by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
BENGTSSON II., Stellan (SWE) Born: 26/07/1952 in Falkenberg/SWE The first Swede and the first left hander to win the Men’s Singles title at a World Championships when he succeeded at Nagoya in 1971. He was born in Falkenberg and started to play table tennis when eight...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
JOHANSSON, Kjell (SWE) Born: 25/01/1947 in Västeras/SWE Deceased: 24/10/2011 The “Hammer”, a name he gained as the result of the way he held the racket; his forehand being one of the most powerful in the world of table tennis. Great powers of concentration, played 236...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
GERGELY, Gabor (HUN) Born: 21/06/1953 in Budapest/HUN. The man for the crisis; when Hungary won the Men’s Team event at the World Championships in 1979 in Pyongyang, Zoltan Berczik, the coach, selected him for the vital decisive matches against China, both in the...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
SIDO, Ferenc (HUN) Born: 18/04/1923 in Patta / TCH Deceased: 06/02/1998 in Budapest/HUN ITTF Hall of Fame: Induction 1995 Sido was the last World Champion who used a hard bat. He was known for the power of his play, he was often likened to a bulldozer because of his...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 1, 2015
LEACH, John Alfred / ENG Born: 20/11/1922 in Dagenham, Essex/ENG Deceased: 05/06/2014 ITTF Hall of Fame: Induction 1997 1988-2011: President of ETTA (English Table Tennis Association) Principally a defensive player, Johnny Leach was renowned for his temperament; never...
