1983 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
The 1983 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 37th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
| 1983 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
China won the gold medal defeating Sweden 5–1 in the final. Hungary won the bronze medal.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Medalists
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 |  South Korea | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  West Germany | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 |  United States | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Hungary | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  North Korea | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 |  Italy | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  Soviet Union | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 |  Denmark | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Semifinals
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | England | 5–0 |
| China | Hungary | 5–0 |
Third-place playoff
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | England | 5–2 |
Final
| China 5 |
Sweden 1 |
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiang Jialiang | bt | Waldner | 18–21 21–17 21–14 |
| Jiang Jialiang | bt | Appelgren | 21–10 21–13 |
| Cai Zhenhua | bt | Lindh | 21–14 21–14 |
| Cai Zhenhua | bt | Waldner | 30–28 21–16 |
| Xie Saike | lost to | Appelgren | 18–21 21–19 14–21 |
| Xie Saike | bt | Lindh | 17–21 21–13 21–9 |
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 2018-04-28.
- "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- "1983 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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