The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships – men's team (Swaythling Cup) was the 46th edition of the men's team championship.
China won the gold medal defeating Belgium 3–0 in the final. Sweden and South Korea won bronze medals.
Medalists Kong LinghuiLiu GuoliangLiu GuozhengMa LinWang LiqinMartin BratanovMarc ClossetAndras PodpinkaJean-Michel SaivePhilippe SaiveJoo Se-HyukKim Taek-SooLee Chul-SeungOh Sang-EunRyu Seung-MinFredrik HåkanssonPeter KarlssonMagnus MolinJörgen PerssonJan-Ove Waldner
Final stage knockout phase
Round of 16 Team One Team Two Score China Netherlands 3–1 South Korea Czech Republic 3–2 Belgium Yugoslavia 3–0 Italy Japan 3–0 Germany Poland 3-2 Sweden Greece 3-1 Austria Chinese Taipei 3–2 France Belarus 3–2
Quarter finals Team One Team Two Score Sweden Austria 3–0 China Germany 3–1 Belgium Italy 3–0 South Korea France 3–2
Semifinals Team One Team Two Score Belgium Sweden 3–1 China South Korea 3–2
Final China 3 Belgium 0 Score Ma Lin bt Jean-Michel Saive 18–21 21–7 21–15 Liu Guozheng bt Philippe Saive 21–18 21–17 Kong Linghui bt Martin Bratanov 21–18 21–19
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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