2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Men's team

The men's team tournament of the 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships will be held from 28 April to 10 May 2026.

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2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Men's team

The men's team tournament of the 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships will be held from 28 April to 10 May 2026.

Playing system

Format

All matches in the team events will be played as a best-of-five series of individual matches, with the following order of play:

<table><thead><tr><th>Match 1</th><th>Match 2</th><th>Match 3</th><th>Match 4</th><th>Match 5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>A1 vs B2</td><td>A2 vs B1</td><td>A3 vs B3</td><td>A1 vs B1</td><td>A2 vs B2</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group stage

• Teams seeded 1 to 7 and the host nation will be drawn into Group 1 and Group 2. • All teams are guaranteed the spot of knockout stage since the competition is only for determining the seedings.

• The 56 remaining teams will be drawn into Group 3 to Group 16. • The 14 winners will be advance to the knockout stage. • The 14 runner-ups in each group will either go in to a preliminary knockout stage or the knockout stage. They will be ranked, based on win/lose ratio of individual match, games, points in order. • The best six second-ranked teams will qualify to the knockout stage. • The remaining eight second ranked teams will play in a preliminary round ahead of the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

The lowest eight runner-ups in Stage 1b will play against each other with the winners advancing to the knockout stage.

Teams

2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Men's team

•  China •  Chinese Taipei •  England •  France •  Germany •  Japan •  South Korea •  Sweden

Preliminary round

Group 1

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>MF</th><th>MA</th><th>MR</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> China</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Sweden</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> South Korea</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> England (H)</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group 2

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>MF</th><th>MA</th><th>MR</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> France</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Japan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Germany</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Chinese Taipei</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group Stage

Ranking of second-place teams (Groups 3–16)

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>IMW:IML</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Knockout stage Round of 32</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Knockout Stage Preliminary Round</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Knockout Stage

Finals

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Semi-finals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Final</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Section 1

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Round of 32</th><th></th><th></th><th>Round of 16</th><th></th><th></th><th>Quarterfinals</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 1</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Group 3-16 2nd place</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Group 3-16 2nd place</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 3-10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 3-10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 11-16</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Group 3-16 2nd place</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>4th place of Group 1/2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Section 2

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Round of 32</th><th></th><th></th><th>Round of 16</th><th></th><th></th><th>Quarterfinals</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>3rd place of Group 1/2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Group 3-16 2nd place</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 11-16</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 3-10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 3-10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 11-16</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Group 3-16 2nd place</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>2nd place Group 1/2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Section 3

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Round of 32</th><th></th><th></th><th>Round of 16</th><th></th><th></th><th>Quarterfinals</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>2nd place Group 1/2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Group 3-16 2nd place</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 11-16</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 3-10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 3-10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 11-16</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Group 3-16 2nd place</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>3rd place Group 1/2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Section 4

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Round of 32</th><th></th><th></th><th>Round of 16</th><th></th><th></th><th>Quarterfinals</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>4th place Group 1/2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Group 3-16 2nd place</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 11-16</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 3-10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 3-10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Group 3-16 2nd place</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Group 3-16 2nd place</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Winner of Group 2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>