# 2019 ITTF Team World Cup

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

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's team details | China Fan Zhendong Xu Xin Lin Gaoyuan Ma Long Liang Jingkun | South Korea Jang Woo-jin Lee Sang-su Jung Young-sik Lim Jong-hoon Cho Dae-seong | Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju Chen Chien-an Liao Cheng-ting Peng Wang-wei Wang Tai-wei |
| Men's team details | China Fan Zhendong Xu Xin Lin Gaoyuan Ma Long Liang Jingkun | South Korea Jang Woo-jin Lee Sang-su Jung Young-sik Lim Jong-hoon Cho Dae-seong | Japan Tomokazu Harimoto Koki Niwa Jun Mizutani Maharu Yoshimura Takuya Jin |
| Women's team details | China Chen Meng Liu Shiwen Sun Yingsha Wang Manyu Ding Ning | Japan Mima Ito Kasumi Ishikawa Miu Hirano Hitomi Sato | Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching Chen Szu-yu Cheng Hsien-tzu Liu Hsing-yin Su Pei-ling |
| Women's team details | China Chen Meng Liu Shiwen Sun Yingsha Wang Manyu Ding Ning | Japan Mima Ito Kasumi Ishikawa Miu Hirano Hitomi Sato | South Korea Suh Hyo-won Jeon Ji-hee Choi Hyo-joo Yang Ha-eun Shin Yu-bin |

## 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.
| Event | Berths | Qualified |
| Host | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 African Championships | 1 | Nigeria |
| 2018 Oceania Championships | 1 | Australia |
| 2018 Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil United States |
| 2019 European Championships | 1 | Germany |
| 2019 Asian Championships | 1 | China |
| 2018 World Team Championships | 5 | Austria Chinese Taipei England South Korea Sweden |
| TOTAL | 12 | |
| Event | Berths | Qualified |
| Host | 1 | Japan |
| 2018 African Championships | 1 | Egypt |
| 2018 Oceania Championships | 1 | Vanuatu |
| 2018 Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil United States |
| 2019 European Championships | 1 | Romania |
| 2019 Asian Championships | 1 | China |
| 2018 World Team Championships | 5 | Austria Chinese Taipei Hong Kong South Korea Ukraine |
| TOTAL | 12 | |

### Notes

* $^a$ Two qualifying places awarded, to ensure that both North and South America were represented.
* $^b$ Five qualifying places awarded to the highest-placed teams that did not already qualify through continental events.
* $^c$ Australia initially qualified, but later withdrew from the World Cup. Their place was taken by Vanuatu.

## Men's team
### Seeding

Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking.
* China
* Japan
* Germany
* South Korea
* Sweden
* Brazil
* Chinese Taipei
* Austria
* England
* Nigeria
* United States
* Australia

### Group stage

The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |

### Knockout stage

The knockout stage took place from 7 to 10 November.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| China | China | 3 | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 0 | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 0 | China | China | 3 | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 1 | | | | China | China | 3 |
| | | | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 1 |
| South Korea | South Korea | 3 | | | | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 1 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 1 | South Korea | South Korea | 3 | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | |
| England | England | 0 | | | | | | |

## Women's team
### Seeding

Teams were seeded based on the latest ITTF World Team Ranking.
* China
* Japan
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* South Korea
* Romania
* United States
* Ukraine
* Austria
* Egypt
* Brazil
* Vanuatu

### Group stage

The group stage took place on 6 and 7 November.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |

### Knockout stage

The knockout stage took place from 8 to 10 November.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| China | China | 3 | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 0 | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | 0 | China | China | 3 | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2 | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | China | China | 3 |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 |
| South Korea | South Korea | 3 | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 1 | South Korea | South Korea | 1 | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | Japan | Japan | 3 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 3 | | | | | | |