1955 World Table Tennis Championships

The 22nd World Table Tennis Championship took place from 16 to 24 April 1955 in Utrecht ( Netherlands). Venue was the Bernard Hall at the fairgrounds.

Game Mode

The 32 men's teams were drawn into four groups of eight teams. The 22 women's teams were divided into two sevens and a group of eight. In all the groups Everyone played against everyone. Only the group first came into the final round

Cutting off the Germans

Men's team competition

The German team entered in Group IV. She won against the Saarland, Lebanon, Wales and Switzerland respectively 5-0 and 5-1 against Spain. These two 5-3 defeats coming against Romania and against England. This meant third place and overall 9th place As a result, Germany was promoted from the ITTF of Performance Category II Category I.

The crew of the Saarland also played in Group IV, you just won against Lebanon 5-4 and finished second to last.

Women's team competition

The German ladies sat in group three against Switzerland ( 3-2 ) and against Italy ( 3-1 ) by. The remaining games were lost: England ( 0:3 ), USA ( 0:3), Wales (2:3), Austria (1:3 ) and Sweden ( 1:3). This arrived to sixth place overall to 16th place because of this placement downgraded the ITTF back Germany's ladies in Category II.

The Saarland played in group II Like the men, the ladies came on the penultimate place. Defeating Ireland 3-2 were compared with 0-3 defeats to Japan, France, CSR and the Netherlands and a 1-3 defeat against Egypt.

Men's Singles

The East German Oskar Frank failed in the qualifying round, despite the victories over H. Westerink (Netherlands ) and Walter Spruyt (Belgium ) because of the defeat against Christian Awart ( Austria ). Lothar Pleuse also did not survive the qualifying round. He defeated Peters ( Netherlands) and Van Gelder (Belgium ), but not Wout Heemskerk (Netherlands). He then competed in the consolation round, where he retired after victories over Roland (Belgium ), Guy Dela Barre (Belgium) and Stig Nasström (Sweden) against Bo Malmqvist (Sweden). Horst Jung ( Bonn) lost in the entrance round against Curt Osterholm (Sweden). Hans Meier rock sat against Lennart Johansson ( Sweden), but not against the Australians Arden Robinson.

Josef Seiz convinced despite his defeat against the strong May Van Hoa ( South Vietnam ). In the consolation round, he defeated J. Tarrago (Spain ), Roger Cardo (Belgium) and Mogens Nicolajsen (Denmark) and then defeated the Swede Bo Malmquist. Kurt Seifert came against Khadiga Rifaat Abou heif (Egypt) to the next round, where he retired against Brian Merrett (England). Two rounds survived Matthias Günter against André Steckler ( Switzerland ) and Willie Van Zoelen (Netherlands), before he lost to Toma Reiter ( Romania).

Leopold Holusek came up in the fourth round by defeating Moustapha Nasr (Egypt), Mikhail Karaneshev (Bulgaria) and Laszlo Várkony (Hungary). Then, however, the later world champion Toshiaki Tanaka was too strong. Just as far as it brought Heinz Schneider, against Aubrey Simons ( England ) and Karl Wegrath ( Austria ) and won without a fight progressed into round two. In the fourth round he defeated the Romanians Matei Gantner. The hopefuls Conny Freundorfer disappointed when he lost after the victories against Fawzi El- Abrashi (Egypt) against Frenchman Stephen Cafiero.

Willi Trautmann (Saarland) lost in the first round against Stephen Cafiero (France).

Women's Singles

Renate Kohn difference already in the qualifying round against Elsie Carrington (England). Uschi Fiedler survived the qualification by beating Claudine Collingnon (Belgium ), Maria Janssens (Belgium) and Margo van Wijk (Netherlands). Then she was defeated in the first round of Egyptian Fawika El- Shayati. Also last stop was in round one for Hannelore sleeping against Margaret Fry ( England) and Annegret Thöle against Hana Vyhnanovska (CSR).

