China News Service, September 26th. The Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships team competition is about to open. The ITTF issued a document a few days ago, revealing the story behind the World Table Tennis Championships team championship trophy.
World Table Tennis Championships men's team championship trophy - Swaythlin Cup.
In 1926, the mother of Mr. Ivo Montagu, the first president of the International Table Tennis Federation, and the former honorary president of the International Table Tennis Federation, Ms. Swaythlin, donated the Swaythlin Cup named after her as a men's team. The winning trophy of the competition.
Hungary were the first team to win the Swaythlin Cup, winning their first win at the World Table Tennis Championships in London in 1926 and winning five consecutive titles.
In the history of the men's team competition in the World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese team has won the Swaythlin Cup 21 times, the Hungarian team has won the championship 12 times, and the Japanese team has won the championship 7 times.
World Table Tennis Championships Women's Team Championship Trophy - Corbillon Cup.
In 1934, the 8th World Table Tennis Championships was held in Paris, France. As the host, Mr. Marcel Corbillon, President of the French Table Tennis Association, donated the Marcel Corbillon Cup named after him as a women's team competition. of the winning trophy.
In 1934, the German team became the first team to win the Corbillon Cup and won the second championship in 1939.
In the history of the World Table Tennis Championships women's team competition, the Chinese team has won the Corbillon Cup 21 times, the Japanese team has won 8 times, and the Romanian team has won 5 times.
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