Check out India men and women's complete draws for 2026 ITTF World Team C'ships

The 2026 ITTF World Team Championships will mark 100 years since the competition's first edition.

Update: 2026-01-27 10:18 GMT

Manika Batra advances to the second round of the ITTF World Championships 2025. (Photo credit: Jio Cinema)

The Indian men's table tennis team was drawn in Group 7 alongside Slovakia, Tunisia, and Guatemala for the 2026 ITTF World Team Championships on Monday.

Meanwhile, the Indian women were drawn in Group 6 along with Ukraine, Uganda, and Rwanda. 

The Indian teams will start their campaign in Stage 1b and will have to finish on top of their four-team group to advance to the knock out stages, starting from Round of 32.

The six best second-placed teams will also move to the knockouts, while the remaining eight second-placed teams will play a knock-out among themselves to advance to the main draw.

Slated to begin with Stage 1a with the top teams who directly have a spot in the knockout stages, the 2026 ITTF World Team Championships will mark 100 years since the competition's first edition in 1926.

Men's Groups

Group 1: China, Sweden, Korea Republic, England

Group 2: France, Japan, Germany, Chinese Taipei

Group 3: Denmark, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia

Group 4: Brazil, Hungary, Puerto Rico, Uzbekistan

Group 5: Slovenia, Czechia, Spain, Bahrain

Group 6: Portugal, Algeria, New Caledonia, Greece

Group 7: India, Slovak Republic, Tunisia, Guatemala

Group 8: Croatia, Serbia, Cuba, Qatar

Group 9: Romania, Argentina, Benin, Peru

Group 10: Australia, New Zealand, Morocco, Korea DPR

Group 11: Egypt, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Turkey

Group 12: Poland, Chile, Tahiti, Moldova

Group 13: Iran, Austria, Malaysia, Togo

Group 14: USA, Singapore, Cote d’Ivoire, Angola

Group 15: Hong Kong (China), Nigeria, South Africa, Saudi Arabia

Group 16: Canada, Belgium, Cameroon, Fiji

Women's Groups

Group 1: China, Korea Republic, Chinese Taipei, Romania

Group 2: Japan, Germany, France, England

Group 3: Egypt, Algeria, South Africa, Syria

Group 4: Hong Kong (China), Mexico, Netherlands, Macao (China)

Group 5: Brazil, Czechia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia

Group 6: India, Ukraine, Uganda, Rwanda

Group 7: Sweden, Canada, Tunisia, Sri Lanka

Group 8: Thailand, Serbia, Iran, Benin

Group 9: Poland, Spain, Korea DPR, Congo Democratic

Group 10: Portugal, Luxembourg, Cuba, Guatemala

Group 11: Australia, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Wales

Group 12: USA, Malaysia, Tahiti, Dominican Republic

Group 13: Croatia, Italy, Argentina, Turkey

Group 14: Puerto Rico, Austria, Ghana, Angola

Group 15: Singapore, Hungary, Cook Islands, Ethiopia

Group 16: Chile, Slovak Republic, Madagascar, Nauru

 

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