66 years ago today, on March 27, 1959 (February 19, 1959, the 25th World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund opened. This was April 22, 1959, when Rong Guotuan returned with honors holding the championship trophy. It was held in Dortmund, former West Germany, from March 27 to April 6, 1959. On April 5, 1959, Rong Guotuan defeated Hungarian athlete Sido, who had won the World Table Tennis Men's Singles Championship seven times, at the 25th World Table Tennis Championships held in Dortmund, Germany, and won the Men's Singles Championship. This is the first world championship that China has won in a world sports competition. This competition brought together 240 outstanding players from 38 countries. Rong Guotuan, a 21-year-old player from China, won the men's singles world championship. It was also the first time that a Chinese player won the men's singles championship.