66 years ago today, on April 6, 1959 (February 29, 1959), Rong Guotuan won the men's singles championship of the 25th World Table Tennis Championships. Rong Guotuan won the men's singles championship. On April 6, 1959, Rong Guotuan, an excellent table tennis player of our country, won the men's singles championship in the men's singles final of the 25th World Table Tennis Championships held in Dortmund, West Germany. There were more than 240 outstanding players from more than 40 national and regional teams participating in the competition. Rong Guotuan passed 8 levels and lost 7 in a row in the battle with these famous generals. They included a former world champion, a European champion, a national champion, and a national runner-up. They fought for 62 rounds before finally defeating the Hungarian player Sido, who has won the world championship nine times, with an excellent result of 3 to 1, and won the honorable title of world champion. This is the first time that China has won the honorable title of world champion since the World Table Tennis Championships were held in 1927, and it is also the first time that Chinese athletes have won the title of world champion in the World Championships. The victory of Rong Guotuan broke the situation that Hungary and Japan have manipulated for many years in the world men's singles competition. In recognition of his contribution to the Chinese table tennis industry, the National Sports Commission has awarded him special merit twice in 1961 and 1964, and awarded him honorary medals and certificates on several occasions.