The 2018 ITTF Team World Cup was a table tennis competition held at the Copper Box Arena in London from 22 to 25 February 2018. It was the 11th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and the first time that it had been held in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]
| 2018 ITTF Team World Cup | |
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| Venue | Copper Box Arena |
| Location | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Date | 22–25 February |
| Teams | 24 |
| Total prize money | $270,000 |
| Champions | |
| Men |  China |
| Women | China |
China won both events, defeating Japan in both the men's and women's team finals.[4]
Medallists
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Qualification
editThe host nation England, and each of the current continental team champions qualified for both the men's and women's events, with additional places awarded to the highest-placed teams at the 2016 World Team Championships that hadn't already qualified through continental events.[5][6]
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- Notes
- a Two qualifying places awarded, to ensure that both North and South America are represented.
- b Five qualifying places awarded to the highest-placed teams that did not already qualify through continental events.
Events
editSee also
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edit- ↑ "England to host 2018 ITTF Team World Cup". Table Tennis England. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Table Tennis World Cup: London awarded rights to host 2018 tournament". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ "China Defends ITTF Team World Cup Titles in London". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Playing system and qualification criteria" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Qualified teams" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.