1971 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
The 1971 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 31st edition of the men's team championship.[1][2]
| 1971 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
China won the gold medal defeating Japan 5–2 in the final. Yugoslavia won the bronze medal after winning the third place play off.[3][4][5][6]
Medalists
Second stage round
Group 1
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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.
- "1971 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
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