1997 World Table Tennis Championships

Men’s Singles Final 16: 1) Jean-Philipe Gatien (FRA) - Wang Tao (CHN) 2) Wang Ligin (CHN) - Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) 3) Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) - Zoran Primorac (CRO) Men’s Doubles semi-finals/final: 1) Persson/Waldner (SWE) - Shibutani/Matsushita (JPN) 2) Persson/Waldner (SWE) - Liu/Kong Men’s Singles Final 8: Ding Song (CHN) - Vladimir Samsonov