1949 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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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]

Contents

Johnny Leach defeated Bohumil Váňa in the final, winning three sets to two to secure the title. [3]

Results

[2]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann 0
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Ferenc Soos 3 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Soos 21 21 16 21
Flag of Austria.svg Heribert Just 1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Harangozo 12 15 21 14
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Tibor Harangozo 3 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Soos 12 20 21 21 18
Flag of England.svg Johnny Leach 3 Flag of England.svg Leach 21 22 18 11 20+
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Ferenc Sidó 1 Flag of England.svg Leach 22 13 21 12 24
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dick Miles 3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Miles 20 21 18 21 22
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Tokár 0 Flag of England.svg Leach 21 11 17 21 21
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumil Váňa 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Váňa 19 21 21 14 16
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Vilim Harangozo 0 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Váňa 21 14 12 21 21
Flag of France.svg Guy Amouretti 3 Flag of France.svg Amouretti 19 21 21 15 8
Flag of Poland.svg Alojzy Ehrlich 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Váňa 23 21 21
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Marty Reisman 3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Reisman 21 18 10
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Max Marinko 1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Reisman 21 21 21
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Andreadis 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andreadis 16 13 17
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg László Várkonyi 0

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See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

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References

  1. "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. 1 2 "1949 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.