Table tennis world championship 2012

Table tennis world championship
2011 ← World Cup 2012 → 2013
date	25.03. – 01.04.
venue	Dortmund
winner
Team (♂)	People's Republic of China
Team (♀)	People's Republic of China
← Team 2010 • Team 2014 →

The venue for the World Cup: the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund

The 57th Table Tennis World Championship 2012 for teams took place from March 25th to April 1st, 2012 in the North Rhine-Westphalian city ​​of Dortmund in Germany .

Award

Dortmund was awarded the contract in April 2009 by the participants in the Annual General Meeting of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The city was the only applicant after the Serbian Table Tennis Association withdrew its application for Belgrade due to a lack of sponsorships the day before the award . Dortmund was the host of the table tennis world championship for the third time after 1959 and 1989 .

venue

The title fights were held in the Westfalenhallen . The winners of the finals and thus world champions were the teams of the People's Republic of China both in the women (3: 0 against Singapore) and in the men (3: 0 against hosts Germany).

Competition mode

It was played in the same mode as in the previous team world championships ( detailed description at the 2008 World Cup ). The top division is now called the Championship Division .

Results gentlemen

Group A

	Result
People's Republic of China	3-0	Greece
Hong Kong	3-0	Slovenia
Sweden	1: 3	North Korea
People's Republic of China	3-0	North Korea
Hong Kong	3-0	Sweden
Greece	3-0	Slovenia
People's Republic of China	3-0	Sweden
Hong Kong	3-0	Greece
North Korea	3-0	Slovenia
People's Republic of China	3-0	Hong Kong
Sweden	3: 2	Slovenia
Greece	3: 1	North Korea
People's Republic of China	3-0	Slovenia
Hong Kong	3-0	North Korea
Sweden	3-0	Greece

rank	country	Games	Points
1	People's Republic of China	15: 0	10
2	Hong Kong	12: 3	9
3	Sweden	7:11	7th
4th	North Korea	7:10	7th
5	Greece	6:10	7th
6th	Slovenia	2:15	5

	Qualification for the quarter-finals
	Qualification for the round of 16
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: quarter-finals
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: Round of 16

Group B

	Result
Germany	3-0	Czech Republic
Portugal	3-0	Serbia
Singapore	3: 2	Spain
Germany	3-0	Spain
Portugal	3: 2	Singapore
Czech Republic	2: 3	Serbia
Germany	3-0	Singapore
Portugal	0: 3	Czech Republic
Spain	0: 3	Serbia
Germany	3-0	Portugal
Singapore	3: 2	Serbia
Czech Republic	2: 3	Spain
Germany	3-0	Serbia
Portugal	3-0	Spain
Singapore	3: 1	Czech Republic

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Germany	15: 0	10
2	Portugal	9: 8	8th
3	Singapore	11:11	8th
4th	Serbia	8:11	7th
5	Spain	5:14	6th
6th	Czech Republic	8:12	6th

	Qualification for the quarter-finals
	Qualification for the round of 16
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: quarter-finals
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: Round of 16

Group C

	Result
South Korea	3: 2	Chinese Taipei
Austria	3-0	Hungary
France	3-0	Denmark
South Korea	3-0	Denmark
Austria	3-0	France
Chinese Taipei	3: 1	Hungary
South Korea	3-0	France
Austria	3: 1	Chinese Taipei
Denmark	2: 3	Hungary
South Korea	3: 1	Austria
France	3: 1	Hungary
Chinese Taipei	3: 1	Denmark
South Korea	3: 1	Hungary
Austria	3: 1	Denmark
France	1: 3	Chinese Taipei

rank	country	Games	Points
1	South Korea	15: 4	10
2	Austria	13: 5	9
3	Chinese Taipei	12: 9	8th
4th	France	7:10	7th
5	Hungary	6:14	6th
6th	Denmark	4:15	5

	Qualification for the quarter-finals
	Qualification for the round of 16
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: quarter-finals
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: Round of 16

