1957 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
| 1957 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | China | 5–1 |
| Hungary | Czechoslovakia | 5–0 |
Final
[edit]| Japan 5
|
Hungary 2
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogimura | bt | Sidó | 21–17 22–20 |
| Ogimura | bt | Berczik | 21–14 21–11 |
| Tanaka | bt | Földy | 21–19 22–20 |
| Tanaka | lost to | Sidó | 17–21 12–21 |
| Tanaka | bt | Berczik | 20–22 21–19 21–19 |
| Tsunoda | lost to | Berczik | 14–21 16–21 |
| Tsunoda | bt | Földy | 21–13 11–21 26–24 |
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.
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