1954 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
| 1954 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
The 1954 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 21st edition of the men's team championship.[1][2]
Japan won the gold medal defeating Czechoslovakia 5–4 in the decisive final group match. England won the bronze medal after finishing third in the final group.[3][4][5][6]
Medalists
Swaythling Cup tables
Group 1
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
8 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 |  United States |
8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  France |
8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  Brazil |
8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 |  Austria |
8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Wales |
8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 |  Israel |
8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 |  Pakistan |
8 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 |  Italy |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
8 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary |
8 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania |
8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  India |
8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Egypt |
8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
8 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 |  Scotland |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia |
8 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
8 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  Germany |
8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 |  Ireland |
8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |  New Zealand |
8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
8 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Final group
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | England |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Decisive group match
| Japan 5
|
Czechoslovakia 4
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogimura | lost to | Andreadis | 13-21 19-21 |
| Ogimura | bt | Štípek | 21-18 17-21 21-14 |
| Ogimura | bt | Tereba | 21-14 21-15 |
| Tamasu | lost to | Andreadis | 13-21 19-21 |
| Tamasu | bt | Štípek | 21-18 17-21 21-14 |
| Tamasu | bt | Tereba | 21-14 21-15 |
| Tomita | lost to | Andreadis | 12-21 14-21 |
| Tomita | lost to | Štípek | 15-21 22-20 21-23 |
| Tomita | bt | Tereba | 21-15 21-10 |
See also
List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1954 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.