2019 ITTF Team World Cup

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| venue = Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

| location = Tokyo, Japan

| date = 6–10 November 2019

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| nations = 17

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| prize_money = $270,000

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The 2019 ITTF Team World Cup (also known as the ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition that took place in Tokyo, Japan, from 6 to 10 November 2019. It was the 12th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and also served as one of the test events for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |title=2019 ITTF Team World Cup |url=https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5072/2019/team-world-cup/ |website=ITTF |access-date=18 June 2019}}{{cite web |title=Tokyo 2020 Test Events |url=https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/sport/testevents/ |website=Tokyo 2020 |access-date=16 August 2019}}{{cite web |title=ZEN-NOH named as title sponsor of 2019 ITTF Team World Cup in Tokyo |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1084242/ittf-team-world-cup-title-sponsor |website=Inside The Games |access-date=18 June 2019}}

China won both events, defeating South Korea in the men's team final and Japan in the women's team final.{{cite web |title=Korea Republic in optimistic mood for Tokyo 2020 |url=https://www.ittf.com/2019/11/10/korea-republic-optimistic-mood-tokyo-2020/ |website=ITTF |date=10 November 2019 |access-date=10 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=Sun Yingsha escapes, China retains title |url=https://www.ittf.com/2019/11/10/sun-yingsha-escapes-china-retains-title/ |website=ITTF |date=10 November 2019 |access-date=10 November 2019}}

Medallists

Qualification

The host nation Japan, and each of the current continental team champions qualified for both the men's and women's events, with additional places awarded to the highest-placed teams at the 2018 World Team Championships that had not already qualified through continental events.{{cite web |title=2019 ITTF Team World Cup / Playing System and Qualification Criteria |url=https://ittf.cdnomega.com/eu/2019/05/2019_TWC_Playing_Qual_System.pdf |website=ITTF |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912234113/https://ittf.cdnomega.com/eu/2019/05/2019_TWC_Playing_Qual_System.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=2019 ITTF Team World Cup / Qualified Teams |url=https://ittf.cdnomega.com/eu/2019/09/2019_TWC_Teams-3.pdf |website=ITTF |access-date=5 November 2019}}

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;Men

class="wikitable" width=500
Event

!Berths

!Qualified

Host

|align=center|1

|{{JPN}}

2018 African Championships

|align=center|1

|{{NGR}}

2018 Oceania Championships

|align=center|1

|{{AUS}}

2018 Pan American Championships{{Cref2|a|1}}

|align=center|2

|{{BRA}}
{{USA}}

2019 European Championships

|align=center|1

|{{GER}}

2019 Asian Championships

|align=center|1

|{{CHN}}

2018 World Team Championships{{Cref2|b|1}}

|align=center|5

|{{AUT}}
{{TPE}}
{{ENG}}
{{KOR}}
{{SWE}}

TOTAL12

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;Women

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Event

!Berths

!Qualified

Host

|align=center|1

|{{JPN}}

2018 African Championships

|align=center|1

|{{EGY}}

2018 Oceania Championships

|align=center|1

|{{VAN}}{{Cref2|c|1}}

2018 Pan American Championships{{Cref2|a|1}}

|align=center|2

|{{BRA}}
{{USA}}

2019 European Championships

|align=center|1

|{{ROU}}

2019 Asian Championships

|align=center|1

|{{CHN}}

2018 World Team Championships{{Cref2|b|2}}

|align=center|5

|{{AUT}}
{{TPE}}
{{HKG}}
{{KOR}}
{{UKR}}

TOTAL12

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;Notes

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{{Cnote2|a|n=0|a Two qualifying places awarded, to ensure that both North and South America were represented.}}

{{Cnote2|b|n=0|b Five qualifying places awarded to the highest-placed teams that did not already qualify through continental events.}}

{{Cnote2|c|n=0|c Australia initially qualified, but later withdrew from the World Cup. Their place was taken by Vanuatu.{{cite web |title=Continental champions ready for Team World Cup clash |url=https://www.ittf.com/2019/10/31/continental-champions-ready-team-world-cup-clash/ |website=ITTF |date=31 October 2019 |access-date=5 November 2019}}}}

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Men's team

=Seeding=

Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking.{{cite web |title=2019 ITTF Team World Cup / Seeding |url=https://ittf.cdnomega.com/eu/2019/10/2019_TWC_Players_List-8.pdf |website=ITTF |access-date=5 November 2019}}

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  1. {{CHN}}
  2. {{JPN}}
  3. {{GER}}
  4. {{KOR}}
  5. {{SWE}}
  6. {{BRA}}
  7. {{TPE}}
  8. {{AUT}}
  9. {{ENG}}
  10. {{NGR}}
  11. {{USA}}
  12. {{AUS}}

}}

=Group stage=

The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.

==Group A==

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width=25|Pos

!width=200|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=25|MW

!width=25|ML

!width=25|Pts

!width=250|Qualification

bgcolor=ccffcc

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{CHN}}

|2

20604rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|Advance to knockout stage
bgcolor=ccffcc

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{TPE}}

|2

11343
3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{NGR}}

|2

02162

==Group B==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=25|Pos

!width=200|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=25|MW

!width=25|ML

!width=25|Pts

!width=250|Qualification

bgcolor=ccffcc

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ENG}}

|2

20614rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|Advance to knockout stage
bgcolor=ccffcc

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{JPN}}

|2

11443
3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{AUT}}

|2

02162

==Group C==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=25|Pos

!width=200|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=25|MW

!width=25|ML

!width=25|Pts

!width=250|Qualification

bgcolor=ccffcc

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{GER}}

|2

20604rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|Advance to knockout stage
bgcolor=ccffcc

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{BRA}}

|2

11333
3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{AUS}}

|2

02062

==Group D==

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width=25|Pos

!width=200|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=25|MW

!width=25|ML

!width=25|Pts

!width=250|Qualification

bgcolor=ccffcc

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{KOR}}

|2

20614rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|Advance to knockout stage
bgcolor=ccffcc

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{USA}}

|2

11453
3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{SWE}}

|2

02262

=Knockout stage=

The knockout stage took place from 7 to 10 November.

