1957 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
Appearance
1957 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
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The 1957 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 24th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
Japan won the gold medal defeating Hungary 5–2 in the final. China and Czechoslovakia won bronze medals after elimination from the semi-final round.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Medalists
[edit]Swaythling Cup tables
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
2 | Romania | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
3 | India | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
4 | Belgium | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
5 | Scotland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
5 | Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
5 | Portugal | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
8 | Luxembourg | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
2 | South Vietnam | 8 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
3 | Sweden | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
4 | Poland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
5 | Iran | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
6 | France | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
7 | Finland | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
8 | Canada | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
9 | South Africa | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Group 3
[edit]Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
2 | United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
2 | Brazil | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
2 | Germany | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
5 | Australia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
6 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
7 | Norway | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
8 | Denmark | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group 4
[edit]Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Hungary | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
2 | Yugoslavia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
3 | England | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
3 | Austria | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
5 | Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
6 | Wales | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
6 | Spain | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
8 | Lebanon | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Semifinals
[edit]Team One | Team Two | Score |
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Japan | China | 5–1 |
Hungary | Czechoslovakia | 5–0 |
Final
[edit]See also
[edit]List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "1957 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.