The 2000 World Table Tennis Championships – men's team (Swaythling Cup) was the 45th edition of the men's team championship.

Sweden won the gold medal defeating China 3–2 in the final. Japan and Italy won bronze medals.

Medalists Fredrik HåkanssonPeter KarlssonJörgen PerssonJan-Ove WaldnerKong LinghuiLiu GuoliangLiu GuozhengMa LinWang LiqinUmberto GiardinaMassimiliano MondelloValentino PiacentiniYang MinSeiko IsekiKōji MatsushitaHiroshi ShibutaniToshio TasakiRyo Yuzawa

Final stage knockout phase

Quarter finals Team One Team Two Score Sweden Germany 3–0 China South Korea 3–0 Italy Netherlands 3–1 Japan Chinese Taipei 3–2

Semifinals Team One Team Two Score Sweden Italy 3–1 China Japan 3–0

Final Sweden 3 China 2 Score Waldner bt Liu Guoliang 19–21 21–7 23–21 Persson bt Kong Linghui 21–17 21–19 Karlsson lost to Liu Guozheng 6–21 16–21 Waldner lost to Kong Linghui 9–21 17–21 Persson bt Liu Guoliang 18–21 21–17 21–18

See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

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