The 1961 World Table Tennis Championships – Corbillon Cup (women's team) was the 19th edition of the women's team championship.
Japan won the gold medal, China won the silver medal and Romania won the bronze medal.
Medalists Kazuko ItoKimiyo MatsuzakiTomi OkawaMasako Seki Han YuzhenHu Ke-mingSun Mei-yingChui Chung-huiMaria AlexandruMaria Catrinel FoleaGeorgita Pitica
Final tables
Group 1 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Romania 5 5 0 52 Hungary 5 4 1 43 East Germany 5 3 2 34 West Germany 5 2 3 25 Poland 5 1 4 16 Mongolia 5 0 5 0
Group 2 Pos Team P W L Pts1 China 5 5 0 52 Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 43 Australia 5 2 3 23 France 5 23 23 Bulgaria 5 2 3 26 Nepal 5 0 5 0
Group 3 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Japan 6 6 0 62 Soviet Union 6 5 1 53 England 6 4 2 44 Sweden 6 3 3 35 New Zealand 6 2 4 26 North Vietnam 6 1 5 17 Ghana 6 06 0
Final group Pos Team P W L Pts1 Japan 2 2 0 22 China 21 1 13 Romania 2 0 20
Final group matches Japan 5 Romania 0 Score Itoh bt Alexandru 17–21 21–15 21–13 Matsuzaki bt Pitica 21–13 21–9 Matsuzaki bt Alexandru 21–12 21–10 Itoh bt Pitica 21–13 21–13 Matsuzaki & Itoh bt Pitica & Alexandru 19–21 23–21 21–10 China 3 Romania 2 Score Sun Mei-ying lost to Alexandru 14–21 17–21 Sun Mei-ying bt Pitica 21–17 21–12 Chiu Chung-Hui bt Pitica 21–16 18–21 21–18 Chiu Chung-Hui bt Alexandru 21–23 21–14 21–16 Hu Ke-ming & Chiu Chung-Hui lost to Alexandru & Pitica 13–21 14–21 Japan 3 China 2 Score Matsuzaki bt Sun Mei-ying 20–22 21–12 21–12 Matsuzaki bt Chui Chung-hui 21–18 21–8 Itoh lost to Chui Chung-hui 16–21 21–17 19–21 Itoh bt Sun Mei-ying 21–9 21–18 Matsuzaki & Itoh lost to Sun Mei-ying & Chui Chung-hui 21–12 14–21 17–21
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References