency of once every two years, but alternately, that is, the team competition is held in one year and the individual competition is held in another year.
Table Tennis World Cup: Held annually since 1980, including men's and women's singles and team competitions, organized by the International Table Tennis Federation. World Table Tennis Championships (World Table Tennis Championships).: Held biennially, including alternating team and individual competitions. Olympiad (Olympic Games).: Quadrennial, including men's and women's singles, men's and women's teams and mixed doubles.
A double-lap Grand Slam is when a table tennis player has won the World Table Tennis Championships, the Table Tennis World Cup, and the Olympic Games singles title at least twice in his career. So far, there are very few athletes who can achieve this feat, among which China's Zhang Yining and Ma Long have achieved this great achievement, showing the outstanding status and influence of Chinese table tennis players in the world table tennis arena.
The difference between the World Table Tennis Championships and the Table Tennis World Cup: The World Table Tennis Championships: covering seven events in men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles and men's and women's teams, is the largest and most comprehensive competition in the table tennis world. Table Tennis World Cup: Including men's and women's singles and team competitions, a total of four events, held separately, is one of the top individual and team events.
Both of these events are important parts of the three major tournaments in the table tennis world, and each occupies an irreplaceable position in the history of table tennis and the career of athletes.