Excitement surges as the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2023 heralds the return of the iconic World Cup, this time under an innovative mixed team format that champions inclusivity and gender equality. As the table tennis world gears up for this exhilarating event, anticipation runs high to witness the fusion of skill, strategy, and teamwork at the Sichuan Gymnasium in Chengdu, China.
This groundbreaking tournament not only represents a significant milestone in the sport but also symbolises a new era, where men and women compete side by side, demonstrating the spirit of collaboration and unity on the table tennis court.
With the teams announced last week, ITTF is thrilled to unveil the player list for the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2023, showcasing a formidable lineup of world-class talent:
Teams ( in order of seeding) | Women’s Players | Men’s Players |
1. China | Sun Yingsha Wang Manyu Chen Meng Wang Yidi |
Fan Zhendong Wang Chuqin Ma Long Lin Gaoyuan |
2. Germany | Shan Xiaona Sabine Winter Wan Yuan |
Ricardo Walther Cedric Meissner Kay Stumper |
3. Japan | Hina Hayata Miwa Harimoto Miu Hirano Miyuu Kihara |
Tomokazu Harimoto Shunsuke Togami Ryoichi Yishiyama Kakeru Sone |
4. Korea Republic | Shin Yubin Jeon Jihee Lee Zion Kim Nayeong |
Jang Woojin Lim Jonghoon Lee Sang Su An Jaehyun |
5. France | Jia Nan Yuan Prithika Pavade Camille Lutz |
Felix Lebrun Alexis Lebrun Simon Gauzy |
6. Chinese Taipei | Chen Szu-Yu Li Yu-Jhun Huang Yi-Hua Chen Ying-Chen |
Yeh Chih-Wei Yang Chia-An Wang Chen-You Lin Yen-Chun |
7. Hong Kong, China | Doo Hoi Kem Zhu Chengzhu Ng Wing Lam Lee Ho Ching |
Wong Chun Ting Lam Siu Hang Chan Baldwin Ho Kwan Kit |
8. Portugal | Ines Matos Matilde Pinto Fu Yu |
Tiago Abiodun Rafael Kong Tiago Li Goncalo Gomes |
9. Egypt | Mariam Alhodaby Yousra Helmy Marwa Alhodaby |
Ahmed Saleh Mohamed El-Beiali Youssef Abdel-Aziz |
10. Sweden | Linda Bergstrom Christina Kallberg Filippa Bergand |
Anton Kallberg Kristian Karlsson Isak Alfredsson |
11. Romania | Bernadette Szocs Elizabeta Samara Adina Diaconu Andreea Dragoman |
Eduard Ionescu Ovidiu Ionescu Andrei Istrate Darius Movileanu |
12. Singapore | Zeng Jian Zhou Jingyi Wong Xin Ru |
Izaac Quek Yew En Koen Pang Zhe Yu Clarence Chew Josh Shao Han Chua |
13. India | Archana Girish Kamath Swastika Ghosh Poymantee Baisya Moumita Dutta |
Snehit Suravajjula Sanil Shetty Sudhanshu Grover Ronit Bhanja |
14. United States of America (USA) | Amy Wang Lily Zhang Rachel Sung |
Jishan Liang Sid Naresh Nandan Naresh |
15. Puerto Rico | Adriana Diaz Melanie Diaz Brianna Burgos Fabiola Diaz |
Brian Afanador Daniel Gonzalez Angel Naranjo Oscar Birriel |
16. Slovakia | Tatiana Kukulkova Barbora Balazova Ema Labosova |
Yang Wang Jakub Zelinka Samuel Arpas |
17. Australia | Jian Fang Lay Michelle Bromley Danni-Elle Townsend |
Xavier Dixon Dillon Chambers Yonghun Lee |
18. Canada | Mo Zhang Ivy Liao Jessie Xu |
Eugene Wang Edward Ly Simeon Martin |
The lineup features a constellation of top-tier players and rising stars from across the globe, primed to showcase their unmatched skill and competitive spirit in the thrilling mixed-team format. Stay tuned as these players gear up to make history in Chengdu. Get ready for exhilarating matchups, intense rivalries, and awe-inspiring performances as they vie for glory in this momentous tournament. The countdown begins for an unforgettable display of sporting excellence.