1935 World Table Tennis Championships | |||
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Singles | men | women | |
Doubles | men | women | mixed |
Team | men | women | |
The 1935 World Table Tennis Championships were held at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington in London with the finals at the Wembley Sports Arena, from February 8 to February 16, 1935. [1] [2]
The championships attracted 19 countries and the finals attendance was in excess of 8,000. [3]
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The 5th World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest from February 10 to February 15, 1931.
The 7th World Table Tennis Championships were held in Baden bei Wien from 31 January to 5 February 1933.
The 8th World Table Tennis Championships were held in Paris from December 2 to 10, 1933. The Championships were held in December 1933 but are officially listed as the 1934 Championships.
The 1937 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Baden bei Wien from February 1 to February 7, 1937.
The 1938 World Table Tennis Championships were held in London from January 24 to January 29, 1938. The pool stages were held at the Royal Albert Hall with the finals at the Wembley Empire Pool and Sports Arena.
The 1947 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Paris from February 25 to March 7, 1947.
The 1948 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Wembley from February 4 to February 11, 1948.
The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm from February 4 to February 10, 1949.
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest from January 29 to February 5, 1950.
The 1952 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Bombay from 1 to 10 February 1952.The 1952 World Championships were marked by the arrival of the Japanese as a Table Tennis force on the world scene. In another first the Chief Referee of the tournament was an Indian, Professor Arakalgud Subbarao.
The 1959 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Dortmund from March 27 to April 5, 1959.
The 1967 World Table Tennis Championships were held at the Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm from April 11 to April 21, 1967.
The 1969 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Munich from April 17 to April 27, 1969. It was the 30th edition to be contested.
The 1975 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Calcutta, India, The entire tournament was held at the newly constructed Netaji Indoor Stadium, from 6 February – 16 February 1975.
The 1977 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Birmingham at the then newly opened National Exhibition Centre, from March 28 to April 7, 1977.
The 1987 World Table Tennis Championships were held in New Delhi, India. the event was held from 19 February to 1 March 1987.
The 1991 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Chiba from April 24 to May 6, 1991.
The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Manchester from April 24 to May 5, 1997. This event was notable as the winner Jan-Ove Waldner won without losing a single set in all matches played, this was the first time that this occurred.
The 2000 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Kuala Lumpur from February 19 to February 26, 2000. The Team Championships were originally part of the 1999 World Championships program scheduled to be held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia but were postponed after the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War in March 1999.