2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Men's team

Men's team
at the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
Men's team ; at the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
Venue	Halmstad Arena
Location	Halmstad, Sweden
Dates	29 April – 6 May
Teams	70
Medalists
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The men'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 defeated Germany in the final to capture the gold medal.^[2]

Championship division

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	5	0	15	5	+10	10	Quarterfinals	—	3–0	3–1	3–0	3–2	3–2
2	Sweden	5	4	1	12	6	+6	9	Round of 16	—	—	—	3–0	3–1	3–0
3	Hong Kong	5	3	2	12	6	+6	8	Round of 16	—	2–3	—	3–2	3–0	3–0
4	Romania	5	2	3	8	7	+1	7		—	—	—	—	3–1	—
5	Slovenia	5	1	4	7	13	−6	6		—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Egypt	5	0	5	3	15	−12	5		—	—	—	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

29 April 2018 13:00	Report	Germany	3–2	Egypt	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Timo Boll	3–0	Mohamed El-Beiali
Ruwen Filus			1–3	Omar Assar
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–1	Khalid Assar
Timo Boll			2–3	Omar Assar
Ruwen Filus			3–0	Mohamed El-Beiali


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29 April 2018 13:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–0	Slovenia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Wong Chun Ting	3–2	Darko Jorgic
Ho Kwan Kit			3–2	Bojan Tokič
Lam Siu Hang			3–1	Deni Kozul

29 April 2018 13:00	Report	Sweden	3–0	Romania	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Kristian Karlsson	3–0	Ovidiu Ionescu
Mattias Karlsson			3–1	Hunor Szőcs
Jon Persson			3–2	Adrian Crișan

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Germany	3–0	Romania	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Patrick Franziska	3–0	Hunor Szőcs
Timo Boll			3–0	Cristian Pletea
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–0	Rareş Şipoş

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Hong Kong	2–3	Sweden	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Wong Chun Ting	3–1	Jon Persson
Ho Kwan Kit			2–3	Kristian Karlsson
Lam Siu Hang			1–3	Mattias Karlsson
Wong Chun Ting			3–1	Kristian Karlsson
Ho Kwan Kit			0–3	Jon Persson


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30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Egypt	1–3	Slovenia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ahmed Saleh	2–3	Bojan Tokič
Omar Assar			3–2	Darko Jorgic
Mohamed El-Beiali			2–3	Deni Kozul
Omar Assar			0–3	Bojan Tokič

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Germany	3–0	Sweden	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Patrick Franziska	3–2	Kristian Karlsson
Timo Boll			3–0	Mattias Karlsson
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–1	Anton Källberg

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–0	Egypt	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Wong Chun Ting	3–0	Omar Assar
Ho Kwan Kit			3–0	Ahmed Saleh
Lam Siu Hang			3–0	El-sayed Lashin

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Romania	3–1	Slovenia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Adrian Crișan	3–1	Bojan Tokič
Cristian Pletea			3–1	Darko Jorgic
Hunor Szőcs			1–3	Deni Kozul
Cristian Pletea			3–0	Bojan Tokič

1 May 2018 16:00	Report	Germany	3–1	Hong Kong	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Timo Boll	3–0	Ho Kwan Kit
Patrick Franziska			2–3	Wong Chun Ting
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–0	Lam Siu Hang
Timo Boll			3–0	Wong Chun Ting

1 May 2018 16:00	Report	Sweden	3–1	Slovenia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Mattias Karlsson	3–0	Darko Jorgic
Kristian Karlsson			2–3	Bojan Tokič
Jon Persson			3–1	Deni Kozul
Mattias Karlsson			3–2	Bojan Tokič

1 May 2018 16:00	Report	Egypt	0–3	Romania	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ahmed Saleh	0–3	Cristian Pletea
El-sayed Lashin			0–3	Ovidiu Ionescu
Khalid Assar			0–3	Adrian Crișan

2 May 2018 19:00	Report	Germany	3–2	Slovenia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ruwen Filus	3–0	Deni Kozul
Bastian Steger			3–0	Jan Žibrat
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			1–3	Darko Jorgic
Bastian Steger			1–3	Deni Kozul
Ruwen Filus			3–0	Jan Žibrat


