1949 Men's singles | |
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The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 16th edition of the men's singles championship. [1] [2]
Johnny Leach defeated Bohumil Váňa in the final, winning three sets to two to secure the title. [3]
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Bergmann | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ferenc Soos | 3 | Soos | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heribert Just | 1 | Harangozo | 12 | 15 | 21 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tibor Harangozo | 3 | Soos | 12 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Leach | 3 | Leach | 21 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 20+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ferenc Sidó | 1 | Leach | 22 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dick Miles | 3 | Miles | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
František Tokár | 0 | Leach | 21 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bohumil Váňa | 3 | Váňa | 19 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vilim Harangozo | 0 | Váňa | 21 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guy Amouretti | 3 | Amouretti | 19 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alojzy Ehrlich | 2 | Váňa | 23 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marty Reisman | 3 | Reisman | 21 | 18 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max Marinko | 1 | Reisman | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivan Andreadis | 3 | Andreadis | 16 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
László Várkonyi | 0 |
+ Time limit rule applied
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