1949 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
| 1949 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 16th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
Hungary won the gold medal defeating Czechoslovakia 5–4 in the final.[3] England and the United States both won bronze medals by virtue of finishing second in their groups.[4] [5]
Medalists
[edit]Team
[edit]
Swaythling Cup tables
[edit]Group 1
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  United States |
7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  France |
7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia |
7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  Wales |
7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 |  Luxembourg |
7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  Norway |
7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 |  Finland |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
+ Poland and Egypt both withdrew from Group 1
Group 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia |
9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  England |
9 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Sweden |
9 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Austria |
9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
9 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 |  Italy |
9 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 |  Switzerland |
9 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 |  Brazil |
9 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 |  Denmark |
9 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 |  Scotland |
9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Final
[edit]| Hungary 5
|
Czechoslovakia 4
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kóczián | bt | Štípek | 21 -13 15-21 21-16 |
| Kóczián | bt | Andreadis | 21-18 21-16 |
| Kóczián | lost to | Váňa | 21-19 9-21 19-21 |
| Soos | lost to | Andreadis | 15-21 7-21 |
| Soos | lost to | Váňa | 12-21 11-21 |
| Soos | bt | Štípek | 16-21 21-12 21-17 |
| Sidó | lost to | Váňa | 19-21 21-16 20-22 |
| Sidó | bt | Štípek | 20-22 21-18 21-18 |
| Sidó | bt | Andreadis | 21-16 18-21 21-11 |
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 2018-04-15.
- ^ "1949 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "1949 Swaythling Cup Final results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.