1939 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles
1939 Men's singles | |
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The 1939 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 13th edition of the men's singles championship.[1][2]
Richard Bergmann defeated Alojzy Ehrlich in the final, winning three sets to nil to secure the title.[3] The eventual champion Bergmann and former winner Viktor Barna both represented England after fleeing the Nazis in Europe.[4][5]
Only 11 men's teams and 5 women's teams entered the Championships. Hungary, the United States and Austria were the major nations missing.[6]
Results
[edit]Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bohumil Váňa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Josef Tartakower | 1 | Váňa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michel Haguenauer | 3 | Haguenauer | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Viktor Vladone | 0 | Váňa | 13 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ken Hyde | 3 | Bergmann | 21 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shimcha Finkelstein | 0 | Hyde | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Bergmann | 3 | Bergmann | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geza Eros | 0 | Bergmann | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Viktor Barna | 3 | Erlich | 7 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Václav Tereba | 2 | Barna | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alojzy Ehrlich | 3 | Erlich | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hyman Lurie | 0 | Erlich | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vladas Dzindziliauskas | 3 | Dolinar | 18 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tawid Helal | 0 | Dzindziliauskas | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Žarko Dolinar | 3 | Dolinar | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcel Geargoura | 2 |
See also
[edit]List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
- ^ a b "1939 results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "Bergmann profile". Jewish Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Barna profile". Jewish Hall of Fame.
- ^ "USA team - Abe Berenbaum". team USA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015.