From the shortest match, to the average number of points in a game, our AI performance analysis tool has generated the key player and game data from the table tennis singles competition at Tokyo 2020, to bring you a wrap up of the event.
Women’s Table Tennis Singles
- Total of 70 matches were played
- The most common Game margin was 4-0 representing 39% of total results
- Total matches added up to 47 hrs & 28 mins
- Longest match was in the 3rd round at 68 minutes and the shortest being in the 2nd round at 20 mins
- Total points played: 6,334
- Average points per Game: 17.79
Women’s Gold Medalist: Chen Meng (CHN)
World number 1, and Tokyo 2020 Gold Medalist Chen Meng from China, had a stellar performance during the Olympics- with many calling her one of the world’s greatest paddlers.
Using our AI video analysis of hours of matches during Tokyo, we’ve pulled a few interesting statistics from her Olympics performance.
- She hit (on average) 271 total strokes/match
- Points-won to shots-hit ratio: Won a point with every 5 shots she hit
- During the event she played a total of 429 points and won 60.4% of total points
- Beat the tournament’s average points per game (17.79): 17.12
Men’s Table Tennis Singles
- Total of 65 matches were played
- The most common Game margin was a 4-1 win representing 32% of total results
- Total matches added up to 49 hrs & 56 mins
- Longest match was in the 3rd round at 88 minutes and the shortest being in the 2nd round at 22 mins
- Total points played: 6,237
- Average points per Game: 18.24
Men’s Gold Medalist: Ma Long (CHN)
World number 2, Ma Long also from China, made history during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as the first person to win two Gold Medals in the Singles tournament at the Olympics.
Analysing his matches using our AI video analysis tool, we are able to pull some of his key stats that contributed to a stellar medal result.
- He hit (on average) 266 total strokes/match
- Points-won to shots-hit ratio: Won a point with every 4.6 shots he hit
- During the event he played a total of 518 points and won 56% of total points
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