The 1985 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 38th edition of the men's team championship.[1][2]
| 1985 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
China won the gold medal defeating Sweden 5–0 in the final. Poland won the bronze medal.[3][4][5][6]
Medalists
editSwaythling Cup tables
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Poland |
7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 |  North Korea |
7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hong Kong |
7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  Hungary |
7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 |  United States |
7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden |
7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Japan |
7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  France |
7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia |
7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  England |
7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 |  India |
7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  Italy |
7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 |  Denmark |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Semifinals
edit| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Poland | 5–3 |
| China | Japan | 5–0 |
Third-place playoff
edit| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | Japan | 5–3 |
Final
edit| China 5
|
Sweden 0
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Xinhua | bt | Lindh | 21–16 21–16 |
| Jiang Jialiang | bt | Appelgren | 21–18 20–22 21–15 |
| Chen Longcan | bt | Waldner | 21–11 11–21 21–19 |
| Jiang Jialiang | bt | Lindh | 21–18 21–19 |
| Chen Xinhua | bt | Waldner | 21–17 14–21 21–14 |
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pp. 309–312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "1985 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2018-04-28.