1938 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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1938 Men's singles
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The 1938 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 12th edition of the men's singles championship. [1] [2]

Contents

Bohumil Váňa defeated Richard Bergmann in the final, winning three sets to one to secure the title. [3]

Results

[2]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of the United States.svg Sol Schiff 21 21 21
Flag of Lithuania.svg Chimas Duskesas 9 14 18 Flag of the United States.svg Schiff 16 20 19
Flag of Hungary.svg Tibor Házi 20 21 20 21 25 Flag of Hungary.svg Házi 21 22 21
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloslav Hamr 22 17 22 17 23 Flag of Hungary.svg Hazi 12 11 12
Flag of Hungary.svg Richard Bergmann 21 21 14 24 Flag of Austria.svg Bergmann 21 21 21
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Soos 16 17 21 22 Flag of Austria.svg Bergmann 21 21 21
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adolf Šlár 21 21 21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slar 9 14 15
Flag of England.svg D.J.C. Cairns 8 9 14 Flag of Austria.svg Bergmann 22 9 16 14
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Max Marinko 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Váňa 20 21 21 21
Flag of England.svg Charles Seaman 0 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Marinko 21 21 21
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumil Váňa 21 21 21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Váňa 11 15 16
Flag of the United States.svg Bernard Grimes 14 8 13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Váňa 21 21 21
Flag of Hungary.svg Viktor Barna 21 21 21 Flag of Hungary.svg Barna 16 19 17
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Mauritz 15 10 13 Flag of Hungary.svg Barna 21 21 21 24
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav Tereba 21 21 21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereba 14 16 23 22
Flag of the United States.svg Lou Pagliaro 15 18 11

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. 1 2 "1938 results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.
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