Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team

The women's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from Friday 12 August to Tuesday 16 August 2016 at Riocentro.

Women's team table tennis
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro – Pavilion 3
Date12–16 August 2016
Competitors48 from 16 nations
Teams16
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Liu Shiwen
Ding Ning
Li Xiaoxia
 China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Han Ying
Petrissa Solja
Shan Xiaona
 Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kasumi Ishikawa
Ai Fukuhara
Mima Ito
 Japan
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The medals were presented by Timothy Fok, IOC member, Hong Kong and Thomas Weikert, President of the ITTF.

Format

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Teams were made up of three players. Each team match was made up of five individual matches and ended when either side had won three matches.[1]

Order of a team match
ABC team XYZ team
1 Singles A X
2 Singles B Y
Choose doubles pair. 5 minutes break.
3 Doubles C + either A or B vs Z + either X or Y
5 minutes break
4 Singles A or B
(non-playing doubles)
Z
5 Singles C X or Y
(non-playing doubles)

Qualification

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Schedule

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All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

Dates Start time Round
12 August 10:00 First round
13 August 10:00 Quarterfinals
14 August 19:30 Semifinals
15 August 10:00
16 August 11:00 Bronze medal match
19:30 Gold medal match

Seeds

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Team ranking was based on the individual ITTF rating points of 31 July 2016 but was taken into consideration only the players qualified from each team.[2]

Rank Team Athletes (world ranking on 31 July)[3]
1   China (CHN) Liu Shiwen (1) Ding Ning (2) Li Xiaoxia (5)
2   Japan (JPN) Kasumi Ishikawa (6) Ai Fukuhara (8) Mima Ito (9)
3   Germany (GER) Han Ying (7) Petrissa Solja (15) Shan Xiaona (21)
4   Singapore (SIN) Feng Tianwei (4) Yu Mengyu (13) Zhou Yihan (32)
5   Hong Kong (HKG) Tie Ya Na (16) Doo Hoi Kem (22) Lee Ho Ching (24)
6   Netherlands (NED) Li Jie (17) Li Jiao (31) Britt Eerland (95)
7   South Korea (KOR) Jeon Ji-hee (11) Seo Hyo-won (17) Yang Ha-eun (26)
8   North Korea (PRK) Ri Myong-sun (37) Kim Song-i (50) Ri Mi-gyong (69)
9   Chinese Taipei (TPE) Cheng I-ching (10) Chen Szu-yu (41) Huang Yi-hua (61)
10   Romania (ROU) Elizabeta Samara (29) Daniela Dodean (58) Bernadette Szőcs (78)
11   Austria (AUT) Liu Jia (25) Sofia Polcanova (55) Li Qiangbing (108)
12   Poland (POL) Li Qian (30) Katarzyna Grzybowska (60) Natalia Partyka (74)
13   United States (USA) Lily Zhang (101) Zheng Jiaqi (111) Jennifer Wu (146)
14   Brazil (BRA) Caroline Kumahara (120) Lin Gui (139) Bruna Takahashi (181)
15   Egypt (EGY) Dina Meshref (110) Nadeen El-Dawlatly (211) Yousra Abdel Razek (362)
16   Australia (AUS) Lay Jian Fang (128) Melissa Tapper (341) Ziyu Zhang (349)

Bracket

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
            
1   China (CHN) 3
14   Brazil (BRA) 0
1   China (CHN) 3
8   North Korea (PRK) 0
16   Australia (AUS) 0
8   North Korea (PRK) 3
1   China (CHN) 3
4   Singapore (SIN) 0
7   South Korea (KOR) 3
10   Romania (ROU) 2
7   South Korea (KOR) 2
4   Singapore (SIN) 3
15   Egypt (EGY) 0
4   Singapore (SIN) 3
1   China (CHN) 3
3   Germany (GER) 0
3   Germany (GER) 3
13   United States (USA) 0
3   Germany (GER) 3
5   Hong Kong (HKG) 1
9   Chinese Taipei (TPE) 1
5   Hong Kong (HKG) 3
3   Germany (GER) 3
2   Japan (JPN) 2
6   Netherlands (NED) 1 Bronze medal match
11   Austria (AUT) 3
11   Austria (AUT) 0 4   Singapore (SIN) 1
2   Japan (JPN) 3 2   Japan (JPN) 3
12   Poland (POL) 0
2   Japan (JPN) 3

