The 1981 World Table Tennis Championships – Corbillon Cup (women's team) was the 29th edition of the women's team championship.

China won the gold medal defeating South Korea 3–0 in the final, North Korea won the bronze medal.

Medalists Cao YanhuaQi BaoxiangTong LingZhang Deying An Hae-sookHwang Nam-sookKim Kyung-jaLee Soo-jaKim Gyong-sunLi Song SukPak Yung-Sun

Final tables Group A Pos Team P W L Pts1 China 7 7 0 72 South Korea 7 5 2 53 Hungary 7 5 2 54 West Germany 7 4 345 Czechoslovakia 7 3 4 36 Japan 7 3 4 37 Finland 7 1 6 18 Hong Kong 7 0 7 0 Group B Pos Team P W L Pts1 North Korea 7 7 0 72 Soviet Union 7 6 1 63 Sweden 7 43 44 Romania 7 3435 Yugoslavia 7 3 4 36 England 7 3 4 37 France 7 2 5 28 India 7 0 7 0

Semifinals Team One Team Two Score South Korea North Korea 3–1 China Soviet Union 3–0

Third Place Play Off Team One Team Two Score North Korea Soviet Union 3–0

Final China 3 South Korea 0 Score Qi Baoxiang bt Lee Soo-ja 21–16 21–18 Cao Yanhua bt Hwang Nam-sook 21–13 21–15 Cao Yanhua & Zhang Deying bt Hwang Nam-sook & Lee Soo-ja 21–13 21–18

See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

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