2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Men's team

The Men's team tournament of the 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held from March 25 to April 1, 2012.^[1] at Dortmund, Germany. The draw was held on February 22.^[2]

China once again won the final, beating Germany 3–0.^[3]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Team	China Ma Long Zhang Jike Wang Hao Xu Xin Ma Lin	Germany Timo Boll Dimitrij Ovtcharov Patrick Baum Bastian Steger Christian Süß	South Korea Joo Se-Hyuk Ryu Seung-Min Oh Sang-Eun Kim Min-Seok Jung Young-Sik
			Japan Jun Mizutani Seiya Kishikawa Koki Niwa Kenji Matsudaira Maharu Yoshimura

Championship Division

Players list

Team	Ranking	Group	Players
China	1	A	Ma Long · Zhang Jike · Wang Hao · Xu Xin · Ma Lin
Germany	2	B	Timo Boll · Dimitrij Ovtcharov · Patrick Baum · Bastian Steger · Christian Süß
South Korea	3	C	Joo Se-Hyuk · Ryu Seung-Min · Oh Sang-Eun · Kim Min-Seok · Jung Young-Sik
Japan	4	D	Jun Mizutani · Seiya Kishikawa · Koki Niwa · Kenji Matsudaira · Maharu Yoshimura
Russia	5	D	Alexey Smirnov · Kirill Skachkov · Alexander Shibaev · Igor Rubtsov · Fedor Kuzmin
Austria	6	C	Chen Weixing · Werner Schlager · Robert Gardos · Daniel Habesohn · Stefan Fegerl
Hong Kong	6	A	Jiang Tianyi · Leung Chu Yan · Tang Peng · Cheung Yuk · Li Ching
Portugal	8	B	Marcos Freitas · Joao Monteiro · Enio Mendes · Andre Silva
Singapore	9	B	Gao Ning · Yang Zi · Pang Xue Jie · Chew Zhe Yu Clarence
Sweden	10	A	Pär Gerell · Jörgen Persson · Jens Lundqvist · Robert Svensson · Kristian Karlsson
Croatia	11	D	Zoran Primorac · Andrej Gaćina · Tomislav Zubčić · Tomislav Kolarek · Frane Kojić
France	12	C	Simon Gauzy · Emmanuel Lebesson · Quentin Robinot · Tristan Flore
Chinese Taipei	13	C	Chuang Chih-yuan · Chen Chien-an · Wu Chih-chi · Chiang Hung-chieh · Lee Chia-sheng
Belarus	14	D	Vladimir Samsonov · Evgueni Chtchetinine · Pavel Platonov · Aleksandr Kuchuk · Kiryl Barabanov
Czech Republic	15	B	Petr Korbel · Dmitrij Prokopcov · Lubomir Jančárik · Antonin Gavlas · Michal Obeslo
Greece	16	A	Panagiotis Gionis · Kalinikos Kreanga · Konstantinos Papageorgiou · Konstantinos Lagogiannis
North Korea	17	A	Jang Song-Man · Kim Hyok-Bong · Kim Chol-Jin · Kim Song-Nam
Spain	18	B	He Zhi Wen · Carlos Machado · Alfredo Carneros · Jesus Cantero · Marc Duran
Poland	19	D	Zeng Yi Wang · Bartosz Such · Daniel Gorak · Jakub Kosowski · Robert Floras
Denmark	20	C	Allan Bentsen · Jonathan Groth · Kasper Sternberg · Mikkel Hindersson
Slovakia	21	D	Thomas Keinath · Lubomir Pistej · Peter Sereda · Michal Bardon
Hungary	23	C	János Jakab · Adam Pattantyus · Daniel Zwickl · Daniel Kosiba
Serbia	24	B	Aleksandar Karakašević · Zolt Pete · Marko Jevtović · Dragan Subotić
Slovenia	29	A	Sas Lasan · Mitja Horvat · Jan Zibrat · Ludvik Persolja

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	Pts
China	5	5	0	15	0	10
Hong Kong	5	4	1	12	3	9
Sweden	5	2	3	7	11	7
North Korea	5	2	3	7	10	7
Greece	5	2	3	6	10	7
Slovenia	5	0	5	2	15	5

25 March 2012 20:00	Report	China	3–0	Greece	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Zhang Jike	3–0	Konstantinos Papageorgiou
Wang Hao			3–0	Kalinikos Kreanga
Ma Long			3–0	Panagiotis Gionis

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25 March 2012 20:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–0	Slovenia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Tang Peng	3–0	Mitja Horvat
Jiang Tianyi			3–0	Jan Zibrat
Leung Chu Yan			3–0	Sas Lasan

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25 March 2012 20:00	Report	North Korea	3–1	Sweden	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jang Song-Man	3–0	Jörgen Persson
Kim Hyok-Bong			3–2	Pär Gerell
Kim Song-Nam			1–3	Jens Lundqvist
Jang Song-Man			3–2	Pär Gerell

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26 March 2012 16:00	Report	North Korea	0–3	China	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jang Song-Man	0–3	Wang Hao
Kim Hyok-Bong			0–3	Zhang Jike
Kim Song-Nam			0–3	Xu Xin

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26 March 2012 16:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–0	Sweden	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jiang Tianyi	3–2	Pär Gerell
Leung Chu Yan			3–2	Jens Lundqvist
Tang Peng			3–2	Jörgen Persson

