| 1971 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
| ← 19691973 → |
The 1971 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 31st edition of the men's team championship.
China won the gold medal defeating Japan 5–2 in the final. Yugoslavia won the bronze medal after winning the third place play off.
Medalists
Swaythling Cup tables
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Second stage round
Group 1
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  South Korea |
5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  England |
5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 |  Indonesia |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  France |
5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  North Korea |
5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Third-place playoff
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | Sweden | 5–3 |
Final
| China 5
|
Japan 2
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liang Ko-liang | lost to | Hasegawa | 21–15 8–21 19–21 |
| Liang Ko-liang | bt | Itoh | 21–11 21–15 |
| Chuang Tse-tung | bt | Itoh | 21–19 17–21 21–15 |
| Chuang Tse-tung | lost to | Kono | 12–21 16–21 |
| Li Ching-kuang | bt | Kono | 21–13 21–18 |
| Li Ching-kuang | bt | Hasegawa | 15–21 21–19 21–18 |
| Li Ching-kuang | bt | Itoh | 21–3 21–6 |
See also
List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
- "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
- Montague, Trevor (2004). A–Z of Sport, pp. 699–700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pp. 309–312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "1971 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2018-04-26.