1961 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
| 1961 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
The 1961 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 26th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
China won the gold medal defeating Japan 5–3 in the decisive final group match. Hungary won the bronze medal after finishing third in the final group.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Medalists
[edit]Team
[edit]Swaythling Cup tables
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
8 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 |  East Germany |
8 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 |  Burma |
8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Ecuador |
8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |  Ghana |
8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 |  Nepal |
8 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 |  Mongolia |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Romania |
7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Poland |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Denmark |
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Australia |
7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 |  North Vietnam |
7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 |  Nigeria |
7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
8 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  England |
8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 |  Russia |
8 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 |  North Korea |
8 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |  Brazil |
8 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 |  Singapore |
8 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 |  New Zealand |
8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 |  Cuba |
8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Final group results
[edit]| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Hungary | 5–2 |
| China | Hungary | 7–2 |
| China | Japan | 5–3 |
Final standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Japan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Decisive final group match
[edit]| China 5
|
Japan 3
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuang Tse-tung | bt | Hoshino | 21–14 24–22 |
| Chuang Tse-tung | bt | Ogimura | 21–13 21–13 |
| Hsu Yin-sheng | lost to | Kimura | 21–17 17–21 17–21 |
| Hsu Yin-sheng | bt | Ogimura | 21–7 210-8 |
| Hsu Yin-sheng | bt | Hoshino | 21–23 21–18 21–17 |
| Jung Kuo-tuan | lost to | Ogimura | 19–21 19–21 |
| Jung Kuo-tuan | lost to | Kimura | 11–21 21–15 17–21 |
| Jung Kuo-tuan | bt | Hoshino | 21–15 20–22 21–18 |
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 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "1961 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2018-04-24.