The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Manchester from April 24 to May 5, 1997. This event was notable as the winner Jan-Ove Waldner won without losing a single set in all matches played, this was the first time that this occurred.
Results
Team Swaythling CupMen's Team Ding SongKong LinghuiLiu GuoliangMa WengeWang Tao Nicolas ChatelainPatrick ChilaDamien EloiJean-Philippe GatienChristophe LegoutChu Kyo-sungKim Taek-sooLee Chul-seungOh Sang-eunYoo Nam-kyu Corbillon CupWomen's Team Deng YapingLi JuWang ChenWang NanYang Ying Kim Hyon-huiTu Jong-silWi Bok-SunChristina FischerOlga NemeșElke SchallJie SchöppNicole Struse
Individual Men's singles Jan-Ove Waldner Vladimir Samsonov Yan Sen Kong LinghuiWomen's singles Deng Yaping Wang Nan Li Ju Wu NaMen's doubles Kong Linghui Liu Guoliang Jörgen Persson Jan-Ove Waldner Damien Eloi Jean-Philippe Gatien Kōji Matsushita Hiroshi ShibutaniWomen's doubles Deng Yaping Yang Ying Li Ju Wang Nan Chai Po Wa Qiao Yunping Cheng Hongxia Wang HuiMixed doubles Liu Guoliang Wu Na Kong Linghui Deng Yaping Wang Liqin Wang Nan Chiang Peng-lung Chen Jing
References
External links ITTF Museum