The World Team Table Tennis Championships
The Table Tennis World Championships has been held since 1926. Originally, the championships included bth individual, doubles and team eve Eventually, the International Table Tennis Federation split the event into individual and team in 2003. Currently, the World Team Table Tennis Championships are held in even numbered years, while the World Table Tennis Championships is hosted in odd numbered years.
international table tennis tournamentEach event has a specific trophy presented to the winners which gets returned and presented to the next winner at the next championships. The men’s winning team is awrded the Swaythling Cup, and to the winning women's team is presented the Corbillon Cup.
World Team Table Tennis Championships Hosts
From 1926 until 1997, plus in 2001, both the singles, doubles and teams events were held together. In 2000, and all years since 2004, the teams events have been held separately. In 2020 the World Team Table Tennis Championships were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
| Edition | Year | Host city |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | 2026 | London, England |
| 56 | 2024 | Busan, South Korea |
| 55 | 2022 | Chengdu, China |
| 55 | 2020 | Busan, South Korea (cancelled) |
| 54 | 2018 | Halmstad, Sweden |
| 53 | 2016 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 52 | 2014 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 51 | 2012 | Dortmund, Germany |
| 50 | 2010 | Moscow, Russia |
| 49 | 2008 | Guangzhou, China |
| 48 | 2006 | Bremen, Germany |
| 47 | 2004 | Doha, Qatar |
| 46 | 2001 | Osaka, Japan |
| 45 | 2000 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 44 | 1997 | Manchester, England |
| 43 | 1995 | Tianjin, China |
| 42 | 1993 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 41 | 1991 | Chiba City, Japan |
| 40 | 1989 | Dortmund, West Germany |
| 39 | 1987 | New Delhi, India |
| 38 | 1985 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 37 | 1983 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 36 | 1981 | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |
| 35 | 1979 | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 34 | 1977 | Birmingham, England |
| 33 | 1975 | Kolkata, India |
| 32 | 1973 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |
| 31 | 1971 | Nagoya, Japan |
| 30 | 1969 | Munich, West Germany |
| 29 | 1967 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 28 | 1965 | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia |
| 27 | 1963 | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 26 | 1961 | Beijing, China |
| 25 | 1959 | Dortmund, West Germany |
| 24 | 1957 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 23 | 1956 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 22 | 1955 | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 21 | 1954 | Wembley, England |
| 20 | 1953 | Bucharest, Romania |
| 19 | 1952 | Mumbai, India |
| 18 | 1951 | Vienna, Austria |
| 17 | 1950 | Budapest, Hungary |
| 16 | 1949 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 15 | 1948 | Wembley, England |
| 14 | 1947 | Paris, France |
| 13 | 1939 | Cairo, Egypt |
| 12 | 1938 | Wembley, England |
| 11 | 1937 | Baden bei Wien, Austria |
| 10 | 1936 | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 9 | 1935 | Wembley, England |
| 8 | 1934 | Paris, France |
| 7 | 1933 | Baden bei Wien, Austria |
| 6 | 1932 | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 5 | 1931 | Budapest, Hungary |
| 4 | 1930 | Berlin, Germany |
| 3 | 1929 | Budapest, Hungary |
| 2 | 1928 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1 | 1926 | London, England |
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