Olympic bronze medallists Hong Kong suffered a shock exit in the women's quarter-finals after losing in a five-match thriller to Germany at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu, while the first knockout round concluded in the men's event.

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Petra Sörling has appointed Chinese official Liu Guoliang as Deputy President of the worldwide governing body.

Hosts China were among the women's teams to book their spots in the quarter-finals at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu today, as the round-of-16 matches got underway in the men's event too.

Defending champions China are to face India and Hungary in the opening knockout round of the men's and women's competitions at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships after concluding the group stage unbeaten.

Germany, India, Chinese Taipei and Portugal are the first two women teams to qualify for the next round of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu.

Commonwealth Games gold medallists India continued their mighty form by upsetting second seeds Germany in the men's event at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu.

Hosts China, defending the men’s and women’s titles at the World Team Table Tennis Championships, produced commanding victories on the second day of competition at the Chengdu High-tech Sports Centre.

Luxembourg achieved the biggest shock of the first day of the women's tournament at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu as they claimed an impressive victory against South Korea.

Nations are set to launch their attempts to overthrow China as champions of the International Table Tennis Federation (IITF) World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu when competition begins tomorrow.

China Telecom has been announced as the presenting partner of the delayed 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu, due to start tomorrow (September 30) and conclude on October 9.

Petra Sörling, the President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), does not want to stage official meetings during the governing body's World Championships.

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President Petra Sörling is hopeful that the closed-loop management system in place at the World Team Table Tennis Championships will be "different and more positive" than its Beijing 2022 equivalent.

China have set out strong line-ups that they hope will stage title defences at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu.

Steve Dainton, chief executive of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), believes that the sport should not underplay the importance being able to stage the World Team Table Tennis Championships in China this year.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu is one of very few international events able to take place in China this year because of COVID-19 restrictions, but the virus is having an impact as it has ruled out a European Championship medallist.