The 2012
Liebherr World Team Table Tennis Championships were held at the
Westfalenhallen in
Dortmund
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Germany from March 25 to April 1, 2012. It was the 51st edition to be contested. 120 men's teams and 92 women's teams were allocated to different divisions according to the final ranking of the
previous World Team Table Tennis Championships and the
ITTF World Team Rankings.
The winner of the first division, called the Championship Division, was crowned as the new champion.
To be eligible to have a team entered for the
team events in
2012 Summer Olympics
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, the
ITTF member association must have participated in the tournament.
The ranking of the 2012 Championships was taken into account for
the Olympic qualification after the final world Olympic qualification tournament, which was held from May 10 to May 13.
Seeding
The Championship Division comprised 24 teams. The top 18 teams of the Championship Division at the
2010 World Team Championships were guaranteed a spot in the championship division.
The top two teams of the Second Division in 2010 automatically advanced to the Championship Division in 2012. The other four spots were announced according to the ITTF World Team Rankings published in February, 2012.
Medal summary
Events
Medal table
Results
Men's team
Women's team
References
External links
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ITTF.com
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