Overview
- Germany fell 1–3 to Japan in the men’s team quarterfinal in London, missing the semifinal that would have guaranteed at least bronze.
- Tomokazu Harimoto won twice in straight sets over Benedikt Duda and later Dang Qiu, while Patrick Franziska beat Shunsuke Togami and Sora Matsushima defeated Qiu.
- The defeat leaves Germany without a team medal at three straight global events, a stretch last seen in 1991.
- Head coach Jörg Roßkopf called the result extremely disappointing and said the team must become more consistent.
- China has dominated the men’s team title for decades, yet rising contenders such as Japan, France and Sweden now press the top seeds, sharpening German concerns about tough quarterfinal draws.