2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Men's team

Men's team at the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
Venue	Halmstad Arena
Location	Halmstad, Sweden
Dates	29 April – 6 May
Teams	70
Medalists
Fan Zhendong Lin Gaoyuan Ma Long Wang Chuqin Xu Xin    China   Timo Boll Ruwen Filus Patrick Franziska Dimitrij Ovtcharov Bastian Steger    Germany   Jang Woo-jin Jung Young-sik Kim Dong-hyun Lee Sang-su Lim Jong-hoon    South Korea   Anton Källberg Kristian Karlsson Mattias Karlsson Truls Moregard Jon Persson    Sweden
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Main article: 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships

The men's team tournament of the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held from 29 April to 6 May 2018. The draw for the tournament was held at 27 February 2018. ^[1]

China defeated Germany in the final to capture the gold medal. ^[2]

Championship division

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	5	0	15	5	+10	10	Quarterfinals		—	3–0	3–1	3–0	3–2	3–2
2	Sweden	5	4	1	12	6	+6	9	Round of 16		—	—	—	3–0	3–1	3–0
3	Hong Kong	5	3	2	12	6	+6	8			—	2–3	—	3–2	3–0	3–0
4	Romania	5	2	3	8	7	+1	7			—	—	—	—	3–1	—
5	Slovenia	5	1	4	7	13	−6	6			—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Egypt	5	0	5	3	15	−12	5			—	—	—	0–3	1–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

29 April 2018 13:00	Report	Germany	3–2	Egypt	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Timo Boll	3–0	Mohamed El-Beiali
Ruwen Filus			1–3	Omar Assar
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–1	Khalid Assar
Timo Boll			2–3	Omar Assar
Ruwen Filus			3–0	Mohamed El-Beiali
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29 April 2018 13:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–0	Slovenia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Wong Chun Ting	3–2	Darko Jorgic
Ho Kwan Kit			3–2	Bojan Tokič
Lam Siu Hang			3–1	Deni Kozul

29 April 2018 13:00	Report	Sweden	3–0	Romania	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Kristian Karlsson	3–0	Ovidiu Ionescu
Mattias Karlsson			3–1	Hunor Szőcs
Jon Persson			3–2	Adrian Crișan

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30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Germany	3–0	Romania	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Patrick Franziska	3–0	Hunor Szőcs
Timo Boll			3–0	Cristian Pletea
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–0	Rareş Şipoş

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Hong Kong	2–3	Sweden	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Wong Chun Ting	3–1	Jon Persson
Ho Kwan Kit			2–3	Kristian Karlsson
Lam Siu Hang			1–3	Mattias Karlsson
Wong Chun Ting			3–1	Kristian Karlsson
Ho Kwan Kit			0–3	Jon Persson
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30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Egypt	1–3	Slovenia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ahmed Saleh	2–3	Bojan Tokič
Omar Assar			3–2	Darko Jorgic
Mohamed El-Beiali			2–3	Deni Kozul
Omar Assar			0–3	Bojan Tokič

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30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Germany	3–0	Sweden	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Patrick Franziska	3–2	Kristian Karlsson
Timo Boll			3–0	Mattias Karlsson
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–1	Anton Källberg

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–0	Egypt	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Wong Chun Ting	3–0	Omar Assar
Ho Kwan Kit			3–0	Ahmed Saleh
Lam Siu Hang			3–0	El-sayed Lashin

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Romania	3–1	Slovenia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Adrian Crișan	3–1	Bojan Tokič
Cristian Pletea			3–1	Darko Jorgic
Hunor Szőcs			1–3	Deni Kozul
Cristian Pletea			3–0	Bojan Tokič

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1 May 2018 16:00	Report	Germany	3–1	Hong Kong	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Timo Boll	3–0	Ho Kwan Kit
Patrick Franziska			2–3	Wong Chun Ting
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–0	Lam Siu Hang
Timo Boll			3–0	Wong Chun Ting

1 May 2018 16:00	Report	Sweden	3–1	Slovenia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Mattias Karlsson	3–0	Darko Jorgic
Kristian Karlsson			2–3	Bojan Tokič
Jon Persson			3–1	Deni Kozul
Mattias Karlsson			3–2	Bojan Tokič

