Table Tennis World Ranking In 1973

1972 YEAR 1974

The 27-year-old Chinese international Xi Enting had a stellar performance at the 1973 World Championships in Sarajevo, winning the singles event in an exciting five-set showdown. The experienced Swedish star Kjell Johansson was a worthy opponent, winning the silver medal and securing #2 spot in the World Ranking.

#	Player/Competition	WC	E12
1	Xi Enting		x	x	x	x	x	x	x
2	Kjell Johansson		4th	x		x		x	x
3	Dragutin Šurbek				x	x			x
4	Antun Stipančic			x	x	x	x		x
5	Sarkis Sarhayan	1/4	x	x	x		x	x
6	Milan Orlowski	1/4	5th		x	x		x	x
7	Jacques Secretin	1/4	6th	x	x	x	x	x	x
8	Janos Börzsei	1/4	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
9	Stanislav Gomozkov	R16	10th		x		x	x	x
10	Istvan Korpa	R16	12th	x	x	x	x	x
11	Masayuki Kuze	R16	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
12	Li Furong	R16	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
13	Denis Neale	R16	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
14	Mitsuru Kōno	R16	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
15	Liang Geliang	R16	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
16	Yujiro Imano	R16	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
17	Stellan Bengtsson	R16				x	x		x
18	Eberhard Schöler	R32	7th	x	x	x	x	x
19	Jaroslav Kunz	R32	x	x	x	x		x
20	Gabor Gergely	R32	x	x	x	x		x	x
21	Matyas Beleznay	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
22	Choi Sung-kuk	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
23	Stephen Knapp	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
24	Teodor Gheorghe	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
25	Manfred Baum	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
26	Bagrat Burnazyan	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
27	Dorin Giurgiuca	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
28	Serban Dobosi	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
29	Yu Yi-tse	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
30	Jochen Leiß	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x	x