The defending champion was Australia , which successfully defended its title. In the final, the Australian team defeated England . This was Australia's sixth title win at a world championship. Third came hosts Finland ahead of Egypt , while Pakistan failed to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 1973. As in the previous year, Germany came in 10th, debutant Austria in 14th place. Switzerland finished the tournament in 20th place.
The participating teams competed in six groups. These were divided according to the results of the 1989 World Cup , with the eight best teams being drawn into groups A and B. Only these eight teams played for the title. The two group best of groups C and D reached the placement games for places 5 to 12, together with the group third and fourth of groups A and B. Places 13 to 20 were won by both group best of groups E and F and the group third and - fourth of groups C and D. The third and fourth places in groups E and F played for places 21 to 23. Within the group, round robin mode was used , and the two best-placed teams advanced to the semi-finals. This was carried out in the knockout system . All places were played out.
All teams consisted of a minimum of three and a maximum of four players who had to be reported in the order of their skill level. Three individual games were played per encounter. A team won if its players could win two of the individual games. The order in which the individual games were played was independent of the order in which the players entered.
Australia
Egypt
New Zealand
Canada
England
Finland
Sweden
Pakistan
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
Scotland
Ireland
France
United States
Denmark
Italy
Japan
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Hong Kong
Kuwait
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Oman
