The table tennis competition at the 1974 Asian Summer Games took place from September 8-15.
Overall medal standings
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | China | 6 | one | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan | one | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | The Republic of Korea | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| four | DPRK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men Singles | Liang Gelyan China | Mitsuru Kono Japan | Yoon Chol DPRK |
| Men Doubles | Japan Nobuhiko Hasevaga Mitsuru Kono | China Li Zhenshi Liang Gelyan | China Xi Enting Xu Shaofa |
| Men Team discharge | China Li Zhenshi Liang Gelyan Xi Enting Xu Shaofa Zeng bosion | Japan Nobuhiko Hasevaga Mitsuru Kono Kenji Koyama Masayuki Kuze Takashi Tamura | DPRK Jo Young Ho Con jae gyu Oh Sung Sam Yoon Chol |
| Women Singles | Zhang Li China | Jung Hyun Suk The Republic of Korea | Hu Yulan China |
| Women Doubles | China Zhang Li Zheng Huaying | Japan Tomie Edano Yukie Ozeki | DPRK Kim Jang-e Park Young Song |
| Women Team discharge | China Hu Yulan Juan Siping Zhang Li Zheng Huaying | The Republic of Korea Jung Hyun Suk Kim jin hee Kim Sung Ok Lee Aliesa | Japan Tomie Edano Yukie Ozeki Fumiko shinpo Shoko Takahashi |
| Mixed discharge | China Liang Gelyan Zheng Huaying | The Republic of Korea Kang Moon Soo Kim Sun Ok | Japan Mitsuru Kono Tomie Edano |