1938 World Table Tennis Championships
The 12th World Table Tennis Championship took place from 24 to 29 January 1938 in London ( England) in the 8000 -seat Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Hall.
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This time there were a few innovations: The height of the net was reduced to 6 inches. And the American " notch spreads " were no longer permitted. Furthermore, the time rule was modified: after more than 20 minutes a game should be finished. Otherwise winner is the one that goes straight. If tied after 20 minutes, the next point decides if it is earned within five minutes. If after five minutes no one won a point is drawn the game. This time the situation occurred in the game Richard Bergmann ( Austria ) against Dieter Mauritz ( Germany ) at the registry of 19:16 for Bergmann in the third set. The team leaders agreed but agreed to continue the game normally - and Bergmann won quickly.
The men's 16 teams were divided into two groups. Germany started in Group 1 with a 5-2 defeat by the United States. At the end, there were in this group, the three teams from Austria, USA and England on points at the top. Therefore, the playoffs have been recognized, in which Austria was able to prevail. In the second group Hungary won undefeated. In the final, Hungary benefited from the hard tables and the lower nets and won 5-3 for the ninth time the World Cup.
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- Upon his arrival, Bohumil Vana had moved by bus. Unfortunately, he did not speak a word of English. So he ran around to the bus stop and asked each "ping-pong? Ping Pong ...? ". Eventually someone knew what he wanted, and caused that he could drive to the venue with the right bus.
- For the first time a World Cup final will be televised: The BBC transmits the final Vana against Bergmann.
- At some tables as a test string was stretched to detect edge Balls audible at the edge.