| 2006 World Team Table Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | AWD-Dome |
| Location | Bremen, Germany |
| Dates | 24 April–1 May |
| Champions | |
| Men |  China |
| Women | China |
The 2006 Liebherr World Team Table Tennis Championships was held in the AWD-Dome of Bremen, Germany from April 24 to May 1, 2006. It is the 48th edition to be contested.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1 May 2006 15:00 | Report (PDF) | China | 3–0 | South Korea | AWD-Dome, Bremen |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Wang Hao | 3–0 | Oh Sang-Eun | |||
| Wang Liqin | 3–2 | Ryu Seung-Min | |||
| Ma Lin | 3–0 | Lee Jung-Woo | |||
| Ninth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 1 |  France | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 0 | Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Russia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | South Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 1 |  Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 1 | South Korea | 3 | Third Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eleventh place | Romania | 3 | Germany | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romania | 1 | South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | Hong Kong | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th–8th classification | Fifth place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April 2006 16:00 | Report (PDF) | China | 3–1 | Hong Kong | AWD-Dome, Bremen |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Zhang Yining | 3–0 | Lin Ling | |||
| Guo Yue | 1–3 | Tie Yana | |||
| Wang Nan | 3–2 | Lau Sui-fei | |||
| Zhang Yining | 3–0 | Tie Yana | |||
| Ninth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Singapore | 2 |  North Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 3 | Belarus | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 3 | South Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 3 | Hong Kong | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 3 | Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eleventh place | Germany | 1 | Belarus | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | Japan | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th–8th classification | Fifth place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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