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26 March 2012 16:00	Report	Slovenia	0–3	Greece	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jan Zibrat	0–3	Kalinikos Kreanga
Mitja Horvat			0–3	Panagiotis Gionis
Sas Lasan			0–3	Konstantinos Lagogiannis

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27 March 2012 13:00	Report	China	3–0	Sweden	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Ma Lin	3–1	Jörgen Persson
Ma Long			3–0	Kristian Karlsson
Zhang Jike			3–1	Robert Svensson

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27 March 2012 13:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–0	Greece	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jiang Tianyi	3–0	Kalinikos Kreanga
Li Ching			3–1	Panagiotis Gionis
Tang Peng			3–1	Konstantinos Papageorgiou

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27 March 2012 13:00	Report	North Korea	3–0	Slovenia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jang Song-Man	3–0	Mitja Horvat
Kim Hyok-Bong			3–1	Jan Zibrat
Kim Song-Nam			3–0	Ludvik Persolja

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28 March 2012 13:00	Report	China	3–0	Hong Kong	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Zhang Jike	3–0	Leung Chu Yan
Wang Hao			3–0	Li Ching
Ma Lin			3–2	Cheung Yuk

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28 March 2012 13:00	Report	Sweden	3–2	Slovenia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Pär Gerell	3–2	Sas Lasan
Jörgen Persson			2–3	Jan Zibrat
Jens Lundqvist			3–0	Mitja Horvat
Pär Gerell			2–3	Jan Zibrat
Jörgen Persson			3–1	Sas Lasan

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28 March 2012 13:00	Report	Greece	3–1	North Korea	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Panagiotis Gionis	2–3	Kim Hyok-Bong
Kalinikos Kreanga			3–0	Jang Song-Man
Konstantinos Papageorgiou			3–0	Kim Song-Nam
Panagiotis Gionis			3–2	Jang Song-Man

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28 March 2012 19:00	Report	China	3–0	Slovenia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Ma Long	3–0	Sas Lasan
Ma Lin			3–0	Jan Zibrat
Xu Xin			3–0	Mitja Horvat

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28 March 2012 19:00	Report	Hong Kong	3–0	North Korea	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jiang Tianyi	3–2	Kim Hyok-Bong
Leung Chu Yan			3–0	Jang Song-Man
Tang Peng			3–0	Kim Chol-Jin

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28 March 2012 19:00	Report	Sweden	3–0	Greece	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jens Lundqvist	3–1	Kalinikos Kreanga
Pär Gerell			3–0	Panagiotis Gionis
Jörgen Persson			3–1	Konstantinos Papageorgiou

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	Pts
Germany	5	5	0	15	0	10
Portugal	5	3	2	9	8	8
Singapore	5	3	2	11	11	8
Serbia	5	2	3	8	11	7
Spain	5	1	4	5	14	6
Czech Republic	5	1	4	8	12	6

25 March 2012 13:00	Report	Czech Republic	0–3	Germany	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Dmitrij Prokopcov	0–3	Timo Boll
Antonin Gavlas			0–3	Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Petr Korbel			2–3	Patrick Baum

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25 March 2012 13:00	Report	Portugal	3–0	Serbia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Marcos Freitas	3–1	Marko Jevtović
Joao Monteiro			3–1	Aleksandar Karakašević
Andre Silva			3–2	Zolt Pete

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25 March 2012 13:00	Report	Singapore	3–2	Spain	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Gao Ning	3–1	He Zhi Wen
Yang Zi			2–3	Carlos Machado
Pang Xue Jie			3–2	Jesus Cantero
Gao Ning			1–3	Carlos Machado
Yang Zi			3–2	He Zhi Wen

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25 March 2012 20:00	Report	Spain	0–3	Germany	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Carlos Machado	0–3	Timo Boll
Marc Duran			0–3	Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Alfredo Carneros			1–3	Bastian Steger

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25 March 2012 20:00	Report	Portugal	3–2	Singapore	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Marcos Freitas	3–0	Pang Xue Jie
Joao Monteiro			2–3	Gao Ning
Andre Silva			0–3	Yang Zi
Marcos Freitas			3–1	Gao Ning
Joao Monteiro			3–0	Pang Xue Jie

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25 March 2012 20:00	Report	Czech Republic	2–3	Serbia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Dmitrij Prokopcov	1–3	Aleksandar Karakašević
Petr Korbel			3–0	Zolt Pete
Lubomir Jančárik			1–3	Marko Jevtović
Dmitrij Prokopcov			3–1	Zolt Pete
Petr Korbel			1–3	Aleksandar Karakašević

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26 March 2012 19:00	Report	Germany	3–0	Singapore	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Dimitrij Ovtcharov	3–1	Gao Ning
Timo Boll			3–0	Yang Zi
Patrick Baum			3–1	Pang Xue Jie

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26 March 2012 19:00	Report	Portugal	0–3	Czech Republic	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Joao Monteiro	1–3	Petr Korbel
Marcos Freitas			2–3	Dmitrij Prokopcov
Andre Silva			0–3	Michal Obeslo

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26 March 2012 19:00	Report	Spain	0–3	Serbia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		He Zhi Wen	2–3	Aleksandar Karakašević
Carlos Machado			1–3	Zolt Pete
Jesus Cantero			2–3	Marko Jevtović

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27 March 2012 19:00	Report	Germany	3–0	Portugal	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Dimitrij Ovtcharov	3–1	Marcos Freitas
Timo Boll			3–1	Joao Monteiro
Bastian Steger			3–1	Enio Mendes

