| 1973 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
| ← 19711975 → |
The 1973 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 32nd edition of the men's team championship.
Sweden won the gold medal by virtue of winning the final group. Despite losing one of the matches against the Soviet Union they topped the group with a superior match record. China took silver and Japan bronze.
Medalists
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden |
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  China |
6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  South Korea |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Indonesia |
6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 |  Austria |
6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  India |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  West Germany |
6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 |  England |
6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  France |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Final group
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Sweden | 3–5 |
| China | Sweden | 4–5 |
| Soviet Union | Sweden | 5–4 |
| Soviet Union | Japan | 2–5 |
| Soviet Union | China | 4–5 |
| Japan | China | 4–5 |
Final group
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | China |
3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
See also
List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
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- 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 2018-04-27.
- "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- "1973 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2018-04-27.