World Team Table Tennis Championships 2026 – Men’s Team Event

The 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships will take place in London, England April 28-May 10, 2026.

You can read all the details about this here, while on this page you can find all the results of the Men’s team event.

out of courtesy
of the ITTF

The men will compete for the Swaythling Cup – which was donated in 1926 by Lady Baroness Swaythling, mother of Ivor Montagu, the first chairman of the ITTF.

The draw took place on Monday January 26, 2026.

WTTC locations 2026

Copper box Arena

Wembley Arena

The championships will take place in the Copper Box Arena for the first four days April 28-May 1, 2026and then the final nine days at Wembley Arena May 2-10, 2026.

Built for the 2012 Olympic Games, the Copper Box Arena is the third largest arena in London and the most versatile venue in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The Wembley Arena was built for the 1934 British Empire Games and was also used as a major venue for the 1948 London Olympics.

The 12,500-seat facility is London’s second largest indoor arena. Located next to Wembley Stadium it is still one of the best live entertainment venues in London.

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Preliminary round

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday
April 28-May 1, 2026

Group 3 – Denmark, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia

• Group 3 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 3 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 3 – 3rd =
• Group 3 – 4th =

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Group 4 – Brazil, Hungary, Puerto Rico, Uzbekistan

• Group 4 – Winners = (advance to round of 16)
• Group 4 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 4 – 3rd =
• Group 4 – 4th =

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Group 5 – Slovenia, Czech Republic, Spain, Bahrain

• Group 5 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 5 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 5 – 3rd =
• Group 5 – 4th =

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Group 6 – Portugal, Algeria, New Caledonia, Greece

• Group 6 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 6 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 6 – 3rd =
• Group 6 – 4th =

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Group 7 – India, Slovakia, Tunisia, Guatemala

• Group 7 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 7 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 7 – 3rd =
• Group 7 – 4th =

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Group 8 – Croatia, Serbia, Cuba, Qatar

• Group 8 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 8 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 8 – 3rd =
• Group 8 – 4th =

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Group 9 – Romania, Argentina, Benin, Peru

• Group 9 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 9 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 9 – 3rd =
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Group 10 – Australia, New Zealand, Morocco, North Korea

• Group 10 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 10 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
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Group 11 – Egypt, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Turkey

• Group 11 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 11 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
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Group 12 – Poland, Chile, Tahiti, Moldova

• Group 12 – Winners = (advance to round of 16)
• Group 12 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
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Group 13 – Iran, Austria, Malaysia, Togo

• Group 13 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 13 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 13 – 3rd =
• Group 13 – 4th =

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Group 14 – USA, Singapore, Ivory Coast, Angola

• Group 14 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 14 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 14 – 3rd =
• Group 14 – 4th =

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Group 15 – Hong Kong China, Nigeria, South Africa, Saudi Arabia

• Group 15 – Winners = (advance to round of 16)
• Group 15 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 15 – 3rd =
• Group 15 – 4th =

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Group 16 – Canada, Belgium, Cameroon, Fiji

• Group 16 – Winners = (advance to round of 16)
• Group 16 – 2nd = (advance to round of 32)
• Group 16 – 3rd =
• Group 16 – 4th =

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Preliminary round – Play-off 1

May 1, 2026

• Play Off 1 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Play-off 1 – 2nd = (eliminated)

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Preliminary round – Play-off 2

May 1, 2026

• Play-off 2 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Play-off 2 – 2nd = (eliminated)

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Preliminary round – Play-off 3

May 1, 2026

• Play-off 3 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Play-off 3 – 2nd = (eliminated)

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Preliminary round – Play-off 4

May 1, 2026

• Playoff 4 – Winners = (advance to round of 32)
• Playoff 4 – 2nd = (eliminated)

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Top 7 teams + Host team

Saturday/Sunday
May 2-3, 2026

Group 1 – China, Sweden, South Korea, England

• Group 1 – Winners = (continue as seed number)
• Group 1 – 2nd = (continue as seed number)
• Group 1 – 3rd = (continue as seed number)
• Group 1 – 4th = (continue as seed number)

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Group 2 – France, Japan, Germany, Chinese Taipei

• Group 2 – Winners = (continue as seed number)
• Group 2 – 2nd = (continue as seed number)
• Group 2 – 3rd = (continue as seed number)
• Group 2 – 4th = (continue as seed number)

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Knockout Stages – Round of 32

Monday/Tuesday
May 4/5, 2026

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Knockout Stages – Round of 16

Wednesday May 6, 2026

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Knockout Stage – Quarter-finals

Thursday/Friday
May 7/8, 2026

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Knockout stages – Semi-finals

Saturday May 9, 2026

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Final

Sunday May 10, 2026