1981 Women's singles | |
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The 1981 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 36th edition of the women's singles championship. [1] [2] Tong Ling defeated Cao Yanhua in the final by three sets to two, to win the title. [3]
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zhang Deying | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bettine Vriesekoop | 16 | 18 | 15 | Zhang Deying | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pu Qijuan | 21 | 21 | 21 | Pu Qijuan | 11 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ilona Uhlíková | 12 | 12 | 19 | Zhang Deying | 15 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pak Yung-sun | 22 | 21 | 8 | 21 | Tong Ling | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geng Lijuan | 20 | 11 | 21 | 15 | Pak Yung Sun | 21 | 22 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tong Ling | 21 | 21 | 21 | Tong Ling | 19 | 24 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fliura Bulatova | 19 | 16 | 11 | Tong Ling | 21 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qi Baoxiang | 21 | 21 | 21 | Cao Yanhua | 19 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kayoko Kawahigashi | 6 | 7 | 8 | Qi Baoxiang | 18 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lee Soo-ja | 23 | 21 | 21 | Lee Soo-ja | 21 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Li Song Suk | 21 | 17 | 10 | Lee Soo Ja | 13 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Huang Junqun | 21 | 21 | 21 | Cao Yanhua | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kim Kyung Ja | 11 | 11 | 8 | Huang Junqun | 13 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cao Yanhua | 21 | 21 | 21 | Cao Yanhua | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valentina Popova | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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