1950 Swaythling Cup (men's team)
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 17th edition of the men's team championship.[ 1] [ 2]
Czechoslovakia won the gold medal defeating Hungary 5–3 in the final. England and France both won a bronze medal after finishing second in their respective groups.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Medalists
Team
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A
Pos
Team
P
W
L
Pts
1
Hungary
6
6
0
12
2
France
6
5
1
10
3
Switzerland
6
4
2
8
4
India
6
3
3
6
5
Israel
6
2
4
4
6
Italy
6
1
5
2
7
Denmark
6
0
6
0
+ United States and Netherlands both withdrew from Group A
Group B
Pos
Team
P
W
L
Pts
1
Czechoslovakia
8
8
0
16
2
England
8
7
1
14
3
Sweden
8
6
2
12
4
Austria
8
5
3
10
5
Poland
8
4
4
8
6
Wales
8
3
5
6
7
Brazil
8
2
6
4
8
Ireland
8
1
7
2
9
New Zealand
8
0
8
0
Final
Czechoslovakia 5
Hungary 3
Score
Andreadis
lost to
?
?
Andreadis
bt
Kóczián
21-19 19-21 21-15
Váňa
lost to
Sidó
16-21 13-21
Váňa
bt
Kóczián
21-10 21-9
Váňa
bt
Soos
21-14 21-16
Tereba
lost to
Soos
18-21 19-21
Tereba
bt
Sidó
27-25 22-20
Tereba
bt
Kóczián
w/o+
+ Kóczián withdrew injured after suffering from badly blistered feet
See also
List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
Individual and team Individual only Team only