Results

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First round

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12 August 2016
10:00
China   3–0   Brazil Duration: 1h 6min
Individual matches
Liu Shiwen 3–0 Lin Gui 11–8, 11–5, 11–3
Li Xiaoxia 3–0 Bruna Takahashi 11–8, 11–7, 11–1
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen 3–0 Caroline Kumahara / Lin Gui 11–1, 11–4, 11–4

12 August 2016
10:00
Australia   0–3   North Korea Duration: 1h 12min
Individual matches
Lay Jian Fang 0–3 Ri Mi-gyong 8–11, 6–11, 9–11
Ziyu Zhang 0–3 Ri Myong-sun 4–11, 6–11, 3–11
Melissa Tapper / Ziyu Zhang 1–3 Kim Song-i / Ri Myong-sun 2–11, 12–10, 3–11, 8–11

12 August 2016
10:00
South Korea   3–2   Romania Duration: 3h 9min
Individual matches
Jeon Ji-hee 3–0 Elizabeta Samara 11–6, 11–7, 11–7
Seo Hyo-won 0–3 Daniela Dodean 6–11, 9–11, 9–11
Yang Ha-eun / Jeon Ji-hee 3–1 Bernadette Szőcs / Daniela Dodean 12–10, 9–11, 13–11, 11–8
Yang Ha-eun 1–3 Elizabeta Samara 8–11, 11–7, 10–12, 9–11
Seo Hyo-won 3–2 Bernadette Szőcs 11–13, 14–12, 12–10, 9–11, 11–7

12 August 2016
10:00
Egypt   0–3   Singapore Duration: 1h 10min
Individual matches
Dina Meshref 0–3 Yu Mengyu 3–11, 6–11, 6–11
Nadeen El-Dawlatly 1–3 Feng Tianwei 4–11, 11–9, 5–11, 4–11
Yousra Abdel Razek / Nadeen El-Dawlatly 0–3 Zhou Yihan / Yu Mengyu 7–11, 6–11, 4–11

12 August 2016
15:00
Germany   3–0   United States Duration: 1h 56min
Individual matches
Han Ying 3–0 Zheng Jiaqi 11–9, 12–10, 11–6
Shan Xiaona 3–0 Lily Zhang 11–9, 11–4, 11–2
Petrissa Solja / Shan Xiaona 3–2 Jennifer Wu / Zheng Jiaqi 11–9, 12–14, 8–11, 12–10, 11–7

12 August 2016
15:00
Chinese Taipei   1–3   Hong Kong Duration: 2h 29min
Individual matches
Cheng I-ching 3–1 Lee Ho Ching 10–12, 11–9, 11–3, 12–10
Huang Yi-hua 0–3 Doo Hoi Kem 9–11, 7–11, 7–11
Chen Szu-yu / Huang Yi-hua 0–3 Tie Ya Na / Lee Ho Ching 13–15, 9–11, 12–14
Chen Szu-yu 0–3 Doo Hoi Kem 8–11, 6–11, 8–11

12 August 2016
15:00
Netherlands   1–3   Austria Duration: 3h 17min
Individual matches
Li Jie 3–2 Sofia Polcanova 11–9, 11–13, 11–5, 8–11, 11–5
Li Jiao 1–3 Liu Jia 12–10, 5–11, 6–11, 7–11
Britt Eerland / Li Jiao 1–3 Li Qiangbing / Sofia Polcanova 16–14, 9–11, 6–11, 9–11
Britt Eerland 2–3 Liu Jia 4–11, 6–11, 11–7, 17–15, 10–12

12 August 2016
15:00
Poland   0–3   Japan Duration: 1h 38min
Individual matches
Katarzyna Grzybowska 0–3 Kasumi Ishikawa 5–11, 7–11, 6–11
Li Qian 1–3 Mima Ito 6–11, 6–11, 12–10, 2–11
Natalia Partyka / Katarzyna Grzybowska 1–3 Ai Fukuhara / Mima Ito 5–11, 11–9, 2–11, 9–11

