Round 9 top team pairings
| No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | : | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo |
| 1 | 5 | USA | United States Of America | 23½ | 13 | : | 15 | 21½ | Russia | RUS | 1 |
| 2 | 35 | PHI | Philippines | 22½ | 13 | : | 13 | 22½ | China | CHN | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | ARM | Armenia | 21 | 13 | : | 13 | 21 | Germany | GER | 14 |
| 4 | 16 | POL | Poland | 21 | 12 | : | 12 | 23 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | UKR | Ukraine | 21 | 12 | : | 12 | 20½ | France | FRA | 8 |
| 6 | 9 | NED | Netherlands | 22 | 12 | : | 12 | 20 | Israel | ISR | 12 |
| 7 | 20 | SRB | Serbia | 21½ | 11 | : | 12 | 20 | Argentina | ARG | 29 |
Full pairings here.
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