| 1936 World Table Tennis Championships | |||
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| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
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The 1936 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Prague from March 12 to March 18, 1936. [1] [2]
The championships were criticised for the bad management and poor tables. [3] The Lucerna Palace arena (a 4,000-seat, underground concert hall) conditions were also described as chaos. [4]
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