2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Women's team explained

Event:Women's team
Championship:2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
Dates:29 April–5 May
Venue:Halmstad Arena
Location:Halmstad, Sweden
Teams:70
Gold:Chen Meng
Ding Ning
Liu Shiwen
Wang Manyu
Zhu Yuling
Gold Nation:CHN
Silver:Hina Hayata
Miu Hirano
Kasumi Ishikawa
Mima Ito
Miyu Nagasaki
Silver Nation:JPN
Bronze:Doo Hoi Kem
Lee Ho Ching
Mak Tze Wing
Ng Wing Nam
Soo Wai Yam Minnie
Bronze Nation:HKG
Bronze2: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
Bronze2 Nation:Korea (unification)
Prev:2016
Next:2022

See main article: 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships.

The women'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 won the title after defeating Japan in the final.[2]

Championship division

Preliminary round

Group D

Knockout stage

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

Places 1–12

All times are local (UTC+2).

Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

----Before the match, both teams entered the stage together and decided not to play against each other. Meanwhile, a unified Korean team played in the semifinals. That move was agreed upon by the ITTF.[3] --------

Semifinals

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Final

Second division

Preliminary round

Group H

Knockout stage

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

Places 25–36

Third division

Preliminary round

Group L

Knockout stage

The group winners of Groups 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

69th place bracket

Places 49–60

57th place bracket

Notes and References

  1. News: Championship Division draw completed, local stars do hosts no favour, Sweden face top seeds - International Table Tennis Federation. 2018-02-27. International Table Tennis Federation. 2018-09-29. en-GB.
  2. Web site: China retains title, once again Japan silver medallists. 5 May 2018. ittf.com.
  3. Web site: As one, Korea unified, the power of table tennis. 3 May 2018. ittf.com.