1955 Men's singles | |
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The 1955 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 22nd edition of the men's singles championship. [1] [2]
Toshiaki Tanaka defeated Žarko Dolinar in the final, winning three sets to nil to secure the title. [3]
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
József Kóczián | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen Cafiero | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | Cafiero | 21 | 21 | 7 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Leach | 23 | 21 | 21 | Leach | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
László Földy | 21 | 13 | 7 | Cafiero | 11 | 15 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toshiaki Tanaka | 18 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 21 | Tanaka | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Josip Vegrinc | 21 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 15 | Tanaka | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toma Reiter | 21 | 21 | 25 | Reiter | 12 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian Kennedy | 16 | 13 | 23 | Tanaka | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Bergmann | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | Dolinar | 12 | 9 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kálmán Szepesi | 9 | 21 | 15 | 11 | Bergmann | 21 | 19 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Žarko Dolinar | 21 | 21 | 21 | Dolinar | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matei Gantner | 15 | 13 | 15 | Dolinar | 11 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ferenc Sidó | 21 | 21 | 21 | Sidó | 21 | 15 | 20 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harry Hirschkowitz | 18 | 11 | 17 | Sidó | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ichiro Ogimura | 17 | 20 | 19 | Somogyi | 19 | 18 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Josef Somogyi | 21 | 22 | 21 |
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