2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships
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The 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia from 28 February to 6 March 2016.
Seeding
The top sixteen teams of the first division and the top two teams of the second division at the 2014 World Team Championships were guaranteed a place in the first division, along with the top six placed teams in the world rankings not already qualified.
| Qualification | Men's team | Women's team |
|---|---|---|
| Top sixteen in 2014 | China Germany Chinese Taipei Japan Austria South Korea Portugal Singapore Greece Croatia Poland Sweden France Russia Ukraine North Korea | China Japan Singapore Hong Kong North Korea Romania Germany Netherlands Ukraine South Korea Belarus Chinese Taipei Hungary Poland Czech Republic Austria |
| China Germany Chinese Taipei Japan Austria South Korea Portugal Singapore | Greece Croatia Poland Sweden France Russia Ukraine North Korea | |
| China Japan Singapore Hong Kong North Korea Romania Germany Netherlands | Ukraine South Korea Belarus Chinese Taipei Hungary Poland Czech Republic Austria | |
| Top two of the 2nd Division in 2014 | England Italy | Brazil Sweden |
| ITTF World Team Ranking | Hong Kong Belarus Denmark Czech Republic Romania Malaysia | Russia Spain Thailand France United States Malaysia |
Schedule
Five individual events were contested. Qualification rounds were held from 26–27 April.
| Rounds in Main Draw | |
| Finals |
| Date | 28 February | 29 February | 1 March | 2 March | 3 March | 4 March | 5 March | 6 March |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | GS | GS | GS | GS | 1/8 final | QF | SF | F |
| Women's team | GS | GS | GS | GS | 1/8 final, QF | QF, SF | SF | F |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| England (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Medalists
Results
Men's team
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||
Women's team
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Austria | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 2 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore | 2 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Romania | 0 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||||||