2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
VenueHalmstad Arena
LocationHalmstad, Sweden
Dates29 April–6 May
Competitors595 from 87[1] nations
Champions
Men China
Women China
← 2016
2018 World Team
Table Tennis Championships
Events
Men's teamWomen's team

The 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Halmstad, Sweden from 29 April to 6 May 2018.[2]

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]

Qualification Men's team Women's team
Top fourteen in 2016
Top two of the 2nd division in 2016  India
 Brazil 		 India
 Luxembourg
ITTF world team ranking  Chinese Taipei
 Belgium
 Russia
 Egypt
 Romania
 Belarus
 Singapore
 Slovenia 		 Russia
 Poland
 Egypt
 Belarus
 Brazil
 Czech Republic
 United States
 Sweden

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Sweden)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)2002
2 Germany (GER)0101
 Japan (JPN)0101
4 Hong Kong (HKG)0011
 Korea (COR)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
 Sweden (SWE)*0011
Totals (7 entries)2248

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team
details 		 China
Fan Zhendong
Lin Gaoyuan
Ma Long
Wang Chuqin
Xu Xin 		 Germany
Timo Boll
Ruwen Filus
Patrick Franziska
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Bastian Steger 		 South Korea
Jang Woo-jin
Jung Young-sik
Kim Dong-hyun
Lee Sang-su
Lim Jong-hoon
 Sweden
Anton Källberg
Kristian Karlsson
Mattias Karlsson
Truls Möregårdh
Jon Persson
Women's team
details 		 China
Chen Meng
Ding Ning
Liu Shiwen
Wang Manyu
Zhu Yuling 		 Japan
Hina Hayata
Miu Hirano
Kasumi Ishikawa
Mima Ito
Miyu Nagasaki 		 Hong Kong
Doo Hoi Kem
Lee Ho Ching
Mak Tze Wing
Ng Wing Nam
Soo Wai Yam Minnie
 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.

External links

World Table Tennis Championships
World championships in 2018
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