The 1948 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 15th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
| 1948 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wembley, London |
Czechoslovakia won the gold medal defeating France 5–2 in the final.[3] [4] [5]
Medalists
editTeam
editSwaythling Cup tables
editPool A
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  England |
4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 |  Jersey |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 |  India + |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+withdrew
Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Egypt |
5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Wales |
5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Scotland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 |  Greece |
5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 |  Norway |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Pool C
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Belgium |
5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 |  Luxembourg |
5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 |  Italy |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | .svg){kind=small} Jewish Palestine + |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+ withdrew
Pool D
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Ireland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Denmark |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 |  Portugal + |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |  Argentina + |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+ withdrew
Semifinals
edit| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia |
United States |
5-2 |
| France |
Austria |
5-1 |
Final
edit| Czechoslovakia 5
|
France 2
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andreadis | bt | Amouretti | 17-21 21-9 21-13 |
| Andreadis | bt | Haguenauer | 21-18 21-15 |
| Štípek | lost to | Bordrez | 18-21 16-21 |
| Štípek | lost to | Haguenauer | 19-21 17-21 |
| Váňa | bt | Amouretti | 21-6 21-16 |
| Váňa | bt | Bordrez | 21-9 21-5 |
| Váňa | bt | Haguenauer | 21-13 21-12 |
See also
editReferences
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 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-13.