Team China vs Japan in London 2026 Prediction

Despite being ranked #4 in ITTF World Team Rankings, Japan would be the favorite team to beat China's men team because of Sora Matsushima's performance at the World Cup.

Here's the official players for both China and Japan at the World Team Table Tennis Championships

China:

Wang Chuqin
Lin Shidong
Liang Jingkun
Xiang Peng
Zhou Qihao

Japan:
Tomokazu Harimoto
Sora Matsushima
Shunsuke Togami
Yukiya Uda
Hiroto Shinozuka

Interesting enough, Wen Ruibo is not part of team china roster. Maybe because he is still young.

Source: https://www.ittf.com/2026/04/13/the-world-is-ready-player-lists-confirmed-for-ittf-world-team-table-tennis-championships-finals-london-2026-presented-by-acn/