2012_World_Table_Tennis_Championships

2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships

2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships

2012 edition of the World Team Table Tennis Championships

The 2012 Liebherr World Team Table Tennis Championships were held at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany from March 25 to April 1, 2012.[1] It was the 51st edition to be contested.[2] 120 men's teams and 92 women's teams were allocated to different divisions according to the final ranking of the previous World Team Table Tennis Championships and the ITTF World Team Rankings.[3][4][5] The winner of the first division, called the Championship Division, was crowned as the new champion.

Quick Facts Venue, Location ...

To be eligible to have a team entered for the team events in 2012 Summer Olympics, the ITTF member association must have participated in the tournament.[6] The ranking of the 2012 Championships was taken into account for the Olympic qualification after the final world Olympic qualification tournament, which was held from May 10 to May 13.

Seeding

The Championship Division comprised 24 teams. The top 18 teams of the Championship Division at the 2010 World Team Championships were guaranteed a spot in the championship division.[5] The top two teams of the Second Division in 2010 automatically advanced to the Championship Division in 2012. The other four spots were announced according to the ITTF World Team Rankings published in February, 2012.

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Medal summary

Events

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Medal table

More information Rank, Nation ...

Results

Men's team

Main article: 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 China3
 Poland1 Austria0
 China3
 Austria3
 Poland1 South Korea0
 Chinese Taipei1
 Hong Kong3
 Hong Kong2 South Korea3
 China3
 Chinese Taipei3
 Hong Kong3 Germany0
 Japan3
 Belarus1
 Singapore3 Singapore1
 Japan1
 Belarus1
 Belarus3 Germany3Third place
 Sweden0
Eleventh place Portugal1 South KoreaX
 Portugal0 Germany3
 Poland1 JapanX
 Sweden3
 Portugal3
5th–8th classificationFifth place
 Austria3
 Chinese Taipei0
 Austria3
 Sweden1
 Singapore1
 Sweden3
Seventh place
 Chinese Taipei3
 Singapore2

Women's team

Main article: 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Women's team
First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
     China 3  
 Poland 3      Poland 0  
 Romania 2        China 3  
 Netherlands 3        Hong Kong 1  
 Austria 1      Netherlands 0
     Hong Kong 3  
     China 3
     Singapore 0
     Japan 2  
 Hungary 0      South Korea 3  
 South Korea 3        South Korea 2
 Germany 3        Singapore 3     Third Place
 North Korea 1      Germany 2    Hong Kong X
     Singapore 3      South Korea X
 
Position 9–12   Position 5–8
 Romania 2    Austria 0    Poland 1    Netherlands 0
 Austria 3      North Korea 3    Netherlands 3      Japan 3
 Hungary 0    Romania 1    Japan 3    Poland 2
 North Korea 3      Hungary 3    Germany 0      Germany 3

References

  1. [1]
    Competition schedule Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "ITTF Calendar". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Men's Teams List". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Women's Teams List". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  5. [5]
    "2012 World Team Playing System" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  7. [7]
    "Final positions of the 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  8. [8]
    "ITTF World Team Ranking". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
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