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2 May 2018 19:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–2	Romania	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Wong Chun Ting	1–3	Hunor Szőcs
Ho Kwan Kit			2–3	Ovidiu Ionescu
Lam Siu Hang			3–1	Cristian Pletea
Wong Chun Ting			3–2	Ovidiu Ionescu
Ho Kwan Kit			3–2	Hunor Szőcs


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2 May 2018 19:00	Report	Sweden	3–0	Egypt	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Truls Moregard	3–2	Khalid Assar
Anton Källberg			3–0	Mohamed El-Beiali
Kristian Karlsson			3–0	Ahmed Saleh

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	5	5	0	15	0	+15	10	Quarterfinals	—	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Brazil	5	4	1	12	4	+8	9	Round of 16	—	—	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
3	Portugal	5	3	2	9	5	+4	8	Round of 16	—	0–3	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
4	Czech Republic	5	2	3	8	10	−2	7		—	—	—	—	—	3–0
5	Russia	5	1	4	4	14	−10	6		—	—	—	1–3	—	3–2
6	North Korea	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5		—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

29 April 2018 13:00	Report	China	3–0	Russia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Fan Zhendong	3–0	Sadi Ismailov
Ma Long			3–0	Vladimir Sidorenko
Wang Chuqin			3–0	Vildan Gadiev

29 April 2018 13:00	Report	Portugal	3–0	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Marcos Freitas	3–2	Choe Il
Tiago Apolónia			3–2	Pak Sin-hyok
João Monteiro			3–0	Kang Wi-hun

29 April 2018 13:00	Report	Brazil	3–1	Czech Republic	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Hugo Calderano	3–0	Lubomír Jančařík
Gustavo Tsuboi			3–1	Pavel Širůček
Eric Jouti			2–3	Tomáš Konečny
Hugo Calderano			3–0	Pavel Širůček

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	China	3–0	Czech Republic	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Fan Zhendong	3–0	Lubomír Jančařík
Xu Xin			3–0	Tomas Tregler
Lin Gaoyuan			3–1	Tomáš Konečný

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Portugal	0–3	Brazil	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Marcos Freitas	2–3	Gustavo Tsuboi
João Monteiro			1–3	Hugo Calderano
Tiago Apolónia			2–3	Eric Jouti

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Russia	3–2	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Kirill Skachkov	3–0	Choe Il
Vladimir Sidorenko			0–3	Pak Sin-hyok
Sadi Ismailov			2–3	Kang Wi-hun
Kirill Skachkov			3–2	Pak Sin-hyok
Vladimir Sidorenko			3–2	Choe Il


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30 April 2018 19:00	Report	China	3–0	Brazil	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Fan Zhendong	3–0	Gustavo Tsuboi
Ma Long			3–0	Hugo Calderano
Xu Xin			3–0	Eric Jouti

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Portugal	3–0	Russia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Marcos Freitas	3–0	Sadi Ismailov
Tiago Apolónia			3–1	Kirill Skachkov
João Monteiro			3–1	Vladimir Sidorenko

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Czech Republic	3–0	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Lubomír Jančařík	3–0	Pak Sin-hyok
Tomas Tregler			3–1	Choe Il
Pavel Širůček			3–1	Kang Wi-hun

1 May 2018 13:00	Report	China	3–0	Portugal	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Xu Xin	3–0	Diogo Carvalho
Fan Zhendong			3–2	João Geraldo
Lin Gaoyuan			3–0	Tiago Apolónia

1 May 2018 13:00	Report	Brazil	3–0	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Hugo Calderano	3–1	Pak Sin-hyok
Gustavo Tsuboi			3–2	Choe Il
Eric Jouti			3–1	Kang Wi-hun

1 May 2018 13:00	Report	Russia	1–3	Czech Republic	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Vladimir Sidorenko	1–3	Pavel Širůček
Kirill Skachkov			2–3	Lubomír Jančařík
Vildan Gadiev			3–2	Tomáš Konečný
Vladimir Sidorenko			0–3	Lubomír Jančařík

2 May 2018 10:00	Report	China	3–0	North Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ma Long	3–0	Choe Il
Fan Zhendong			3–0	Pak Sin-hyok
Xu Xin			3–0	Kang Wi-hun

2 May 2018 10:00	Report	Portugal	3–1	Czech Republic	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		João Geraldo	3–0	Lubomír Jančařík
Marcos Freitas			1–3	Pavel Širůček
João Monteiro			3–2	Tomáš Konečný
Marcos Freitas			3–1	Lubomír Jančařík

