# Table tennis at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's team

The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place at the Thammasat Gymnasium 5, in Bangkok.

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Macau | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Yemen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Qatar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Laos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |

### Knockout round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | China | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Thailand | 0 | A1 | China | 3 | | | |
| | North Korea | 2 | B1 | Japan | 2 | | | |
| B1 | Japan | 3 | | | | A1 | China | 3 |
| C1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | D1 | South Korea | 1 |
| | Iran | 0 | C1 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | |
| | Vietnam | 0 | D1 | South Korea | 3 | | | |
| D1 | South Korea | 3 | | | | | | |

#### Quarterfinals

| China | 3–0 | Thailand |
| Kong Linghui | Kong Linghui | 2–0 | Sanan Ariyachotima | 21–8, 21–11 |
| Liu Guoliang | Liu Guoliang | 2–0 | Chaisit Chaitat | 21–7, 21–5 |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 2–0 | Phakpoom Sanguansin | 21–13, 21–12 |
| North Korea | 2–3 | Japan |
| Kim Song-hui | Kim Song-hui | 2–1 | Hiroshi Shibutani | 21–17, 13–21, 21–14 |
| Choi Gyong-sob | Choi Gyong-sob | 0–2 | Toshio Tasaki | 18–21, 20–22 |
| Kim Jin-myong | Kim Jin-myong | 1–2 | Seiko Iseki | 16–21, 21–18, 14–21 |
| Kim Song-hui | Kim Song-hui | 2–0 | Toshio Tasaki | 21–13, 21–10 |
| Choi Gyong-sob | Choi Gyong-sob | 0–2 | Hiroshi Shibutani | 12–21, 14–21 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Iran |
| Chang Yen-shu | Chang Yen-shu | 2–0 | Behnam Rahmatpanah | 21–12, 21–15 |
| Wu Wen-chia | Wu Wen-chia | 2–1 | Amin Eskandari | 21–10, 18–21, 21–16 |
| Chuang Chih-yuan | Chuang Chih-yuan | 2–0 | Mohammad Reza Akhlaghpasand | 21–13, 21–8 |
| Vietnam | 0–3 | South Korea |
| Lê Huy | Lê Huy | 0–2 | Kim Taek-soo | 16–21, 12–21 |
| Vũ Mạnh Cường | Vũ Mạnh Cường | 0–2 | Lee Chul-seung | 14–21, 10–21 |
| Đoàn Kiến Quốc | Đoàn Kiến Quốc | 0–2 | Oh Sang-eun | 9–21, 11–21 |

#### Semifinals

| China | 3–2 | Japan |
| Kong Linghui | Kong Linghui | 2–0 | Seiko Iseki | 21–17, 21–14 |
| Liu Guoliang | Liu Guoliang | 2–1 | Hiroshi Shibutani | 20–22, 21–12, 21–17 |
| Wang Liqin | Wang Liqin | 1–2 | Toshio Tasaki | 14–21, 21–15, 18–21 |
| Kong Linghui | Kong Linghui | 0–2 | Hiroshi Shibutani | 19–21, 14–21 |
| Liu Guoliang | Liu Guoliang | 2–0 | Seiko Iseki | 21–13, 21–15 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–3 | South Korea |
| Kuo Chih-hsiang | Kuo Chih-hsiang | 1–2 | Oh Sang-eun | 14–21, 21–18, 16–21 |
| Chang Yen-shu | Chang Yen-shu | 2–0 | Park Sang-joon | 21–15, 21–13 |
| Chuang Chih-yuan | Chuang Chih-yuan | 0–2 | Kim Taek-soo | 13–21, 17–21 |
| Kuo Chih-hsiang | Kuo Chih-hsiang | 1–2 | Park Sang-joon | 23–21, 15–21, 13–21 |

#### Final

| China | 3–1 | South Korea |
| Liu Guoliang | Liu Guoliang | 2–0 | Kim Taek-soo | 21–13, 21–17 |
| Kong Linghui | Kong Linghui | 1–2 | Oh Sang-eun | 14–21, 23–21, 18–21 |
| Zhang Yong | Zhang Yong | 2–0 | Park Sang-joon | 21–16, 21–14 |
| Liu Guoliang | Liu Guoliang | 2–0 | Oh Sang-eun | 21–12, 21–15 |