7th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 1983
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

The whole of Malaysia was covered with the ash of an erupting Indonesia volcano, which did not allow the sun to disperse the high humidity. In consequence, frequent stoppages of play for drying hands, brows, balls, rackets and the floor were necessary.

Nevertheless, the Table Tennis Association of Malaysia organised a good Championships, which saw Hong Kong, after their eclipse in Bombay the previous year, come back in no uncertain manner, winning the Men's Team title 40/4, and the Women's title 18/0! They went on to win all individual titles—a feat only accompanied by England in the first three Championships.

India's ladies beat England to win Silver. The Men's Singles title was won by Chiu Man Kuen, a combination bat 'twiddler', and the Ladies Singles by Yue Kam Kai. All the losing semi-finalists were from Hong Kong, except in the Men's Doubles, where the Silver medal was taken by India's Mandit Dua and Kamlesh Mehta.

Results at a Glance:

Men's Team Champion - Hong Kong
Women's Team Champion - Hong Kong
Men's Singles Champion - Chiu Man Kuen (Hong Kong)
Women's Singles Champion - Yue Kam Kai (Hong Kong)
Men's Doubles Champion - Chiu Man Kuen / Vong Iu Veng (Hong Kong)
Women's Doubles Champion - Mak Ka Sha / Chai Man (Hong Kong)
Mixed Doubles Champion - Chan Kong Wah / Hui So-Hung (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong - 7 titles

Chiu Man Kuen (Hong Kong) - 3 titles (Men's Team, Men's Singles, Men's Doubles)
Yue Kam Kai (Hong Kong) - 2 titles (Women's Team, Women's Singles)
Vong Iu Veng (Hong Kong) - 2 titles (Men's Team, Men's Doubles)
Mak Ka Sha (Hong Kong) - 2 titles (Women's Team, Women's Doubles)
Chai Man (Hong Kong) - 2 titles (Women's Team, Women's Doubles)
Chan Kong Wah (Hong Kong) - 2 titles (Men's Team, Mixed Doubles)
Hui So-Hung (Hong Kong) - 2 titles (Women's Team, Mixed Doubles)