Other Events | 7 Jan 2016

Perfect 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships About to be Drawn

China will find out who they have to play first up at the 2016 WTTTC at the draw on 16 January!

The draw for the Perfect 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships is set to take place at 15:00 local time on 16 January 2016 at the Dorsett Subang Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

The 24 men's and women's Championship Division teams will be drawn into four groups of six teams for the first stage of the biggest table tennis event on earth which begins on 28 February.

 

Defending champions China has been seeded number one in both the men's and women's events, with Germany being second in the men's and Japan in the women's. Both these teams will be looking to topple the mighty Chinese team and become the World Team Champions on 6 March at the Malawati Stadium.

 

All media who would like to attend the draw ceremony, which will determine the world's best teams' fate for the 2016 World Championships, need to contact Geethanjali Lakshmayya: geetha.l@carbon-worldwide.com by 14 January 2016 to secure your place.

 

94 men's teams and 84 women's teams will make the trip to Kuala Lumpur to compete across four divisions in the 54th edition of the World Table Tennis Championships.

 

The draw for divisions two & three will take place on 16 February 2016, and division four on 26 February 2016.

 

Quick Links:

 

Men's Divisions and Seeding - http://bit.ly/1OBIoEK

Women's Divisions and Seeding - http://bit.ly/1SBD71S