The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 16th edition of the men's team championship.
Hungary won the gold medal defeating Czechoslovakia 5–4 in the final. England and the United States both won bronze medals by virtue of finishing second in their groups.
Medalists
Team Men's teamJózsef KócziánFerenc SidóFerenc SoosLászló VárkonyiIvan AndreadisMax MarinkoLadislav ŠtípekFrantišek TokárBohumil Váňa Viktor BarnaRichard BergmannJohnny LeachRonald SharmanAubrey SimonsDouglas CartlandJames McClureRichard MilesMarty Reisman
Swaythling Cup tables
Group 1 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Hungary 7 7 0 72 United States 7 6 1 63 France 7 5 2 54 Yugoslavia 7 4 3 45 Wales 7 3 4 36 Luxembourg 7 2 5 27 Norway 7 1 6 18 Finland 7 0 7 0 + Poland and Egypt both withdrew from Group 1
Group 2 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Czechoslovakia 9 9 0 92 England 9 8 1 83 Sweden 9 7 2 74 Austria 9 6 3 6 5 Netherlands 9 5 4 5 6 Italy 9 4 5 4 7 Switzerland 9 3 6 38 Brazil 9 2 7 29 Denmark 9 1 8 110 Scotland 9 0 9 0
Final
Hungary 5 Czechoslovakia 4 ScoreKóczián bt Štípek 21 -13 15-21 21–16Kóczián bt Andreadis 21-18 21–16Kóczián lost to Váňa 21-19 9-21 19–21Soos lost to Andreadis 15-21 7-21Soos lost to Váňa 12-21 11–21 Soos bt Štípek 16-21 21-12 21–17 Sidó lost to Váňa 19-21 21-16 20–22 Sidó bt Štípek 20-22 21-18 21–18 Sidó bt Andreadis 21-16 18-21 21–11
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References