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1981 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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1981 Men's singles
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The 1981 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 36th edition of the men's singles championship.[1][2]

Guo Yuehua defeated Cai Zhenhua in the final, winning three sets to one to secure the title.[3]

Results

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
South Korea Park Lee hee 21 11 21 20
China Lu Yaohua 23 21 19 22 China Lu Yaohua 20 19 19
Hungary István Jónyer 12 15 15 China Cai Zhenhua 22 21 21
China Cai Zhenhua 21 21 21 China Cai Zhenhua 21 21 13 17 21
Sweden Stellan Bengtsson 21 20 21 17 21 Sweden Bengtsson 14 9 21 21 16
China Huang Liang 14 22 13 21 10 Sweden Bengtsson 24 10 21 21
England Desmond Douglas 16 19 14 China Shi Zhihao 22 21 18 18
China Shi Zhihao 21 21 21 China Cai Zhenhua 14 21 14 16
China Wang Huiyuan 18 11 21 21 21 China Guo Yuehua 21 17 21 21
Czechoslovakia Milan Orlowski 21 21 14 17 11 China Wang Huiyuan 19 17 11
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek 16 21 21 21 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Šurbek 21 21 21
Sweden Erik Lindh 21 17 19 17 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Šurbek 18 15 11
Hungary Tibor Klampár 21 21 21 China Guo Yuehua 21 21 21
Sweden Mikael Appelgren 18 19 15 Hungary Klampár 21 15 13 18
China Guo Yuehua 21 21 21 China Guo Yuehua 19 21 21 21
Poland Andrzej Grubba 14 16 11

See also

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List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

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  1. ^ "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. ^ a b "1981 results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.