10:00: France vs Australia, Romania vs USA, China, Taipei vs Canada, Singapore vs India.
13:00: Japan vs Romania, USA vs Australia, Korea vs Singapore, India vs Canada.
17:00: China vs Sweden, China vs Puerto Rico, Germany vs Egypt, Portugal vs Slovakia.
19:00: France vs USA, Japan vs Australia, China vs India, Korea vs Canada.
Introduction to the competition
On February 4th, 2023, the first ITTF Mixed Team World Cup started in Chengdu. According to the group draw on the afternoon of February 3rd, 65438, China table tennis team was in the same group as China, Hongkong, Sweden and Puerto Rico. According to the schedule, Guo Ping's first match will start today 17, and its opponent will be Sweden, a European powerhouse. ITTF Mixed Team World Cup is the first mixed team event in the history of table tennis and will be held in Chengdu, China for five consecutive years.
After a 3-day lottery ceremony, the first round list of 18 team was confirmed, and China, the seed of 1 team, was in the same group as Hongkong team of China, Sweden and Puerto Rico. Germany, Portugal, Egypt and Slovakia are grouped together. Japan, France, Romania, the United States and Australia are a group. Korean team, China Taipei team, Singaporean team, Indian team and Canadian team are a group.
This year's competition will combine men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles to create a brand-new mixed team competition system. According to the rules, the competition is divided into two stages. In the first stage, the 18 team was divided into four groups for round robin, and the top two in each group entered the second stage, and then the round robin was held. In the second stage of the competition, those who have met in the first stage will no longer play, and the results in the first stage will be directly brought in. In the end, the team with the first total score will become the champion of this mixed team World Cup in Chengdu.