The 1987 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 39th edition of the men's team championship.[1][2]
| 1987 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
China won the gold medal defeating Sweden 5–0 in the final. Jan-Ove Waldner and Mikael Appelgren were both missing from the final due to stomach complaints. North Korea won the bronze medal.[3][4][5][6]
Medalists
editSwaythling Cup tables
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  West Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  England |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 |  France |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yugoslavia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 |  Austria |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Group D
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 |  India |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Quarter finals
edit| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | North Korea | 4–5 |
| China | Japan | 5–0 |
| Sweden | West Germany | 5–4 |
| Chinese Taipei | Yugoslavia | 2–5 |
Semifinals
edit| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | North Korea | 5-? |
| China | Yugoslavia | 5–0 |
Third-place playoff
edit| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| North Korea | Yugoslavia | 5-? |
Final
edit| China 5
|
Sweden 0
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiang Jialiang | bt | Carlsson | 21–12 19–21 21–12 |
| Teng Yi | bt | Lindh | 21–15 21–15 |
| Chen Longcan | bt | Persson | 21–19 21–14 |
| Jiang Jialiang | bt | Lindh | 19–21 21–7 21–13 |
| Chen Longcan | bt | Carlsson | 22–20 21–10 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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 22 September 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "1987 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2018.