2020 Men’s World Cup Invitations Name Ass WR Eligibility Previous Appearances Ma Long CHN 3 World Champion 7 Ahmed Ali Saleh EGY 78 Winner - Africa Cup 6 Fan Zhendong CHN 1 Highest World Ranked – Asia Cup 4 Hugo Calderano BRA 2 Winner – Pan Am Cup 3 Gustavo Tsuboi BRA 44 Runner Up – Pan Am Cup 4 Heming Hu AUS 98 Highest World Ranked - Oceania 2 Timo Boll GER 10 Winner – Europe Top 16 Cup 16 Tomokazu Harimoto JPN 4 Third Highest World Ranked – Asia Cup 2 Lin Yun-Ju TPE 7 Fourth Highest World Ranked – Asia Cup 4 Darko Jorgic SLO 34 Runner Up – Europe Top 16 Cup None Koki Niwa JPN 13 Fifth Highest World Ranked – Asia Cup 4 Robert Gardos AUT 28 Third Place - Europe Top 16 Cup 1 Jeoung Youngsik KOR 14 Sixth Highest World Ranked – Asia Cup 3 Jang Woojin KOR 18 Seventh Highest World Ranked – Asia Cup 9 Quadri Aruna NGR 20 Runner Up – Africa Cup 6 Wong Chun Ting HKG 21 Eighth Highest World Ranked – Asia Cup 4 Kanak Jha USA 27 Third Place – Pan Am Cup 4 Chuang Chih-Yuan TPE 30 Ninth Highest World Ranked – Asia Cup 15 Tomislav Pucar CRO 37 Fourth Place - Europe Top 16 Cup None Dimitrij Ovtcharov GER 11 Wild Card 13 Invitations - Previous Medallists Name Ass Medal Years Ma Long CHN Gold 2012, 2015 Ma Long CHN Silver 2014 Ma Long CHN Bronze 2008, 2009, 2017 Fan Zhendong CHN Gold 2016, 2018, 2019 Fan Zhendong CHN Silver 2015 Timo Boll GER Gold 2002, 2005 Timo Boll GER Silver 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018 Timo Boll GER Bronze 2010, 2014 Dimitrij Ovtcharov GER Gold 2017 Dimitrij Ovtcharov GER Bronze 2013, 2015 Tomokazu Harimoto JPN Silver 2019 Lin Yun-Ju TPE Bronze 2019 Wong Chun Ting HKG Bronze 2016 .