1979 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles explained

1979 Men's singles
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The 1979 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 35th edition of the men's singles championship.^{[1] [2]}

Seiji Ono defeated Guo Yuehua in the final ^[3] after Yuehua was forced to retire during the fourth set due to leg cramps.^[4]

Results

^[2] + retired injured

See also

• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Winners. All About Tennis.
2. Web site: 1979 results. https://web.archive.org/web/20120412102459/http://www.ittf.com/museum/WorldChMSingles2.pdf. dead. 2012-04-12. International Table Tennis Federation.
3. Book: Montague, Trevor. A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. 2004. The Bath Press. 0-316-72645-1.
4. News: PYONGYANG, North Korea, May 6 . New York Times. 7 May 1979 .