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The Japan Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Japan, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour.

History

The tournament was first held in 1989, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since the Tour's inception in 1996.

Sweden's Jan-Ove Waldner and Germany's Timo Boll jointly hold the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with three each, while Wang Nan of China holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, with four.

In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that Tokyo has been chosen as one of six cities to host a "World Tour Platinum" event in 2017. These events will replace the Super Series as the top tier of the ITTF World Tour.

Japan Open er en årlig international bordtennisturnering, der afholdes i Japan. Turneringen blev første gang afholdt i 1989 og er en del af ITTF World Tour. Japan Open er en af de mest prestigefyldte bordtennisturneringer i verden og tiltrækker topspillere fra hele verden. Turneringen afholdes typisk i oktober eller november og spilles over flere dage. Formatet for turneringen varierer fra år til år, men den omfatter typisk både singler- og doublekonkurrencer for mænd og kvinder. Japan Open er en vigtig begivenhed i den japanske bordtenniskalender og er en mulighed for japanske spillere til at konkurrere mod nogle af verdens bedste spillere. Turneringen er også en populær begivenhed for fans af bordtennis, og den tiltrækker hvert år tusindvis af tilskuere.