2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia from 28 February to 6 March 2016.
Seeding
The top sixteen teams of the first division and the top two teams of the second division at the 2014 World Team Championships were guaranteed a place in the first division, along with the top six placed teams in the world rankings not already qualified.| Qualification | Men's team | Women's team |
| Top sixteen in 2014 | ||
| Top two of the 2nd Division in 2014 | ||
| ITTF World Team Ranking |
Schedule
Five individual events were contested. Qualification rounds were held from 26–27 April.| Rounds in Main Draw | |
| Finals |
| Date | 28 February | 29 February | 1 March | 2 March | 3 March | 4 March | 5 March | 6 March |
| Men's team | GS | GS | GS | GS | 1/8 final | QF | SF | F |
| Women's team | GS | GS | GS | GS | 1/8 final, QF | QF, SF | SF | F |