See main article: 1971 World Table Tennis Championships.
The 1971 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 31st edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
China won the gold medal defeating Japan 5–2 in the final. Yugoslavia won the bronze medal after winning the third place play off.[3] [4] [5] [6]
| width=15 | Pos | width=250 | Team | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 3 | West Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 4 |  South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 5 | England | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | Indonesia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| width=15 | Pos | width=250 | Team | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| 2 |  Sweden | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 3 |  Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 4 |  France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 5 | North Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| width=150 | Team One | width=150 | Team Two | width=50 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | Sweden | 5–3 |
| width=150 | China 5 | width=100 | width=150 | Japan 2 | width=250 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liang Ko-liang | lost to | Hasegawa | 21–15 8–21 19–21 | ||||
| Liang Ko-liang | bt | Itoh | 21–11 21–15 | ||||
| Chuang Tse-tung | bt | Itoh | 21–19 17–21 21–15 | ||||
| Chuang Tse-tung | lost to | Kono | 12–21 16–21 | ||||
| Li Ching-kuang | bt | Kono | 21–13 21–18 | ||||
| Li Ching-kuang | bt | Hasegawa | 15–21 21–19 21–18 | ||||
| Li Ching-kuang | bt | Itoh | 21–3 21–6 |
List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists