1963 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's team
| 1963 Swaythling Cup (men's team) | |
|---|---|
The 1963 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 27th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
China won the gold medal defeating Japan 5–1 in the final. West Germany and Sweden both won a bronze medal after being eliminated at the semi-final stage.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Medalists
[edit]Team
[edit]Swaythling Cup tables
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Iran |
6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Denmark |
6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 |  Israel |
6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  Greece |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany |
7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Korea |
7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Romania |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  France |
7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 |  Brazil |
7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 |  Australia |
7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 |  Indonesia |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden |
7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  East Germany |
7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Portugal |
7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Austria |
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  UAR |
7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 |  Switzerland |
7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 |  Wales |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  United States |
6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  England |
6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  India |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Poland |
6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 |  North Vietnam |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Semifinals
[edit]| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| China | West Germany | 5–1 |
| Japan | Sweden | 5–0 |
Final
[edit]| China 5
|
Japan 1
|
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuang Tse-tung | lost to | Kimura | 20–22 21–13 13–21 |
| Chuang Tse-tung | bt | Ogimura | 21–19 21–19 |
| Chang Shih-lin | bt | Kimura | 21–5 21–11 |
| Chang Shih-lin | bt | Miki | 21–9 21–8 |
| Hsu Yin-sheng | bt | Ogiumra | 21–11 21–17 |
| Hsu Yin-sheng | bt | Miki | 21–12 23–21 |
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 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "1963 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2018-04-25.