2 May 2018 10:00	Report	Brazil	3–0	Russia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Gustavo Tsuboi	3–1	Vildan Gadiev
Hugo Calderano			3–0	Sadi Ismailov
Eric Jouti			3–1	Denis Ivonin

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	5	5	0	15	3	+12	10	Quarterfinals	—	—	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
2	Japan	5	4	1	13	3	+10	9	Round of 16	1–3	—	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
3	Chinese Taipei	5	3	2	10	8	+2	8	Round of 16	1–3	—	—	3–0	3–2	3–0
4	Belgium	5	2	3	7	13	−6	7		—	—	—	—	3–2	3–2
5	Belarus	5	1	4	7	12	−5	6		—	—	—	—	—	3–0
6	Singapore	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5		—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ITTF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches; 4) Head-to-head sets

29 April 2018 17:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Belgium	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Koki Niwa	3–0	Cédric Nuytinck
Tomokazu Harimoto			3–0	Florent Lambiet
Kenta Matsudaira			3–1	Robin Devos

29 April 2018 17:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Singapore	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Chen Chien-an	3–1	Gao Ning
Chuang Chih-yuan			3–0	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
Lin Yun-Ju			3–0	Pang Xue Jie

29 April 2018 17:00	Report	England	3–0	Belarus	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Paul Drinkhall	3–0	Pavel Platonov
Liam Pitchford			3–0	Vladimir Samsonov
Sam Walker			3–1	Aliaksandr Khanin

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Belarus	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomokazu Harimoto	3–2	Vladimir Samsonov
Koki Niwa			3–2	Pavel Platonov
Jun Mizutani			3–0	Aliaksandr Khanin

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	1–3	England	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Chuang Chih-yuan	2–3	Paul Drinkhall
Chen Chien-an			1–3	Liam Pitchford
Lin Yun-Ju			3–1	Sam Walker
Chuang Chih-yuan			0–3	Liam Pitchford

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	Belgium	3–2	Singapore	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Cédric Nuytinck	3–0	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
Florent Lambiet			2–3	Gao Ning
Robin Devos			3–0	Kun Ting Beh
Cédric Nuytinck			1–3	Gao Ning
Florent Lambiet			3–1	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng


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30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Japan	1–3	England	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Jun Mizutani	3–2	Paul Drinkhall
Tomokazu Harimoto			0–3	Liam Pitchford
Koki Niwa			0–3	Sam Walker
Jun Mizutani			2–3	Liam Pitchford

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Belgium	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Chuang Chih-yuan	3–1	Florent Lambiet
Chen Chien-an			3–1	Cédric Nuytinck
Liao Cheng-ting			3–0	Martin Allegro

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Belarus	3–0	Singapore	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Vladimir Samsonov	3–0	Kun Ting Beh
Pavel Platonov			3–1	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
Aliaksandr Khanin			3–0	Lucas Tan

1 May 2018 13:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Chinese Taipei	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomokazu Harimoto	3–1	Chuang Chih-yuan
Jun Mizutani			3–0	Chen Chien-an
Kenta Matsudaira			3–1	Lin Yun-Ju

1 May 2018 13:00	Report	England	3–0	Singapore	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Paul Drinkhall	3–1	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
Liam Pitchford			3–0	Pang Xue Jie
Sam Walker			3–1	Kun Ting Beh

1 May 2018 13:00	Report	Belgium	3–2	Belarus	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Florent Lambiet	0–3	Vladimir Samsonov
Cédric Nuytinck			3–0	Pavel Platonov
Robin Devos			3–2	Aliaksandr Khanin
Cédric Nuytinck			0–3	Vladimir Samsonov
Florent Lambiet			3–1	Pavel Platonov


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2 May 2018 10:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Singapore	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomokazu Harimoto	3–0	Gao Ning
Jun Mizutani			3–0	Ethan Poh-Shao Feng
Yuya Oshima			3–0	Kun Ting Beh

2 May 2018 10:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	3–2	Belarus	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Chen Chien-an	1–3	Vladimir Samsonov
Chuang Chih-yuan			2–3	Pavel Platonov
Liao Cheng-ting			3–1	Aliaksandr Khanin
Chuang Chih-yuan			3–1	Vladimir Samsonov
Chen Chien-an			3–1	Pavel Platonov


