The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 17th edition of the men's team championship.
Czechoslovakia won the gold medal defeating Hungary 5–3 in the final. England and France both won a bronze medal after finishing second in their respective groups.
Medalists
Team Ivan AndreadisMax MarinkoVáclav TerebaFrantišek TokárBohumil VáňaJózsef FarkasJózsef KócziánFerenc SidóFerenc SoosLászló VárkonyiRichard BergmannBernard CrouchJohnny LeachAubrey SimonsHarry VennerAlex AgopoffMichel HaguenauerMichel LanskoyRené Roothooft
Swaythling Cup tables
Group A Pos Team P W L Pts1 Hungary 6 6 0 122 France 6 5 1 103 Switzerland 6 4 2 84 India 6 3 3 65 Israel 6 2 4 46 Italy 6 1 5 27 Denmark 6 0 6 0 + United States and Netherlands both withdrew from Group A
Group B Pos Team P W L Pts1 Czechoslovakia 8 8 0 162 England 8 7 1 143 Sweden 8 6 2 124 Austria 8 5 3 10 5 Poland 8 4 4 8 6 Wales 8 3 5 67 Brazil 8 2 6 48 Ireland 8 1 7 2 9 New Zealand 8 0 8 0
Final Czechoslovakia 5 Hungary 3 ScoreAndreadis lost to ? ?Andreadis bt Kóczián 21-19 19-21 21-15Váňa lost to Sidó 16-21 13-21Váňa bt Kóczián 21-10 21-9Váňa bt Soos 21-14 21-16Tereba lost to Soos 18-21 19-21Tereba bt Sidó 27-25 22-20 Tereba bt Kóczián w/o+ + Kóczián withdrew injured after suffering from badly blistered feet
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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