 The first two pairings saw Poland defeat the Soviet Union (9–7) and Hungary beat France (12–4).Poland and Hungary each won again in the second pairings, this time Poland over France (10–6) and Hungary against the Soviet Union (9–7).With two 2–0 teams and two 0–2 teams, the third set of pairings in the round-robin were effectively a gold medal match and a bronze medal match.