The second round reached two German players. Hannelore Hanft beat out Gisele Jeannotin (France). Then they lost to the Dutch Nel Groot. Hilde Kraska won against Margita Covic (Yugoslavia) and was subject Fujie Eguchi (Japan).

Men's doubles

The most was the double Freundorfer / Rock Meier. After victories over Jean -Louis Mathieu / Maurice Genton (France), a Spanish double and Bernhard Bukiet / Erwin Klein (USA) they reached the quarter-finals. Here they lost 0-3 to the eventual champion Ivan Andreadis / Ladislav Štípek (CSR).

Two rounds progressed Seifert / Jung by scientists turned off HarryHirsch Schukowitzgasse / Robert Gusikoff (USA) and a double from Vietnam. The eventual winner of the bronze medal Ichiro Ogimura / Yoshio Tomita (Japan) were too strong. Holusek / Seiz won against Fernando de Castro Olazzari / Alberto Kurdoglian (Brazil) and then lost to Alex Ehrlich / Raoul Bedoc (France) with 2:3. The East German double Matthias / Pleuse defeated Roger Cardo / Jean Ventat (Belgium) and then failed to El-Abrashy/Mohammed Fawzi El- Ashmawy (Egypt). Also Schneider / Frank reached the second round against K. Gustafsson / Tony Larsson ( Sweden ), where they lost to Richard Miles / John Somael (USA).

The Saarland double Willi Trautmann / Werner White came to Henny Grijzenhout / Pit Weel (Netherlands) to the next round and then lost to the eventual champion Ivan Andreadis / Ladislav Štípek (CSR).

Women Doubles

The most successful sleep / Fiedler, who came to the last 16. They threw Leah Neuberger / Pauline Robinson ( USA) and Mina Ulrich / Gisele Jeannotin ( Switzerland / France) out of the race and then lost against Ermelinde Wertl / Ann Haydon ( Austria / England).

Right in the first round eliminated Kraska / Thöle ( against Diane Rowe / Rosalind Rowe, England) and Hanft / Kohn ( against Fujie Eguchi / Kiiko Watanabe, Japan) from.

Mixed

All three German couples who had to compete in the qualifying round, here could claim:

  • Seiz / Thöle won in the qualifying round against El-Refaaie/Fahmy Galal (Egypt) and J. Giltenan / Mary Wilson (Ireland), subsequently defeated in the first round in January Scheffer / Annie spelled man (Netherlands) and were subject to the Round of 64 of the Austrians Karl Wegrath / Friederike Lauber ( Austria ).
  • Already in the first round Holusek / Kraska were knocked out by the Austrian Karl Wegrath / Friederike Lauber.
  • For Freundorfer / sleeping already in round one the double Ichiro Ogimura / Kiiko Watanabe (Japan) was the last stop.
  • Schneider / Hanft won against Günter Hoffmann / Eva Graf ( Saarland), but then subject Toshiaki Tanaka / Shizuki Narahara (Japan)
  • Pleuse / Kohn defeated in the qualifying round André Steckler / Margo Van Wijk ( Switzerland / Netherlands) and Peter Pudney / Jean Mackay (England), retired after that, however, against Vilim Harangozo / Gertrude Pritzi ( Japan / Austria ).
  • Rock Meier / Fiedler achieved by defeating Muhammad El-Ashmawy/Shiati (Egypt), Sturani / Bregante (Italy ) to the next round, where they lost to René Roothooft / Christiane Watel (France).

The Saarland Willi Trautmann / Helga Naumann lost to Helmut Jespersen / Gudrun Kahn ( Däenemark ).

