1939 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

The 1939 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 13th edition of the men's singles championship.[1][2]

1939 Men's singles
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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

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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

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List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

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  1. ^ "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. ^ a b "1939 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. ^ "Bergmann profile". Jewish Hall of Fame.
  5. ^ "Barna profile". Jewish Hall of Fame.
  6. ^ "USA team - Abe Berenbaum". team USA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015.