Table tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Table tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 23 August at the Wutaishan Sports Center in Nanjing, China.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China is given the maximum quota should they not qualify an athlete and a further 8 spots, 4 in each gender, will be allocated by the Tripartite Commission, however one spot was unused and was reallocated. The remaining 54 places shall be decided in four qualification phases: the 2014 World Qualification Event, the Under-18 World Rankings, six Road to Nanjing series events and six continental qualification tournaments.To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999.
Boys
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | |
| 2014 World Qualification Event |  Vila Nova de Gaia | 22–23 January 2014 | 4 | |
| ITTF Under-18 World Rankings | - | 1 February 2014 | 3 | |
| European Qualification Event |  Hodonin | 9–11 February 2014 | 4 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 1 |  Metz | 3–4 March 2014 | 1 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 2 |  Goa | 23–24 March 2014 | 1 | |
| Latin American Qualification Event |  Santo Domingo | 29–30 March 2014 | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Event |  Bangkok | 5–7 April 2014 | 4 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 3 |  Missisauga | 7–8 April 2014 | 1 | |
| North American Qualification Event | Missisauga | 9 April 2014 | 1 | |
| African Qualification Event |  Cairo | 12–13 April 2014 | 2 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 4 | Cairo | 14–15 April 2014 | 1 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 5 |  Buenos Aires | 21–22 April 2014 | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event |  Avarua | 22 May 2014 | 1 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 6 | Avarua | 30–31 May 2014 | 1 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | 4 | |
| TOTAL | 32 |
Girls
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | |
| 2014 World Qualification Event | Vila Nova de Gaia | 22–23 January 2014 | 4 | |
| ITTF Under-18 World Rankings | - | 1 February 2014 | 3 | |
| European Qualification Event | Hodonin | 9-11 February 2014 | 4 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 1 | Metz | 3-4 March 2014 | 1 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 2 | Goa | 23-24 March 2014 | 1 | |
| Latin American Qualification Event | Santo Domingo | 29-30 March 2014 | 2 | |
| Asian Qualification Event | Bangkok | 5-7 April 2014 | 4 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 3 | Missisauga | 7-8 April 2014 | 1 | |
| North American Qualification Event | Missisauga | 9 April 2014 | 1 | |
| African Qualification Event | Cairo | 12-13 April 2014 | 2 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 4 | Cairo | 14-15 April 2014 | 1 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 5 | Buenos Aires | 21-22 April 2014 | 1 | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | Avarua | 22 May 2014 | 1 | |
| Road to Nanjing series 6 | Avarua | 30-31 May 2014 | 1 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | 3 | |
| Reallocation | - | - | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 32 |
Mixed Team
Schedule
The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.| Event Date | Event Day | Starting Time | Event Details |
| August 17 | Sunday | 10:00 | Boys' Singles Group Stage Girls' Singles Group Stage |
| August 17 | Sunday | 16:00 | Boys' Singles Group Stage Girls' Singles Group Stage |
| August 18 | Monday | 10:00 | Boys' Singles Group Stage Girls' Singles Group Stage |
| August 18 | Monday | 16:00 | Boys' Singles 1/8 Finals Girls' Singles 1/8 Finals |
| August 19 | Tuesday | 10:00 | Boys' Singles Quarterfinals Girls' Singles Quarterfinals |
| August 19 | Tuesday | 15:00 | Boys' Singles Semifinals Girls' Singles Semifinals |
| August 20 | Wednesday | 10:00 | Boys' Singles Medal Matches Girls' Singles Medal Matches |
| August 20 | Wednesday | 15:30 | Mixed Team Group Stage |
| August 21 | Thursday | 10:00 | Mixed Team Group Stage |
| August 21 | Thursday | 16:15 | Mixed Team Group Stage |
| August 22 | Friday | 10:00 | Mixed Team 1/8 Finals |
| August 22 | Friday | 17:00 | Mixed Team Quarterfinals |
| August 23 | Saturday | 10:00 | Mixed Team Semifinals |
| August 23 | Saturday | 17:00 | Mixed Team Medal Matches |