The men's team tournament of the 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held from 28 April to 10 May 2026.[1]
Playing System
All matches in the team events will be played as a best-of-five series of individual matches, with the following order of play:
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A1 vs B1
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A2 vs B2
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The competition will be divided into two stages:[2]
Stage 1: Group Stage
Stage 1a: Group Stage for seedings 1-7 and host nation
- Teams seeded 1 to 7 and host nation will be drawn into Group 1 and Group 2. (Four teams per group)
- All teams are guaranteed the spot of knockout stage since the competition is only for determining new seedings.
Stage 1b: Group Stage for the remaining teams
- The 56 remaining teams will be drawn into Group 3 to Group 16. (Four teams per group, fourteen groups in total)
- The 14 Group Stage Winner will be advanced to final knockout stage R32.
- The 14 runner-ups in each group will either go to preliminary knockout stage or final knockout stage R32.
Runner-ups will join in a single group and compare their results, based on (win:lost) ratio of individual match, games, points in order.
- Top 6 second ranked teams will be joining in final knockout stage R32.
- The remaining 8 second ranked teams will need to play in preliminary round of knockout stage. It will decide four extra teams to the final knockout stage R32.
Stage 2: Knockout Stage
Preliminary Knockout Stage
- Lower ranked 8 runner-ups in Stage 1b will play against each other.
- 4 winners will be advanced to final knockout stage (R32).
Final Knockout Stage
- Competition begins in the round of 32.
- All 8 teams from Stage 1a,
plus 24 teams in Stage 1b (14 Group Winners + Top 6 second ranked + 4 Preliminary Knockout Stage Winners),
will compete for the champion.
- Teams already met in Stage 1b will not be played each other only in first round (R32).
Seeding for Group Stage
A= Advanced to Round of 32 in Stage 1a
A1b= Advanced directly to final knockout stage (R32) in Stage 1b
A1c= Advanced to Round of 32 by winning Knockout Stage Preliminary Round
- ^ England will be participating in stage 1a as host nation, and will be granted seed 8 because England is the lowest ranked among top 7 seeds.
Group Stage
Stage 1a
Stage 1b
Group 13
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 Iran (19)
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 Austria (23)
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 Malaysia (48)
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Group 16
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 Fiji (52)
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Ranking of second place team (Group 3-16)
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Knockout Stage Preliminary Round
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- ^ IMW (Individual Match Won)
IML (Individual Match Lost)
If there are tiebreakers for points,
1.The ratio of individual match won divided by individual match lost will be needed.
2. If the ratio is still the same, the ratio of games (won:lost) within each individual match will be considered.
3. If the ratio is still the same, then the ratio of points (won:lost) within each individual game will be considered.
Knockout Stage
Preliminary
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Main Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
| Round of 32
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| Winner of Group 3-10
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| Winner of Group 11-16
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Section 2
| Round of 32
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Bottom Half
Section 3
| Round of 32
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Section 4
| Round of 32
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| | | Quarterfinals
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References
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