1955 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
| 1955 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
The 1955 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 22nd edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
Japan won the gold medal defeating Czechoslovakia 5–3 in the final. England and Hungary won bronze medals after being defeated in the semi-finals.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Medalists
[edit]Swaythling Cup tables
[edit]Group 1
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  France |
7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Brazil |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Egypt |
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Italy |
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 |  Guernsey |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 |  Jersey |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  United States |
7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Portugal |
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Ireland |
7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 |  Denmark |
7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 |  Finland |
7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Group 3
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Vietnam |
7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Austria |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Australia |
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Belgium |
7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 |  Scotland |
7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 |  Norway |
7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Group 4
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Romania |
7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Germany |
7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Spain |
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Wales |
7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 |  Saarland |
7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 |  Lebanon |
7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Semifinals
[edit]| Team One | Team two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | England | 5-1 |
| Japan | Hungary | 5-4 |
Final
[edit]| Japan 5
|
Czechoslovakia 3
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogimura | lost to | Andreadis | 19-21 19-21 |
| Ogimura | bt | Štípek | 22-20 21-19 |
| Ogimura | bt | Váňa | 21-18 21-18 |
| Tanaka | lost to | Andreadis | 15-21 20-22 |
| Tanaka | bt | Štípek | 21-12 21-17 |
| Tanaka | bt | Váňa | 21-9 21-18 |
| Tamasu | lost to | Andreadis | 12-21 19-21 |
| Tamasu | bt | Štípek | 21-17 22-20 |
| Tamasu | v | Váňa | not played |
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 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "1955 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.