In the women’s competition at the TTF World Team Championships Finals London 2026, the opening phase has progressed with eight groups completed, while other half remain in play. Among the completed groups, Sweden produced a flawless performance to top their group ahead of Canada, Sri Lanka and Costa Rica. Serbia matched that level of consistency, finishing first in Group 8 with victories over Thailand, Slovenia and Benin to secure direct passage to the main draw. In the remaining groups that are still underway, several European teams are currently in strong positions. Poland and Spain are both in contention in Group 9, where the final outcome is yet to be decided. Portugal lead Group 10 with two wins, ahead of Luxembourg, while both remain in the race for the top spot. Group 11 is finely balanced, with Wales sharing the lead after two wins, while in Group 13 Italy have made a strong start and currently sit at the top ahead of Croatia and Türkiye. Austria also lead their group with two victories, positioning themselves well for direct qualification. Hungary and Greece remain in contention in Group 15 behind Singapore, while the Slovak Republic have opened with two wins in Group 16 and are on course to challenge for first place. With Sweden and Serbia already confirmed as group winners and several other European teams well placed ahead of the final round of matches, the continent continues to demonstrate its depth in the women’s event. In the final round of Group 7, Sweden confirmed their dominance with a 3-0 win over Sri Lanka. Linda BERGSTROM opened with a straight-games victory against Tamadi Kavindya ALAGIYAWADU, Christina KALLBERG followed by defeating Bimandee BANDARA, while Nomin BAASAN sealed the win against Shamalsha HALAWATHAGE. Serbia secured top position in Group 8 with a 3-1 victory over Slovenia. Sabina SURJAN defeated Ana TOFANT convincingly, Sara TOKIC responded for Slovenia with a win over Aneta MAKSUTI, Izabela LUPULESKU restored Serbia’s lead by beating Katarina STRAZAR, before SURJAN completed the job with a second win, overcoming TOKIC.

The opening phase of the TTF World Team Championships Finals London 2026 has been largely completed, with four men’s groups and eight women’s groups still to be played later today. In the men’s event Denmark set the tone in Group 3 with a perfect record, finishing ahead of Mexico, Madagascar and Mongolia. Spain followed with an equally strong performance in Group 5, topping the group in front of Slovenia, Czechia and Bahrain. Portugal controlled proceedings in Group 6, winning all three matches, while Croatia mirrored that success in Group 8, finishing first ahead of Serbia, Luxembourg and Qatar. Romania delivered a consistent campaign to lead Group 9, ahead of Argentina, Peru and Benin, while Poland completed a clean sweep in Group 12, securing top spot in front of Moldova, Chile and Tahiti. In the last round, Denmark confirmed their dominance with a 3-0 victory over Mongolia, as Jonathan GROTH defeated Ankhbayar BILGUUN in straight games, Anders LIND followed with a convincing win over Bat Orgil LODOIDAMBA, and Tobias RASMUSSEN completed the sweep against Enkhtuguldur BODISUREN. Spain secured top spot with a 3-1 win over Czechia, where Juan PEREZ overcame Radim MORAVEK, Alvaro ROBLES beat Pavel SIRUCEK in straight games and added a second victory against MORAVEK, while Daniel BERZOSA fell to Stepan BRHEL. Portugal sealed first place with a 3-0 victory over Greece. Marcos FREITAS recovered after dropping the opening game to beat Georgios STAMATOUROS, Tiago APOLONIA edged Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS in four games including a tight second game, and Joao GERALDO completed the tie with a comeback win against Panagiotis GIONIS. Croatia maintained their perfect record with a 3-0 win over Qatar, as Ivor BAN defeated Mohammed ABDULWAHHAB, Filip ZELJKO overcame Rawad ALNASER and Andrej GACINA beat Sultan AL-KUWARI. Romania confirmed top position in Group 9 with a 3-1 victory over Peru. Andrei ISTRATE defeated Felipe DUFFOO, Darius MOVILEANU was edged by Carlos FERNANDEZ in five games, Iulian CHIRITA dominated Rodrigo HIDALGO, before MOVILEANU secured the decisive point against DUFFOO. Poland had to battle hard to secure first place, edging Moldova 3-2 in a dramatic encounter. Milosz REDZIMSKI opened with a win over Andrei PUTUNTICA (13-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-8), Marek BADOWSKI lost to Vladislav URSU, Maciej KUBIK restored the lead against Denis TERNA, before REDZIMSKI fell to URSU. In the decisive match, BADOWSKI secured the victory over PUTUNTICA.