Table Tennis Team World Championship Women's Japan National Team advances to the top 8 and will participate in the Paris Olympics. Japan's men's national team defeated Austria in the second round of the final tournament, advancing to the final eight and earning the right to compete in the team and two singles spots at the Paris Games.
The World Team Table Tennis Championship is being held in Busan, South Korea, with 40 men's and women's teams participating, divided into 8 groups, followed by a final tournament between the top 3 teams from each group.