from Birmingham
China, the holders of the Swaythling Cup and the Corbillon Cup, are expected to dominate both these team competitions. Experts believe the Chinese players have developed a ' 'mystery' bat which the Europeans claim is unplayable. Tonight's action features the European challenge to the Asian dominance in the team events. Hungary and England are drawn in the same pool as China. Yugoslavia and Sweden are drawn against Japan and Korea. Introduced by TONY GUBBA
Commentators PETER WALKER and ALAN RANSOME
TV presentation BOB DUNCAN and JOHN SHREWSBURY. Editor PAUL LANG
Organised by the ETTA in conjunction with Norwich Union