Competition method of table tennis rules in Olympic Games

The table tennis competitions held in the five Olympic Games have similar methods, but they are not exactly the same. They mainly adopt the methods of group pre-selection and single elimination plus play-offs or ranking elimination plus play-offs

The method of table tennis competition in the 29th Olympic Games is:

Team competition-in the first stage, 16 men's and women's teams were divided into four groups for a single round robin. In the second stage, the top two in each group will be eliminated by the top eight and join the bronze medal play-offs.