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27 March 2012 19:00	Report	Singapore	3–2	Serbia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Yang Zi	1–3	Aleksandar Karakašević
Gao Ning			3–0	Zolt Pete
Pang Xue Jie			1–3	Marko Jevtović
Gao Ning			3–0	Aleksandar Karakašević
Yang Zi			3–0	Zolt Pete

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27 March 2012 19:00	Report	Czech Republic	2–3	Spain	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Petr Korbel	3–0	Carlos Machado
Dmitrij Prokopcov			3–0	Alfredo Carneros
Antonin Gavlas			2–3	He Zhi Wen
Petr Korbel			2–3	Alfredo Carneros
Dmitrij Prokopcov			2–3	Carlos Machado

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28 March 2012 16:00	Report	Germany	3–0	Serbia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Christian Süß	3–1	Marko Jevtović
Bastian Steger			3–1	Aleksandar Karakašević
Patrick Baum			3–2	Zolt Pete

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28 March 2012 16:00	Report	Spain	0–3	Portugal	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		He Zhi Wen	0–3	Joao Monteiro
Carlos Machado			0–3	Marcos Freitas
Alfredo Carneros			1–3	Andre Silva

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28 March 2012 16:00	Report	Singapore	3–1	Czech Republic	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Gao Ning	3–0	Dmitrij Prokopcov
Yang Zi			3–0	Petr Korbel
Pang Xue Jie			0–3	Michal Obeslo
Gao Ning			3–0	Petr Korbel

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	Pts
South Korea	5	5	0	15	4	10
Austria	5	4	1	13	5	9
Chinese Taipei	5	3	2	12	9	8
France	5	2	3	7	10	7
Hungary	5	1	4	6	14	6
Denmark	5	0	5	4	15	5

25 March 2012 20:00	Report	South Korea	3–2	Chinese Taipei	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Oh Sang-Eun	1–3	Chen Chien-an
Joo Se-Hyuk			0–3	Chuang Chih-yuan
Ryu Seung-Min			3–0	Chiang Hung-chieh
Oh Sang-Eun			3–2	Chuang Chih-yuan
Joo Se-Hyuk			3–2	Chen Chien-an

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25 March 2012 20:00	Report	Austria	3–0	Hungary	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Robert Gardos	3–0	Daniel Zwickl
Daniel Habesohn			3–1	Daniel Kosiba
Chen Weixing			3–1	János Jakab

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25 March 2012 20:00	Report	Denmark	0–3	France	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Allan Bentsen	1–3	Emmanuel Lebesson
Jonathan Groth			0–3	Simon Gauzy
Kasper Sternberg			0–3	Tristan Flore

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26 March 2012 19:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	Denmark	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Kim Min-Seok	3–2	Kasper Sternberg
Joo Se-Hyuk			3–0	Mikkel Hindersson
Oh Sang-Eun			3–0	Jonathan Groth

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26 March 2012 19:00	Report	Austria	3–0	France	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Robert Gardos	3–1	Simon Gauzy
Stefan Fegerl			3–0	Emmanuel Lebesson
Chen Weixing			3–1	Tristan Flore

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26 March 2012 19:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	3–1	Hungary	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Chuang Chih-yuan	0–3	Adam Pattantyus
Chen Chien-an			3–0	Daniel Kosiba
Wu Chih-chi			3–2	Daniel Zwickl
Chuang Chih-yuan			3–1	Daniel Kosiba

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27 March 2012 19:00	Report	South Korea	3–0	France	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Oh Sang-Eun	3–1	Simon Gauzy
Joo Se-Hyuk			3–1	Quentin Robinot
Ryu Seung-Min			3–0	Tristan Flore

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27 March 2012 19:00	Report	Austria	3–1	Chinese Taipei	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Stefan Fegerl	0–3	Chuang Chih-yuan
Robert Gardos			3–2	Chen Chien-an
Chen Weixing			3–1	Chiang Hung-chieh
Robert Gardos			3–0	Chuang Chih-yuan

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27 March 2012 19:00	Report	Denmark	2–3	Hungary	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Allan Bentsen	3–1	Adam Pattantyus
Jonathan Groth			0–3	Daniel Kosiba
Kasper Sternberg			0–3	János Jakab
Allan Bentsen			3–2	Daniel Kosiba
Jonathan Groth			1–3	Adam Pattantyus

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28 March 2012 13:00	Report	South Korea	3–1	Austria	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Joo Se-Hyuk	0–3	Daniel Habesohn
Oh Sang-Eun			3–0	Robert Gardos
Ryu Seung-Min			3–0	Stefan Fegerl
Joo Se-Hyuk			3–0	Robert Gardos

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28 March 2012 13:00	Report	France	3–1	Hungary	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Simon Gauzy	3–1	Daniel Zwickl
Emmanuel Lebesson			3–0	János Jakab
Quentin Robinot			2–3	Adam Pattantyus
Simon Gauzy			3–1	János Jakab

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28 March 2012 13:00	Report	Chinese Taipei	3–1	Denmark	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Chuang Chih-yuan	3–0	Kasper Sternberg
Chen Chien-an			3–2	Allan Bentsen
Wu Chih-chi			1–3	Mikkel Hindersson
Chuang Chih-yuan			3–0	Allan Bentsen

