Day 5 of the World Team Table Tennis Championships 2016 took place in Kuala Lumpur, in the 10,000 seat arena on the 3rd March! Today saw the preliminary matches take place in the men's and women's draw for a chance to qualify into the quarter finals! The top team from each group had a bye today.
Emmanuel Lebesson of France! Photo by: ITTF Flickr
In the men's event China, Korea Republic, Japan and France all had a bye and await eagerly in the quarter finals.
Results (Last 12)
Sweden 3-0 Croatia
Portugal 3-0 Korea DPR
Hong Kong 3-1 Austria
England 3-2 Poland
Relive day 5 at the World Team Championships watching this high quality video made by the ITTF and presented by STIGA! Enjoy!
Main Draw
Men
In the men's main draw quarter finals China face Sweden, Portugal take on Korea Republic, Japan will battle against Hong Kong and England will play France. Full draw below:
Women
In the women's event China are through to the semi finals with a 3-0 win over Netherlands. Second seeds Japan follow suit with a 3-0 win over Germany. Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong battle for a semi final place. In the other half of the draw Singapore face Korea DPR. Full draw below by the ITTF.
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Emmanuel Lebesson of France! Photo by: ITTF Flickr
In the men's event China, Korea Republic, Japan and France all had a bye and await eagerly in the quarter finals.
Results (Last 12)
Sweden 3-0 Croatia
Portugal 3-0 Korea DPR
Hong Kong 3-1 Austria
England 3-2 Poland
Relive day 5 at the World Team Championships watching this high quality video made by the ITTF and presented by STIGA! Enjoy!
Main Draw
Men
In the men's main draw quarter finals China face Sweden, Portugal take on Korea Republic, Japan will battle against Hong Kong and England will play France. Full draw below:
Women
In the women's event China are through to the semi finals with a 3-0 win over Netherlands. Second seeds Japan follow suit with a 3-0 win over Germany. Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong battle for a semi final place. In the other half of the draw Singapore face Korea DPR. Full draw below by the ITTF.
For all the latest news, results, videos and to follow all the action from the World Team Championships click here. To catch up on all the latest highlighted matches from the World Team Champs visit the TTD Video Library.
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