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30th December 1950: French player Guy Amouretti seen playing in the 1950 World Table Tennis Championships at Wembley, London, where he eventually reached the semi-finals of the tournament. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5175 - Never Call It Ping Pong - pub. 1950 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

30th December 1950:  French player Guy Amouretti seen playing in the 1950 World Table Tennis Championships at Wembley, London, where he eventually reached the semi-finals of the tournament. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5175 - Never Call It Ping Pong - pub. 1950  (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)