2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Women's team

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]

Women's team at the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
Venue	Halmstad Arena
Location	Halmstad, Sweden
Dates	29 April–5 May
Teams	70
Medalists
Chen Meng Ding Ning Liu Shiwen Wang Manyu Zhu Yuling    China   Hina Hayata Miu Hirano Kasumi Ishikawa Mima Ito Miyu Nagasaki    Japan   Doo Hoi Kem Lee Ho Ching Mak Tze Wing Ng Wing Nam Soo Wai Yam Minnie    Hong Kong   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    Korea
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China won the title after defeating Japan in the final.^[2]

Championship division

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	5	5	0	15	1	+14	10	Quarterfinals		—	3–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Singapore	5	4	1	13	5	+8	9	Round of 16		—	—	3–0	3–2	3–0	3–0
3	Russia	5	3	2	8	9	−1	8			—	—	—	3–2	3–2	3–1
4	Sweden	5	2	3	10	11	−1	7			—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Belarus	5	1	4	6	12	−6	6			—	—	—	1–3	—	—
6	India	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5			—	—	—	1–3	0–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	5	5	0	15	0	+15	10	Quarterfinals		—	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Austria	5	4	1	12	4	+8	9	Round of 16		—	—	3–0	3–1	3–0	3–0
3	Ukraine	5	3	2	9	8	+1	8			—	—	—	—	3–0	3–0
4	Hungary	5	2	3	9	9	0	7			—	—	2–3	—	3–2	3–0
5	United States	5	1	4	5	12	−7	6			—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Egypt	5	0	5	0	15	−15	5			—	—	—	—	0–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	5	4	1	13	6	+7	9[a]	Quarterfinals		—	3–1	—	1–3	3–1	3–1
2	North Korea	5	4	1	13	6	+7	9[a]	Round of 16		—	—	—	—	—	3–0
3	Chinese Taipei	5	3	2	11	9	+2	8			0–3	2–3	—	3–1	3–1	3–1
4	Netherlands	5	2	3	10	12	−2	7			—	1–3	—	—	3–2	2–3
5	Poland	5	1	4	7	14	−7	6[b]			—	0–3	—	—	—	3–2
6	Czech Republic	5	1	4	7	14	−7	6[b]			—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Romania 3–1 North Korea
2. Poland 3–2 Czech Republic

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	5	5	0	15	4	+11	10	Quarterfinals		—	—	3–2	3–1	3–0	3–0
2	Hong Kong	5	3	2	12	8	+4	8[a]	Round of 16		1–3	—	3–1	3–1	2–3	3–0
3	Germany	5	3	2	12	6	+6	8[a]			—	—	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
4	Thailand	5	2	3	9	12	−3	7[b]			—	—	—	—	3–2	3–1
5	Luxembourg	5	2	3	8	11	−3	7[b]			—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Brazil	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5			—	—	—	—	1–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Hong Kong 3–1 Germany
2. Thailand 3–2 Luxembourg

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 13–24

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Hungary	3
					India	0
	India	3
	Luxembourg	1
									Hungary	2
									Netherlands	3
	Belarus	3
	Egypt	1
					Belarus	1
					Netherlands	3
					Thailand	2
					United States	3
	Czech Republic	2
	United States	3
									Poland	2
									United States	3
	Poland	3
	Brazil	1
					Poland	3
					Sweden	2

Places 1–12

All times are local (UTC+2).

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					China	3
					Austria	0
	Germany	2
	Austria	3
									China	3
									Hong Kong	1
	Hong Kong	3
	Chinese Taipei	1
					Hong Kong	3
					Romania	0
													China	3
													Japan	1
					South Korea
					North Korea
	Russia	0
	North Korea	3
									Korea	0
									Japan	3
	Singapore	2
	Ukraine	3
					Ukraine	0
					Japan	3

Round of 16

2 May 2018 13:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–1	Chinese Taipei	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Minnie Soo Wai Yam	2–3	Cheng I-ching
Doo Hoi Kem			3–0	Liu Hsing-yin
Lee Ho Ching			3–0	Chen Szu-yu
Doo Hoi Kem			3–0	Cheng I-ching

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2 May 2018 13:00	Report	Singapore	2–3	Ukraine	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Feng Tianwei	3–0	Tetyana Sorochynska
Yu Mengyu			2–3	Ganna Gaponova
Lin Ye			1–3	Margaryta Pesotska
Feng Tianwei			3–0	Ganna Gaponova
Yu Mengyu			0–3	Tetyana Sorochynska
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2 May 2018 16:00	Report	Germany	2–3	Austria	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Sabine Winter	2–3	Sofia Polcanova
Petrissa Solja			3–0	Liu Jia
Nina Mittelham			3–2	Amelie Solja
Petrissa Solja			2–3	Sofia Polcanova
Sabine Winter			2–3	Liu Jia
			–