Quarterfinals

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13 August 2016
10:00
China   3–0   North Korea Duration: 1h 16min
Individual matches
Li Xiaoxia 3–0 Ri Mi-gyong 11–8, 11–6, 11–8
Liu Shiwen 3–0 Kim Song-i 11–4, 11–5, 11–8
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen 3–0 Ri Myong-sun / Kim Song-i 11–7, 11–3, 11–3

13 August 2016
10:00
South Korea   2–3   Singapore Duration: 3h 11min
Individual matches
Seo Hyo-won 0–3 Feng Tianwei 2–11, 9–11, 10–12
Jeon Ji-hee 3–1 Yu Mengyu 11–8, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6
Yang Ha-eun / Jeon Ji-hee 3–2 Zhou Yihan / Yu Mengyu 11–7, 11–4, 4–11, 10–12, 11–7
Seo Hyo-won 0–3 Zhou Yihan 8–11, 9–11, 8–11
Yang Ha-eun 1–3 Feng Tianwei 3–11, 11–9, 14–16, 4–11

13 August 2016
19:30
Germany   3–1   Hong Kong Duration: 2h 40min
Individual matches
Han Ying 3–0 Lee Ho Ching 11–6, 11–3, 11–4
Petrissa Solja 2–3 Doo Hoi Kem 11–9, 3–11, 11–9, 9–11, 12–14
Shan Xiaona / Petrissa Solja 3–0 Tie Ya Na / Lee Ho Ching 11–7, 11–3, 12–10
Han Ying 3–1 Tie Ya Na 11–5, 5–11, 11–7, 11–3

13 August 2016
19:30
Austria   0–3   Japan Duration: 1h 34min
Individual matches
Sofia Polcanova 0–3 Ai Fukuhara 5–11, 9–11, 8–11
Liu Jia 1–3 Kasumi Ishikawa 11–5, 4–11, 7–11, 7–11
Li Qiangbing / Sofia Polcanova 1–3 Mima Ito / Ai Fukuhara 5–11, 12–10, 7–11, 10–12

Semifinals

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14 August 2016
19:30
Germany   3–2   Japan Duration: 3h 54min
Individual matches
Petrissa Solja 3–2 Mima Ito 5–11, 11–4, 8–11, 11–6, 12–10
Han Ying 2–3 Kasumi Ishikawa 11–6, 11–9, 6–11, 6–11, 8–11
Shan Xiaona / Petrissa Solja 3–2 Ai Fukuhara / Mima Ito 11–6, 10–12, 7–11, 11–9, 11–7
Shan Xiaona 0–3 Kasumi Ishikawa 2–11, 11–13, 12–14
Han Ying 3–2 Ai Fukuhara 7–11, 11–9, 11–4, 6–11, 11–9

15 August 2016
10:00
China   3–0   Singapore Duration: 1h 32min
Individual matches
Li Xiaoxia 3–0 Feng Tianwei 12–10, 11–8, 11–9
Ding Ning 3–1 Zhou Yihan 11–7, 9–11, 11–6, 11–2
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen 3–0 Yu Mengyu / Zhou Yihan 11–4, 11–1, 11–9

Bronze medal match

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16 August 2016
11:00
Singapore   1–3   Japan Duration: 2h 19min
Individual matches
Yu Mengyu 3–2 Ai Fukuhara 4–11, 11–5, 11–3, 4–11, 11–5
Feng Tianwei 0–3 Kasumi Ishikawa 10–12, 6–11, 7–11
Yu Mengyu / Zhou Yihan 1–3 Ai Fukuhara / Mima Ito 11–9, 9–11, 1–11, 12–14
Feng Tianwei 0–3 Mima Ito 9–11, 4–11, 6-11

Gold medal match

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16 August 2016
19:30
China   3–0   Germany Duration: 1h 25min
Individual matches
Li Xiaoxia 3–0 Han Ying 11–9, 11–3, 11–7
Liu Shiwen 3–0 Petrissa Solja 11–3, 11–5, 11–4
Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen 3–1 Shan Xiaona / Petrissa Solja 11–6, 11–5, 9–11, 11–7

References

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  1. ^ "Competition Format and Specific Regulations" (PDF). ittf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Olympic Games Women's Team Ranking". ITTF. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ "ITTF World Ranking". ITTF. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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