1 May 2018 16:00	Report	Egypt	0–3	Romania	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ahmed Saleh	0–3	Cristian Pletea
El-sayed Lashin			0–3	Ovidiu Ionescu
Khalid Assar			0–3	Adrian Crișan

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2 May 2018 19:00	Report	Germany	3–2	Slovenia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ruwen Filus	3–0	Deni Kozul
Bastian Steger			3–0	Jan Žibrat
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			1–3	Darko Jorgic
Bastian Steger			1–3	Deni Kozul
Ruwen Filus			3–0	Jan Žibrat
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2 May 2018 19:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–2	Romania	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Wong Chun Ting	1–3	Hunor Szőcs
Ho Kwan Kit			2–3	Ovidiu Ionescu
Lam Siu Hang			3–1	Cristian Pletea
Wong Chun Ting			3–2	Ovidiu Ionescu
Ho Kwan Kit			3–2	Hunor Szőcs
			–

2 May 2018 19:00	Report	Sweden	3–0	Egypt	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Truls Moregard	3–2	Khalid Assar
Anton Källberg			3–0	Mohamed El-Beiali
Kristian Karlsson			3–0	Ahmed Saleh

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	5	5	0	15	0	+15	10	Quarterfinals		—	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Brazil	5	4	1	12	4	+8	9	Round of 16		—	—	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
3	Portugal	5	3	2	9	5	+4	8			—	0–3	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
4	Czech Republic	5	2	3	8	10	−2	7			—	—	—	—	—	3–0
5	Russia	5	1	4	4	14	−10	6			—	—	—	1–3	—	3–2
6	North Korea	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5			—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

29 April 2018 13:00	Report	China	3–0	Russia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Fan Zhendong	3–0	Sadi Ismailov
Ma Long			3–0	Vladimir Sidorenko
Wang Chuqin			3–0	Vildan Gadiev

29 April 2018 13:00	Report	Portugal	3–0	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Marcos Freitas	3–2	Choe Il
Tiago Apolónia			3–2	Pak Sin-hyok
João Monteiro			3–0	Kang Wi-hun

29 April 2018 13:00	Report	Brazil	3–1	Czech Republic	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Hugo Calderano	3–0	Lubomír Jančařík
Gustavo Tsuboi			3–1	Pavel Širůček
Eric Jouti			2–3	Tomáš Konečny
Hugo Calderano			3–0	Pavel Širůček

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30 April 2018 10:00	Report	China	3–0	Czech Republic	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Fan Zhendong	3–0	Lubomír Jančařík
Xu Xin			3–0	Tomas Tregler
Lin Gaoyuan			3–1	Tomáš Konečný

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Portugal	0–3	Brazil	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Marcos Freitas	2–3	Gustavo Tsuboi
João Monteiro			1–3	Hugo Calderano
Tiago Apolónia			2–3	Eric Jouti

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Russia	3–2	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Kirill Skachkov	3–0	Choe Il
Vladimir Sidorenko			0–3	Pak Sin-hyok
Sadi Ismailov			2–3	Kang Wi-hun
Kirill Skachkov			3–2	Pak Sin-hyok
Vladimir Sidorenko			3–2	Choe Il
			–

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30 April 2018 19:00	Report	China	3–0	Brazil	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Fan Zhendong	3–0	Gustavo Tsuboi
Ma Long			3–0	Hugo Calderano
Xu Xin			3–0	Eric Jouti

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Portugal	3–0	Russia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Marcos Freitas	3–0	Sadi Ismailov
Tiago Apolónia			3–1	Kirill Skachkov
João Monteiro			3–1	Vladimir Sidorenko

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Czech Republic	3–0	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Lubomír Jančařík	3–0	Pak Sin-hyok
Tomas Tregler			3–1	Choe Il
Pavel Širůček			3–1	Kang Wi-hun

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1 May 2018 13:00	Report	China	3–0	Portugal	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Xu Xin	3–0	Diogo Carvalho
Fan Zhendong			3–2	João Geraldo
Lin Gaoyuan			3–0	Tiago Apolónia

1 May 2018 13:00	Report	Brazil	3–0	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Hugo Calderano	3–1	Pak Sin-hyok
Gustavo Tsuboi			3–2	Choe Il
Eric Jouti			3–1	Kang Wi-hun