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2 May 2018 16:00	Report	England	3–1	Belgium	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Liam Pitchford	3–0	Florent Lambiet
Paul Drinkhall			1–3	Cédric Nuytinck
Sam Walker			3–1	Robin Devos
Liam Pitchford			3–0	Cédric Nuytinck

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	5	4	1	13	3	+10	9	Quarterfinals	—	3–0	1–3	—	3–0	3–0
2	Austria	5	3	2	9	8	+1	8^[a]	Round of 16	—	—	0–3	—	3–2	3–0
3	Croatia	5	3	2	11	7	+4	8^[a]	Round of 16	—	—	—	—	—	3–0
4	France	5	3	2	9	8	+1	8^[a]		0–3	0–3	3–0	—	3–2	3–0
5	India	5	2	3	10	13	−3	7		—	—	3–2	—	—	3–2
6	Poland	5	0	5	2	15	−13	5		—	—	—	—	—	—

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 Austria 3 Pts, 0 MD, +3 SD; Croatia 3 Pts, 0 MD, +1 SD; France 3 Pts, 0 MD, −4 SD

29 April 2018 17:00	Report	France	3–2	India	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Simon Gauzy	3–0	Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
Emmanuel Lebesson			1–3	Sharath Kamal
Quentin Robinot			3–2	Anthony Amalraj
Simon Gauzy			1–3	Sharath Kamal
Emmanuel Lebesson			3–1	Sathiyan Gnanasekaran


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29 April 2018 17:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	Poland	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Jung Young-sik	3–2	Jakub Dyjas
Lee Sang-su			3–1	Paweł Fertikowski
Jang Woo-jin			3–1	Marek Badowski

29 April 2018 17:00	Report	Croatia	3–0	Austria	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomislav Pucar	3–1	Stefan Fegerl
Andrej Gaćina			3–1	Robert Gardos
Frane Kojic			3–2	Daniel Habesohn

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	France	3–0	Croatia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Simon Gauzy	3–2	Tomislav Pucar
Emmanuel Lebesson			3–1	Andrej Gaćina
Quentin Robinot			3–2	Frane Kojic

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	Austria	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Lee Sang-su	3–2	Robert Gardos
Jung Young-sik			3–2	Stefan Fegerl
Jang Woo-jin			3–0	Daniel Habesohn

30 April 2018 10:00	Report	India	3–2	Poland	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Harmeet Desai	2–3	Jakub Dyjas
Sharath Kamal			3–2	Paweł Fertikowski
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran			1–3	Marek Badowski
Sharath Kamal			3–1	Jakub Dyjas
Harmeet Desai			3–1	Paweł Fertikowski


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30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Austria	3–0	France	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Stefan Fegerl	3–0	Emmanuel Lebesson
Daniel Habesohn			3–1	Simon Gauzy
Robert Gardos			3–0	Can Akkuzu

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	India	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Lee Sang-su	3–1	Harmeet Desai
Jung Young-sik			3–0	Anthony Amalraj
Jang Woo-jin			3–1	Sanil Shetty

30 April 2018 19:00	Report	Croatia	3–0	Poland	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Andrej Gaćina	3–2	Jakub Dyjas
Tomislav Pucar			3–1	Marek Badowski
Frane Kojic			3–1	Patryk Zatówka

1 May 2018 16:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	France	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Lee Sang-su	3–2	Emmanuel Lebesson
Jung Young-sik			3–1	Simon Gauzy
Jang Woo-jin			3–0	Quentin Robinot

1 May 2018 16:00	Report	Austria	3–0	Poland	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Daniel Habesohn	3–0	Jakub Dyjas
Stefan Fegerl			3–1	Marek Badowski
Robert Gardos			3–0	Patryk Zatówka

1 May 2018 16:00	Report	India	3–2	Croatia	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Sharath Kamal	1–3	Andrej Gaćina
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran			1–3	Tomislav Pucar
Harmeet Desai			3–2	Frane Kojic
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran			3–0	Andrej Gaćina
Sharath Kamal			3–2	Tomislav Pucar


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Knockout stage

The group winners of Groupd 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






		Romania	3

		Slovenia	2
Poland	1

Slovenia	3
				Romania	1

				India	3
India	3

Singapore	0
		India	3

		France	2









		Czech Republic	3

		North Korea	2
North Korea	3

Belarus	2
				Czech Republic	3

				Russia	2
Russia	3

Egypt	1
		Russia	3

		Belgium	2

Places 1–12

All times are local (UTC+2).

Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final






		Germany	3

		Brazil	1
Croatia	2

Brazil	3
				Germany	3

				South Korea	2
Japan	3

Hong Kong	0
		Japan	1

		South Korea	3



						Germany	0

						China	3



		England	0

		Sweden	3
Chinese Taipei	2

Sweden	3
				Sweden	0

				China	3
Austria	3

Portugal	2
		Austria	0

		China	3

Round of 16

3 May 2018 13:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Hong Kong	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomokazu Harimoto	3–0	Wong Chun Ting
Jun Mizutani			3–1	Ho Kwan Kit
Koki Niwa			3–0	Lam Siu Hang

3 May 2018 16:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	2–3	Sweden	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Chuang Chih-yuan	0–3	Mattias Karlsson
Chen Chien-an			0–3	Kristian Karlsson
Lin Yun-ju			3–2	Jon Persson
Chuang Chih-yuan			3–1	Kristian Karlsson
Chen Chien-an			1–3	Mattias Karlsson


			–

3 May 2018 19:00	Report	Austria	3–2	Portugal	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Robert Gardos	1–3	Tiago Apolónia
Stefan Fegerl			1–3	Marcos Freitas
Daniel Habesohn			3–0	João Monteiro
Stefan Fegerl			3–0	Tiago Apolónia
Robert Gardos			3–1	Marcos Freitas


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3 May 2018 19:00	Report	Croatia	2–3	Brazil	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Andrej Gaćina	3–1	Gustavo Tsuboi
Tomislav Pucar			1–3	Hugo Calderano
Frane Kojić			3–2	Eric Jouti
Andrej Gaćina			2–3	Hugo Calderano
Tomislav Pucar			2–3	Gustavo Tsuboi


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Quarterfinals

4 May 2018 11:00	Report	China	3–0	Austria	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Ma Long	3–2	Robert Gardos
Xu Xin			3–0	Stefan Fegerl
Fan Zhendong			3–0	Daniel Habesohn

4 May 2018 14:30	Report	Japan	1–3	South Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Tomokazu Harimoto	2–3	Jung Young-sik
Jun Mizutani			3–2	Lee Sang-su
Kenta Matsudaira			1–3	Jang Woo-jin
Jun Mizutani			0–3	Jung Young-sik

4 May 2018 18:00	Report	Germany	3–1	Brazil	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Bastian Steger	1–3	Hugo Calderano
Ruwen Filus			3–0	Eric Jouti
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			3–1	Gustavo Tsuboi
Ruwen Filus			3–2	Hugo Calderano

4 May 2018 18:00	Report	England	0–3	Sweden	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Paul Drinkhall	0–3	Kristian Karlsson
Liam Pitchford			2–3	Mattias Karlsson
Sam Walker			0–3	Jon Persson

Semifinals

5 May 2018 11:00	Report	Sweden	0–3	China	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Mattias Karlsson	0–3	Ma Long
Kristian Karlsson			1–3	Fan Zhendong
Jon Persson			0–3	Xu Xin

5 May 2018 18:00	Report	Germany	3–2	South Korea	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Patrick Franziska	1–3	Lee Sang-su
Timo Boll			3–1	Jung Young-sik
Dimitrij Ovtcharov			0–3	Jang Woo-jin
Timo Boll			3–2	Lee Sang-su
Patrick Franziska			3–1	Jung Young-sik


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Final

6 May 2018 14:30	Report	Germany	0–3	China	Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
		Score by game:
		Timo Boll	0–3	Ma Long
Ruwen Filus			0–3	Fan Zhendong
Patrick Franziska			1–3	Xu Xin

