2013 World Table Tennis Championships
| 2013 World Table Tennis Championships | |
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| Date | May 13–20 |
| Edition | 52nd |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Venue | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Zhang Jike
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| Women's Singles | |
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Li Xiaoxia
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| Men's Doubles | |
 Chen Chien-an / Chuang Chih-yuan
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| Women's Doubles | |
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Guo Yue / Li Xiaoxia
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| Mixed Doubles | |
 Kim Hyok-Bong / Kim Jong
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The 2013 World Table Tennis Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from May 13 to May 20, 2013. The Championships were the 52nd edition of the World Table Tennis Championships.
These were the first Championships since 2003 in which China did not win all five competitions and the first since 1993 in which they won fewer than four gold medals. China's ten-Championships long streak of men's doubles titles came to an end as Chuang Chih-yuan and Chen Chien-an of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) beat a Chinese duo for their nation's first-ever gold medal. China's eleven-Championships long streak of mixed doubles titles (since 1989) came to an end as Kim Hyok-Bong and Kim Jong of North Korea beat a South Korean team in the finals. However, China did have the top four finishers in both the men's and women's singles and won 14 of 20 medals overall.
Zhang Jike took the men's title, marking his fourth consecutive World or Olympic first-place finish, while Li Xiaoxia won her first World title in the women's singles. Li also teamed up with Guo Yue to win the women's doubles title for China.
Doha, one of the only two candidate cities, withdrew its bid after the Qatar Table Tennis Association was made aware that Paris wanted to mark the 10-year anniversary of the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships. As a result, Paris was selected as the host city. The decision was announced by ITTF in May 2010. The tournament was held at the 12,000 seat Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy.
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