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28 March 2012 19:00	Report	South Korea	3–1	Hungary	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jung Young-Sik	3–1	Adam Pattantyus
Kim Min-Seok			0–3	Daniel Kosiba
Ryu Seung-Min			3–0	Daniel Zwickl
Kim Min-Seok			3–0	Adam Pattantyus

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28 March 2012 19:00	Report	Austria	3–1	Denmark	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Daniel Habesohn	3–2	Kasper Sternberg
Stefan Fegerl			2–3	Mikkel Hindersson
Werner Schlager			3–0	Jonathan Groth
Daniel Habesohn			3–0	Mikkel Hindersson

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28 March 2012 19:00	Report	France	1–3	Chinese Taipei	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Emmanuel Lebesson	1–3	Chuang Chih-yuan
Simon Gauzy			2–3	Chen Chien-an
Quentin Robinot			3–1	Chiang Hung-chieh
Simon Gauzy			1–3	Chuang Chih-yuan

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	GW	GL	Pts
Japan	5	4	1	16	4	9
Belarus	5	4	1	12	5	9
Poland	5	3	2	9	8	8
Russia	5	2	3	7	13	7
Croatia	5	2	3	9	9	7
Slovakia	5	0	5	4	15	5

25 March 2012 13:00	Report	Belarus	0–3	Japan	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Vladimir Samsonov	1–3	Jun Mizutani
Evgueni Chtchetinine			2–3	Kenji Matsudaira
Pavel Platonov			0–3	Seiya Kishikawa

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25 March 2012 13:00	Report	Russia	3–2	Slovakia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Alexey Smirnov	3–1	Lubomir Pistej
Kirill Skachkov			2–3	Thomas Keinath
Igor Rubtsov			3–2	Peter Sereda
Alexey Smirnov			2–3	Thomas Keinath
Kirill Skachkov			3–1	Lubomir Pistej

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25 March 2012 13:00	Report	Croatia	3–0	Poland	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Andrej Gaćina	3–0	Bartosz Such
Zoran Primorac			3–2	Zeng Yi Wang
Tomislav Kolarek			3–0	Jakub Kosowski

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26 March 2012 10:00	Report	Japan	1–3	Poland	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Koki Niwa	3–0	Daniel Gorak
Seiya Kishikawa			2–3	Robert Floras
Maharu Yoshimura			2–3	Bartosz Such
Seiya Kishikawa			2–3	Daniel Gorak

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26 March 2012 10:00	Report	Russia	3–2	Croatia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Alexey Smirnov	1–3	Andrej Gaćina
Kirill Skachkov			3–1	Zoran Primorac
Alexander Shibaev			2–3	Tomislav Kolarek
Alexey Smirnov			3–1	Zoran Primorac
Kirill Skachkov			3–1	Andrej Gaćina

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26 March 2012 10:00	Report	Belarus	3–0	Slovakia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Pavel Platonov	3–1	Lubomir Pistej
Vladimir Samsonov			3–0	Thomas Keinath
Evgueni Chtchetinine			3–1	Michal Bardon

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27 March 2012 13:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Croatia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Koki Niwa	3–1	Andrej Gaćina
Jun Mizutani			3–0	Tomislav Zubčić
Kenji Matsudaira			3–2	Tomislav Kolarek

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27 March 2012 13:00	Report	Russia	1–3	Belarus	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Alexander Shibaev	1–3	Vladimir Samsonov
Alexey Smirnov			3–2	Pavel Platonov
Kirill Skachkov			2–3	Evgueni Chtchetinine
Alexey Smirnov			2–3	Vladimir Samsonov

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27 March 2012 13:00	Report	Poland	3–1	Slovakia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Daniel Gorak	3–2	Lubomir Pistej
Zeng Yi Wang			2–3	Michal Bardon
Robert Floras			3–1	Peter Sereda
Zeng Yi Wang			3–1	Lubomir Pistej

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28 March 2012 13:00	Report	Japan	3–0	Russia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jun Mizutani	3–0	Alexander Shibaev
Koki Niwa			3–2	Alexey Smirnov
Kenji Matsudaira			3–2	Kirill Skachkov

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28 March 2012 13:00	Report	Croatia	3–0	Slovakia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Tomislav Kolarek	3–1	Thomas Keinath
Andrej Gaćina			3–0	Michal Bardon
Tomislav Zubčić			3–2	Peter Sereda

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28 March 2012 13:00	Report	Belarus	3–0	Poland	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Evgueni Chtchetinine	3–0	Jakub Kosowski
Vladimir Samsonov			3–1	Zeng Yi Wang
Pavel Platonov			3–1	Daniel Gorak

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28 March 2012 19:00	Report	Japan	3–1	Slovakia	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jun Mizutani	3–2	Peter Sereda
Koki Niwa			1–3	Thomas Keinath
Kenji Matsudaira			3–2	Michal Bardon
Jun Mizutani			3–0	Thomas Keinath

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28 March 2012 19:00	Report	Russia	0–3	Poland	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Alexey Smirnov	2–3	Robert Floras
Kirill Skachkov			2–3	Daniel Gorak
Igor Rubtsov			2–3	Bartosz Such

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28 March 2012 19:00	Report	Croatia	1–3	Belarus	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Andrej Gaćina	2–3	Evgueni Chtchetinine
Zoran Primorac			0–3	Vladimir Samsonov
Tomislav Kolarek			3–1	Pavel Platonov
Andrej Gaćina			0–3	Vladimir Samsonov

