Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's team

Table tennis – women's team
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Table tennis – women's team; at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Date	1–5 August 2021
Competitors	48 from 16 nations
Teams	16
Medalists
	← 2016 2024 →

The women's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 1 August to 5 August 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Format

Teams were made up of three players. Each team match was made up of five individual matches and ended when either side has won three matches. The order of a team match was changed as follows: a doubles match, two singles matches, and if neither side had won three matches by this point, a maximum of two extra singles matches were played.^[1] The new order avoids any players playing two matches in succession, and forces players who play two singles to compete in the second individual match.

Order of a team match
		ABC team	XYZ team
1	Doubles	B C	Y Z
2	Singles	A	X
3	Singles	C	Z
4	Singles	A	Y
5	Singles	B	X

Qualification

Schedule

Legend
P	Preliminary round	¼	Quarter-finals	½	Semi-finals	F	Final

Sun 1	Mon 2		Tue 3		Wed 4	Thu 5
P	P	¼	¼	½	½	F

Seeds

The women’s team Olympic qualification rankings published in July 2021 was used for seeding purposes.^[1]^[2] The results of the draw are announced on 21 July at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.^[1]^[3] Each team is eligible to nominate one reserve player to the Tokyo Games to replace a team member who is injured or has an illness.^[4]

Rank	Team	Athletes (world ranking in July 2021)^[5]^[6]			Reserve
1	China (CHN)	Chen Meng (1)	Sun Yingsha (2)	Liu Shiwen (7)	Wang Manyu (4, replaced Liu)^[7]
2	Japan (JPN)	Mima Ito (3)	Kasumi Ishikawa (9)	Miu Hirano (12)	Hina Hayata (25)
3	Germany (GER)	Petrissa Solja (19)	Han Ying (21)	Shan Xiaona (32)	Nina Mittelham (44)
4	Hong Kong (HKG)	Doo Hoi Kem (15)	Minnie Soo Wai Yam (30)	Lee Ho Ching (46)	Zhu Chengzhu (93)
5	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	Cheng I-ching (8)	Chen Szu-yu (26)	Cheng Hsien-tzu (58)	Liu Hsing-yin (88)
6	Singapore (SGP)	Feng Tianwei (11)	Yu Mengyu (45)	Lin Ye (60)
7	South Korea (KOR)	Jeon Ji-hee (14)	Choi Hyo-joo (64)	Shin Yu-bin (77)	Lee Zi-on (98)
8	Romania (ROU)	Bernadette Szőcs (27)	Elizabeta Samara (28)	Daniela Dodean (107)	Irina Ciobanu (122)
9	United States (USA)	Lily Zhang (31)	Juan Liu (450)	Huijing Wang (892)	Wang Chen (533)
10	Hungary (HUN)	Georgina Póta (53)	Dóra Madarász (65)	Szandra Pergel (79)	Mária Fazekas (replaced Póta)^[8]
11	Poland (POL)	Li Qian (50)	Natalia Partyka (83)	Natalia Bajor (96)
12	Austria (AUT)	Sofia Polcanova (17)	Liu Jia (140)	Liu Yuan (302)	Karoline Mischek (147)
13	France (FRA)	Jia Nan Yuan (82)	Stephanie Loeuillette (95)	Prithika Pavade (234)
14	Egypt (EGY)	Dina Meshref (34)	Yousra Helmy (96)	Farah Abdelaziz (141)	Hana Goda (910)
15	Brazil (BRA)	Bruna Takahashi (41)	Jessica Yamada (142)	Caroline Kumahara (145)	Giulia Takahashi (841)
16	Australia (AUS)	Jian Fang Lay (156)	Melissa Tapper (172)	Michelle Bromley (209)

Bracket

First round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Gold medal match

1	China (CHN)	3

12	Austria (AUT)	0
			1	China (CHN)	3

			6	Singapore (SGP)	0
13	France (FRA)	0

6	Singapore (SGP)	3
						1	China (CHN)	3

						3	Germany (GER)	0
7	South Korea (KOR)	3

11	Poland (POL)	0
			7	South Korea (KOR)	2

			3	Germany (GER)	3
16	Australia (AUS)	0

3	Germany (GER)	3
									1	China (CHN)	3

									2	Japan (JPN)	0
4	Hong Kong (HKG)	3

15	Brazil (BRA)	1
			4	Hong Kong (HKG)	3

			8	Romania (ROU)	1
14	Egypt (EGY)	0

8	Romania (ROU)	3
						4	Hong Kong (HKG)	0

						2	Japan (JPN)	3
5	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	3							Bronze medal match

9	United States (USA)	0
			5	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0				3	Germany (GER)	1

			2	Japan (JPN)	3				4	Hong Kong (HKG)	3
10	Hungary (HUN)	0

2	Japan (JPN)	3

Results

First round

1 August
14:30

China

3–0

Austria

Duration: 59min

	Individual matches
Sun Yingsha / Wang Manyu		3–0	Liu Jia / Liu Yuan	11–4, 11–6, 11–4
Chen Meng		3–0	Sofia Polcanova	11–3, 11–3, 11–6
Wang Manyu		3–0	Liu Yuan	11–2, 11–2, 11–3

