| Men's team at the 1979 WBF World Championships | |
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| Venue | Hangzhou Gymnasium |
| Location | Hangzhou, China |
| Dates | 10 – 15 June 1979 |
The men's team tournament at the 1979 WBF World Championships was held from 10 to 15 June 1979 at the Hangzhou Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China. Originally, 16 teams from Asia and Africa competed in the championships.
Zambia withdrew from the tournament, leaving only 15 countries in the men's team tournament.
The group stage consists of 4 groups, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4. [1] The first-placed teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals while the rest will compete in the classification rounds.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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 China  Philippines  Sri Lanka  Zambia |  Ghana  Nigeria  Nepal  Pakistan |  Bangladesh  Hong Kong  Kenya  Singapore |  Burma  Mauritius  Tanzania  Thailand |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 2 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Classification round |
| 3 | Philippines | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |
| 4 | Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Source: NewspaperSG
 China 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 10 June 1979 [2] |  Philippines 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Sri Lanka - | Hangzhou Gymnasium 10 June 1979 [2] |  Zambia Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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China 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 11 June 1979 [3] | Sri Lanka 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philippines - | Hangzhou Gymnasium 11 June 1979 [3] | Zambia Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sri Lanka 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 12 June 1979 [4] | Philippines 0 | ||
China - | Hangzhou Gymnasium 12 June 1979 [4] | Zambia Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Nepal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Source: NewspaperSG
 Pakistan 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 10 June 1979 [2] |  Nigeria 0 | ||
 Nepal 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 10 June 1979 [2] |  Ghana 0 | ||
Pakistan 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 11 June 1979 [3] | Nepal 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nigeria 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 11 June 1979 [3] | Ghana 0 | ||
Nepal 3 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 12 June 1979 [4] | Nigeria 2 | ||
Pakistan 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 12 June 1979 [4] | Ghana 0 | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Source: NewspaperSG
 Singapore 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 10 June 1979 [2] |  Kenya 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hong Kong 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 10 June 1979 [2] |  Bangladesh 0 | ||
Hong Kong 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 11 June 1979 [3] | Kenya 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Singapore 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 11 June 1979 [3] | Bangladesh 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hong Kong 3 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 12 June 1979 [5] | Singapore 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bangladesh 3 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 12 June 1979 [6] | Kenya 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Burma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | Mauritius | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | |
| 4 | Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Source: NewspaperSG
 Thailand 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 10 June 1979 [2] |  Tanzania 0 | ||
 Burma 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 10 June 1979 [2] |  Mauritius 0 | ||
Burma 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 11 June 1979 [3] | Tanzania 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thailand 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 11 June 1979 [3] | Mauritius 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thailand 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 12 June 1979 [4] | Burma 0 | ||
Tanzania 2 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 12 June 1979 [4] | Mauritius 3 | ||
| 5th–8th place | 5th place | |||||
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| Singapore | 3 | |||||
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| Burma | 2 | |||||
| Singapore | 5 | |||||
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| Nepal | 0 | |||||
| Nepal | 3 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 2 | |||||
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| Burma | 5 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||
| 9th–12th place | 9th place | |||||
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| Philippines | 2 | |||||
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| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
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| Bangladesh | 3 | |||||
| Mauritius | 1 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 4 | |||||
| 11th place | ||||||
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| Philippines | 4 | |||||
| Mauritius | 1 | |||||
| 13th–16th place | 13th place | |||||
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| Kenya | 4 | |||||
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| Tanzania | 1 | |||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||
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| Ghana | 0 | |||||
| Zambia | ||||||
| Ghana | w/o | |||||
| 15th place | ||||||
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| Tanzania | w/o | |||||
| Zambia | ||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| China | 5 | |||||
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| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| China | 4 | |||||
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| Thailand | 1 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 4 | |||||
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| Pakistan | 4 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | |||||
China 5 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 14 June 1979 [7] | Pakistan 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thailand 4 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 14 June 1979 [7] | Hong Kong 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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China 4 | Hangzhou Gymnasium 15 June 1979 [8] | Thailand 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | Final result |
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 | China (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +18 | Champions |
 | Thailand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +15 | Runners-up |
 | Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +13 | Third place |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +5 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Singapore | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +15 | Fifth place |
| 6 | Nepal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −3 | Sixth place |
| 7 | Burma | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +9 | Seventh place |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −6 | Eighth place |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −5 | Ninth place |
| 10 | Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | −1 | Tenth place |
| 11 | Philippines | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −8 | Eleventh place |
| 12 | Mauritius | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | −15 | Twelfth place |
| 13 | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | −3 | Thirteenth place |
| 14 | Ghana | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | −20 | Fourteenth place |
| 15 | Tanzania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | −14 | Fifteenth place |
| – | Zambia | – | – | – | – | – | Withdrew |
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