1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's team
# 1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's team

The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Corbillon Cup (women's team) was the 37th edition of the women's team championship.

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

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| | China Deng Yaping Li Ju Wang Chen Wang Nan Yang Ying | North Korea Kim Hyon-hui Tu Jong-sil Wi Bok-Sun | Germany Christina Fischer Olga Nemeș Elke Schall Jie Schöpp Nicole Struse |

## Final stage knockout phase

### Last 16

| Team One | Team Two | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Germany | | |
| China | | |
| North Korea | Croatia | 3–0 |
| South Korea | | |
| Hong Kong | Hungary | 3–1 |
| Sweden | Russia | 3–2 |
| Romania | | |
| Japan | Belarus | 3–0 |

### Quarter finals

| Team One | Team Two | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Germany | Sweden | 3–2 |
| China | Hong Kong | 3–0 |
| North Korea | Romania | 3–2 |
| South Korea | Japan | 3–2 |

### Semifinals

| Team One | Team Two | Score |
| - | - | - |
| North Korea | South Korea | 3–0 |
| China | Germany | 3–0 |

### Third-place playoff

| Team One | Team Two | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Germany | South Korea | 3–1 |

## Final

| China 3 | | North Korea 0 | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Yang Ying | bt | Wi Bok-Sun | 22–20 21–16 |
| Deng Yaping | bt | Kim Hyon-hui | 21–15 21–14 |
| Li Ju | bt | Tu Jong Sil | 21–18 21–14 |
