1951 Men's singles | |
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The 1951 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 18th edition of the men's singles championship. [1] [2]
Johnny Leach defeated Ivan Andreadis in the final, winning three sets to one to secure the title. [3]
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ferenc Sidó | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Waldemar Fritsch | 13 | 13 | 15 | Sidó | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Somael | 21 | 21 | 21 | Somael | 24 | 9 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian Kennedy | 8 | 19 | 9 | Sidó | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michel Haguenauer | 21 | 21 | 21 | Andreadis | 21 | 21 | 13 | 21+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Willie van Zoelen | 14 | 12 | 15 | Haguenauer | 20 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivan Andreadis | 21 | 13 | 21 | Andreadis | 22 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heribert Just | 9 | 17 | 13 | Andreadis | 21 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Václav Tereba | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | Leach | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Thornhill | 15 | 21 | 19 | 12 | Tereba | 22 | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
József Kóczián | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | Kóczián | 20 | 14 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michel Lanskoy | 21 | 6 | 18 | 18 | Tereba | 25 | 9 | 22 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Leach | 21 | 21 | 21 | Leach | 23 | 21 | 24 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marty Reisman | 9 | 17 | 17 | Leach | 17 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
René Roothooft | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | Roothooft | 21 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Olaf Croneryd | 21 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
+ Time limit rule applied
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