2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships

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

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

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

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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

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Medal table

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  *   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

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See also

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References

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  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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