The 1991 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 41st edition of the men's team championship.
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.
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.
Medalists Mikael AppelgrenPeter KarlssonErik LindhJörgen PerssonJan-Ove Waldner Zoran KalinićIlija LupuleskuZoran PrimoracRobert SmrekarMilan GrmanTomáš JančíPetr JavůrekPetr KorbelRoland Vími
Final stage knockout phase
Last 16 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 Team One Team Two Score Sweden Unified Korean Team 3–1 Czechoslovakia China 3–2 Yugoslavia Germany 3–2 Belgium Canada 3–2
Semifinals Team One Team Two Score Sweden Czechoslovakia 3–0 Yugoslavia Belgium 3–0
Third-place playoff Team One Team Two Score Czechoslovakia Belgium 3–1
Final 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 List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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