Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics


Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 15 October. The competition took place at the Tecnópolis in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina is given the maximum quota should they not qualify an athlete and a further 4 spots, 2 in each gender, will be allocated by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 58 places shall be decided in three qualification phases; the six continental qualification tournaments, the six “Road to Buenos Aires” events and the Under-18 World Rankings.
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.

Boys

EventLocationDateTotal PlacesQualified
Host Nation Buenos Aires15 June 20181
African Qualification Event Tunis16–17 April 20172
Latin American Qualification Event Santo Domingo12–14 May 20172
Asian Qualification Event Greater Noida3–5 November 20174
European Qualification Event Split3–5 November 20174
Oceania Qualification Event Bendigo11–12 November 20171
North American Qualification Event Las Vegas17 December 20171
Road to Buenos Aires – Europe Hodonin12–13 February 20182
Road to Buenos Aires – Africa Rades24–25 March 20182
Road to Buenos Aires – Latin America Asuncion14–15 April 20182
Road to Buenos Aires – Asia Bangkok7–8 May 20182
Road to Buenos Aires – North America Markham1–2 June 20182
Road to Buenos Aires – Oceania Rarotonga8–9 June 20182
ITTF Under-18 World Rankings–1 July 20183
Tripartite Invitation-–2
TOTAL32

Girls

EventLocationDateTotal PlacesQualified
African Qualification Event Tunis16–17 April 20172
Latin American Qualification Event Santo Domingo12–14 May 20172
Asian Qualification Event Greater Noida3–5 November 20174
European Qualification Event Split3–5 November 20174
Oceania Qualification Event Bendigo11–12 November 20171
North American Qualification Event Las Vegas17 December 20171
Road to Buenos Aires – Europe Hodonin12–13 February 20182
Road to Buenos Aires – Africa Rades24–25 March 20182
Road to Buenos Aires – Latin America Asuncion14–15 April 20182
Road to Buenos Aires – Asia Bangkok7–8 May 20182
Road to Buenos Aires – North America Markham1–2 June 20182
Road to Buenos Aires – Oceania Rarotonga8–9 June 20182
ITTF Under-18 World Rankings–1 July 20183
Host country reallocation–1 July 20181
Tripartite Invitation-–2
TOTAL32

Medal summary

Medal table

Events