1957 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

1957 Men's singles
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Main article: 1957 World Table Tennis Championships

The 1957 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 24th edition of the men's singles championship. ^{[1] [2]}

Toshiaki Tanaka defeated Ichiro Ogimura in the final, winning three sets to nil to secure the title. ^[3]

Seeds

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1. Ichiro Ogimura
2. Toshiaki Tanaka
3. Ivan Andreadis
4. Richard Bergmann
5. Ferenc Sidó
6. Matei Gantner
7. Yoshio Tomita
8. Elemér Gyetvai
9. Ladislav Štípek
10. Kálmán Szepesi
11. Chiang Yung-Ning
12. Tiberiu Harasztosi

Results

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	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Ichiro Ogimura	21	13	21	21
		Chiang Yung-Ning	14	21	19	9					Ogimura	21	21	21
		Alojzy Ehrlich	22	15	21	20	21				Erlich	10	17	16
		Brian Kennedy	20	21	18	22	18													Ogimura	21	17	21	21
		Keisuke Tsunoda	21	20	21	21														Andreadis	11	21	10	17
		László Földy	19	22	15	16					Tsunoda	14	21	12	21	21
		Ivan Andreadis	21	21	21						Andreadis	21	14	21	17	23
		Michael Thornhill	10	13	14																								Ogimura	11	18	19
		Heinz Schneider	21	21	21																								Tanaka	21	21	21
		Toma Reiter	14	11	16						Schneider	14	11	21	21	21
		Toshihiko Miyata	16	21	21	16	21				Miyata	21	21	19	8	17
		Václav Tereba	21	19	16	21	17													Schneider	19	18	20
		Zoltán Berczik	21	21	21															Tanaka	21	21	22
		Tiberiu Harasztosi	15	9	6						Berczik	11	21	19	21	15
		Toshiaki Tanaka	21	21	21						Tanaka	21	17	21	15	21
		Amir Ehteshamzadeh	13	18	18

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

1. "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
2. "1957 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.
4. "1957 seedings" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2018-04-30.