The men's team tournament of the 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held from 28 April to 10 May 2026.
China's 26-year winning streak in team matches was ended by South Korea, followed by a second consecutive loss to Sweden in the group stage. However, the Chinese men's team managed to record five consecutive victories in the knockout stage, clinching their 24th title with a win over Japan.
Playing system All team matches in the event were played as a best-of-five series of individual matches, with the following order of play:
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Match 5 A1 vs B2 A2 vs B1 A3 vs B3 A1 vs B1 A2 vs B2
The competition was divided into two stages:
Group stage Teams seeded 1 to 7 and the host nation were drawn into Groups 1 and 2 (Stage 1a). All teams in Groups 1 and 2 were guaranteed a spot in the 32-team main draw of the knockout stage, as this phase of the competition was only to determine seeding.
The 56 remaining teams were drawn into Groups 3 to 16 (Stage 1b). The top two teams from each of these groups advanced; however, only the 14 winners and the top six runners-up advanced directly to the main draw. The remaining eight runners-up played in a preliminary round ahead of the main draw. The ranking of the runners-up was based on the win-loss ratios of team matches, individual matches, games, and points, in that order.
Knockout stage After the four matches of the preliminary round, the main draw began with the Round of 32. Teams in Groups 1 and 2 were the top eight seeds in the draw, while the winners of Groups 3 to 10 were seeds 9 to 16.
Teams Stage 1a teams were.
All other teams started in Stage 1b.
Group stage Stage 1a Group 1
Group 2
Stage 1b Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Group 13
Group 14
Group 15
Group 16
Ranking of second-placed teams (Groups 3–16)
Knockout stage Preliminary round
Main draw Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom Half Section 3
Section 4
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
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