| 1952 World Table Tennis Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Events | |||
| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
| Team | men | women | |
The 1952 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Bombay from 1 to 10 February 1952.The 1952 World Championships were marked by the arrival of the Japanese as a Table Tennis force on the world scene. In another first the Chief Referee of the tournament was an Indian, Professor Arakalgud Subbarao.[1][2]
India was chosen as the hosts for the event in March 1950 at the Congress of the International Table Tennis Federation in Budapest, Hungary.[3] Because the Championships were held in India the entry was reduced. Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria and Sweden were all unable to travel to the tournament.[4]
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- ^ "Indian Chosen As Venue Of 1952 World T.T. Championships". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 22 March 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2018.