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.
