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 . [1] [2] [3]
China won both events, defeating South Korea in the men's team final and Japan in the women's team final. [4] [5]
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. [6] [7]
Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking. [9]
The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.
The knockout stage took place from 7 to 10 November.
The knockout stage took place from 8 to 10 November.