2018 ITTF Team World Cup – Men's team

Main article: 2018 ITTF Team World Cup

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
 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]

  1.  China
  2.  Japan
  3.  Germany
  4.  Hong Kong
  5.  South Korea
  6.  Brazil
  7.  Sweden
  8.  England
  9.  France
  10.  Egypt
  11.  United States
  12.  Australia

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
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
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
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
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

  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.
  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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