2018 ITTF Team World Cup – Men's team

The men's team event of the 2018 ITTF Team World Cup took place at the Copper Box Arena in London from 22 to 25 February 2018.^[1]^[2]

All times are local (GMT).

Medallists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's team	China Fan Zhendong Lin Gaoyuan Ma Long Xu Xin Yu Ziyang	Japan Tomokazu Harimoto Koki Niwa Yuya Oshima Jin Ueda	England Paul Drinkhall Tom Jarvis David McBeath Liam Pitchford Sam Walker
Men's team	China Fan Zhendong Lin Gaoyuan Ma Long Xu Xin Yu Ziyang	Japan Tomokazu Harimoto Koki Niwa Yuya Oshima Jin Ueda	South Korea Jeong Sang-eun Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su Lim Jong-hoon

Tournament

Seeding

Teams were seeded based on the ITTF World Ranking of the three highest-ranked players in each team, as at February 2018.^[3]

Group stage

The group stage took place from 22 to 23 February.^[4]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MW	ML	Pts	Qualification
1	China	2	2	0	6	0	4	Advanced to knockout stage
2	France	2	1	1	3	5	3	Advanced to knockout stage
3	Sweden	2	0	2	2	6	2

22 February 12:00	Report	China	3–0	France	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Ma Long / Xu Xin	3–0	Alexandre Cassin / Emmanuel Lebesson
Fan Zhendong			3–0	Quentin Robinot
Ma Long			3–0	Emmanuel Lebesson

22 February 19:00	Report	China	3–0	Sweden	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Ma Long / Xu Xin	3–0	Pär Gerell / Anton Källberg
Fan Zhendong			3–0	Kristian Karlsson
Xu Xin			3–1	Anton Källberg

23 February 12:00	Report	Sweden	2–3	France	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Pär Gerell / Anton Källberg	1–3	Alexandre Cassin / Emmanuel Lebesson
Kristian Karlsson			3–1	Quentin Robinot
Anton Källberg			1–3	Alexandre Cassin
Pär Gerell			3–1	Quentin Robinot
Kristian Karlsson			0–3	Emmanuel Lebesson


			–

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MW	ML	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	2	2	0	6	1	4	Advanced to knockout stage
2	England	2	1	1	4	4	3	Advanced to knockout stage
3	Egypt	2	0	2	1	6	2

22 February 12:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Egypt	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Koki Niwa / Yuya Oshima	3–1	Mohamed El-Beiali / Ahmed Saleh
Tomokazu Harimoto			3–2	Omar Assar
Yuya Oshima			3–0	Mohamed El-Beiali

22 February 19:00	Report	Japan	3–1	England	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Koki Niwa / Jin Ueda	3–2	Paul Drinkhall / Sam Walker
Tomokazu Harimoto			0–3	Liam Pitchford
Jin Ueda			3–1	Paul Drinkhall
Koki Niwa			3–0	Liam Pitchford

23 February 12:00	Report	England	3–1	Egypt	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Paul Drinkhall / Sam Walker	3–1	El-Sayed Lashin / Ahmed Saleh
Liam Pitchford			3–1	Mohamed El-Beiali
Paul Drinkhall			2–3	Ahmed Saleh
Sam Walker			3–0	Mohamed El-Beiali

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MW	ML	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	2	2	0	6	2	4	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Germany	2	1	1	5	3	3	Advanced to knockout stage
3	Australia	2	0	2	0	6	2

22 February 12:00	Report	Germany	3–0	Australia	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Ruwen Filus / Patrick Franziska	3–0	David Powell / Kane Townsend
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–1	Hu Heming
Patrick Franziska			3–0	Kane Townsend

22 February 19:00	Report	Germany	2–3	South Korea	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Benedikt Duda / Patrick Franziska	1–3	Jeong Sang-eun / Jung Young-sik
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–0	Lee Sang-su
Patrick Franziska			1–3	Jeong Sang-eun
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–1	Jung Young-sik
Benedikt Duda			1–3	Lee Sang-su


			–

23 February 12:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	Australia	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Jung Young-sik / Lim Jong-hoon	3–0	David Powell / Kane Townsend
Lee Sang-su			3–1	Hu Heming
Jung Young-sik			3–0	David Powell