2 August
10:00

France

0–3

Singapore

Duration: 1h 46min

	Individual matches
Stéphanie Loeuillette / Jia Nan Yuan		0–3	Lin Ye / Yu Mengyu	6–11, 5–11, 11–13
Prithika Pavade		2–3	Feng Tianwei	11–8, 11–6, 3–11, 8–11, 3–11
Jia Nan Yuan		1–3	Yu Mengyu	8–11, 11–7, 5–11, 8–11

2 August
10:00

South Korea

3–0

Poland

Duration: 2h 4min

	Individual matches
Choi Hyo-joo / Shin Yubin		3–2	Natalia Partyka / Natalia Bajor	11–6, 12–10, 11–13, 4–11, 13–11
Jeon Ji-hee		3–0	Li Qian	11–4, 11–8, 11–3
Shin Yubin		3–2	Natalia Bajor	11–4, 11–7, 9–11, 8–11, 11–5

1 August
14:30

Australia

0–3

Germany

Duration: 1h 25min

	Individual matches
Melissa Tapper / Michelle Bromley		0–3	Petrissa Solja / Shan Xiaona	1–11, 5–11, 4–11
Jian Fang Lay		2–3	Han Ying	11–13, 11–9, 4–11, 11–7, 2–11
Michelle Bromley		0–3	Shan Xiaona	2–11, 3–11, 9–11

1 August
12:00

Hong Kong

3–1

Brazil

Duration: 2h 29min

	Individual matches
Minnie Soo Wai Yam / Lee Ho Ching		3–0	Jessica Yamada / Caroline Kumahara	11–9, 11–8, 11–9
Doo Hoi Kem		3–0	Bruna Takahashi	11–3, 14–12, 11–7
Lee Ho Ching		2–3	Caroline Kumahara	8–11, 9–11, 11–5, 11–9, 6–11
Doo Hoi Kem		3–1	Jessica Yamada	11–5, 9–11, 11–5, 12–10

1 August
10:00

Egypt

0–3

Romania

Duration: 1h 39min

	Individual matches
Yousra Abdel Razek / Farah Abdelaziz		0–3	Daniela Dodean / Elizabeta Samara	8–11, 11–13, 6–11
Dina Meshref		2–3	Bernadette Szőcs	12–10, 11–9, 6–11, 7–11, 7–11
Farah Abdelaziz		1–3	Elizabeta Samara	4–11, 11–9, 9–11, 8–11

1 August
19:40

Chinese Taipei

3–0

United States

Duration: 1h 43min

	Individual matches
Cheng Hsien-tzu / Chen Szu-yu		3–2	Lily Zhang / Juan Liu	11–6, 6–11, 6–11, 12–10, 11–8
Cheng I-ching		3–0	Huijing Wang	11–5, 11–1, 11–4
Chen Szu-yu		3–1	Juan Liu	11–13, 11–4, 16–14, 11–4

1 August
19:40

Hungary

0–3

Japan

Duration: 1h 13min

	Individual matches
Mária Fazekas / Szandra Pergel		0–3	Kasumi Ishikawa / Miu Hirano	7–11, 7–11, 8–11
Dóra Madarász		0–3	Mima Ito	2–11, 6–11, 6–11
Szandra Pergel		0–3	Miu Hirano	3–11, 5–11, 7–11

Quarterfinals

3 August
14:30

China

3–0

Singapore

Duration: 1h 34min

	Individual matches
Chen Meng / Wang Manyu		3–0	Yu Mengyu / Lin Ye	11–5, 11–7, 11–5
Sun Yingsha		3–0	Feng Tianwei	11–8, 11–3, 11–8
Wang Manyu		3–1	Lin Ye	6–11, 11–9, 11–6, 11–5

