Founded 2006 Draw 32S / 16D Prize money 300,000 USD (2016) | ||
Venue Salwa Sports Club (since 2014) | ||
The Kuwait Open is a table tennis tournament held in Kuwait by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It featured as part of the ITTF World Tour from 2006 to 2016.
History
The tournament was first held in 2006, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since then, with the exception of 2011 when the country was temporarily suspended due to a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee.
China's Ma Long holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with three, while Liu Shiwen and Li Xiaoxia of China jointly hold the record for most women's singles tournament wins, with two each.
In August 2016, Kuwait was not included on the 2017 World Tour schedule announced by the ITTF.
References
Kuwait Open (table tennis) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA