1983 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

The 1983 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles was the 37th edition of the men's singles championship.[1][2]

1983 Men's Singles

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

Results

[2]

	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Guo Yuehua	21	21	21
		Eric Boggan	19	14	16						Guo Yuehua	21	22	16	21
		Fan Changmao	21	21	21						Fan Changmao	17	20	21	10
		Park Leehee	19	8	6															Guo Yuehua	21	17	25	17	21
		Jiang Jialiang	21	21	21	21														Jiang Jialiang	17	21	23	21	17
		Zoran Kalinić	23	7	11	17					Jiang Jialiang	21	21	21	21	21
		Chen Xinhua	21	21	21						Chen Xinhua	23	15	23	19	17
		István Jónyer	14	17	18																								Guo Yuehua	21	19	21	21
		Kim Ki-taik	21	21	21	17	21																						Cai Zhenhua	15	21	18	18
		Dragutin Šurbek	17	23	10	21	16				Kim Ki-taik	9	12	12
		Wang Huiyuan	21	21	22						Wang Huiyuan	21	21	21
		Jan-Ove Waldner	18	13	20															Wang Huiyuan	21	12	11	23
		Ulf Carlsson	16	14	16															Cai Zhenhua	16	21	21	25
		Saito Kiyoshi	21	21	21						Kiyoshi	21	18	13	15
		Cai Zhenhua	16	25	16	26	23				Cai Zhenhua	23	21	21	21
		Erik Lindh	21	23	21	24	21

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

1. "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
2. "1983 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.