Knockout stage

Place 1–12

First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
				China	3
Poland	1			Austria	0
Austria	3							China	3
Hong Kong	2							South Korea	0
Chinese Taipei	3			Chinese Taipei	1
				South Korea	3
												China	3
												Germany	0
				Japan	3
Singapore	3			Singapore	1
Belarus	1							Japan	1
Portugal	0							Germany	3			Third Place
Sweden	3			Sweden	0							South Korea	X
				Germany	3							Japan	X
Position 9–12								Position 5–8
Poland	1			Hong Kong	3			Austria	3			Austria	3
Hong Kong	3			Belarus	1			Chinese Taipei	0			Sweden	1
Belarus	3			Poland	1			Singapore	1			Chinese Taipei	3
Portugal	1			Portugal	3			Sweden	3			Singapore	2

First round

29 March 2012 14:00	Report	Hong Kong	2–3	Chinese Taipei	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Leung Chu Yan	2–3	Chuang Chih-yuan
Jiang Tianyi			3–1	Chen Chien-an
Tang Peng			0–3	Wu Chih-chi
Jiang Tianyi			3–1	Chuang Chih-yuan
Leung Chu Yan			1–3	Chen Chien-an

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29 March 2012 14:00	Report	Singapore	3–1	Belarus	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Pang Xue Jie	0–3	Vladimir Samsonov
Gao Ning			3–2	Evgueni Chtchetinine
Yang Zi			3–1	Pavel Platonov
Gao Ning			3–0	Vladimir Samsonov

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29 March 2012 20:00	Report	Poland	1–3	Austria	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Daniel Gorak	0–3	Chen Weixing
Bartosz Such			0–3	Robert Gardos
Robert Floras			3–1	Werner Schlager
Daniel Gorak			0–3	Robert Gardos

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29 March 2012 20:00	Report	Portugal	0–3	Sweden	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Joao Monteiro	1–3	Jens Lundqvist
Marcos Freitas			1–3	Pär Gerell
Andre Silva			1–3	Jörgen Persson

Quarterfinals

30 March 2012 10:00	Report	Japan	3–1	Singapore	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jun Mizutani	3–0	Pang Xue Jie
Koki Niwa			3–0	Gao Ning
Kenji Matsudaira			1–3	Yang Zi
Jun Mizutani			3–2	Gao Ning

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30 March 2012 16:00	Report	China	3–0	Austria	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Zhang Jike	3–0	Chen Weixing
Ma Lin			3–1	Robert Gardos
Ma Long			3–0	Daniel Habesohn

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30 March 2012 16:00	Report	Germany	3–0	Sweden	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Dimitrij Ovtcharov	3–0	Jörgen Persson
Timo Boll			3–1	Jens Lundqvist
Patrick Baum			3–0	Pär Gerell

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30 March 2012 19:00	Report	South Korea	3–1	Chinese Taipei	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Joo Se-Hyuk	0–3	Chuang Chih-yuan
Oh Sang-Eun			3–0	Chen Chien-an
Ryu Seung-Min			3–0	Wu Chih-chi
Joo Se-Hyuk			3–0	Chen Chien-an

Semifinals

31 March 2012 13:00	Report	Japan	1–3	Germany	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Jun Mizutani	0–3	Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Koki Niwa			0–3	Timo Boll
Seiya Kishikawa			3–1	Patrick Baum
Jun Mizutani			0–3	Timo Boll

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31 March 2012 19:00	Report	China	3–0	South Korea	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Ma Long	3–0	Oh Sang-Eun
Wang Hao			3–1	Ryu Seung-Min
Zhang Jike			3–1	Kim Min-Seok

Final

1 April 2012 13:30	Report	China	3–0	Germany	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		Score by game:
		Zhang Jike	3–2	Timo Boll
Ma Long			3–0	Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Wang Hao			3–1	Patrick Baum

Place 13–24 bracket

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Position 13–14
				North Korea	3
Denmark	3			Denmark	1
Croatia	2							North Korea	3
Greece	3							Greece	2
Czech Republic	2			Greece	3
				France	1
												North Korea	3
												Russia	2
				Serbia	3
Slovakia	3			Slovakia	1
Spain	1							Serbia	1
Hungary	3							Russia	3			Position 15–16
Slovenia	2			Hungary	0							Greece	3
				Russia	3							Serbia	1
Position 21–24								Position 17–20
Croatia	3			Croatia	1			Denmark	2			France	1
Czech Republic	2			Spain	3			France	3			Hungary	3
Spain	3			Czech Republic	3			Slovakia	1			Denmark	0
Slovenia	2			Slovenia	0			Hungary	3			Slovakia	3

Second Division

Preliminary round

Group E

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Romania 5 5 0 15 2 10  India 5 4 1 13 4 9  Nigeria 5 3 2 10 7 8  Norway 5 2 3 6 10 7  Canada 5 1 4 6 14 6  Finland 5 0 5 2 15 5

CAN FIN IND NGR NOR ROU  Canada 3–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–3  Finland 2–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3  India 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–3  Nigeria 3–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 1–3  Norway 3–1 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3  Romania 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 3–0

Group F

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Brazil 5 5 0 15 3 10  Italy 5 3 2 11 8 8  Iran 5 3 2 12 6 8  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 3 7 11 7  Scotland 5 1 4 5 12 6  Netherlands 5 1 4 3 13 6

