The 1957 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 24th edition of the men's team championship.
Japan won the gold medal defeating Hungary 5–2 in the final. China and Czechoslovakia won bronze medals after elimination from the semi-final round.
Medalists Toshihiko MiyataIchiro OgimuraToshiaki TanakaKeisuke TsunodaZoltán BerczikLászló FöldyElemér GyetvaiMiklós PéterfyFerenc SidóFu Chi FongHu Ping-chuanChiang Yung-NingWang ChuanyaoChuang Chia-FuIvan AndreadisLadislav ŠtípekVáclav TerebaFrantišek TokárLudvík Vyhnanovský
Swaythling Cup tables
Group 1 Pos Team P W L Pts1 China 7 7 0 142 Romania 7 6 1 123 India 7 5 2 104 Belgium 7 4 3 85 Scotland 7 2 5 45 Switzerland 7 2 5 45 Portugal 7 2 5 48 Luxembourg 7 0 7 0
Group 2 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Japan 8 8 0 162 South Vietnam 87 1 143 Sweden 8 6 2 124 Poland 8 5 3 105 Iran 8 4 4 8 6 France 8 3 5 67 Finland 8 2 6 48 Canada 8 1 7 29 South Africa 8 0 8 0
Group 3 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Czechoslovakia 7 7 0 142 United States 75 2 102 Brazil 7 5 2 102 West Germany 7 5 2 105 Australia 7 3 4 6 6 Italy 7 2 5 47 Norway 7 1 6 28 Denmark 7 0 7 0
Group 4 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Hungary 7 7 0 142 Yugoslavia 76 1 123 England 7 4 3 83 Austria 7 4 3 85 Netherlands 7 3 4 6 6 Wales 7 2 5 46 Spain 7 2 5 48 Lebanon 7 0 7 0
Semifinals Team One Team Two Score Japan China 5–1 Hungary Czechoslovakia 5–0
Final Japan 5 Hungary 2 Score Ogimura bt Sidó 21–17 22–20Ogimura bt Berczik 21–14 21–11Tanaka bt Földy 21–19 22–20Tanaka lost to Sidó 17–21 12–21Tanaka bt Berczik 20–22 21–19 21–19Tsunoda lost to Berczik 14–21 16–21Tsunoda bt Földy 21–13 11–21 26–24
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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