The 2019 ITTF Team World Cup (also known as the ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition that took place in Tokyo, Japan, from 6 to 10 November 2019. It was the 12th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and also served as one of the test events for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]
China won both events, defeating South Korea in the men's team final and Japan in the women's team final.[4][5]
Medallists
Qualification
The host nation Japan, and each of the current continental team champions qualified for both the men's and women's events, with additional places awarded to the highest-placed teams at the 2018 World Team Championships that had not already qualified through continental events.[6][7]
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- Notes
- a Two qualifying places awarded, to ensure that both North and South America were represented.
- b Five qualifying places awarded to the highest-placed teams that did not already qualify through continental events.
- c Australia initially qualified, but later withdrew from the World Cup. Their place was taken by Vanuatu.[8]
Men's team
Seeding
Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking.[9]
Group stage
The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria
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2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Japan
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2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Austria
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2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Brazil
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Australia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  United States
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2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Sweden
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2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Knockout stage
The knockout stage took place from 7 to 10 November.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| China
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| United States
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| China
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Japan
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Japan
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Germany
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| China
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| England
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Women's team
Seeding
Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking.[9]
Group stage
The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Ukraine
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Egypt
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2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Austria
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2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Romania
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2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Vanuatu
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Hong Kong
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Brazil
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Knockout stage
The knockout stage took place from 8 to 10 November.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| China
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| United States
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| China
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| China
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Japan
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ukraine
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Japan
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Romania
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Japan
| 3 | |||||||||||||
See also
- 2019 World Table Tennis Championships
- 2019 ITTF World Tour
- 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup
- 2019 ITTF Women's World Cup
References
- ^ "2019 ITTF Team World Cup". ITTF. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Test Events". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "ZEN-NOH named as title sponsor of 2019 ITTF Team World Cup in Tokyo". Inside The Games. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Korea Republic in optimistic mood for Tokyo 2020". ITTF. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Sun Yingsha escapes, China retains title". ITTF. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "2019 ITTF Team World Cup / Playing System and Qualification Criteria" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "2019 ITTF Team World Cup / Qualified Teams" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Continental champions ready for Team World Cup clash". ITTF. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b "2019 ITTF Team World Cup / Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 5 November 2019.