BIH BRA IRI ITA NED SCO  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–3 0–3 3–1 1–3 3–1  Brazil 3–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 3–0  Iran 3–0 2–3 1–3 3–0 3–0  Italy 1–3 1–3 3–1 3–0 3–1  Netherlands 3–1 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3  Scotland 1–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 3–0

Group G

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Ukraine 5 5 0 15 2 10  Bulgaria 5 3 2 9 12 8  Belgium 5 3 2 11 8 8  Turkey 5 2 3 12 10 7  Israel 5 1 4 6 13 6  Luxembourg 5 1 4 4 12 6

BEL BUL ISR LUX TUR UKR  Belgium 2–3 3–0 3–0 3–2 0–3  Bulgaria 3–2 3–2 0–3 3–2 0–3  Israel 0–3 2–3 3–1 1–3 0–3  Luxembourg 0–3 3–0 1–3 0–3 0–3  Turkey 2–3 2–3 3–1 3–0 2–3  Ukraine 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–2

Group H

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  England 5 5 0 15 1 10  Egypt 5 4 1 13 6 9  Australia 5 3 2 10 8 8  Cuba 5 2 3 6 12 7  Argentina 5 1 4 7 12 6  Venezuela 5 0 5 3 15 5

ARG AUS CUB EGY ENG VEN  Argentina 1–3 2–3 1–3 0–3 3–0  Australia 3–1 3–0 1–3 0–3 3–1  Cuba 3–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–1  Egypt 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–3 3–1  England 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0  Venezuela 0–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–3

Knockout stage

Place 25–36 bracket

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Position 25–26
				Romania	3
Australia	2			Italy	2
Italy	3							Romania	3
India	3							India	2
Iran	1			India	3
				England	1
												Romania	1
												Ukraine	3
				Ukraine	3
Belgium	0			Egypt	2
Egypt	3							Ukraine	3
Bulgaria	2							Brazil	1			Position 27–28
Nigeria	3			Nigeria	1							India	3
				Brazil	3							Brazil	2
Position 33–36								Position 29–32
Australia	0			Iran	3			Italy	1			England	3
Iran	3			Belgium	0			England	3			Egypt	0
Belgium	3			Australia	3			Egypt	3			Italy	3
Bulgaria	2			Bulgaria	1			Nigeria	0			Nigeria	0

Place 37–48 bracket

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Position 37–38
				Norway	3
Venezuela	2			Scotland	1
Scotland	3							Norway	1
Israel	3							Israel	3
Finland	2			Israel	3
				Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
												Israel	1
												Turkey	3
				Cuba	3
Luxembourg	1			Canada	2
Canada	3							Cuba	2
Argentina	3							Turkey	3			Position 39–40
Netherlands	0			Argentina	0							Norway	1
				Turkey	3							Cuba	3
Position 45–48								Position 41–44
Venezuela	1			Finland	3			Scotland	2			Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
Finland	3			Luxembourg	0			Bosnia and Herzegovina	3			Argentina	3
Luxembourg	3			Venezuela	1			Canada	2			Scotland	0
Netherlands	1			Netherlands	3			Argentina	3			Canada	3

Third Division

Preliminary round

Group I

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Latvia 5 5 0 15 2 10  Chile 5 4 1 13 7 9  Cyprus 5 3 2 11 7 8  Moldova 5 2 3 7 11 7  Ireland 5 1 4 8 12 6  San Marino 5 0 5 0 15 5

CHI CYP IRL LAT MDA SMR  Chile 3–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 3–0  Cyprus 2–3 3–1 0–3 3–0 3–0  Ireland 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–3 3–0  Latvia 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0  Moldova 1–3 0–3 3–2 0–3 3–0  San Marino 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Group J

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Lithuania 5 5 0 15 2 10  United States 5 3 2 12 6 8  Malaysia 5 3 2 10 8 8  Ecuador 5 2 3 8 11 7  Qatar 5 1 4 3 13 6  Montenegro 5 1 4 6 14 6

ECU LTU MAS MNE QAT USA  Ecuador 0–3 0–3 2–3 3–0 3–2  Lithuania 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–1  Malaysia 3–0 1–3 3–2 3–0 0–3  Montenegro 3–2 0–3 2–3 1–3 0–3  Qatar 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–1 0–3  United States 2–3 1–3 3–0 3–0 3–0

Group K

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Paraguay 5 4 1 13 8 9   Switzerland 5 4 1 13 8 9  Thailand 5 3 2 13 9 8  Colombia 5 2 3 9 12 7  Saudi Arabia 5 1 4 6 13 6  Congo 5 1 4 9 13 6

COL CGO PAR KSA SUI THA  Colombia 3–2 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–3  Congo 2–3 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–3  Paraguay 3–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–2  Saudi Arabia 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–3 0–3   Switzerland 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 3–2  Thailand 3–1 3–2 2–3 3–0 2–3

Group L

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Dominican Republic 5 4 1 13 9 9  Estonia 5 4 1 14 6 9  Lebanon 5 3 2 11 10 8  United Arab Emirates 5 2 3 9 13 7  Mexico 5 1 4 10 12 6  South Africa 5 1 4 6 13 6

DOM EST LIB MEX RSA UAE  Dominican Republic 3–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–2  Estonia 2–3 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–0  Lebanon 1–3 1–3 3–2 3–1 3–1  Mexico 1–3 2–3 2–3 3–0 2–3  South Africa 3–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 2–3  United Arab Emirates 2–3 0–3 1–3 3–2 3–2