1 May 2018 13:00	Report	Russia	1–3	Czech Republic	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Vladimir Sidorenko	1–3	Pavel Širůček
Kirill Skachkov			2–3	Lubomír Jančařík
Vildan Gadiev			3–2	Tomáš Konečný
Vladimir Sidorenko			0–3	Lubomír Jančařík

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2 May 2018 10:00	Report	China	3–0	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ma Long	3–0	Choe Il
Fan Zhendong			3–0	Pak Sin-hyok
Xu Xin			3–0	Kang Wi-hun

2 May 2018 10:00	Report	Portugal	3–1	Czech Republic	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		João Geraldo	3–0	Lubomír Jančařík
Marcos Freitas			1–3	Pavel Širůček
João Monteiro			3–2	Tomáš Konečný
Marcos Freitas			3–1	Lubomír Jančařík

2 May 2018 10:00	Report	Brazil	3–0	Russia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Gustavo Tsuboi	3–1	Vildan Gadiev
Hugo Calderano			3–0	Sadi Ismailov
Eric Jouti			3–1	Denis Ivonin

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	5	5	0	15	3	+12	10	Quarterfinals		—	—	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
2	Japan	5	4	1	13	3	+10	9	Round of 16		1–3	—	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
3	Chinese Taipei	5	3	2	10	8	+2	8			1–3	—	—	3–0	3–2	3–0
4	Belgium	5	2	3	7	13	−6	7			—	—	—	—	3–2	3–2
5	Belarus	5	1	4	7	12	−5	6			—	—	—	—	—	3–0
6	Singapore	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5			—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

29 April 2018 17:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Belgium	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Koki Niwa	3–0	Cédric Nuytinck
Tomokazu Harimoto			3–0	Florent Lambiet
Kenta Matsudaira			3–1	Robin Devos

29 April 2018 17:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Singapore	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Chen Chien-an	3–1	Gao Ning
Chuang Chih-yuan			3–0	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
Lin Yun-Ju			3–0	Pang Xue Jie

29 April 2018 17:00	Report	England	3–0	Belarus	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Paul Drinkhall	3–0	Pavel Platonov
Liam Pitchford			3–0	Vladimir Samsonov
Sam Walker			3–1	Aliaksandr Khanin

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30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Belarus	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomokazu Harimoto	3–2	Vladimir Samsonov
Koki Niwa			3–2	Pavel Platonov
Jun Mizutani			3–0	Aliaksandr Khanin

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	1–3	England	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Chuang Chih-yuan	2–3	Paul Drinkhall
Chen Chien-an			1–3	Liam Pitchford
Lin Yun-Ju			3–1	Sam Walker
Chuang Chih-yuan			0–3	Liam Pitchford

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Belgium	3–2	Singapore	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Cédric Nuytinck	3–0	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
Florent Lambiet			2–3	Gao Ning
Robin Devos			3–0	Kun Ting Beh
Cédric Nuytinck			1–3	Gao Ning
Florent Lambiet			3–1	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
			–

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30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Japan	1–3	England	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Jun Mizutani	3–2	Paul Drinkhall
Tomokazu Harimoto			0–3	Liam Pitchford
Koki Niwa			0–3	Sam Walker
Jun Mizutani			2–3	Liam Pitchford

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Belgium	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Chuang Chih-yuan	3–1	Florent Lambiet
Chen Chien-an			3–1	Cédric Nuytinck
Liao Cheng-ting			3–0	Martin Allegro

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Belarus	3–0	Singapore	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Vladimir Samsonov	3–0	Kun Ting Beh
Pavel Platonov			3–1	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
Aliaksandr Khanin			3–0	Lucas Tan

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1 May 2018 13:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Chinese Taipei	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomokazu Harimoto	3–1	Chuang Chih-yuan
Jun Mizutani			3–0	Chen Chien-an
Kenta Matsudaira			3–1	Lin Yun-Ju

1 May 2018 13:00	Report	England	3–0	Singapore	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Paul Drinkhall	3–1	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
Liam Pitchford			3–0	Pang Xue Jie
Sam Walker			3–1	Kun Ting Beh

