2025 Asian Table Tennis Championships – Men's team

Men's team
at the 2025 Asian Table Tennis Championships
VenueKalinga-Athletics HPC Building[1]
Date11–15 October 2025
Competitors93 from 22 nations

The men's team in table tennis at the 2025 Asian Table Tennis Championships will be held at Kalinga-Athletics HPC Building from 11 to 15 October 2025.

Format

All matches in the team events will be played as a best-of-five series of individual matches, with the following order of play:[2]

Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Match 5
A vs X B vs Y C vs Z A vs Y B vs X

The team events are divided into two divisions:


First Division

  • All teams, excluding the top 6 finishers from the 2024 edition, will compete in the 1st Division.
  • Teams are divided into groups of 3 or 4.
  • The winners of each group advance to First Division knock-out stage. The winners of semifinal 1 & 2 will be joining in Champions Division, whereas the losers in semifinal will be playing 9-10th position match.
  • Remaining teams play additional matches in a progressive knock-out format to determine final placings. Since there are five groups,
    • Second place of each group will be joining in 12th-16th position bracket.
      • The loser in 12-16th quarterfinal will be ranked in 16th, and the rest will play in semi-final.
    • Third place of each group will be joining in 17th-21st position bracket.
      • The loser in 17-21st quarterfinal will be ranked in 21st, and the rest will play in semi-final.
    • Fourth place in Group 5 will not be playing position bracket and will be ranked the last place (22nd) in this tournament.

Champion Division

  • It consists of:
    • The top 6 teams from the 2024 edition.
    • The 2 winners of First Division semifinal 1 & 2 from the 2025 edition.
  • Play begins directly in quarterfinals. Teams lost in quarterfinals will be playing in 5-8th position bracket to determine the seeding for next edition.

Seeding

The seeding was based on final results of 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships.[3][4][5]


Teams playing in Champions Division

Seed Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
1 China China Wang Chuqin Lin Shidong Liang Jingkun Xiang Peng Zhou Qihao
2 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Chang Yu-An Lin Yen-Chun Liao Cheng-Ting Kuo Guan-Hong
3-4 South Korea South Korea Jang Woo-jin An Jaehyun Park Gyu-hyeon Cho Dae-seong Oh Jun-sung
3-4 India India Snehit Suravajjula Manav Thakkar Manush Shah Payas Jain Ankur Bhattacharjee
5 Japan Japan Harimoto Tomokazu Tanaka Yuta Togami Shunsuke Shinozuka Hiroto Matsushima Sora
6 Hong Kong Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting Ho Kwan Kit Yiu Kwan To Lam Siu Hang Chan Baldwin

Teams playing in First Division

Q: Qualified to Champions Division

Seed Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
7 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kirill Gerassimenko Alan Kurmangaliyev Sanzhar Zhubanov Aidos Kenzhigulov Iskender Kharki
8 Iran Iran (Q) Nima Alamian Noshad Alamiyan Mohammad Mousavi Taher Benyamin Faraji Amir Hossein Hodaei
9 Singapore Singapore Clarence Chew Izaac Quek Koen Pang Ellsworth Le Josh Chua
10 Malaysia Malaysia Wong Qi Shen Tey Hong Yu Danny Ng Wann Sing Choong Javen Im Jin Zhen
11 Thailand Thailand Phakpoom Sanguansin Puripong Saelee Nawin Mekamporn Sarayut Tancharoen Thitaphat Preechayan
12 North Korea North Korea (Q) Ham Yu Song Ri Jong Sik Chon Jong Bom
13 Qatar Qatar Abdullah Abdulwahhab Rawad Alnaser Mohammed Abdulwahhab
14 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Shahbozbek Gulomiddinov Sarvarbek Gulomov Ruzimukhammad Rakhmonov
15 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Mohommed Mohamed Chanul Kulappuwawadu Chameera Ginige Nimesh Ranchagoda
16 Mongolia Mongolia Manlaijargal Munkh-Ochir Ankhbayar Bilguun Temuulen Myandal
17 Maldives Maldives Mohamed Shaffan Mohamed Rafiu Moosa Ahmed Ahmed Akhyar
18 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Tilek Moldaliev Azamat Ergeshov Talgat Sagyndykov
19 Oman Oman Ahmed Al Riyami Mohammed Al Mutawa Muhannad Al Balushi
20 Nepal Nepal Rubin Maharjan Rajeev Chikanbanjar Sanyog Kapali
21 Macau Macau Chan Chi In Zheng Hong Wai He Chon Fai
22 Bangladesh Bangladesh Mohutasin Ridoy Mufradul Hamza Ramhimlian Bawm Abul Hasib Md Javed Ahmed

First Division

Group Stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Promotion Kazakhstan KAZ (7) Sri Lanka SRI (15) Kyrgyzstan KGZ (18)
1 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (7) 2 2 0 4 First Division Knockout Stage 3–0 3–0
2 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (15) 2 1 1 3 12-16th position bracket 0–3 3–1
3 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (18) 2 0 2 2 17-21st position bracket 0–3 1–3
Source: ITTF

