2016 ITTF World Tour

The 2016 ITTF World Tour was the 21st season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. 2016 also marked the tour's 20th anniversary.

The events of the 2016 tour were split into three tiers: Super Series, Major Series and Challenge Series. The Super Series events offered the highest prize money and the most points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December. The Major Series was the middle tier, with the Challenge Series being the lowest tier.

Schedule
Below is the schedule released by the ITTF:

{{legend|#ccffcc|Super Series|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {{legend|#ffffcc|Major Series|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {{legend|#ffffff|Challenge Series|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {{legend|#ffcccc|Grand Finals|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

Finals
German Open

Kuwait Open

Qatar Open

Japan Open

Korea Open

China Open

Singles
The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Finals in December. Qatar's Li Ping was also invited to take part in the men's singles event, to ensure that the host nation was represented.

Men's singles – final standings

Women's singles – final standings

{{legend|#ccffcc|Player met the qualification criteria and competed in the Grand Finals|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {{legend|#faf0e6|Player met the qualification criteria and was invited to compete in the Grand Finals, but withdrew|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {{legend|#ffffff|Player did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria or not finishing in a high enough position|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

Doubles
The eight men's pairs and eight women's pairs who played in at least four events and accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Finals in December.

Men's doubles – final standings

Women's doubles – final standings

{{legend|#ccffcc|Pair met the qualification criteria and competed in the Grand Finals|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {{legend|#faf0e6|Pair met the qualification criteria and was invited to compete in the Grand Finals, but withdrew|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} {{legend|#ffffff|Pair did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria, not finishing in a high enough position, or due to the fact that one player in the pair had already qualified in a higher position with another partner|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

Grand Finals
The 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place from 8–11 December at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar.

ITTF Star Awards
The 2016 ITTF Star Awards ceremony was held on the first evening of the Grand Finals at the Sheraton Grand Doha on 8 December.

Awards were handed out in eight categories:


 * Male Table Tennis Star: 🇨🇳 Ma Long
 * Female Table Tennis Star: 🇨🇳 Ding Ning
 * Male Para Table Tennis Star: 🇧🇪 Laurens Devos
 * Female Para Table Tennis Star: 🇨🇳 Liu Jing
 * Table Tennis Star Coach: 🇨🇳 Liu Guoliang
 * Table Tennis Breakthrough Star: 🇯🇵 Miu Hirano
 * Table Tennis Star Point: 🇨🇳 Fan Zhendong at the 2016 Japan Open
 * Fair Play Star: 🇪🇬 Rinad Fathy