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2 May 2018 16:00	Report	Russia	0–3	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Yana Noskova	0–3	Kim Song-i
Polina Mikhailova			0–3	Kim Nam-hae
Mariia Tailakova			0–3	Cha Hyo-sim

Quarterfinals

3 May 2018 10:00	Report	China	3–0	Austria	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Liu Shiwen	3–0	Sofia Polcanova
Chen Meng			3–0	Amelie Solja
Wang Manyu			3–0	Karoline Mischek

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3 May 2018 10:00	Report	South Korea	–	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad

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]

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3 May 2018 13:00	Report	Ukraine	0–3	Japan	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Margaryta Pesotska	2–3	Mima Ito
Tetyana Sorochynska			0–3	Kasumi Ishikawa
Ganna Gaponova			0–3	Miu Hirano

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3 May 2018 16:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–0	Romania	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Lee Ho Ching	3–1	Elizabeta Samara
Doo Hoi Kem			3–2	Bernadette Szőcs
Minnie Soo Wai Yam			3–0	Daniela Dodean

Semifinals

4 May 2018 11:00	Report	Korea	0–3	Japan	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Jeon Ji-hee	0–3	Mima Ito
Kim Song-i			2–3	Kasumi Ishikawa
Yang Ha-eun			1–3	Miu Hirano

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4 May 2018 14:30	Report	China	3–1	Hong Kong	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ding Ning	0–3	Minnie Soo Wai Yam
Zhu Yuling			3–2	Doo Hoi Kem
Liu Shiwen			3–1	Lee Ho Ching
Ding Ning			3–1	Doo Hoi Kem

Final

5 May 2018 14:30	Report	China	3–1	Japan	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Liu Shiwen	2–3	Mima Ito
Ding Ning			3–0	Miu Hirano
Zhu Yuling			3–0	Kasumi Ishikawa
Liu Shiwen			3–0	Miu Hirano

Second division

Preliminary round

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	5	5	0	15	3	+12	10	Quarterfinals		—	—	—	3–0	3–0	—
2	Croatia	5	4	1	13	5	+8	9	Round of 16		1–3	—	—	3–0	3–0	3–1
3	France	5	3	2	12	6	+6	8			2–3	1–3	—	3–0	3–0	3–0
4	Uzbekistan	5	2	3	6	10	−4	7			—	—	—	—	3–0	—
5	Mexico	5	1	4	3	14	−11	6			—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Colombia	5	0	5	4	15	−11	5			0–3	—	—	1–3	2–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	5	4	1	14	8	+6	9	Quarterfinals		—	—	3–2	3–1	—	—
2	Italy	5	3	2	12	8	+4	8[a]	Round of 16		2–3	—	1–3	3–0	3–0	3–2
3	Turkey	5	3	2	13	8	+5	8[a]			—	—	—	2–3	—	—
4	Greece	5	3	2	10	11	−1	8[a]			—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Belgium	5	2	3	8	13	−5	7			3–2	—	0–3	2–3	—	3–2
6	Argentina	5	0	5	6	15	−9	5			0–3	—	1–3	1–3	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Turkey 3 Pts, +1 MD, +5 SD; Italy 3 Pts, +1 MD +2 SD, Greece 3 Pts, −2 MD, −5 SD

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	5	0	15	2	+13	10	Quarterfinals		—	3–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	3–0
2	Puerto Rico	5	4	1	13	5	+8	9	Round of 16		—	—	3–1	3–1	3–0	3–0
3	Lithuania	5	3	2	10	7	+3	8			—	—	—	—	3–0	—
4	Iran	5	2	3	8	10	−2	7			—	—	1–3	—	3–1	—
5	Cuba	5	1	4	5	14	−9	6			—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Australia	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5			—	—	0–3	0–3	2–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	5	4	1	14	5	+9	9	Quarterfinals		—	3–2	—	—	—	3–0
2	Canada	5	3	2	13	8	+5	8[a]	Round of 16		—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Switzerland	5	3	2	12	11	+1	8[a]			3–2	3–2	—	2–3	—	3–1
4	England	5	3	2	10	9	+1	8[a]			0–3	1–3	—	—	—	3–0
5	Chile	5	2	3	7	10	−3	7			0–3	0–3	3–1	1–3	—	3–0
6	Dominican Republic	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5			—	1–3	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Canada 3 Pts, +1 MD; Switzerland 3 Pts, 0 MD; England 3 Pts, −1 MD

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 37–48

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Uzbekistan	3
					Argentina	0
	Argentina	3
	Mexico	0
									Uzbekistan	2
									Cuba	3
	Cuba	3
	Dominican Republic	0
					Cuba	3
					England	2
					Iran	2
					Chile	3
	Australia	0
	Chile	3
									Chile	0
									Belgium	3
	Belgium	3
	Colombia	0
					Belgium	3
					Greece	0

Places 25–36

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Slovakia	1
					France	3
	France	3
	Canada	2
									France	1
									Spain	3
	Puerto Rico	3
	Switzerland	2
					Puerto Rico	2
					Spain	3
													Spain	3
													Turkey	0
					Serbia	2
					Turkey	3
	Turkey	3
	Croatia	1
									Turkey	3
									Italy	1
	Italy	3
	Lithuania	0
					Italy	3
					Slovenia	2

Third division

Preliminary round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	4	4	0	15	0	+15	8	Quarterfinals		—	—	—	3–0	3–0	—
2	Azerbaijan	4	3	1	9	3	+6	7	Round of 16		0–3	—	3–0	3–0	3–0	—
3	Finland	4	2	2	6	6	0	6			0–3	—	—	3–0	3–0	—
4	Mongolia	4	1	3	3	9	−6	5			—	—	—	—	3–0	—
5	Morocco	4	0	4	0	12	−12	4			—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Pakistan[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn		—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Pakistan withdrew as the team did not get a NOC from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).^[4]

Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	5	5	0	15	1	+14	10	Quarterfinals		—	3–1	—	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Kazakhstan	5	4	1	13	5	+8	9	Round of 16		—	—	—	3–0	3–0	3–0
3	Guatemala	5	3	2	10	6	+4	8			0–3	1–3	—	3–0	3–0	3–0
4	Jordan	5	2	3	6	9	−3	7			—	—	—	—	—	3–0
5	Lebanon	5	1	4	3	13	−10	6			—	—	—	0–3	—	3–1
6	South Africa	5	0	5	1	15	−14	5			—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

Group K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	5	5	0	15	3	+12	10	Quarterfinals		—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Estonia	5	4	1	13	5	+8	9	Round of 16		1–3	—	3–0	3–2	3–0	3–0
3	Macau	5	3	2	9	8	+1	8			0–3	—	—	3–2	—	—
4	Bulgaria	5	2	3	11	10	+1	7			1–3	—	—	—	—	—
5	Turkmenistan	5	1	4	5	13	−8	6			1–3	—	0–3	1–3	—	—
6	Algeria	5	0	5	1	15	−14	5			0–3	—	0–3	0–3	1–3	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

Group L

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wales	4	4	0	12	2	+10	8	Quarterfinals		—	3–1	—	w/o	3–0	—
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	3	1	10	4	+6	7	Round of 16		—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Norway	4	2	2	7	6	+1	6			1–3	0–3	—	3–0	3–0	—
4	Sri Lanka	4	1	3	4	9	−5	5			—	1–3	—	—	—	—
5	Maldives	4	0	4	0	12	−12	4			—	0–3	—	0–3	—	—
6	Bangladesh[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn		—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets
Notes:

1. Bangladesh withdrew as the team did not get a visa from the Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation (BTTF).^[5]

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

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Jordan	2
					Algeria	3
	Algeria	3
	Maldives	1
									Algeria	2
									Sri Lanka	3
	Morocco	3
	South Africa	2
					Morocco	0
					Sri Lanka	3
					Bulgaria	3
					Lebanon	1
									Bulgaria	3
									Mongolia	0
					Turkmenistan	0
					Mongolia	3

69th place bracket

	Final
	Maldives	0
	South Africa	3

Places 49–60

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Malaysia	3
					Norway	0
	Norway	3
	Kazakhstan	1
									Malaysia	3
									Wales	0
	Azerbaijan	1
	Macau	3
					Macau	1
					Wales	3
													Malaysia	0
													Indonesia	3
					Portugal	2
					Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
	Guatemala	2
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
									Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
									Indonesia	3
	Estonia	3
	Finland	1
					Estonia	0
					Indonesia	3

57th place bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	Kazakhstan	3
	Azerbaijan	2
	Guatemala	1
	Finland	3