1981 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
# 1981 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

The 1981 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 36th edition of the men's doubles championship.

Li Zhenshi and Cai Zhenhua won the title after defeating Xie Saike and Guo Yuehua in the final by three sets to one.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Dragutin Šurbek Antun Stipancic | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Danny Seemiller Ricky Seemiller | 12 | 9 | 9 | | | Stipancic Šurbek | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Norio Takashima Hideo Gotoh | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | Takashima Gotoh | 19 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gábor Gergely Milan Orlowski | 14 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 18 | | | | | | Stipancic Šurbek | 21 | 14 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | |
| Andrzej Grubba Leszek Kucharski | 21 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | Li Zhenshi Cai Zhenhua | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| Sunday Eboh Francis Sule | 17 | 17 | 20 | | | Grubba Kucharski | 12 | 17 | 25 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Stellwag Jurgen Rebel | 17 | 14 | 12 | | | Li Zhenshi Cai Zhenhua | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Zhenshi Cai Zhenhua | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Li Zhenshi Cai Zhenhua | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
| Jacques Secrétin Patrick Birocheau | 21 | 21 | 13 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Xi Saike Guo Yuehua | 17 | 16 | 21 | 11 |
| Stefan Dryszel Andrzej Jakubowicz | 9 | 12 | 21 | 22 | | Secrétin Birocheau | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Șerban Doboși Simion Crisan | 18 | 16 | 21 | 11 | | Bengtsson Carlsson | 15 | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stellan Bengtsson Ulf "Tickan" Carlsson | 21 | 21 | 15 | 21 | | | | | | | Secrétin Birocheau | 10 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 8 | | | | | |
| Xie Saike Guo Yuehua | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Xi Saike Guo Yuehua | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 21 | | | | | |
| Desmond Douglas Paul Day | 11 | 15 | 17 | | | Xi Saike Guo Yuehua | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Naoki Hayashi Hitoshi Kaihoko | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | Hayashi Kaihoko | 24 | 11 | 7 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tibor Klampár István Jónyer | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
