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Table Tennis Olympics 2008
Team Event Seedings
What are the team event seedings for the 2008 Table Tennis Olympics? Find out here ...
2 August 2008
The Olympic Games will soon be underway in Beijing in the People's Republic of China - running from
8 to 24 August 2008 -
and I'm sure we'll see some fabulous table tennis.
Although the opening ceremony takes place on Friday 8 August 2008, the table tennis events don't actually start until Wednesday 13 August 2008.
The team competitions are the first of the table tennis events to get underway on 13 August, and the seedings have just been announced.
As expected, China are the number one seeds.
The team seedings are based on the individual Men's and Women's World ranking lists issued by the International Table Tennis Federation for July 2008 and takes into account only those players who are competing in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
China on top
China's team of Wang Hao, Ma Lin and Wang Liqin are the undisputed number one seeds in the men's team event.
With these three players currently ranked at numbers one, two and four in the world rankings, there was never any doubt that they would be the number one seeds and overwhelming favourites to secure a gold medal for the host nation.
In the women's team event, China are also the number one seeds.
With Guo Yue, Zhang Yining and Wang Nan ranked at numbers one, two and five in the women's world rankings, again, there was never any doubt that they would be the number one seeds and favourites to secure a gold medal too.
So how does the team draw work?
At the start, the sixteen teams who have qualified for the Olympic Games are drawn into four groups.
There will be four teams in each group and the draw is based on the "snake principle".
The four highest ranked teams are placed in position one in each of the four groups (Groups A, B, C, D).
The remaining teams will then be drawn, in ranked order two at a time, into Groups A, B, C or D.
Teams seeded five and six are drawn by lot into Group C or D, whilst teams seeded seven and eight go into Group A or B.
This sequence continues with the remaining teams, until all four groups are completed.
The Draw
The team event draw will be held on Thursday 7th August 2008 at 15:00 hours in Beijing, China, whilst the draw for the singles events will take place on Monday 11th August 2008 at 15:00 hours.
So, here are the ...
Team event seedings for the Olympics 2008
The team seedings and groupings for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are as follows ...
| Seed | Teams (Men) | Group |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | A |
| 2 | Germany | B |
| 3 | Korea Republic | C |
| 4 | Hong Kong | D |
| 5 | Japan | C or D |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | C or D |
| 7 | Singapore | A or B |
| 8 | Austria | A or B |
| 9 | Croatia | A or B |
| 10 | Greece | A or B |
| 11 | Sweden | C or D |
| 12 | Russia | C or D |
| 13 | Brazil | C or D |
| 14 | Nigeria | C or D |
| 15 | Canada | A or B |
| 16 | Australia | A or B |
| Seed | Teams (Women) | Group |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | A |
| 2 | Singapore | B |
| 3 | Hong Kong | C |
| 4 | Korea Republic | D |
| 5 | Japan | C or D |
| 6 | Germany | C or D |
| 7 | Netherlands | A or B |
| 8 | Austria | A or B |
| 9 | United States of America | A or B |
| 10 | Croatia | A or B |
| 11 | Spain | C or D |
| 12 | Poland | C or D |
| 13 | Romania | C or D |
| 14 | Australia | C or D |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | A or B |
| 16 | Nigeria | A or B |
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