Day 1 Update - World Team Championships 2016!

The first day of the World Team Table Tennis Championships 2016 took place in Kuala Lumpur, with the best teams around the world fighting for their countries. There are a staggering 87 mens teams and 78 womens teams which make a total of 655 participants in 4 divisions!

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Coach Richard Prause with the China National Team in the training arena! Photo by: ITTF Flickr

There are 4 divisions, the championship division which is made up of 24 of the best teams in the world. These teams are split into 4 groups, the winner of each group go straight into the quarter finals with the 2nd and 3rd team going into the last 16.

Watch the video below by ITTF presented by STIGA where you can get your full daily dose from the opening day at the World Team Championships!


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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