1991 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
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| 1991 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
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The 1991 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 41st edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
Sweden won the gold medal defeating Yugoslavia 3–2 in the final. Czechoslovakia won the bronze medal defeating the Belgium 3–1 in the bronze medal play off.[3] [4] [5]
The Swaythling Cup used the a new format during 1991. The new format had been voted in by 56 votes to 32 in 1989 and included a knockout phase for the final 16 teams.[6]
Medalists
[edit]
Final stage knockout phase
[edit]Last 16
[edit]| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Unified Korean Team | United States | 3–0 |
| Czechoslovakia | England | 3–1 |
| Belgium | Soviet Union | 3–1 |
| China | Japan | 3–0 |
| Sweden | France | 3–1 |
| Yugoslavia | Austria | 3–0 |
| Germany | Italy | 3–1 |
| Canada | Poland | 3–2 |
Quarter finals
[edit]| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Unified Korean Team | 3–1 |
| Czechoslovakia | China | 3–2 |
| Yugoslavia | Germany | 3–2 |
| Belgium | Canada | 3–2 |
Semifinals
[edit]| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 |
| Yugoslavia | Belgium | 3–0 |
Third-place playoff
[edit]| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | Belgium | 3–1 |
Final
[edit] Sweden 3
|
 Yugoslavia 2
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appelgren | bt | Kalinić | 21–13 18–21 21–10 |
| Waldner | lost to | Primorac | 14–21 11–21 |
| Appelgren & Persson | lost to | Lupulesku & Primorac | 16–21 19–21 |
| Waldner | bt | Kalinić | 21–9 21–8 |
| Persson | bt | Lupulesku | 21–18 23–21 |
See also
[edit]List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A–Z of Sport, pp. 699–700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "1991 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "New format for Swaythling Cup" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2018-04-29.