1977 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The 1977 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (Men's Team) was the 34th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
| 1977 Swaythling Cup (Men's Team) | |
|---|---|
China won the gold medal defeating Japan 5-0 in the final. Sweden won the bronze medal.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kuo Yao-hua Huang Liang Li Chen-shih Liang Ke-liang Wang Jun |
 Tetsuo Inoue Mitsuru Kohno Masahiro Maehara Norio Takashima Tokio Tasaka |
 Stellan Bengtsson Ake Gronlund Kjell Johansson Roger Lagerfeldt Ulf Thorsell |
Swaythling Cup Tables
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 |  | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 |  | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 |  | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Semi Finals
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Hungary | 5-3 |
| China | Sweden | 5-0 |
Third Place play off
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Hungary | 5-1 |
Final
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|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Liang | bt | Maehara | 21-16 21-14 |
| Huang Liang | bt | Kono | 21-13 21-15 |
| Liang Ke-liang | bt | Kono | 21-3 12-21 21-11 |
| Kuo Yao-hua | bt | Takashima | 21-8 21-7 |
| Kuo Yao-hua | bt | Maehara | 21-11 23-21 |
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References
- "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
- Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de.
- "1977 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
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