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1 = Quarterfinals

| RD2 = Semifinals

| RD3 = Final

| RD1-seed1 =

| RD1-team1 = {{CHN}}

| RD1-score1 = 3

| RD1-seed2 =

| RD1-team2 = {{USA}}

| RD1-score2 = 0

| RD1-seed3 =

| RD1-team3 = {{JPN}}

| RD1-score3 = 3

| RD1-seed4 =

| RD1-team4 = {{GER}}

| RD1-score4 = 1

| RD1-seed5 =

| RD1-team5 = {{KOR}}

| RD1-score5 = 3

| RD1-seed6 =

| RD1-team6 = {{BRA}}

| RD1-score6 = 1

| RD1-seed7 =

| RD1-team7 = {{TPE}}

| RD1-score7 = 3

| RD1-seed8 =

| RD1-team8 = {{ENG}}

| RD1-score8 = 0

| RD2-seed1 =

| RD2-team1 = {{CHN}}

| RD2-score1 = 3

| RD2-seed2 =

| RD2-team2 = {{JPN}}

| RD2-score2 = 0

| RD2-seed3 =

| RD2-team3 = {{KOR}}

| RD2-score3 = 3

| RD2-seed4 =

| RD2-team4 = {{TPE}}

| RD2-score4 = 0

| RD3-seed1 =

| RD3-team1 = {{CHN}}

| RD3-score1 = 3

| RD3-seed2 =

| RD3-team2 = {{KOR}}

| RD3-score2 = 1

}}

Women's team

=Seeding=

Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking.

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  1. {{CHN}}
  2. {{JPN}}
  3. {{TPE}}
  4. {{HKG}}
  5. {{KOR}}
  6. {{ROU}}
  7. {{USA}}
  8. {{UKR}}
  9. {{AUT}}
  10. {{EGY}}
  11. {{BRA}}
  12. {{VAN}}

}}

=Group stage=

The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.

==Group A==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=25|Pos

!width=200|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=25|MW

!width=25|ML

!width=25|Pts

!width=250|Qualification

bgcolor=ccffcc

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{CHN}}

|2

20604rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|Advance to knockout stage
bgcolor=ccffcc

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{UKR}}

|2

11343
3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{EGY}}

|2

02162

==Group B==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=25|Pos

!width=200|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=25|MW

!width=25|ML

!width=25|Pts

!width=250|Qualification

bgcolor=ccffcc

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{JPN}}

|2

20604rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|Advance to knockout stage
bgcolor=ccffcc

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{USA}}

|2

11313
3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{AUT}}

|2

02162

==Group C==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=25|Pos

!width=200|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=25|MW

!width=25|ML

!width=25|Pts

!width=250|Qualification

bgcolor=ccffcc

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{TPE}}

|2

20614rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|Advance to knockout stage
bgcolor=ccffcc

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{ROU}}

|2

11433
3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{VAN}}

|2

02062

==Group D==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=25|Pos

!width=200|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=25|MW

!width=25|ML

!width=25|Pts

!width=250|Qualification

bgcolor=ccffcc

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{KOR}}

|2

20604rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|Advance to knockout stage
bgcolor=ccffcc

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{HKG}}

|2

11333
3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{BRA}}

|2

02062

=Knockout stage=

The knockout stage took place from 8 to 10 November.

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1 = Quarterfinals

| RD2 = Semifinals

| RD3 = Final

| RD1-seed1 =

| RD1-team1 = {{CHN}}

| RD1-score1 = 3

| RD1-seed2 =

| RD1-team2 = {{USA}}

| RD1-score2 = 0

| RD1-seed3 =

| RD1-team3 = {{HKG}}

| RD1-score3 = 2

| RD1-seed4 =

| RD1-team4 = {{TPE}}

| RD1-score4 = 3

| RD1-seed5 =

| RD1-team5 = {{KOR}}

| RD1-score5 = 3

| RD1-seed6 =

| RD1-team6 = {{UKR}}

| RD1-score6 = 1

| RD1-seed7 =

| RD1-team7 = {{ROU}}

| RD1-score7 = 0

| RD1-seed8 =

| RD1-team8 = {{JPN}}

| RD1-score8 = 3

| RD2-seed1 =

| RD2-team1 = {{CHN}}

| RD2-score1 = 3

| RD2-seed2 =

| RD2-team2 = {{TPE}}

| RD2-score2 = 0

| RD2-seed3 =

| RD2-team3 = {{KOR}}

| RD2-score3 = 1

| RD2-seed4 =

| RD2-team4 = {{JPN}}

| RD2-score4 = 3

| RD3-seed1 =

| RD3-team1 = {{CHN}}

| RD3-score1 = 3

| RD3-seed2 =

| RD3-team2 = {{JPN}}

| RD3-score2 = 0

}}

See also

References

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