Event name Qatar Open Location Doha Draw 32S / 16D Prize money 200,000 USD (2017) | Founded 1994 Category World Tour Platinum Men's singles Ma Long Tour ITTF World Tour | |
Venue Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena (2016–) | ||
The Qatar Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour.
History
The tournament was first held in 1994, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since 2005, and previously from 1997-99 and 2001-03.
Croatia's Zoran Primorac, along with Wang Liqin and Xu Xin of China jointly hold the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with three each, while Zhang Yining of China holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, with four.
In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that Doha has been chosen as one of six cities to host a "World Tour Platinum" event in 2017. These events will replace the Super Series as the top tier of the ITTF World Tour.