The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships took place in Manchester, England from 24 April-5 May 1997.
The Men's Final featured one of the best players of all time - Sweden's Jan-Ove Waldner.
Jan-Ove Waldner was up against Vladimir Samsonov in the men's singles final.
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