1 May 2018 13:00	Report	Belgium	3–2	Belarus	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Florent Lambiet	0–3	Vladimir Samsonov
Cédric Nuytinck			3–0	Pavel Platonov
Robin Devos			3–2	Aliaksandr Khanin
Cédric Nuytinck			0–3	Vladimir Samsonov
Florent Lambiet			3–1	Pavel Platonov
			–

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2 May 2018 10:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Singapore	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomokazu Harimoto	3–0	Gao Ning
Jun Mizutani			3–0	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
Yuya Oshima			3–0	Kun Ting Beh

2 May 2018 10:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	3–2	Belarus	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Chen Chien-an	1–3	Vladimir Samsonov
Chuang Chih-yuan			2–3	Pavel Platonov
Liao Cheng-ting			3–1	Aliaksandr Khanin
Chuang Chih-yuan			3–1	Vladimir Samsonov
Chen Chien-an			3–1	Pavel Platonov
			–

2 May 2018 16:00	Report	England	3–1	Belgium	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Liam Pitchford	3–0	Florent Lambiet
Paul Drinkhall			1–3	Cédric Nuytinck
Sam Walker			3–1	Robin Devos
Liam Pitchford			3–0	Cédric Nuytinck

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	5	4	1	13	3	+10	9	Quarterfinals		—	3–0	1–3	—	3–0	3–0
2	Austria	5	3	2	9	8	+1	8 [a]	Round of 16		—	—	0–3	—	3–2	3–0
3	Croatia	5	3	2	11	7	+4	8 [a]			—	—	—	—	—	3–0
4	France	5	3	2	9	8	+1	8 [a]			0–3	0–3	3–0	—	3–2	3–0
5	India	5	2	3	10	13	−3	7			—	—	3–2	—	—	3–2
6	Poland	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5			—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Austria 3 Pts, 0 MD, +3 SD; Croatia 3 Pts, 0 MD, +1 SD; France 3 Pts, 0 MD, −4 SD

29 April 2018 17:00	Report	France	3–2	India	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Simon Gauzy	3–0	Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
Emmanuel Lebesson			1–3	Sharath Kamal
Quentin Robinot			3–2	Anthony Amalraj
Simon Gauzy			1–3	Sharath Kamal
Emmanuel Lebesson			3–1	Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
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29 April 2018 17:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	Poland	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Jung Young-sik	3–2	Jakub Dyjas
Lee Sang-su			3–1	Paweł Fertikowski
Jang Woo-jin			3–1	Marek Badowski

29 April 2018 17:00	Report	Croatia	3–0	Austria	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomislav Pucar	3–1	Stefan Fegerl
Andrej Gaćina			3–1	Robert Gardos
Frane Kojic			3–2	Daniel Habesohn

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30 April 2018 10:00	Report	France	3–0	Croatia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Simon Gauzy	3–2	Tomislav Pucar
Emmanuel Lebesson			3–1	Andrej Gaćina
Quentin Robinot			3–2	Frane Kojic

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	Austria	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Lee Sang-su	3–2	Robert Gardos
Jung Young-sik			3–2	Stefan Fegerl
Jang Woo-jin			3–0	Daniel Habesohn

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	India	3–2	Poland	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Harmeet Desai	2–3	Jakub Dyjas
Sharath Kamal			3–2	Paweł Fertikowski
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran			1–3	Marek Badowski
Sharath Kamal			3–1	Jakub Dyjas
Harmeet Desai			3–1	Paweł Fertikowski
			–

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Austria	3–0	France	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Stefan Fegerl	3–0	Emmanuel Lebesson
Daniel Habesohn			3–1	Simon Gauzy
Robert Gardos			3–0	Can Akkuzu

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	India	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Lee Sang-su	3–1	Harmeet Desai
Jung Young-sik			3–0	Anthony Amalraj
Jang Woo-jin			3–1	Sanil Shetty

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Croatia	3–0	Poland	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Andrej Gaćina	3–2	Jakub Dyjas
Tomislav Pucar			3–1	Marek Badowski
Frane Kojic			3–1	Patryk Zatówka

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1 May 2018 16:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	France	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Lee Sang-su	3–2	Emmanuel Lebesson
Jung Young-sik			3–1	Simon Gauzy
Jang Woo-jin			3–0	Quentin Robinot