Group D

	Result
Japan	3-0	Belarus
Russia	3: 2	Slovakia
Croatia	3-0	Poland
Japan	1: 3	Poland
Russia	3: 2	Croatia
Belarus	3-0	Slovakia
Japan	3-0	Croatia
Russia	1: 3	Belarus
Poland	3: 1	Slovakia
Japan	3-0	Russia
Croatia	3-0	Slovakia
Belarus	3-0	Poland
Japan	3: 1	Slovakia
Russia	0: 3	Poland
Croatia	1: 3	Belarus

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Japan	13: 4	9
2	Belarus	12: 5	9
3	Poland	9: 8	8th
4th	Russia	7:13	7th
5	Croatia	9: 9	7th
6th	Slovakia	4:15	5

	Qualification for the quarter-finals
	Qualification for the round of 16
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: quarter-finals
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: Round of 16

Main round

final	People's Republic of China	Germany	3-0
Single 1	Zhang Jike	Timo Boll	3: 2 (12: 10.11: 6.9: 11.10: 12.11: 6)
Single 2	Ma Long	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	3: 0 (11: 3,11: 9,13: 11)
Single 3	Wang Hao	Patrick Baum	3: 1 (8: 11,11: 5,11: 5,12: 10)
Trainer	Liu Guoliang	Jörg Roßkopf
Table 1	April 1, 2012	13:00 'O clock

	Round of 16 (29.3.)					Quarter-finals (30.3.)					Semi-finals (31.3.)					Final (1.4.)
						1	People's Republic of China	3
						6th	Austria	0
	19th	Poland	1
	6th	Austria	3
											1	People's Republic of China	3
											3	South Korea	0
	6th	Hong Kong	2
	13	Chinese Taipei	3
						13	Chinese Taipei	1
						3	South Korea	3
																1	People's Republic of China	3
																2	Germany	0
						4th	Japan	3
						9	Singapore	1
	9	Singapore	3
	14th	Belarus	1
											4th	Japan	1
											2	Germany	3
	8th	Portugal	0
	10	Sweden	3
						10	Sweden	0
						2	Germany	3

Results women

Group A

	Result
People's Republic of China	3-0	Belarus
Romania	3: 1	United States
Hungary	1: 3	Ukraine
People's Republic of China	3-0	Ukraine
Romania	3: 2	Hungary
Belarus	3: 1	United States
People's Republic of China	3-0	Hungary
Romania	3: 2	Belarus
Ukraine	3: 2	United States
People's Republic of China	3-0	Romania
Hungary	3-0	United States
Belarus	3: 2	Ukraine
People's Republic of China	3-0	United States
Romania	3: 2	Ukraine
Hungary	3-0	Belarus

rank	country	Games	Points
1	People's Republic of China	15: 0	10
2	Romania	12:10	9
3	Hungary	9: 9	7th
4th	Ukraine	10:12	7th
5	Belarus	8:12	7th
6th	United States	4:15	5

	Qualification for the quarter-finals
	Qualification for the round of 16
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: quarter-finals
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: Round of 16

Group B

	Result
Singapore	3-0	Turkey
Netherlands	3-0	Sweden
Chinese Taipei	2: 3	North Korea
Singapore	3-0	North Korea
Netherlands	3: 1	Chinese Taipei
Turkey	1: 3	Sweden
Singapore	3-0	Chinese Taipei
Netherlands	3-0	Turkey
North Korea	3-0	Sweden
Singapore	3: 1	Netherlands
Chinese Taipei	2: 3	Sweden
Turkey	0: 3	North Korea
Singapore	3-0	Sweden
Netherlands	3: 2	North Korea
Chinese Taipei	3-0	Turkey

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Singapore	15: 1	10
2	Netherlands	13: 6	9
3	North Korea	11: 8	8th
4th	Sweden	6:12	7th
5	Chinese Taipei	8:12	6th
6th	Turkey	1:15	5

	Qualification for the quarter-finals
	Qualification for the round of 16
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: quarter-finals
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: Round of 16

