1969 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
| 1969 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
The 1969 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 30th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
Japan won the gold medal defeating West Germany 5–3 in the final. Yugoslavia won the bronze medal after winning the third place play off. The Chinese team were again absent.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Medalists
[edit]Swaythling Cup tables
[edit]Second stage round
[edit]Group 1
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  England |
5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  Hungary |
5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 |  Denmark |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Group 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  South Korea |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  France |
5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 |  Ireland |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Third-place playoff
[edit]| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | South Korea | 5–0 |
Final
[edit]| Japan 5
|
West Germany 3
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kono | bt | Jansen | 15–21 21–16 12–21 |
| Hasegawa | bt | Lieck | 22–20 21–13 |
| Itoh | lost to | Schöler | 17–21 21–8 12–21 |
| Kono | bt | Schöler | 23–21 14–21 21–17 |
| Hasegawa | lost to | Jansen | 18–21 17–21 |
| Itoh | bt | Lieck | 21–16 21–17 |
| Hasegawa | lost to | Schöler | 21–15 13–21 17–21 |
| Kono | bt | Lieck | 21–13 21–16 |
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 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "1969 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2018-04-26.