1 May 2018 16:00	Report	Austria	3–0	Poland	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Daniel Habesohn	3–0	Jakub Dyjas
Stefan Fegerl			3–1	Marek Badowski
Robert Gardos			3–0	Patryk Zatówka

1 May 2018 16:00	Report	India	3–2	Croatia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Sharath Kamal	1–3	Andrej Gaćina
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran			1–3	Tomislav Pucar
Harmeet Desai			3–2	Frane Kojic
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran			3–0	Andrej Gaćina
Sharath Kamal			3–2	Tomislav Pucar
			–

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Knockout stage

The group winners of Groupd C and D were drawn, as well as the second and third placed teams. Same for the fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams.

Places 13–24

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Romania	3
					Slovenia	2
	Poland	1
	Slovenia	3
									Romania	1
									India	3
	India	3
	Singapore	0
					India	3
					France	2
					Czech Republic	3
					North Korea	2
	North Korea	3
	Belarus	2
									Czech Republic	3
									Russia	2
	Russia	3
	Egypt	1
					Russia	3
					Belgium	2

Places 1–12

All times are local (UTC+2).

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Germany	3
					Brazil	1
	Croatia	2
	Brazil	3
									Germany	3
									South Korea	2
	Japan	3
	Hong Kong	0
					Japan	1
					South Korea	3
													Germany	0
													China	3
					England	0
					Sweden	3
	Chinese Taipei	2
	Sweden	3
									Sweden	0
									China	3
	Austria	3
	Portugal	2
					Austria	0
					China	3

Round of 16

3 May 2018 13:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Hong Kong	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomokazu Harimoto	3–0	Wong Chun Ting
Jun Mizutani			3–1	Ho Kwan Kit
Koki Niwa			3–0	Lam Siu Hang

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3 May 2018 16:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	2–3	Sweden	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Chuang Chih-yuan	0–3	Mattias Karlsson
Chen Chien-an			0–3	Kristian Karlsson
Lin Yun-ju			3–2	Jon Persson
Chuang Chih-yuan			3–1	Kristian Karlsson
Chen Chien-an			1–3	Mattias Karlsson
			–

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3 May 2018 19:00	Report	Austria	3–2	Portugal	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Robert Gardos	1–3	Tiago Apolónia
Stefan Fegerl			1–3	Marcos Freitas
Daniel Habesohn			3–0	João Monteiro
Stefan Fegerl			3–0	Tiago Apolónia
Robert Gardos			3–1	Marcos Freitas
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3 May 2018 19:00	Report	Croatia	2–3	Brazil	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Andrej Gaćina	3–1	Gustavo Tsuboi
Tomislav Pucar			1–3	Hugo Calderano
Frane Kojić			3–2	Eric Jouti
Andrej Gaćina			2–3	Hugo Calderano
Tomislav Pucar			2–3	Gustavo Tsuboi
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Quarterfinals

4 May 2018 11:00	Report	China	3–0	Austria	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ma Long	3–2	Robert Gardos
Xu Xin			3–0	Stefan Fegerl
Fan Zhendong			3–0	Daniel Habesohn

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4 May 2018 14:30	Report	Japan	1–3	South Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomokazu Harimoto	2–3	Jung Young-sik
Jun Mizutani			3–2	Lee Sang-su
Kenta Matsudaira			1–3	Jang Woo-jin
Jun Mizutani			0–3	Jung Young-sik

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4 May 2018 18:00	Report	Germany	3–1	Brazil	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Bastian Steger	1–3	Hugo Calderano
Ruwen Filus			3–0	Eric Jouti
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–1	Gustavo Tsuboi
Ruwen Filus			3–2	Hugo Calderano

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4 May 2018 18:00	Report	England	0–3	Sweden	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Paul Drinkhall	0–3	Kristian Karlsson
Liam Pitchford			2–3	Mattias Karlsson
Sam Walker			0–3	Jon Persson

Semifinals

5 May 2018 11:00	Report	Sweden	0–3	China	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Mattias Karlsson	0–3	Ma Long
Kristian Karlsson			1–3	Fan Zhendong
Jon Persson			0–3	Xu Xin