Second division

Preliminary round

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	5	5	0	15	2	+13	10	Quarterfinals	—	—	3–1	3–0	—	3–0
2	Denmark	5	4	1	13	4	+9	9	Round of 16	1–3	—	3–1	3–0	—	3–0
3	Netherlands	5	3	2	11	8	+3	8	Round of 16	—	—	—	—	—	3–0
4	Thailand	5	2	3	7	9	−2	7		—	—	1–3	—	—	3–0
5	Chile	5	1	4	4	13	−9	6		0–3	0–3	1–3	0–3	—	3–1
6	Canada	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 F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	5	5	0	15	4	+11	10	Quarterfinals	—	3–1	3–2	3–1	3–0	3–0
2	Nigeria	5	4	1	13	4	+9	9	Round of 16	—	—	—	3–0	3–0	3–0
3	Argentina	5	3	2	12	9	+3	8	Round of 16	—	1–3	—	3–1	3–2	3–0
4	Bulgaria	5	2	3	8	10	−2	7		—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Turkey	5	1	4	6	12	−6	6		—	—	—	1–3	—	—
6	Australia	5	0	5	0	15	−15	5		—	—	—	0–3	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 G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	5	4	1	14	6	+8	9^[a]	Quarterfinals	—	2–3	3–1	3–0	3–0	3–2
2	Hungary	5	4	1	14	7	+7	9^[a]	Round of 16	—	—	2–3	3–1	3–0	3–2
3	Greece	5	4	1	13	9	+4	9^[a]	Round of 16	—	—	—	3–2	3–2	3–0
4	Serbia	5	2	3	9	9	0	7		—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Paraguay	5	1	4	5	13	−8	6		—	—	—	0–3	—	3–1
6	Ecuador	5	0	5	5	15	−10	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
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Italy 3 Pts, +1 MD; Hungary 3 Pts, 0 MD; Greece 3 Pts, −1 MD

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	5	4	1	14	5	+9	9^[a]	Quarterfinals	—	3–2	—	2–3	3–0	3–0
2	United States	5	4	1	14	7	+7	9^[a]	Round of 16	—	—	—	—	3–0	3–1
3	Spain	5	3	2	11	8	+3	8^[b]	Round of 16	0–3	2–3	—	3–2	3–0	3–0
4	Kazakhstan	5	3	2	12	10	+2	8^[b]		—	1–3	—	—	3–1	3–1
5	Luxembourg	5	1	4	4	14	−10	6		—	—	—	—	—	3–2
6	Puerto Rico	5	0	5	4	15	−11	5		—	—	—	—	—	—

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 Iran 3–2 United States
^ ^a ^b Spain 3–2 Kazakhstan

Knockout stage

The group winners of Groupd 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






		Bulgaria	2

		Luxembourg	3
Australia	0

Luxembourg	3
				Luxembourg	0

				Serbia	3
Chile	3

Ecuador	2
		Chile	0

		Serbia	3









		Kazakhstan	2

		Paraguay	3
Puerto Rico	1

Paraguay	3
				Paraguay	2

				Turkey	3
Turkey	3

Canada	2
		Turkey	3

		Thailand	2

Places 25–36

Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final






		Ukraine	3

		Denmark	1
Greece	0

Denmark	3
				Ukraine	1

				Iran	3
United States	2

Netherlands	3
		Netherlands	0

		Iran	3



						Iran	2

						Hungary	3



		Italy	1

		Hungary	3
Argentina	0

Hungary	3
				Hungary	3

				Slovakia	2
Nigeria	3

Spain	1
		Nigeria	0

		Slovakia	3

Third division

Preliminary round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	5	5	0	15	4	+11	10	Quarterfinals	—	3–2	3–1	3–0	3–0	3–1
2	Uzbekistan	5	4	1	14	6	+8	9	Round of 16	—	—	3–0	3–1	3–1	3–1
3	Republic of the Congo	5	3	2	10	10	0	8	Round of 16	—	—	—	3–1	—	—
4	South Africa	5	2	3	8	12	−4	7		—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Sri Lanka	5	1	4	8	14	−6	6		—	—	2–3	2–3	—	—
6	New Zealand	5	0	5	6	15	−9	5		—	—	1–3	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 J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	2	1	7	6	+1	5^[a]	Quarterfinals	—	—	3–1	3–2	—	—
2	Cuba	3	2	1	7	6	+1	5^[a]	Round of 16	3–1	—	1–3	3–2	—	—
3	Vietnam	3	2	1	7	5	+2	5^[a]	Round of 16	—	—	—	3–1	—	—
4	Tunisia	3	0	3	5	9	−4	3		—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Peru	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Pakistan^[b]	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:

^ ^a ^b ^c Indonesia 3 Pts, 0 MD, +3 SD; Cuba 3 Pts, 0 MD, −1 SD; Vietnam 3 Pts, 0 MD, −2 SD
^ Pakistan withdrew as the team did not get a NOC from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).^[3]

