In the latest table tennis World Cup ranking, China, Japan and South Korea lead the standings, while Germany loses unexpectedly.

On December 7th, the first round of round robin of Chengdu World Table Tennis Mixed Team Tournament was all over. China, Japan and South Korea, the top players in the group, won and continued to lead the standings with a total victory. The only team left behind was Germany, who lost to Sweden 4-8 and suffered the first defeat.

The competition system of this station is quite special. The quarter-finals did not adopt the knockout system, but it is still a round robin. This gives the team more opportunities to play. However, for strong teams, the intensity of such a game is not great, but for teams with similar strength, the game is still very interesting.

The latest standings are as follows

China beat Slovakia 8-1, and continued to lead strongly, ranking first and leading the standings with 16 wins and 1 loss.

The Japanese team swept the China Taipei team 8-0, showing a strong performance, ranking second with 16 wins and 2 losses. The comprehensive strength of Japanese team is the closest to that of China team, and the gap between them and China team is very small for three games.

South Korea narrowly beat France 8-5, maintaining a total victory record. However, in terms of points, they are 16 wins and 7 losses, ranking third with a big gap between China and Japan. The top three teams all scored 4 points.

Sweden beat Germany 8-4, and by virtue of the winning-losing relationship, they ranked fourth with three points, surpassing Germany. The hero of Sweden’s victory was Carlberg, whose men’s singles were nil.

Germany lost the game against Sweden due to the absence of the main force, and they ranked fifth with 12 wins, 9 losses and 3 points.

Slovakian, French and China Taipei ranked 6th to 8th respectively. The advantage of the French team lies in the Robbelen brothers, whose performance will determine how far the French team can go. China Taipei team Lin Yunru and Zheng Yijing are absent. They have no advantage, so it is estimated that they will be at the bottom.