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5 May 2018 18:00	Report	Germany	3–2	South Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Patrick Franziska	1–3	Lee Sang-su
Timo Boll			3–1	Jung Young-sik
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			0–3	Jang Woo-jin
Timo Boll			3–2	Lee Sang-su
Patrick Franziska			3–1	Jung Young-sik
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Final

6 May 2018 14:30	Report	Germany	0–3	China	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Timo Boll	0–3	Ma Long
Ruwen Filus			0–3	Fan Zhendong
Patrick Franziska			1–3	Xu Xin

Second division

Preliminary round

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	5	5	0	15	2	+13	10	Quarterfinals		—	—	3–1	3–0	—	3–0
2	Denmark	5	4	1	13	4	+9	9	Round of 16		1–3	—	3–1	3–0	—	3–0
3	Netherlands	5	3	2	11	8	+3	8			—	—	—	—	—	3–0
4	Thailand	5	2	3	7	9	−2	7			—	—	1–3	—	—	3–0
5	Chile	5	1	4	4	13	−9	6			0–3	0–3	1–3	0–3	—	3–1
6	Canada	5	0	5	1	15	−14	5			—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	5	5	0	15	4	+11	10	Quarterfinals		—	3–1	3–2	3–1	3–0	3–0
2	Nigeria	5	4	1	13	4	+9	9	Round of 16		—	—	—	3–0	3–0	3–0
3	Argentina	5	3	2	12	9	+3	8			—	1–3	—	3–1	3–2	3–0
4	Bulgaria	5	2	3	8	10	−2	7			—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Turkey	5	1	4	6	12	−6	6			—	—	—	1–3	—	—
6	Australia	5	0	5	0	15	−15	5			—	—	—	0–3	0–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	5	4	1	14	6	+8	9 [a]	Quarterfinals		—	2–3	3–1	3–0	3–0	3–2
2	Hungary	5	4	1	14	7	+7	9 [a]	Round of 16		—	—	2–3	3–1	3–0	3–2
3	Greece	5	4	1	13	9	+4	9 [a]			—	—	—	3–2	3–2	3–0
4	Serbia	5	2	3	9	9	0	7			—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Paraguay	5	1	4	5	13	−8	6			—	—	—	0–3	—	3–1
6	Ecuador	5	0	5	5	15	−10	5			—	—	—	0–3	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Italy 3 Pts, +1 MD; Hungary 3 Pts, 0 MD; Greece 3 Pts, −1 MD

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	5	4	1	14	5	+9	9 [a]	Quarterfinals		—	3–2	—	2–3	3–0	3–0
2	United States	5	4	1	14	7	+7	9 [a]	Round of 16		—	—	—	—	3–0	3–1
3	Spain	5	3	2	11	8	+3	8 [b]			0–3	2–3	—	3–2	3–0	3–0
4	Kazakhstan	5	3	2	12	10	+2	8 [b]			—	1–3	—	—	3–1	3–1
5	Luxembourg	5	1	4	4	14	−10	6			—	—	—	—	—	3–2
6	Puerto Rico	5	0	5	4	15	−11	5			—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Iran 3–2 United States
2. Spain 3–2 Kazakhstan

Knockout stage

The group winners of Groupd G and H were drawn, as well as the second and third placed teams. Same for the fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams.

Places 37–48

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Bulgaria	2
					Luxembourg	3
	Australia	0
	Luxembourg	3
									Luxembourg	0
									Serbia	3
	Chile	3
	Ecuador	2
					Chile	0
					Serbia	3
					Kazakhstan	2
					Paraguay	3
	Puerto Rico	1
	Paraguay	3
									Paraguay	2
									Turkey	3
	Turkey	3
	Canada	2
					Turkey	3
					Thailand	2

Places 25–36

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Ukraine	3
					Denmark	1
	Greece	0
	Denmark	3
									Ukraine	1
									Iran	3
	United States	2
	Netherlands	3
					Netherlands	0
					Iran	3
													Iran	2
													Hungary	3
					Italy	1
					Hungary	3
	Argentina	0
	Hungary	3
									Hungary	3
									Slovakia	2
	Nigeria	3
	Spain	1
					Nigeria	0
					Slovakia	3

