With one month to go until the prestigious ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2024, the ITTF is delighted to unveil the 16 qualified teams that will battle for the Guoliang-Sörling Trophy in Chengdu, China, from 1-8 December 2024.
The elite lineup features a perfect blend of established powerhouses and emerging forces in world table tennis, representing five continents. Defending champions China will face stern competition on home soil as they aim to retain their crown from the inaugural 2023 edition.
The competing teams are:
The tournament also features an innovative three-stage format. In Stage 1, the 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four, where the highest-ranked teams are placed in different groups (1st in Group 1, 2nd in Group 2, 3rd in Group 3, and 4th in Group 4), with the remaining teams drawn two at a time in seeding order following a snake system. Each group will be played in a complete…
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