Armenian national team is going to take part in the 8th World Team Championship which is to be held in Ningbo, China, from 16 to 27 July, 2011. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has made this decision.

Ten teams are going to take part in the World Championship, including Russia (current World Champion); Ukraine, Israel, Hungary (according to the results of the 39th World Chess Olympiad); Azerbaijan (winner of the European Championship); Winners of Continental Championships of America, Asia, Africa; China (organizing country) and Armenia.

Armenia has participated in all the World Team Championships since 1993 and has become a bronze medal-holder thrice (1997-Lucerne, 2001-Yerevan, 2005-Beersheba).