Knockout stage

Place 49–60 bracket

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Position 49–50
				Latvia	2
Lebanon	1			Switzerland	3
Switzerland	3							Switzerland	2
Estonia	2							Paraguay	3
Malaysia	3			Malaysia	1
				Paraguay	3
												Paraguay	3
												Dominican Republic	1
				Dominican Republic	3
Cyprus	0			United States	0
United States	3							Dominican Republic	3
Chile	2							Lithuania	2			Position 51–52
Thailand	3			Thailand	0							Switzerland	1
				Lithuania	3							Lithuania	3
Position 57–60								Position 53–56
Lebanon	2			Estonia	1			Latvia	3			Latvia	1
Estonia	3			Cyprus	3			Malaysia	1			United States	3
Cyprus	3			Lebanon	0			United States	3			Malaysia	0
Chile	1			Chile	3			Thailand	0			Thailand	3

Place 61–72 bracket

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Position 61–62
				United Arab Emirates	2
Congo	1			Qatar	3
Qatar	3							Qatar	0
Ireland	3							Colombia	3
South Africa	1			Ireland	2
				Colombia	3
												Colombia	0
												Mexico	3
				Moldova	1
Montenegro	1			Saudi Arabia	3
Saudi Arabia	3							Saudi Arabia	2
Mexico	3							Mexico	3			Position 63–64
San Marino	0			Mexico	3							Qatar	1
				Ecuador	1							Saudi Arabia	3
Position 69–72								Position 65–68
Congo	2			South Africa	2			United Arab Emirates	2			Ireland	3
South Africa	3			Montenegro	3			Ireland	3			Moldova	2
Montenegro	3			Congo	3			Moldova	3			United Arab Emirates	2
San Marino	1			San Marino	0			Ecuador	2			Ecuador	3

Fourth Division

Preliminary round

Group M

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Puerto Rico 5 5 0 15 1 10  Macau 5 3 2 11 7 8  Morocco 5 3 2 10 7 8  Syria 5 2 3 7 10 7  Pakistan 5 2 3 8 11 7  Malta 5 0 5 0 15 5

MAC MLT MAR PAK PUR SYR  Macau 3–0 3–0 2–3 0–3 3–1  Malta 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3  Morocco 0–3 3–0 3–1 1–3 3–0  Pakistan 3–2 3–0 1–3 0–3 1–3  Puerto Rico 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0  Syria 1–3 3–0 0–3 3–1 0–3

Group N

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Kazakhstan 5 5 0 15 1 10  Armenia 5 3 2 11 7 8  New Zealand 5 3 2 11 12 8  Yemen 5 3 2 11 9 8  Azerbaijan 5 1 4 6 14 6  Nicaragua 5 0 5 4 15 5

ARM AZE KAZ NZL NCA YEM  Armenia 3–0 0–3 2–3 3–0 3–1  Azerbaijan 0–3 0–3 2–3 3–2 1–3  Kazakhstan 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1  New Zealand 3–2 3–2 0–3 3–2 2–3  Nicaragua 0–3 2–3 0–3 2–3 0–3  Yemen 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–2 3–0

Group O

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Guatemala 5 5 0 15 2 10  Peru 5 3 2 12 9 8  Macedonia 5 3 2 11 9 8  Costa Rica 5 2 3 8 12 7  Congo DR 5 2 3 8 11 7  Laos 5 0 5 4 15 5

COD CRC GUA LAO MKD PER  Congo DR 1–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 3–2  Costa Rica 3–1 0–3 3–2 1–3 1–3  Guatemala 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–1  Laos 0–3 2–3 1–3 1–3 0–3  Macedonia 3–1 3–1 0–3 3–1 2–3  Peru 2–3 3–1 1–3 3–0 3–2

Group P

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Wales 5 5 0 15 3 10  Uzbekistan 5 4 1 13 6 9  Bahrain 5 3 2 10 10 8  Kuwait 5 2 3 12 10 7  Kosovo 5 1 4 6 13 6  Cameroon 5 0 5 1 15 5

BRN CMR KOS KUW UZB WAL  Bahrain 3–0 3–2 3–2 1–3 0–3  Cameroon 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–3 0–3  Kosovo 2–3 3–1 1–3 0–3 0–3  Kuwait 2–3 3–0 3–1 2–3 2–3  Uzbekistan 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–2 1–3  Wales 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–2 3–1

Knockout stage

Place 73–84 bracket

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Position 73–74
				Puerto Rico	1
Macedonia	0			Uzbekistan	3
Uzbekistan	3							Uzbekistan	1
Armenia	1							Guatemala	3
Morocco	3			Morocco	2
				Guatemala	3
												Guatemala	0
												Kazakhstan	3
				Wales	3
New Zealand	3			New Zealand	2
Peru	2							Wales	2
Macau	3							Kazakhstan	3			Position 75–76
Bahrain	2			Macau	2							Uzbekistan	3
				Kazakhstan	3							Wales	2
Position 81–84								Position 77–80
Macedonia	0			Armenia	1			Puerto Rico	3			Puerto Rico	3
Armenia	3			Peru	3			Morocco	2			Macau	1
Peru	3			Macedonia	3			New Zealand	0			Morocco	0
Bahrain	1			Bahrain	1			Macau	3			New Zealand	3