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Promotion Iran IRI (8) Mongolia MGL (16) Maldives MDV (17)
1 Iran Iran (8) 2 2 0 4 First Division Knockout Stage 3–0 3–0
2 Mongolia Mongolia (16) 2 1 1 3 12-16th position bracket 0–3 3–1
3 Maldives Maldives (17) 2 0 2 2 17-21st position bracket 0–3 1–3
Source: ITTF

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Promotion Singapore SGP (9) Uzbekistan UZB (14) Oman OMA (19)
1 Singapore Singapore (9) 2 2 0 4 First Division Knockout Stage 3–0 3–0
2 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (14) 2 1 1 3 12-16th position bracket 0–3 3–1
3 Oman Oman (19) 2 0 2 2 17-21st position bracket 0–3 1–3
Source: ITTF

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Promotion North Korea PRK (12) Malaysia MAS (10) Macau MAC (21)
1 North Korea DPR Korea (12) 2 2 0 4 First Division Knockout Stage 3–1 3–0
2 Malaysia Malaysia (10) 2 1 1 3 12-16th position bracket 1–3 3–0
3 Macau Macau, China (21) 2 0 2 2 17-21st position bracket 0–3 0–3
Source: ITTF

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Promotion Thailand THA (11) Qatar QAT (13) Bangladesh BAN (22) Nepal NEP (20)
1 Thailand Thailand (11) 3 3 0 6 First Division Knockout Stage 3–0 3–0 3–0
2 Qatar Qatar (13) 3 2 1 5 12-16th position bracket 0–3 3–0 3–1
3 Bangladesh Bangladesh (22) 3 1 2 4 17-21st position bracket 0–3 0–3 3–1
4 Nepal Nepal (20) 3 0 3 3 Final Position: 22nd
(Will not play position bracket)
0–3 1–3 1–3
Source: ITTF

Knockout Stage

First Division Knockout Stage

Quarterfinals
(L11: 11th place in this tournament)
Semifinals
(Winner in semis will be directly qualified to Champions division, and they will not play in final)
Advanced to Champions Division
         
7 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1
12 North Korea DPR Korea 3
12 North Korea DPR Korea Q
8 Iran Iran Q
9 Singapore Singapore 3
11 Thailand Thailand (L11) 1
9 Singapore Singapore 1 9-10th Final
8 Iran Iran 3
7 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2
9 Singapore Singapore 3

12-16th position bracket

12-16th Quarterfinals
L16: 16th place in this tournament)
12-15th Semifinals 12-13th Final
         
10 Malaysia Malaysia 3
16 Mongolia Mongolia 0
10 Malaysia Malaysia 3
13 Qatar Qatar 1
15 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (L16) 1
13 QatarQatar 3
13 Qatar Qatar 3 14-15th Final
14 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0
16 Mongolia Mongolia 3
14 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 2

17-21st position bracket

17-21st Quarterfinals
L21: 21st place in this tournament)
17-20th Semifinals 17-18th Final
         
17 Maldives Maldives 0
21 Macau Macau, China 3
21 Macau Macau, China 3
18 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 1
18 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 3
19 Oman Oman (L21) 0
18 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 3 19-20th Final
22 Bangladesh Bangladesh 1
17 Maldives Maldives 1
22 Bangladesh Bangladesh 3

Champions Division

Quarterfinals
(lost teams in QF will be playing in 5-8th bracket)
Semifinals Final
         
1 China China 3
8 Iran Iran (Q) 1
1 China China 3
5 Japan Japan 2
5 Japan Japan 3
3 South Korea Republic of Korea 1
1 China China 3
6 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China 0
4 India India 0
6 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China 3
6 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China 3
2 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 2
12 North Korea DPR Korea (Q) 2
2 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 3

5-8th position bracket

5th-8th semifinal 5-6th final
      
8 Iran Iran 2
3 South Korea Republic of Korea 3
3 South Korea Republic of Korea 3
4 India India 0
4 India India 3
12 North Korea DPR Korea 2 7-8th final
8 Iran Iran 1
12 North Korea DPR Korea 3

Final Ranking

Position Team
1 China China
2 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
3-4 Japan Japan
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
5 South Korea Republic of Korea
Victory in 5-6th Final
6 India India
Defeat in 5-6th Final
7 North Korea DPR Korea
Victory in 7-8th Final
8 Iran Iran
Defeat in 7-8th Final
9 Singapore Singapore
Victory in 9-10th Final
10 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Defeat in 9-10th Final
11 ThailandThailand
Lost in First Division Knockout Stage Quarterfinal
12 Malaysia Malaysia
Victory in 12-13th Final
13 Qatar Qatar
Defeat in 12-13th Final
14 Mongolia Mongolia
Victory in 14-15th Final
15 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Defeat in 14-15th Final
16 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Lost in 12-16th Quarterfinal
17 Macau Macau, China
Victory in 17-18th Final
18 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
Defeat in 17-18th Final
19 Bangladesh Bangladesh
Victory in 19-20th Final
20 Maldives Maldives
Defeat in 19-20th Final
21 Oman Oman
Lost in 17-21st Quarterfinal
22 NepalNepal
Position fourth in First Division Group 5

References

  1. ^ "28th ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships 2025 Venue". ittf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. ^ "28th ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships 2025 Playing System" (PDF). ittf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  3. ^ "28th ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships 2025 Playing System" (PDF). ittf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Seeding List" (PDF). ittf.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Player List" (PDF). ittf.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.