Group K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	5	4	1	14	7	+7	9^[a]	Quarterfinals	—	—	—	3–2	3–0	3–1
2	Saudi Arabia	5	4	1	14	6	+8	9^[a]	Round of 16	3–2	—	2–3	3–0	3–1	3–0
3	Lithuania	5	4	1	13	10	+3	9^[a]	Round of 16	1–3	—	—	3–2	3–1	3–2
4	Jordan	5	1	4	9	13	−4	6^[b]		—	—	—	—	3–1	—
5	Togo	5	1	4	6	13	−7	6^[b]		—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Algeria	5	1	4	7	14	−7	6^[b]		—	—	—	3–2	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 Switzerland 3 Pts, +1 MD; Saudi Arabia 3 Pts, 0 MD; Lithuania 3 Pts, −1 MD
^ ^a ^b ^c Jordan 3 Pts, +1 MD; Togo 3 Pts, −0 MD; Algeria 3 Pts, −1 MD

Group L

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	5	4	1	14	3	+11	9^[a]	Quarterfinals	—	3–0	—	—	—	—
2	Israel	5	4	1	12	5	+7	9^[a]	Round of 16	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Malaysia	5	4	1	12	6	+6	9^[a]	Round of 16	3–2	0–3	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
4	Dominican Republic	5	2	3	9	10	−1	7		0–3	2–3	—	—	3–1	3–0
5	Macau	5	1	4	4	14	−10	6		0–3	0–3	—	—	—	—
6	Guatemala	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
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Finland 3 Pts, +2 MD; Israel 3 Pts, 0 MD; Malaysia 3 Pts, −2 MD

Knockout stage

The group winners of Groupd 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






		Dominican Republic	2

		Algeria	3
New Zealand	2

Algeria	3
				Algeria	1

				Tunisia	3



		Macau	1

		Tunisia	3









		Jordan	2

		Sri Lanka	3
Guatemala	1

Sri Lanka	3
				Sri Lanka	2

				Togo	3



		Togo	3

		South Africa	1

Places 49–60

Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final






		Mexico	1

		Lithuania	3
Lithuania	3

Cuba	1
				Lithuania	3

				Malaysia	1
Uzbekistan	2

Malaysia	3
		Malaysia	3

		Switzerland	1



						Lithuania	3

						Vietnam	0



		Finland	1

		Vietnam	3
Vietnam	3

Saudi Arabia	1
				Vietnam	3

				Israel	1
Israel	3

Republic of the Congo	0
		Israel	3

		Indonesia	2

57th place bracket

Semifinals		Final



Cuba	3

Uzbekistan	2



Saudi Arabia	3

Republic of the Congo	1

References

^ "Championship Division draw completed, local stars do hosts no favour, Sweden face top seeds". 27 February 2018.
^ "Mission accomplished China imperious". ittf.com. 6 May 2018.
^ "Pakistan table tennis team misses out on World Championships". dawn.com. 29 April 2018.

[table_hth_AUT0.44351373866364-3] Austria 3 Pts, 0 MD, +3 SD; Croatia 3 Pts, 0 MD, +1 SD; France 3 Pts, 0 MD, −4 SD

[table_hth_ITA0.10657405346007-4] Italy 3 Pts, +1 MD; Hungary 3 Pts, 0 MD; Greece 3 Pts, −1 MD

[table_hth_IRN0.33976387900289-5] Iran 3–2 United States

[table_hth_ESP0.33976387900289-6] Spain 3–2 Kazakhstan

[table_hth_INA0.51138679939852-7] Indonesia 3 Pts, 0 MD, +3 SD; Cuba 3 Pts, 0 MD, −1 SD; Vietnam 3 Pts, 0 MD, −2 SD

[table_note_PAK0.51138679939852-9] Pakistan withdrew as the team did not get a NOC from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).^[3]

[table_hth_SUI0.78763779149746-10] Switzerland 3 Pts, +1 MD; Saudi Arabia 3 Pts, 0 MD; Lithuania 3 Pts, −1 MD

[table_hth_JOR0.78763779149746-11] Jordan 3 Pts, +1 MD; Togo 3 Pts, −0 MD; Algeria 3 Pts, −1 MD

[table_hth_FIN0.85333033783982-12] Finland 3 Pts, +2 MD; Israel 3 Pts, 0 MD; Malaysia 3 Pts, −2 MD

[1] "Championship Division draw completed, local stars do hosts no favour, Sweden face top seeds". 27 February 2018.

[2] "Mission accomplished China imperious". ittf.com. 6 May 2018.

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

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