Thirty-five years ago today, on May 23, 1990 (April 29, 1990 lunar calendar), the first World Cup Table Tennis Team Tournament ended and the Chinese women's team won the championship. Deng Yaping's first World Cup Table Tennis Team Tournament ended in Japan on the evening of May 23, 1990. The Chinese women's team won the women's team crown, and the Chinese men's team lost 2:3 to the Swedish team in five sets, ranking second in the men's team. In the women's team final held on the evening of the 22nd, the Chinese team composed of Chen Zihe, Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong defeated the North Korean players in two sets of singles and one set of doubles, thus winning the championship with a record of 3:0. The North Korean women's team won the second place. On the 23rd, China and Sweden, which defeated North Korea and England respectively in the semifinals of the men's team, played the final in the evening. The Chinese team Chen Zhibin and Chen Longcan took the lead and won two sets in a row, and the situation on the court was extremely favorable for the Chinese team. The Swedish men's team, led by veteran Apeylen, was experienced and did not panic in the situation of falling behind the score. They responded calmly, winning 3 points in doubles and two other singles sets, and finally defeated the Chinese team to win the championship. The World Cup Table Tennis Team Championship is the first world high-level table tennis competition approved by the International Table Tennis Federation.