ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals 2024 start today in Busan

Today marks the first day of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024 Presented by BNK Busan Bank. The championships are all set to take place from February 16 to 25, at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre.

The world's most skilled teams will compete for two prestigious prizes; the Corbillon Cups and the Swaythling. 40 teams will be competing in the championships from the Men’s Teams and another 40 teams will be part of the Women’s Teams.

What is different?

This will be Korea Republic’s first time hosting the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals. This is an opportunity for Korea to celebrate the Korean Republic's contributions and participation in table tennis throughout the years. Further fans will get a chance to enjoy spectating the sport in the backdrop of Korea, which makes for an interesting event.

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Men's Teams:

1. People's Republic of China (CHN)

2. Germany (GER)

3. Republic of Korea (KOR)

4. France (FRA)

5. Croatia (CRO)

6. England (ENG)

7. India (IND)

8. Australia (AUS)

9. Belgium (BEL)

10. United States (USA)

11. Poland (POL)

12. Denmark (DEN)

13. Hungary (HUN)

14. Kazakhstan (KAZ)

15. Chile (CHI)

16. Austria (AUT)

17. Cuba (CUB)

18.Saudi Arabia (KSA)

19. New Zealand (NZL)

20. Algeria (ALG)

21. Japan (JPN)

22. Sweden (SWE)

23. Brazil (BRA)

24. Portugal (POR)

25. Chinese Taipei (TPE)

26. Hong Kong, China (HKG)

27. Slovenia (SLO)

28. Egypt (EGY)

29. Nigeria (NGR)

30. Slovakia (SVK)

31. Singapore (SGP)

32. Romania (ROU)

33. Czechia (CZE)

34. Puerto Rico (PUR)

35. Canada (CAN)

36. Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)

37. Madagascar (MAD)

38. Serbia (SRB)

39. Malaysia (MAS)

40. Thailand (THA)

Women's Teams:

1. People's Republic of China (CHN)

2. Japan (JPN)

3. Germany (GER)

4. Chinese Taipei (TPE)

5. Hungary (HUN)

6. Brazil (BRA)

7. Slovakia (SVK)

8. United States (USA)

9. India (IND)

10. Luxembourg (LUX)

11. Poland (POL)

12. Thailand (THA)

13. Spain (ESP)

14. South Africa (RSA)

15. Nigeria (NGR)

16. Chile (CHI)

17. Uzbekistan (UZB)

18. Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)

19. Mexico (MEX)

20. Algeria (ALG)

21. Republic of Korea (KOR)

22. Hong Kong, China (HKG)

23. Romania (ROU)

24. France (FRA)

25. Puerto Rico (PUR)

26. Portugal (POR)

27. Singapore (SGP)

28. Egypt (EGY)

29. Italy (ITA)

30. Austria (AUT)

31. Sweden (SWE)

32. Czechia (CZE)

33. Malaysia (MAS)

34. Australia (AUS)

35. Canada (CAN)

36. Ukraine (UKR)

37. Cuba (CUB)

38. Kazakhstan (KAZ)

39. Serbia (SRB)

40. Croatia (CRO)

Where to watch the championships

WWT's partners will be broadcasting or streaming the championship tournaments.

Selective list of global broadcasters:

Korea Republic - SPOTV Korea

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka - Eurosport

Chinese Taipei - ELTA

China and Macao China - MIGU, CCTV5

Hong Kong China and Pan Southeast Asia - SPOTV SEA

Japan - TV Tokyo

Pan Africa - Supersport

South America, Latin America, and the Caribbean - ESPN

Australia - SBS On Demand

Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland - Viaplay Sweden

Global - WTT YouTube (restrictions may apply)