2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships

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2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
Venue Halmstad Arena
Location Halmstad, Sweden
Dates29 April–6 May
Competitors595 from 87 [1]  nations
Champions
MenFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
WomenFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
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The 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Halmstad, Sweden from 29 April to 6 May 2018. [2]

Contents

The quarterfinal between North Korea and South Korea in the women's tournament did not take place, as the teams chose to continue as a united team [3]

Seeding

The top fourteen teams of the first division and the top two teams of the second division at the 2016 World Team Championships were guaranteed a place in the first division, along with top eight placed teams in the world rankings not already qualified. [4] [5] [6]

QualificationMen's teamWomen's team
Top fourteen in 2016
Top two of the 2nd division in 2016Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
ITTF world team rankingFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Sweden)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)2002
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0101
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0101
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)0011
Unification flag of Korea.svg  Korea  (COR)0011
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)*0011
Totals (7 entries)2248

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's team
details 		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fan Zhendong
Lin Gaoyuan
Ma Long
Wang Chuqin
Xu Xin 		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Timo Boll
Ruwen Filus
Patrick Franziska
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Bastian Steger 		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Jang Woo-jin
Jung Young-sik
Kim Dong-hyun
Lee Sang-su
Lim Jong-hoon
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Anton Källberg
Kristian Karlsson
Mattias Karlsson
Truls Möregårdh
Jon Persson
Women's team
details 		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Chen Meng
Ding Ning
Liu Shiwen
Wang Manyu
Zhu Yuling 		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Hina Hayata
Miu Hirano
Kasumi Ishikawa
Mima Ito
Miyu Nagasaki 		Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Doo Hoi Kem
Lee Ho Ching
Mak Tze Wing
Ng Wing Nam
Soo Wai Yam Minnie
Unification flag of Korea.svg  Korea
Cha Hyo-sim
Choe Hyon-hwa
Jeon Ji-hee
Kim Ji-ho
Kim Nam-hae
Kim Song-i
Seo Hyo-won
Yang Ha-eun
Yoo Eun-chong

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Media Guide" (PDF). ITTF. 13 Mar 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Liebherr 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships". ITTF. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Hardik Vyas (3 May 2018). "Table Tennis: Koreas form unified team at world championships". Reuters . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 World Team Playing System" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Men's Championships Division" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Women's Championships Division" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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