1939 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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Main article: 1939 World Table Tennis Championships

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

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Czechoslovakia Bohumil Váňa 3
Luxembourg Josef Tartakower 1 Czechoslovakia Váňa 3
France Michel Haguenauer 3 France Haguenauer 0
Romania Viktor Vladone 0 Czechoslovakia Váňa 13 20 21 21 19
England Ken Hyde 3 England Bergmann 21 22 15 15 21
Israel Shimcha Finkelstein 0 England Hyde 0
England Richard Bergmann 3 England Bergmann 3
Romania Geza Eros 0 England Bergmann 21 21 21
England Viktor Barna 3 Poland Erlich 7 15 18
Czechoslovakia Václav Tereba 2 Hungary Barna 0
Poland Alojzy Ehrlich 3 Poland Erlich 3
England Hyman Lurie 0 Poland Erlich 21 21 21
Lithuania Vladas Dzindziliauskas 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dolinar 18 10 14
Egypt Tawid Helal 0 Lithuania Dzindziliauskas 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko Dolinar 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dolinar 3
Egypt Marcel Geargoura 2

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

  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.