Find out more

  • Once again (and for the last time ), the Saarland came with its own team. She was cared for by Tibor Harangozo (Yugoslavia).
  • Germany joined with an all-German team.
  • The final of the men's singles between Toshiaki Tanaka and Zarko Dolinar took about 14 minutes. It was the shortest final until then at a Table Tennis World Championships.
  • In doubles Ivan Andreadis / Ladislav Štípek against Ichiro Ogimura / Yoshio Tomita a set only ended at 33:31.
  • The highest record profit achieved the double Ichiro Ogimura / Yoshio Tomita against Stephen Cafiero / Jean -Claude Sala (France) with 21:1.
  • At 58 minutes, the game Ermelinde Wertl against Éva Kóczián lasted the longest.
  • With Angelica Adelstein - Rozeanu for the last time wins (as of 2004) a player from Europe the gold medal in singles. It is already their sixth single item.
  • The two-time world champion Bohumil Vana says goodbye to the international stage.
  • Vilim Harangozo, of Germany in Munich in 1969 should lead as coach for the silver medal, along with Zarko Dolinar occupies the second place in the men's doubles.
  • Pakistan announced the formation of his men's team too late. Therefore, this could not be taken.
  • The Dutch Post uses a special and for registered letters a Sondereinschreibezettel.

ITTF Congress

  • At the congress of the ITTF requested Belgium to ban the sponge lining of the table tennis racket. The application was rejected by 37:21 votes.
  • It was discussed whether the center line of the table is to be discarded and the premiums can be beaten on any page in doubles.
  • The 1956 World Cup was awarded to Tokyo.
  • The DTTB President Karl -Heinz Eckardt was elected to the ITTF Material Committee, the Committee on Rules of Procedure and in the technical committee for the World Championships.

Results

The following German took part only in the individual competitions:

  • Men: Oscar Frank, Horst Jung, Lothar Pleuse, Hans Meier rock, Kurt Seifert, Hans Schommer (Saarland)
  • Women's: Uschi Fiedler, Renate Kohn, Annegret Thöle
Mai Văn Hòa Diane Scholer-Rowe Bohumil Váňa International Table Tennis Federation 1956 World Table Tennis Championships Johnny Leach Richard Bergmann Yoshiko Tanaka (table tennis) Helen Elliot 1926 World Table Tennis Championships 1928 World Table Tennis Championships 1929 World Table Tennis Championships 1930 World Table Tennis Championships 1931 World Table Tennis Championships 1932 World Table Tennis Championships 1933 World Table Tennis Championships (January) 1933 World Table Tennis Championships (December) 1935 World Table Tennis Championships 1936 World Table Tennis Championships 1937 World Table Tennis Championships 1938 World Table Tennis Championships 1939 World Table Tennis Championships 1947 World Table Tennis Championships 1948 World Table Tennis Championships 1949 World Table Tennis Championships 1950 World Table Tennis Championships 1951 World Table Tennis Championships 1952 World Table Tennis Championships 1953 World Table Tennis Championships 1954 World Table Tennis Championships 1957 World Table Tennis Championships 1959 World Table Tennis Championships 1961 World Table Tennis Championships 1963 World Table Tennis Championships 1965 World Table Tennis Championships 1967 World Table Tennis Championships 1969 World Table Tennis Championships 1971 World Table Tennis Championships 1973 World Table Tennis Championships 1975 World Table Tennis Championships 1977 World Table Tennis Championships 1979 World Table Tennis Championships 1981 World Table Tennis Championships 1983 World Table Tennis Championships 1985 World Table Tennis Championships 1987 World Table Tennis Championships 1989 World Table Tennis Championships 1991 World Table Tennis Championships 1993 World Table Tennis Championships 1995 World Table Tennis Championships 1997 World Table Tennis Championships 1999 World Table Tennis Championships 2000 World Team Table Tennis Championships 2001 World Table Tennis Championships 2003 World Table Tennis Championships 2004 World Team Table Tennis Championships 2005 World Table Tennis Championships 2006 World Team Table Tennis Championships 2007 World Table Tennis Championships 2008 World Team Table Tennis Championships 2009 World Table Tennis Championships 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships 2011 World Table Tennis Championships 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships 2013 World Table Tennis Championships
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