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MW	ML	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	2	2	0	6	2	4	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Hong Kong	2	1	1	5	4	3	Advanced to knockout stage
3	United States	2	0	2	1	6	2

22 February 12:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–1	United States	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Ho Kwan Kit / Ng Pak Nam	3–0	Adar Alguetti / Feng Yijun
Wong Chun Ting			0–3	Kanak Jha
Ho Kwan Kit			3–0	Feng Yijun
Wong Chun Ting			3–0	Adar Alguetti

22 February 19:00	Report	Hong Kong	2–3	Brazil	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Ho Kwan Kit / Lam Siu Hang	3–0	Eric Jouti / Gustavo Tsuboi
Wong Chun Ting			1–3	Hugo Calderano
Ho Kwan Kit			2–3	Gustavo Tsuboi
Wong Chun Ting			3–1	Eric Jouti
Lam Siu Hang			0–3	Hugo Calderano


			–

23 February 12:00	Report	Brazil	3–0	United States	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Eric Jouti / Gustavo Tsuboi	3–0	Adar Alguetti / Feng Yijun
Hugo Calderano			3–0	Kanak Jha
Gustavo Tsuboi			3–0	Feng Yijun

Knockout stage

The knockout stage took place from 23 to 25 February.^[5]

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

China	3

Germany	0
		China	3

		England	0
England	3

Brazil	1
				China	3

				Japan	0
South Korea	3

France	2
		South Korea	2

		Japan	3
Hong Kong	2

Japan	3

Quarterfinals

23 February 19:00	Report	China	3–0	Germany	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin	3–0	Benedikt Duda / Patrick Franziska
Ma Long			3–0	Ruwen Filus
Xu Xin			3–0	Benedikt Duda

23 February 19:00	Report	England	3–1	Brazil	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Paul Drinkhall / Sam Walker	3–2	Eric Jouti / Gustavo Tsuboi
Liam Pitchford			3–0	Hugo Calderano
Paul Drinkhall			2–3	Gustavo Tsuboi
Liam Pitchford			3–1	Eric Jouti

23 February 19:00	Report	South Korea	3–2	France	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Jeong Sang-eun / Jung Young-sik	3–1	Alexandre Cassin / Emmanuel Lebesson
Lee Sang-su			0–3	Quentin Robinot
Jung Young-sik			3–2	Alexandre Cassin
Lee Sang-su			2–3	Emmanuel Lebesson
Jeong Sang-eun			3–0	Quentin Robinot


			–

23 February 19:00	Report	Hong Kong	2–3	Japan	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Lam Siu Hang / Ng Pak Nam	2–3	Koki Niwa / Jin Ueda
Wong Chun Ting			3–0	Tomokazu Harimoto
Ng Pak Nam			0–3	Jin Ueda
Wong Chun Ting			3–1	Koki Niwa
Lam Siu Hang			1–3	Tomokazu Harimoto


			–

Semifinals

24 February 12:00	Report	China	3–0	England	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Ma Long / Xu Xin	3–0	Paul Drinkhall / Sam Walker
Fan Zhendong			3–1	Liam Pitchford
Ma Long			3–0	Sam Walker

24 February 17:00	Report	South Korea	2–3	Japan	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Lee Sang-su / Jung Young-sik	2–3	Jin Ueda / Koki Niwa
Jeong Sang-eun			1–3	Tomokazu Harimoto
Jung Young-sik			3–1	Koki Niwa
Lee Sang-su			3–2	Tomokazu Harimoto
Jeong Sang-eun			2–3	Jin Ueda


			–

Final

25 February 15:00	Report	China	3–0	Japan	Copper Box Arena, London
		Score by game:
		Ma Long / Xu Xin	3–0	Koki Niwa / Jin Ueda
Fan Zhendong			3–0	Tomokazu Harimoto
Ma Long			3–1	Koki Niwa

References

^ "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Playing System" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Seeding List" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Men's Groups" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Men's Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

External links

Tournament page on ITTF website

[1] "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[2] "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Playing System" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[seedinglist-3] "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Seeding List" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[4] "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Men's Groups" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[5] "2018 ITTF Team World Cup / Men's Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

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