1952 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The 1952 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (Men's Team) was the 19th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
| 1952 Swaythling Cup (Men's Team) | |
|---|---|
Hungary won the gold medal defeating England 5-4 in the final. Japan and Hong Kong won a bronze medal after finishing second in their respective groups.[3] [4] [5]
Medalists
Swaythling Cup Tables
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  France | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  India | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Germany | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Portugal | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 |  Cambodia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 |  Pakistan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Vietnam | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Singapore | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 |  Chile | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  Afghanistan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 |  Burma + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 |  Korea + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+ withdrew
Final
| Hungary 5 |
England 4 |
Score | Match Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szepesi | lost to | Leach | 21-8 14-21 15-21 | 0-1 |
| Kóczián | bt | Simons+ | 21-7 21-16 | 1-1 |
| Sidó | lost to | Bergmann | 16-21 17-21 | 1-2 |
| Kóczián | bt | Leach | 21-18 21-15 | 2-2 |
| Szepesi | lost to | Bergmann | 13-21 6-21 | 2-3 |
| Sidó | bt | Simons+ | w/o tie conceded | 3-3 |
| Kóczián | lost to | Bergmann | 12-21 19-21 | 3-4 |
| Sidó | bt | Leach | 21-19 21-17 | 4-4 |
| Szepesi | bt | Simons+ | 23-21 9-21 21-16 | 5-4 |
+ Simons picked up an injury during the game against Kóczián and had to concede the match against Sidó. With the match at 4-4, he had no choice but to play his third match with the injury.[6]
References
- "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
- Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 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 2018-04-19.
- "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de.
- "1952 Swaythling Cup Final report" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
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