2018 ITTF Team World Cup
# 2018 ITTF Team World Cup

The 2018 ITTF Team World Cup was a table tennis competition held at the Copper Box Arena in London from 22 to 25 February 2018. It was the 11th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and the first time that it had been held in the United Kingdom.

China won both events, defeating Japan in both the men's and women's team finals.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's team details | 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 |
| Men's team details | China Fan Zhendong Lin Gaoyuan Ma Long Xu Xin Yu Ziyang | Japan Tomokazu Harimoto Koki Niwa Yuya Oshima Jin Ueda | South Korea Jeong Sang-eun Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su Lim Jong-hoon |
| Women's team details | China Chen Xingtong Ding Ning Liu Shiwen Wang Manyu Zhu Yuling | Japan Hina Hayata Miu Hirano Kasumi Ishikawa Mima Ito | Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem Lee Ho Ching Mak Tze Wing Ng Wing Nam Soo Wai Yam Minnie |
| Women's team details | China Chen Xingtong Ding Ning Liu Shiwen Wang Manyu Zhu Yuling | Japan Hina Hayata Miu Hirano Kasumi Ishikawa Mima Ito | North Korea Cha Hyo Sim Choe Hyon Hwa Kim Nam Hae Kim Song-i |

## Qualification

The host nation England, 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 2016 World Team Championships that hadn't already qualified through continental events.

| Event | Berths | Qualified |
| - | - | - |
| Host | 1 | England |
| 2017 Asian Championships | 1 | China |
| 2017 European Championships | 1 | Germany |
| 2017 Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil United States |
| 2016 Africa Championships | 1 | Egypt |
| 2016 Oceania Championships | 1 | Australia |
| 2016 World Team Championships | 5 | Japan South Korea France Hong Kong Sweden |
| TOTAL | 12 | |
| Event | Berths | Qualified |
| Host | 1 | England |
| 2017 Asian Championships | 1 | China |
| 2017 European Championships | 1 | Romania |
| 2017 Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil United States |
| 2016 Africa Championships | 1 | Egypt |
| 2016 Oceania Championships | 1 | Australia |
| 2016 World Team Championships | 5 | Japan Chinese Taipei North Korea Singapore Hong Kong |
| TOTAL | 12 | |

### Notes

* $^a$ Two qualifying places awarded, to ensure that both North and South America are represented.
* $^b$ Five qualifying places awarded to the highest-placed teams that did not already qualify through continental events.
