The 1989 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 40th edition of the men's team championship.
Sweden won the gold medal defeating China 5–0 in the final. The final was interrupted during the fourth game when Jiang Jialiang refused to play on against Jan-Ove Waldner after being called for a service foul. After a delay the match continued but Jiang was booed for the remainder of the match. North Korea won the bronze medal defeating the Soviet Union 5–3 in the bronze medal play off.
Medalists Mikael AppelgrenPeter KarlssonErik LindhJörgen PerssonJan-Ove Waldner Chen LongcanJiang JialiangMa WengeTeng YiYu ShentongChu Jong-CholKim Song-huiLi Gun-SangYun Mun-Song
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A Pos Team P W L Pts1 China 3 3032 West Germany 3 1 2 13 Belgium 3 1 2 14 Hungary 3 1 2 1
Group B Pos Team P W L Pts1 Sweden 3 3032 South Korea 3 2 1 23 Nigeria 3 1 2 14 Taiwan 3 0 3 0
Group C Pos Team P W L Pts1 North Korea 3 3032 Poland 3 2 1 23 England 3 1 2 14 Netherlands 3 0 3 0
Group D Pos Team P W L Pts1 Soviet Union 3 2122 Japan 3 2 1 23 Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 24 Yugoslavia 3 0 3 0
Quarter finals Team One Team Two Score Sweden West Germany 5–2 China Poland 5–0 Soviet Union South Korea 5–3 North Korea Japan 5–1
Semifinals Team One Team Two Score Sweden North Korea 5–0 China Soviet Union 5–1
Third-place playoff Team One Team Two Score North Korea Soviet Union 5–3
Final Sweden 5 China 0 Score Appelgren bt Jiang Jialiang 21–10 18–21 21–15 Waldner bt Teng Yi 22–24 21–19 21–17 Persson bt Chen Longcan 22–24 21–16 21–13 Waldner bt Jiang Jialiang 21–16 17–21 21–16 Appelgren bt Chen Longcan 21–17 21–16
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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