1951 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
| 1951 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
The 1951 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 18th edition of the men's team championship.[1][2]
Czechoslovakia won the gold medal defeating Hungary 5–4 in the decisive final group match. Yugoslavia won a bronze medal after finishing third in the final group.[3][4][5][6]
Medalists
[edit]Team
[edit]Swaythling Cup tables
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yugoslavia |
7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  England |
7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Brazil |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Wales |
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Egypt |
7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 |  Italy |
7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 |  Luxembourg |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  France |
7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Vietnam |
7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Germany |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Austria |
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 |  Portugal |
7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 |  New Zealand |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  United States |
7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  India |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Belgium |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  Iran |
7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 |  Israel |
7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 |  Greece |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Final group
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Hungary |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Decisive final group match
[edit]| Czechoslovakia 5
|
Hungary 4
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andreadis | bt | Kóczián | 21–17 21–12 |
| Andreadis | bt | Sidó | 19–21 21–17 21–18 |
| Andreadis | bt | Szepesi | 21–9 22–20 |
| Váňa | lost to | Sidó | 18–2 21–17 19–21 |
| Váňa | lost to | Kóczián | 13–21 20–22 |
| Váňa | bt | Szepesi | 21–12 21–6 |
| Tereba | bt | Szepesi | 21–17 21–13 |
| Tereba | lost to | Sidó | 16–21 15–21 |
| Tereba | lost to | Kóczián | 14–21 15–21 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "1951 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.