The 1987 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 39th edition of the men's team championship.
China won the gold medal defeating Sweden 5–0 in the final. Swedish stars Jan-Ove Waldner and Mikael Appelgren were notably absent from the final due to stomach issues. North Korea won the bronze medal.
Medalists Chen LongcanChen XinhuaJiang JialiangTeng YiWang Hao Mikael AppelgrenUlf CarlssonErik LindhJörgen PerssonJan-Ove WaldnerChu Jong-CholHong CholHong SunKim Song-huiLi Gun-Sang
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A Pos Team P W L Pts1 China 3 3032 West Germany 3 2 1 23 England 3 1 2 14 France 3 0 3 0
Group B Pos Team P W L Pts1 Sweden 3 3032 Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 23 South Korea 3 1 2 14 Czechoslovakia 3 0 3 0
Group C Pos Team P W L Pts1 Yugoslavia 3 3032 Poland 3 2 1 23 Soviet Union 3 1 2 14 Austria 3 0 3 0
Group D Pos Team P W L Pts1 North Korea 3 3032 Japan 3 2 1 23 Hungary 3 1 2 14 India 3 0 3 0
Quarter finals 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 Team One Team Two Score Sweden North Korea 5-2 China Yugoslavia 5–0
Third-place playoff Team One Team Two Score North Korea Yugoslavia 5-1
Final 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 List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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