The 1975 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 33rd edition of the men's team championship.
China won the gold medal defeating Yugoslavia 5–3 in the final. Sweden won the bronze medal.
Medalists Li PengLi Chen-shihLiang GeliangLu Yuan-shengHsu Shao-fa Milivoj KarakaševićZoran KosanovićMiran SavnićAntun StipančićDragutin ŠurbekStellan BengtssonKjell JohanssonBo PerssonUlf ThorsellIngemar Wikström
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A Pos Team P W L Pts1 Czechoslovakia 7 7 0142 Sweden 7 6 1 123 Soviet Union 7 5 2 104 West Germany 7 4 3 85 South Korea 7 3 4 66 France 7 25 47 Denmark 7 16 28 Austria 7 07 0
Group B Pos Team P W L Pts1 China 7 7 0142 Yugoslavia 7 6 1 123 Hungary 7 5 2 104 Japan 7 4 3 85 England 7 3 4 66 Romania 7 25 47 Indonesia 7 16 28 India 7 07 0
Semifinals Team One Team Two Score Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia 5–3 China Sweden 5–2
Third-place playoff Team One Team Two Score Sweden Czechoslovakia 5–4
Final China 5 Yugoslavia 3 Score Lu Yuan-sheng lost to Stipančić 26–28 17–21 Li Chen-shih bt Karakašević 21–16 21–19 Hsu Shao-fa lost to Šurbek 23–21 16–21 14–21 Li Chen-shih bt Stipančić 21–12 21–8 Lu Yuan-sheng bt Šurbek 21–10 22–20 Hsu Shao-fa bt Karakašević 21–14 21–17 Li Chen-shih lost to Šurbek 20–22 17–21 Hsu Shao-fa bt Stipančić 21–16 21–13
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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