3 August
10:00

South Korea

2–3

Germany

Duration: 3h 14min

	Individual matches
Shin Yubin / Jeon Ji-hee		3–2	Shan Xiaona / Petrissa Solja	9–11, 11–8, 6–11, 11–6, 11–3
Choi Hyo-joo		0–3	Han Ying	3–11, 3–11, 8–11
Jeon Ji-hee		3–0	Petrissa Solja	11–6, 13–11, 11–3
Shin Yubin		1–3	Han Ying	6–11, 12–10, 6–11, 9–11
Choi Hyo-joo		0–3	Shan Xiaona	8–11, 6–11, 9–11

2 August
14:30

Hong Kong

3–1

Romania

Duration: 2h 17min

	Individual matches
Minnie Soo Wai Yam / Lee Ho Ching		2–3	Daniela Dodean / Elizabeta Samara	5–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–6, 11–13
Doo Hoi Kem		3–0	Bernadette Szőcs	11–5, 11–5, 11–6
Lee Ho Ching		3–0	Elizabeta Samara	11–9, 11–8, 12–10
Doo Hoi Kem		3–0	Daniela Dodean	11–3, 11–2, 14–12

2 August
19:30

Chinese Taipei

0–3

Japan

Duration: 1h 34min

	Individual matches
Cheng Hsien-tzu / Chen Szu-yu		0–3	Kasumi Ishikawa / Miu Hirano	8–11, 6–11, 5–11
Cheng I-ching		0–3	Mima Ito	2–11, 9–11, 8–11
Chen Szu-yu		1–3	Miu Hirano	9–11, 11–7, 4–11, 4–11

Semifinals

4 August
10:00

China

3–0

Germany

Duration: 1h 35min

	Individual matches
Wang Manyu / Chen Meng		3–0	Shan Xiaona / Petrissa Solja	11–9, 11–2, 11–4
Sun Yingsha		3–0	Han Ying	11–6, 11–4, 11–9
Chen Meng		3–1	Petrissa Solja	5–11, 11—4, 11–9, 13–11

3 August
19:30

Hong Kong

0–3

Japan

Duration: 1h 44min

	Individual matches
Minnie Soo Wai Yam / Lee Ho Ching		0–3	Kasumi Ishikawa / Miu Hirano	7–11, 2–11, 8–11
Doo Hoi Kem		1–3	Mima Ito	9–11, 11–9, 1–11, 7–11
Lee Ho Ching		0–3	Miu Hirano	10–12, 7–11, 3–11

Bronze medal match

5 August
11:00

Germany

1–3

Hong Kong

Duration: 2h 30min

	Individual matches
Shan Xiaona / Petrissa Solja		3–1	Lee Ho Ching / Doo Hoi Kem	8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 15–13
Han Ying		1–3	Minnie Soo Wai Yam	10–12, 11–9, 9–11, 7–11
Petrissa Solja		0–3	Doo Hoi Kem	5–11, 6–11, 9–11
Shan Xiaona		0–3	Minnie Soo Wai Yam	10–12, 11–13, 7–11

Gold medal match

5 August
19:30

China

3–0

Japan

Duration: 1h 59min

	Individual matches
Chen Meng / Wang Manyu		3–1	Kasumi Ishikawa / Miu Hirano	9–11, 11–6, 11–8, 11–7
Sun Yingsha		3–1	Mima Ito	11–8, 11–5, 3–11, 11–3
Wang Manyu		3–0	Miu Hirano	11–5, 11–9, 11–3

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tokyo 2020 Table Tennis Sport Specific Information" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "Tokyo 2020 Women's Team Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "Destiny Set Following Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Draw Ceremony". ittf.com. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games update: Injured Liu Shiwen withdraws from Women's Team event". ITTF. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "Tokyo 2020 List of Qualified Teams" (PDF). ITTF. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "Olympic Qualification Ranking 2021/07" (PDF). ITTF. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "China changes Olympic table tennis team roster as injured Liu withdraws". Xinhua. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games update: Injured Pota withdraws from Women's Team event". ITTF. 29 Jul 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

External links

Results Books : Tokyo 2020. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (2021).
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. ITTF
2020 Summer Olympics / Table Tennis / Team, Women. Olympedia.org

[ittf-1] "Tokyo 2020 Table Tennis Sport Specific Information" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[2] "Tokyo 2020 Women's Team Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[3] "Destiny Set Following Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Draw Ceremony". ittf.com. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[4] "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games update: Injured Liu Shiwen withdraws from Women's Team event". ITTF. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[5] "Tokyo 2020 List of Qualified Teams" (PDF). ITTF. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[6] "Olympic Qualification Ranking 2021/07" (PDF). ITTF. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[7] "China changes Olympic table tennis team roster as injured Liu withdraws". Xinhua. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[8] "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games update: Injured Pota withdraws from Women's Team event". ITTF. 29 Jul 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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