Group C

	Result
Japan	3: 1	Spain
Germany	3-0	France
Poland	3-0	Serbia
Japan	3: 1	Serbia
Germany	3: 1	Poland
Spain	3: 1	France
Japan	3-0	Poland
Germany	3: 2	Spain
Serbia	3: 2	France
Japan	3-0	Germany
Poland	3-0	France
Spain	3: 2	Serbia
Japan	3: 1	France
Germany	3: 2	Serbia
Poland	3: 1	Spain

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Japan	15: 3	10
2	Germany	12: 8	9
3	Poland	10: 7	8th
4th	Spain	10:12	7th
5	Serbia	8:14	6th
6th	France	4:15	5

	Qualification for the quarter-finals
	Qualification for the round of 16
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: quarter-finals
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: Round of 16

Group D

	Result
Hong Kong	3: 2	Czech Republic
South Korea	3-0	Croatia
Russia	0: 3	Austria
Hong Kong	3: 2	Austria
South Korea	3: 1	Russia
Czech Republic	3: 1	Croatia
Hong Kong	2: 3	Russia
South Korea	3: 1	Czech Republic
Austria	3-0	Croatia
Hong Kong	3: 2	South Korea
Russia	2: 3	Croatia
Czech Republic	1: 3	Austria
Hong Kong	3-0	Croatia
South Korea	3-0	Austria
Russia	2: 3	Czech Republic

rank	country	Games	Points
1	Hong Kong	14: 9	9
2	South Korea	14: 5	9
3	Austria	11: 7	8th
4th	Czech Republic	10:12	7th
5	Croatia	4:14	6th
6th	Russia	8:14	6th

	Qualification for the quarter-finals
	Qualification for the round of 16
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: quarter-finals
	Qualification for the games for places 13–24: Round of 16

Main round

final	People's Republic of China	Singapore	3-0
Single 1	Ding Ning	Feng Tianwei	3: 1 (14: 12,8: 11,11: 4.11: 3)
Single 2	Li Xiaoxia	Wang Yuegu	3: 1 (11: 9,11: 13,12: 10,11: 5)
Single 3	Guo Yue	Li Jia Wei	3: 0 (11: 8,11: 6,11: 9)
Trainer	Shi Zhihao	Zhou Shusen

	Round of 16 (29.3.)					Quarter-finals (30.3.)					Semi-finals (31.3.)					Final (1.4.)
						1	People's Republic of China	3
						12	Poland	0
	12	Poland	3
	8th	Romania	2
											1	People's Republic of China	3
											4th	Hong Kong	1
	7th	Netherlands	3
	19th	Austria	1
						7th	Netherlands	0
						4th	Hong Kong	3
																1	People's Republic of China	3
																2	Singapore	0
						3	Japan	2
						5	South Korea	3
	9	Hungary	0
	5	South Korea	3
											5	South Korea	2
											2	Singapore	3
	6th	Germany	3
	18th	North Korea	1
						6th	Germany	2
						2	Singapore	3

Medal table

rank	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	People's Republic of China	2	0	0	2
2	Singapore	0	1	0	1
2	Germany	0	1	0	1
4th	South Korea	0	0	2	2
5	Japan	0	0	1	1
5	Hong Kong	0	0	1	1
Total		2	2	4th	8th

philately

From April 12, 2012, Deutsche Post AG issued a postage stamp for € 1.45 with a surcharge of € 0.45 ( for sport ) on the occasion of the table tennis world championship.

One first day special cancellation was used in 10117 Berlin and 53113 Bonn for the postage stamp, and a machine stamp with advertising for the tournament was used by Deutsche Post AG's letter center 44 in Dortmund in March 2012. On March 31, a special stamp was used for the World Cup in the German Sports & Olympics Museum in Cologne.

Web links

• World Cup website
• The World Championship on the ITTF website ( Memento from April 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on July 24, 2020)

literature

• Detailed report: magazine tischtennis , 2012/4, pp. 8–45

Individual evidence

1. ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2012/3 pp. 18–19
2. ^ Deutsche Post Philatelie, edition 5/2012, stamps and information
3. ↑ Special postage stamps 2012 annual program (accessed on January 18, 2016)