The 1954 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 21st edition of the men's singles championship.^[1][2]

Ichiro Ogimura defeated Tage Flisberg in the final, winning three sets to one to secure the title.^[3]

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	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Richard Bergmann	21	21	20	17	21
		Elemér Gyetvai	10	17	22	21	18				Bergmann	21	22	20	21
		Yoshio Tomita	21	21	17	21					Tomita	13	20	22	16
		J.Peter Shead	17	13	21	15														Bergmann	21	16	21	21
		Tage Flisberg	9	17	21	21	21													Flisberg	19	21	17	13
		Ladislav Štípek	21	21	17	16	12				Flisberg	21	21	20	21
		René Roothooft	21+	21	17+						Roothooft	18	18	22	14
		László Földy	20	9	14																								Flisberg	7	12	21	10
		Ivan Andreadis	21	22	21																								Ogimura	21	21	18	21
		Heribert Just	15	20	18						Andreadis	21	19	21	21
		Toma Reiter	12	21	21	21					Reiter	16	21	11	10
		Kichiji Tamasu	21	13	16	19														Andreadis	19	12	21	22
		Bernard Bukiet	16	21	21	14	21													Ogimura	21	21	18	24
		Josip Gabric	21	17	19	21	17				Bukiet	11	21	12	12
		Ichiro Ogimura	21	21	21						Ogimura	21	16	21	21
		Ferenc Sidó	18	11	13

+ Time limit rules applies

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists