2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Women's team

Women's team
at the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
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
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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 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	Round of 16	—	—	—	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	Round of 16	—	—	—	—	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	Round of 16	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:

^ ^a ^b Romania 3–1 North Korea
^ ^a ^b 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]	Round of 16	—	—	—	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:

^ ^a ^b Hong Kong 3–1 Germany
^ ^a ^b 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

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


			–

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


			–

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

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]

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

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

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	Round of 16	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]	Round of 16	—	—	—	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:

^ ^a ^b ^c 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	Round of 16	—	—	—	—	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]	Round of 16	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:

^ ^a ^b ^c 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	Round of 16	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:

^ 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	Round of 16	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	Round of 16	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	Round of 16	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:

^ 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

References

^ "Championship Division draw completed, local stars do hosts no favour, Sweden face top seeds - International Table Tennis Federation". International Table Tennis Federation. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
^ "China retains title, once again Japan silver medallists". ittf.com. 5 May 2018.
^ "As one, Korea unified, the power of table tennis". ittf.com. 3 May 2018.
^ "Pakistan table tennis team misses out on World Championships". dawn.com. 29 April 2018.
^ "Table Tennis team denied Swedish visa". thedailystar.net. 30 April 2018.

[table_hth_ROU0.62627541722091-3] Romania 3–1 North Korea

[table_hth_POL0.62627541722091-4] Poland 3–2 Czech Republic

[table_hth_HKG0.37634983490051-5] Hong Kong 3–1 Germany

[table_hth_THA0.37634983490051-6] Thailand 3–2 Luxembourg

[table_hth_TUR0.48827418242035-8] Turkey 3 Pts, +1 MD, +5 SD; Italy 3 Pts, +1 MD +2 SD, Greece 3 Pts, −2 MD, −5 SD

[table_hth_CAN0.68022901596512-9] Canada 3 Pts, +1 MD; Switzerland 3 Pts, 0 MD; England 3 Pts, −1 MD

[table_note_PAK0.018478524414114-11] Pakistan withdrew as the team did not get a NOC from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).^[4]

[table_note_BAN0.44610604757727-13] Bangladesh withdrew as the team did not get a visa from the Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation (BTTF).^[5]

[1] "Championship Division draw completed, local stars do hosts no favour, Sweden face top seeds - International Table Tennis Federation". International Table Tennis Federation. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-09-29.

[2] "China retains title, once again Japan silver medallists". ittf.com. 5 May 2018.

[7] "As one, Korea unified, the power of table tennis". ittf.com. 3 May 2018.

[10] "Pakistan table tennis team misses out on World Championships". dawn.com. 29 April 2018.

[12] "Table Tennis team denied Swedish visa". thedailystar.net. 30 April 2018.

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