The women's team event of the 2018 ITTF Team World Cup took place at the Copper Box Arena in London from 22 to 25 February 2018. [1] [2]
All times are local (GMT).
Teams were seeded based on the ITTF World Ranking of the three highest-ranked players in each team, as at February 2018. [3]
The group stage took place from 22 to 23 February. [4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Egypt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 22 February 10:00 | Report | Japan | 3–0 | United States | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Hina Hayata / Mima Ito | 3–0 | Amy Wang / Jennifer Wu | |||
| Kasumi Ishikawa | 3–1 | Lily Zhang | |||
| Mima Ito | 3–1 | Jennifer Wu | |||
| 22 February 17:00 | Report | Japan | 3–0 | Egypt | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Hina Hayata / Mima Ito | 3–0 | Farah Abdel-Aziz / Yousra Helmy | |||
| Kasumi Ishikawa | 3–1 | Dina Meshref | |||
| Hina Hayata | 3–0 | Yousra Helmy | |||
| 23 February 10:00 | Report | Egypt | 1–3 | United States | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Farah Abdel-Aziz / Yousra Helmy | 0–3 | Jennifer Wu / Lily Zhang | |||
| Dina Meshref | 3–0 | Amy Wang | |||
| Yousra Helmy | 1–3 | Jennifer Wu | |||
| Farah Abdel-Aziz | 1–3 | Amy Wang | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  North Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 22 February 10:00 | Report | China | 3–0 | North Korea | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen | 3–1 | Cha Hyo Sim / Kim Nam Hae | |||
| Zhu Yuling | 3–0 | Kim Song-i | |||
| Ding Ning | 3–1 | Kim Nam Hae | |||
| 22 February 17:00 | Report | China | 3–0 | Brazil | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Chen Xingtong / Zhu Yuling | 3–0 | Caroline Kumahara / Bruna Takahashi | |||
| Wang Manyu | 3–0 | Gui Lin | |||
| Chen Xingtong | 3–1 | Bruna Takahashi | |||
| 23 February 10:00 | Report | Brazil | 0–3 | North Korea | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Caroline Kumahara / Bruna Takahashi | 0–3 | Cha Hyo Sim / Kim Nam Hae | |||
| Gui Lin | 0–3 | Kim Song-i | |||
| Bruna Takahashi | 1–3 | Kim Nam Hae | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 22 February 10:00 | Report | Hong Kong | 3–0 | England | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Lee Ho Ching / Soo Wai Yam Minnie | 3–1 | Kelly Sibley / Maria Tsaptsinos | |||
| Doo Hoi Kem | 3–0 | Tin-Tin Ho | |||
| Soo Wai Yam Minnie | 3–0 | Kelly Sibley | |||
| 22 February 17:00 | Report | Hong Kong | 3–1 | Singapore | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Lee Ho Ching / Soo Wai Yam Minnie | 3–2 | Feng Tianwei / Yu Mengyu | |||
| Doo Hoi Kem | 3–1 | Yee Herng Hwee | |||
| Lee Ho Ching | 1–3 | Feng Tianwei | |||
| Doo Hoi Kem | 3–0 | Yu Mengyu | |||
| 23 February 10:00 | Report | Singapore | 3–1 | England | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Feng Tianwei / Yu Mengyu | 3–0 | Kelly Sibley / Maria Tsaptsinos | |||
| Zhang Wanling | 1–3 | Tin-Tin Ho | |||
| Yu Mengyu | 3–1 | Kelly Sibley | |||
| Feng Tianwei | 3–0 | Tin-Tin Ho | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 22 February 10:00 | Report | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Australia | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Chen Szu-yu / Cheng Hsien-tzu | 3–0 | Parleen Kaur / Melissa Tapper | |||
| Cheng I-ching | 3–1 | Jian Fang Lay | |||
| Cheng Hsien-tzu | 3–0 | Melissa Tapper | |||
| 22 February 17:00 | Report | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | Romania | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Chen Szu-yu / Cheng Hsien-tzu | 3–0 | Daniela Monteiro Dodean / Elizabeta Samara | |||
| Cheng I-ching | 0–3 | Bernadette Szőcs | |||
| Chen Szu-yu | 3–1 | Elizabeta Samara | |||
| Cheng I-ching | 3–2 | Daniela Monteiro Dodean | |||
| 23 February 10:00 | Report | Romania | 3–0 | Australia | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Daniela Monteiro Dodean / Elizabeta Samara | 3–0 | Parleen Kaur / Jian Fang Lay | |||
| Bernadette Szőcs | 3–0 | Melissa Tapper | |||
| Elizabeta Samara | 3–0 | Jian Fang Lay | |||
The knockout stage took place from 23 to 25 February. [5]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Romania | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 February 17:00 | Report | Japan | 3–1 | Singapore | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Hina Hayata / Mima Ito | 3–0 | Yee Herng Hwee / Yu Mengyu | |||
| Kasumi Ishikawa | 3–0 | Feng Tianwei | |||
| Hina Hayata | 1–3 | Yu Mengyu | |||
| Kasumi Ishikawa | 3–0 | Yee Herng Hwee | |||
| 23 February 17:00 | Report | North Korea | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Cha Hyo Sim / Kim Nam Hae | 3–2 | Chen Szu-yu / Cheng Hsien-tzu | |||
| Kim Song-i | 3–1 | Cheng I-ching | |||
| Cha Hyo Sim | 3–1 | Chen Szu-yu | |||
| 23 February 17:00 | Report | Hong Kong | 3–0 | Romania | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Doo Hoi Kem / Lee Ho Ching | 3–1 | Daniela Monteiro Dodean / Elizabeta Samara | |||
| Soo Wai Yam Minnie | 3–2 | Bernadette Szőcs | |||
| Lee Ho Ching | 3–0 | Elizabeta Samara | |||
| 23 February 17:00 | Report | United States | 0–3 | China | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Amy Wang / Jennifer Wu | 0–3 | Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen | |||
| Lily Zhang | 0–3 | Wang Manyu | |||
| Jennifer Wu | 0–3 | Liu Shiwen | |||
| 24 February 10:00 | Report | Japan | 3–0 | North Korea | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Hina Hayata / Mima Ito | 3–0 | Cha Hyo Sim / Kim Nam Hae | |||
| Kasumi Ishikawa | 3–0 | Kim Song-i | |||
| Hina Hayata | 3–1 | Cha Hyo Sim | |||
| 24 February 19:00 | Report | Hong Kong | 0–3 | China | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Ng Wing Nam / Soo Wai Yam Minnie | 0–3 | Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen | |||
| Doo Hoi Kem | 1–3 | Zhu Yuling | |||
| Ng Wing Nam | 0–3 | Ding Ning | |||
| 25 February 11:00 | Report | Japan | 0–3 | China | Copper Box Arena, London |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Hina Hayata / Mima Ito | 1–3 | Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen | |||
| Kasumi Ishikawa | 0–3 | Zhu Yuling | |||
| Mima Ito | 0–3 | Ding Ning | |||
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