1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
| 1950 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 17th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
Czechoslovakia won the gold medal defeating Hungary 5–3 in the final. England and France both won a bronze medal after finishing second in their respective groups.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Medalists
Team
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  France |
6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  India |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Israel |
6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 |  Italy |
6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  Denmark |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
+ United States and Netherlands both withdrew from Group A
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia |
8 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 |  England |
8 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  Austria |
8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 |  Poland |
8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Wales |
8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |  Brazil |
8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 |  Ireland |
8 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 |  New Zealand |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Final
| Czechoslovakia 5
|
Hungary 3
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andreadis | lost to | ? | ? |
| Andreadis | bt | Kóczián | 21-19 19-21 21-15 |
| Váňa | lost to | Sidó | 16-21 13-21 |
| Váňa | bt | Kóczián | 21-10 21-9 |
| Váňa | bt | Soos | 21-14 21-16 |
| Tereba | lost to | Soos | 18-21 19-21 |
| Tereba | bt | Sidó | 27-25 22-20 |
| Tereba | bt | Kóczián | w/o+ |
+ Kóczián withdrew injured after suffering from badly blistered feet
See also
List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
- ^ "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A–Z of Sport, pp. 699–700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pp. 309–312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "1950 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2018-04-16.