Third division

Preliminary round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	5	5	0	15	4	+11	10	Quarterfinals		—	3–2	3–1	3–0	3–0	3–1
2	Uzbekistan	5	4	1	14	6	+8	9	Round of 16		—	—	3–0	3–1	3–1	3–1
3	Republic of the Congo	5	3	2	10	10	0	8			—	—	—	3–1	—	—
4	South Africa	5	2	3	8	12	−4	7			—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Sri Lanka	5	1	4	8	14	−6	6			—	—	2–3	2–3	—	—
6	New Zealand	5	0	5	6	15	−9	5			—	—	1–3	1–3	2–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	2	1	7	6	+1	5 [a]	Quarterfinals		—	—	3–1	3–2	—	—
2	Cuba	3	2	1	7	6	+1	5 [a]	Round of 16		3–1	—	1–3	3–2	—	—
3	Vietnam	3	2	1	7	5	+2	5 [a]			—	—	—	3–1	—	—
4	Tunisia	3	0	3	5	9	−4	3			—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Peru	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn		—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Pakistan [b]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Indonesia 3 Pts, 0 MD, +3 SD; Cuba 3 Pts, 0 MD, −1 SD; Vietnam 3 Pts, 0 MD, −2 SD
2. Pakistan withdrew as the team did not get a NOC from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB). ^[3]

Group K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	5	4	1	14	7	+7	9 [a]	Quarterfinals		—	—	—	3–2	3–0	3–1
2	Saudi Arabia	5	4	1	14	6	+8	9 [a]	Round of 16		3–2	—	2–3	3–0	3–1	3–0
3	Lithuania	5	4	1	13	10	+3	9 [a]			1–3	—	—	3–2	3–1	3–2
4	Jordan	5	1	4	9	13	−4	6 [b]			—	—	—	—	3–1	—
5	Togo	5	1	4	6	13	−7	6 [b]			—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Algeria	5	1	4	7	14	−7	6 [b]			—	—	—	3–2	1–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Switzerland 3 Pts, +1 MD; Saudi Arabia 3 Pts, 0 MD; Lithuania 3 Pts, −1 MD
2. Jordan 3 Pts, +1 MD; Togo 3 Pts, −0 MD; Algeria 3 Pts, −1 MD

Group L

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	5	4	1	14	3	+11	9 [a]	Quarterfinals		—	3–0	—	—	—	—
2	Israel	5	4	1	12	5	+7	9 [a]	Round of 16		—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Malaysia	5	4	1	12	6	+6	9 [a]			3–2	0–3	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
4	Dominican Republic	5	2	3	9	10	−1	7			0–3	2–3	—	—	3–1	3–0
5	Macau	5	1	4	4	14	−10	6			0–3	0–3	—	—	—	—
6	Guatemala	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5			0–3	0–3	—	—	2–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Finland 3 Pts, +2 MD; Israel 3 Pts, 0 MD; Malaysia 3 Pts, −2 MD

Knockout stage

The group winners of Groupd K and L were drawn, as well as the second and third placed teams. Same for the fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams.

Places 61–72

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Dominican Republic	2
					Algeria	3
	New Zealand	2
	Algeria	3
									Algeria	1
									Tunisia	3
					Macau	1
					Tunisia	3
					Jordan	2
					Sri Lanka	3
	Guatemala	1
	Sri Lanka	3
									Sri Lanka	2
									Togo	3
					Togo	3
					South Africa	1

Places 49–60

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Mexico	1
					Lithuania	3
	Lithuania	3
	Cuba	1
									Lithuania	3
									Malaysia	1
	Uzbekistan	2
	Malaysia	3
					Malaysia	3
					Switzerland	1
													Lithuania	3
													Vietnam	0
					Finland	1
					Vietnam	3
	Vietnam	3
	Saudi Arabia	1
									Vietnam	3
									Israel	1
	Israel	3
	Republic of the Congo	0
					Israel	3
					Indonesia	2

57th place bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	Cuba	3
	Uzbekistan	2
	Saudi Arabia	3
	Republic of the Congo	1

References

1. "Championship Division draw completed, local stars do hosts no favour, Sweden face top seeds". 27 February 2018.
2. "Mission accomplished China imperious". ittf.com. 6 May 2018.
3. "Pakistan table tennis team misses out on World Championships". dawn.com. 29 April 2018.