The 1954 World Table Tennis Championships – Corbillon Cup (women's team) was the 14th edition of the women's team championship.
Japan won the gold medal, Hungary won the silver medal and England won the bronze medal following a three way tie in the final group play off, positions of which were eventually decided by matches won.
Medalists Fujie EguchiHideko GotoYoshiko TanakaKiiko Watanabe Gizi Gervai-FarkasIlona KerekesÉva KócziánAgnes SimonKathleen BestAnn HaydonDiane RoweRosalind Rowe
Final tables
Group A Pos Team P W L Pts1 Japan 8 8 0 162 Austria 8 6 2 123 Belgium 8 5 3 103 Egypt 8 5 3 105 Yugoslavia 8 4 4 85 United States 8 44 87 Saarland 8 2 6 48 Denmark 8 1 7 29 Switzerland 8 0 8 0
Group B Pos Team P W L Pts1 England 6 6 0 122 Czechoslovakia 6 4 2 82 Wales 6 4 2 82 France 6 4 2 85 Netherlands 6 2 4 46 Sweden 6 1 5 27 Portugal 6 0 6 08 Italy+ 0 0 0 0 +withdrew
Group C Pos Team P W L Pts1 Hungary 6 6 0 122 Romania 6 5 1 103 India 6 3 3 63 Scotland 6 3 3 63 Germany 6 3 3 66 Ireland 6 1 5 27 Finland 6 0 6 08 Brazil+ 0 0 0 0 + withdrew
Final group Pos Team P W L MW ML Pts1 Japan 2 1 1 5 4 22 Hungary 21 1 4 4 23 England 2 1 1 4 5 2
Final group matches Hungary 3 England 1 Score Farkas-Gervai bt Haydon 21-18 21-12Farkas-Gervai bt Rowe R 21-198 15-21 21-18Kóczián lost to Rowe R 14-21 19-21Kóczián & Simon bt Rowe R & Rowe D 21-18 23-21 England 3 Japan 2 Score Rowe D bt Tanaka 20-22 21-17 22-20Rowe D lost to Watanabe 13-21 13-21Rowe R lost to Tanaka 17-21 20-22Rowe R bt Watanabe 24-22 18-21 21-16Rowe R & Rowe D bt Tanaka & Watanabe 9-21 21-16 21-17 Japan 3 Hungary 1 Score Tanaka lost to Farkas-Gervai 18-21 21-13 17-21 Watanabe bt Farkas-Gervai 21-7 16-21 21-8Watanabe bt Kóczián 16-21 21-19 21-12Eguchi & Watanabe bt Kóczián & Simon 18-21 21-15 21-12
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References