Competition will take place at the Copper Box Arena in the British capital, the same venue used for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic competitions, between February 22 and 25.

It will be the first major table-tennis only event to be held in London since the 1954 World Championships which took place at Wembley.

The event, the second most prestigious ITTF team tournament after the World Championships, will also take place in the country where the governing body was founded.

"London is a very special place for the ITTF, as it is where we were founded in 1926, and where we held our first World Championships in the same year," said ITTF President Thomas Weikert. 

"It is great to be bringing world class table tennis back to this city, for this reason and because of the massive success of the London 2012 table tennis event."

The Team World Cup, last held in Dubai in 2015, features 12 men's and 12 women's teams.

The host nation, continental champions and top finishers at the World Team Table Tennis Championships are all given a spot.

"This is fantastic news for table tennis in England and a vote of confidence from the ITTF," said Table Tennis England's chairman Sandra Deaton.

"We can't wait to host the event, giving our members and the wider sporting community the chance to see the greatest players in the world in action. 

"We're also delighted that our top players will get the chance to take on the likes of China and Japan in their own country, with the support of a passionate home crowd.

"The fact that the iconic Copper Box Arena, a world-class venue, as proved during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, will stage the event, makes it all the more exciting."

The hosting award comes after Table Tennis England members passed governance reforms, required by UK Sport, earlier this month.

They had initially been rejected which left the organisation facing the possibility of losing funding. 

Paul Drinkhall, who won team bronze with England at the 2016 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, welcomed the news.

"This will be an exciting event for English and British table tennis as a whole and it's great to be hosting it when we will be a part of it because of our World Championships medal," he said.

"It’s an amazing venue, iconic if you like, and it will be great to visit the Olympic Park. 

"Hopefully we can put in some good performances and challenge the best in the world and make some more memories."