As hosts Great Britain qualified six athletes automatically; a team of three men, one of whom competed in the singles, and a team of three women, one of whom competed in the singles.
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One invitational place per gender was allocated by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
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China was the defending champion in each of the Olympic events having won all 4 gold medals in 2008.
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