2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships

The 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Chengdu, China from 30 September to 9 October 2022.[1][2] The World Team Championships were originally scheduled in April and pushed back to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships
VenueHigh Technology Zone Sports Center Gymnasium
LocationChengdu, China
Dates30 September – 9 October
Nations36 (32 men's teams, 28 women's teams)
Champions
Men China
Women China
← 2018
2024 →

Format

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The teams were drawn in groups of five teams in principle.[4][5] After a round robin in each group, the top two teams in groups and the highest-ranked (world team ranking) third-placed teams qualified for a 16-team knockout stage. Two losing semi-finalists received bronze medals in the absence of a third-place match.

Team match system

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A team consisted of three members playing best of five singles. Each singles match was a best of five games. The order of play was:

  1. A vs X
  2. B vs Y
  3. C vs Z
  4. A vs Y
  5. B vs X

Tie-breaking criteria for group play

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A finished team match brought two points for a win, one point for a loss. No points were given for a loss in an unplayed or unfinished match. The ranking of teams in the group stage were determined as follows:[6]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches;
  2. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  3. Ratios of wins to losses in the singles matches played between the teams in question;
  4. Ratios of wins to losses in the games played between the teams in question;
  5. Ratios of wins to losses in the points played between the teams in question;
  6. Drawing of lots.

Qualification

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Qualified teams were announced in June 2022.[7] Number of teams eligible to compete for the trophy in each team event is expanded to 40, compared to the previous 24 teams in 2018.[8] However, only 32 men's teams and 28 women's teams arrived in Chengdu with differences from the original list.[9]

Qualification Men's team Women's team
Host   China   China
Africa (5)
2021 African Championships
  Egypt
  Nigeria (absence)
  Algeria (absence)
  Togo (absence)
  Tunisia (absence)
  Egypt
  Nigeria (absence)
  Tunisia (absence)
  Mauritius (absence)
  Algeria (absence)
addition:
  South Africa
Americas (7)
2021 Pan American Table Tennis Championships
  Brazil
  Chile (absence)
  Argentina (absence)
  United States
  Canada
  Puerto Rico
  Peru (absence)
  Brazil
  Canada
  United States
  Chile (absence)
  Puerto Rico
  Argentina (absence)
  Guatemala (absence)
Asia (11)
2021 Asian Championships
  South Korea
  Chinese Taipei
  India
  Japan
  Iran
  Singapore
  Hong Kong
  Kazakhstan
  Saudi Arabia
  Thailand
  Uzbekistan
  Japan
  South Korea
  Hong Kong
  Singapore
  India
  Thailand
  Chinese Taipei
  Kazakhstan (absence)
  Iran
  Uzbekistan
  Indonesia (absence)
addition:
  Malaysia
Europe (12)
2021 European Championships (8) and world team ranking (4)
  Germany
  Russia (suspension)[10]
  Sweden
  Denmark
  England
  Austria (absence)[11]
  Czech Republic
  Romania
  Portugal
  France
  Croatia
  Slovenia
addition:
  Hungary
  Poland
  Slovakia
  Germany
  Romania
  France
  Portugal
  Austria (absence)[11]
  Ukraine (absence)
  Poland
  Luxembourg
  Hungary
  Russia (suspension)[10]
  Netherlands (absence)
  Sweden
addition:
  Czech Republic
  Italy
  Slovakia
Oceania (3)
world team ranking
  Australia
  New Zealand (absence)
  Vanuatu (absence)
  Australia (absence)
  Vanuatu (absence)
  Fiji (absence)
Intercontinental quota (1)
world team ranking
  Belgium   North Korea (absence)

Schedule

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The draw took place on 28 September.[12] Group phase commences on 30 September and knockout stage starts on 5 October, with the women's and men's finals taking place on 8 and 9 October respectively.[13][14]

Event↓/Date → Fri 30 Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9
Men's team Group 1/8 F QF SF F
Women's team Group 1/8 F QF SF F

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China*2002
2  Germany0112
  Japan0112
4  Chinese Taipei0011
  South Korea0011
Totals (5 entries)2248

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team
details
  China
Fan Zhendong
Ma Long
Liang Jingkun
Wang Chuqin
Lin Gaoyuan
  Germany
Dang Qiu
Benedikt Duda
Ricardo Walther
Fanbo Meng
Kay Stumper
  Japan
Tomokazu Harimoto
Shunsuke Togami
Mizuki Oikawa
Jo Yokotani
  South Korea
Jang Woo-jin
An Jae-hyun
Cho Seung-min
Cho Dae-seong
Hwang Min-ha
Women's team
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  China
Sun Yingsha
Chen Meng
Wang Manyu
Wang Yidi
Chen Xingtong
  Japan
Hina Hayata
Mima Ito
Miyuu Kihara
Miyu Nagasaki
Hitomi Sato
  Chinese Taipei
Chen Szu-yu
Cheng I-ching
Liu Hsing-yin
Li Yu-jhun
Huang Yi-hua
  Germany
Han Ying
Nina Mittelham
Shan Xiaona
Sabine Winter
Annett Kaufmann

References

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  2. ^ "ITTF Announces New Dates for Chengdu 2022 World Championships". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Table Tennis-World team championships in Chengdu delayed to end September". Reuters. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ "One Week to Go! Everything You Need to Know Before the 2022 ITTF World Team Championships". ITTF. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Competition Details" (PDF). ittf.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ^ "ITTF Handbook 2022". ittf.com. Retrieved 30 September 2022. 3.7.5 Group Competitions
  7. ^ "100 Days to Go to Chengdu 2022 World Championships Finals: ITTF Unveils Qualified Teams". ittf.com. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Teams WTTC Qualification Pathway" (PDF). ittf.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Table Tennis Federation of Russia and Belarus not allowed in Chengdu 2022 World Championships Finals". ittf.com. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Austria's table tennis association is not going to the World Cup because of Corona". 24hoursworlds.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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