Top 10 ITTF Events 
Top 10 ITTF Events | Rank | Event | Frequency | Entry Elligibility | Participants | Length | Tables | Current Champion |
| #1 | World Championships
(singles, doubles, & teams combined event) |
every 2 years (odd years) | Representation by all 180 member nations. Players must be entered by their respective national associations as the selected representatives for that country. Players must be citizens of that country. | ~500 | 10 days | 48 | Singles:
Wang Liqin Zhang Yining Team: China China |
| #2 | Olympic Games (Summer) | every 4 years (even years) | Top 20 ITTF ranked men & women + continental Olympic qualifiers (maximum of 6 players of each gender from any one country) Players must be citizens of the country they are representing. | ~120 | 18 days | 4 | Ryu Seung Min
Zhang Yining |
| #3 | ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals | annually | Top 16 as determined by compiled results of all of that year's Pro Tour events. | 32-48 | 4 days |
|
Timo Boll Zhang Yining |
| #4 | World Cup
(single, doubles, & teams seperate events) |
annually | Top 16 singles (or teams) via ITTF World Rank with at least one representative from each continental association and the host association. | 16-54 | 4 days | 4 | Ma Lin Zhang Yining |
| #5 | European Championships | every 2 years (even years) | Restricted to teams from the countries of Europe. Players must be citizens of the country they represent. | 300-400 | 12 days | 48 | Singles:
Vladimir Samsonov Liu Jia Team: Belarus / Italy |
| #6 | ITTF Pro Tour Events | 16-20 events annually (reduced Olympic years) | Open to all ITTF members via qualifying rounds. (top players) | 128-150 | 4 days | 8 | Various |
| #7 | Pan Am Games | every 4 years (odd years) | Restricted to Western Hemisphere teams. Players must be citizens of the country they represent. | ~100 | 10 days | 8 | Singles:
David Zhuang Gao Jun Team: USA/USA |
| #8 | Asian Championships | annually | Restricted to participants from respective continent. Players must be citizens of the country they represent. | 200-300 | 4 days | 12 | Singles:
Wang Hao Nui Jian Feng Team: China/China |
| #9 | World Veteran's Championships & Global Youth Championships | every 2 years (even years) | >40 & <21 age requirement respectively. Events are seperate. | 200-1000 | 5 days | 12-60 | Miroslav Cecava
Edith Urban Ma Long Chang Chenchen |
| #10 | Olympic Trials | every 4 years (Olympic Years) | Varies by country. Players must be citizens of that country. | ~48 | 4 days | 8 | Various |
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