The 1981 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 36th edition of the men's team championship.
China won the gold medal defeating Hungary 5–2 in the final. Japan won the bronze medal.
Medalists Cai ZhenhuaGuo YuehuaShi ZhihaoWang HuiyuanXie Saike Gábor GergelyIstván JónyerTibor KlampárTibor KreiszZsolt Kriston Hiroyuki AbeHideo GotohMasahiro MaeharaSeiji OnoNorio Takashima
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A Pos Team P W L Pts1 China 7 7 072 Japan 7 5 2 53 England 7 4 3 44 South Korea 7 4 3 45 France 7 4 3 46 Sweden 7 34 37 West Germany 7 16 18 Indonesia 7 07 0
Group B Pos Team P W L Pts1 Hungary 7 7 072 Czechoslovakia 7 5 2 53 Yugoslavia 7 5 2 54 Poland 7 5 2 55 North Korea 7 3 4 36 Italy 7 25 27 Soviet Union 7 16 18 Australia 7 07 0
Semifinals Team One Team Two Score Japan Hungary 1–5 China Czechoslovakia 5–0
Third-place playoff Team One Team Two Score Japan Czechoslovakia 5–1
Final China 5 Hungary 2 Score Shi Zhihao lost to Jónyer 17–21 21–23 Xie Saike bt Jónyer 21–15 21–19 Cai Zhenhua bt Klampár 21–17 22–24 22–20 Shi Zhihao lost to Klampár 21–13 17–21 19–21 Xie Saike bt Klampár 15–21 21–16 21–15 Xie Saike bt Gergely 21–17 22–24 22–20 Cai Zhenhua bt Gergely 21–16 14–21 21–15
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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