It was in 1926 that the modern game of Table Tennis began and the inaugural World Championship took place that year in London, England.
Hungarian Roland Jacobi took the men's singles title in that first year, beating another Hungarian (Zoltan Mechlovits) in the final as European players dominated the championship:-)
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It was in 1926 that the modern game of table tennis began and the inaugural World Championship took place that year in London, England.
Hungarian Roland Jacobi took the men's singles title in that first year, beating another Hungarian (Zoltan Mechlovits) in the final as European players dominated the championship.
It was in 1926 that the modern game of table tennis began and the inaugural World Championship took place that year in London, England.
Hungarian Roland Jacobi took the men's singles title in that first year, beating another Hungarian (Zoltan Mechlovits) in the final as European players dominated the championship:-)
The 35th World TT Championships were in 1979 and held in Pyongyang, Korea.
The winners were:
Mens singles - Seiji Ono
Womens Singles - Xinai Ge