Place 85–96 bracket

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Position 85–86
				Costa Rica	3
Malta	0			Kosovo	1
Kosovo	3							Costa Rica	1
Azerbaijan	3							Kuwait	3
Laos	1			Azerbaijan	0
				Kuwait	3
												Kuwait	2
												Syria	3
				Syria	3
Nicaragua	2			Congo DR	1
Congo DR	3							Syria	3
Pakistan	3							Yemen	1			Position 87–88
Cameroon	0			Pakistan	2							Costa Rica	0
				Yemen	3							Yemen	3
Position 93–96								Position 89–92
Malta	0			Laos	1			Kosovo	2			Azerbaijan	1
Laos	3			Nicaragua	3			Azerbaijan	3			Pakistan	3
Nicaragua	3			Malta	1			Congo DR	0			Kosovo	3
Cameroon	0			Cameroon	3			Pakistan	3			Congo DR	0

Fifth Division

Preliminary round

Group Q

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Sri Lanka 5 5 0 15 2 10  Guernsey 5 4 1 14 3 9  Turkmenistan 5 3 2 9 6 8  Tanzania 5 2 3 6 10 6  Zimbabwe 5 1 4 4 12 6  Namibia 5 0 5 0 15 5

GGY NAM SRI TAN TKM ZIM  Guernsey 3–0 2–3 3–0 3–0 3–0  Namibia 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3  Sri Lanka 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0  Tanzania 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3 3–1  Turkmenistan 0–3 3–0 0–3 3–0 3–0  Zimbabwe 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–3 0–3

Group R

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Jamaica 5 5 0 15 1 10  Tajikistan 5 4 1 13 4 9  Palestine 5 3 2 10 8 8  Uganda 5 2 3 7 10 7  Isle of Man 5 1 4 5 12 6  Sierra Leone 5 0 5 0 15 0

IMN JAM PLE SLE TJK UGA  Isle of Man 0–3 1–3 3–0 0–3 1–3  Jamaica 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0  Palestine 3–1 0–3 3–0 1–3 3–1  Sierra Leone 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3  Tajikistan 3–0 1–3 3–1 3–0 3–0  Uganda 3–1 0–3 1–3 3–0 0–3

Group S

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Mongolia 5 5 0 15 3 10  Trinidad and Tobago 5 4 1 14 4 9  Kyrgyzstan 5 3 2 11 6 8  Curaçao 5 2 3 6 11 7  Faroe Islands 5 1 4 5 12 6  Liberia 5 0 5 0 15 0

CUW FRO KGZ LBR MGL TRI  Curaçao 3–2 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3  Faroe Islands 2–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3  Kyrgyzstan 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–3 1–3  Liberia 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3  Mongolia 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–2  Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 2–3

Group T

Team Pld W L GW GL Pts  Barbados 5 5 0 15 6 10  Togo 5 4 1 14 3 9  Iceland 5 3 2 11 7 8  Panama 5 2 3 8 9 7    Nepal 5 1 4 4 13 6  Zambia 5 0 5 1 15 5

BAR ISL NEP PAN TOG ZAM  Barbados 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–2 3–0  Iceland 2–3 3–0 3–1 0–3 3–0    Nepal 1–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–1  Panama 1–3 1–3 3–0 0–3 3–0  Togo 2–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0  Zambia 0–3 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–3

Knockout stage

Place 97–108 bracket

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Position 97–98
				Sri Lanka	3
Palestine	0			Togo	2
Togo	3							Sri Lanka	3
Trinidad and Tobago	3							Trinidad and Tobago	2
Turkmenistan	2			Trinidad and Tobago	3
				Barbados	0
												Sri Lanka	2
												Mongolia	3
				Jamaica	3
Kyrgyzstan	1			Guernsey	2
Guernsey	3							Jamaica	0
Tajikistan	0							Mongolia	3			Position 99–100
Iceland	3			Iceland	1							Trinidad and Tobago	3
				Mongolia	3							Jamaica	2
Position 105–108								Position 101–104
Palestine	1			Turkmenistan	0			Togo	3			Togo	0
Turkmenistan	3			Tajikistan	3			Barbados	1			Guernsey	3
Kyrgyzstan	1			Palestine	0			Guernsey	3			Barbados	3
Tajikistan	3			Kyrgyzstan	3			Iceland	2			Iceland	0

Place 109–120 bracket

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Position 109–110
				Uganda	0
Nepal	3			Nepal	3
Zimbabwe	0							Nepal	2
Faroe Islands	3							Panama	3
Namibia	0			Faroe Islands	1
				Panama	3
												Panama	3
												Curaçao	0
				Tanzania	1
Liberia	0			Isle of Man	3
Isle of Man	3							Isle of Man	2
Zambia	3							Curaçao	3			Position 111–112
Sierra Leone	0			Zambia	1							Nepal	3
				Curaçao	3							Isle of Man	0
Position 117–120								Position 113–116
Zimbabwe	3			Zimbabwe				Uganda	3			Uganda	2
Namibia	1			Bye				Faroe Islands	1			Tanzania	3
Liberia	X			Namibia				Tanzania	3			Faroe Islands	3
Sierra Leone	X			Bye				Zambia	2			Zambia	2

References

1. Competition schedule
2. "LIEBHERR World Championships Draw Ceremony Completed in Dortmund". ittf.com. 2012-02-22.
3. "China Irrepressible, Awesome Display Retains Men’s Team Title in Dortmund". ittf.com. 2012-04-01.

External links

• ITTF.com