The 1977 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 34th edition of the men's team championship.
China won the gold medal defeating Japan 5–0 in the final. Sweden won the bronze medal.
Medalists Kuo Yao-huaHuang LiangLi Chen-shihLiang Ke-liangWang Jun Tetsuo InoueMitsuru KohnoMasahiro MaeharaNorio TakashimaTokio TasakaStellan BengtssonAke GronlundKjell JohanssonRoger LagerfeldtUlf Thorsell
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A Pos Team P W L Pts1 China 7 7 072 Hungary 7 6 1 63 West Germany 7 5 2 54 Czechoslovakia 7 4 3 45 France 7 3 4 36 England 7 25 27 Indonesia 7 16 18 Australia 7 07 0
Group B Pos Team P W L Pts1 Japan 7 7 072 Sweden 7 6 1 63 Yugoslavia 7 5 2 54 Soviet Union 7 4 3 45 Poland 7 2 5 26 South Korea 7 25 27 Denmark 7 25 28 Romania 7 07 0
Semifinals Team One Team Two Score Japan Hungary 5–3 China Sweden 5–0
Third-place playoff Team One Team Two Score Sweden Hungary 5–1
Final China 5 Japan 0 Score Huang Liang bt Maehara 21–16 21–14 Huang Liang bt Kono 21–13 21–15 Liang Ke-liang bt Kono 21–3 12–21 21–11 Kuo Yao-hua bt Takashima 21–8 21–7 Kuo Yao-hua bt Maehara 21–11 23–21
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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