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2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships
2022 edition of the World Team Table Tennis Championships From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Format
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
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:
- A vs X
- B vs Y
- C vs Z
- A vs Y
- B vs X
Tie-breaking criteria for group play
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]
- Points obtained in all group matches;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Ratios of wins to losses in the singles matches played between the teams in question;
- Ratios of wins to losses in the games played between the teams in question;
- Ratios of wins to losses in the points played between the teams in question;
- Drawing of lots.
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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]
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Schedule
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]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
Medalists
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