Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23.

Table tennis – Men's singles
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
DateAugust 19 to August 23, 2008
Competitors77 from 44 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Ma Lin China
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Wang Hao China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Wang Liqin China
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Dimitrij Ovtcharov met Ko Lai Chak in the fourth round

77 athletes from 44 countries took part in the men's singles event. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists. The top 16 seeds in the tournament received a bye to the third round. Seeds 17 through 32 received a bye to the second round, seeds 33 to 51 received a bye to the first round and seeds 52 to 77 contested the preliminary round.

Qualification

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).[1]

DatesStart timeRound
August 1910:00Preliminary round
13:00First round
14:30
18:45
20:15
August 2011:00Second round
14:00
19:00
22:00
August 2112:00Third round
20:00Fourth round
August 2213:30Quarterfinals
August 2310:00Semifinals
19:30Bronze medal match
20:30Gold medal match

Seeds

Seeds for the draw of the Olympics were based on the ITTF world ranking list published on July 1, 2008.[2][3] The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.

  1.  Wang Hao (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
  2.  Ma Lin (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
  3.  Wang Liqin (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  4.  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) (fourth round)
  5.  Timo Boll (GER) (fourth round)
  6.  Ryu Seung-min (KOR) (third round)
  7.  Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) (third round)
  8.  Li Ching (HKG) (fourth round)
  9.  Cheung Yuk (HKG) (third round)
  10.  Gao Ning (SIN) (third round)
  11.  Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) (fourth round)
  12.  Oh Sang-eun (KOR) (quarterfinals)
  13.  Werner Schlager (AUT) (fourth round)
  14.  Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) (fourth round)
  15.  Kan Yo (JPN) (fourth round)
  16.  Michael Maze (DEN) (third round)

The players ranked from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.

  1.  Adrian Crișan (ROU) (third round)
  2.  Jun Mizutani (JPN) (third round)
  3.  Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) (second round)
  4.  Yoon Jae-young (KOR) (third round)
  5.  Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) (second round)
  6.  Alexei Smirnov (RUS) (third round)
  7.  Ko Lai Chak (HKG) (quarterfinals)
  8.  Zoran Primorac (CRO) (quarterfinals)
  9.  Jörgen Persson (SWE) (Semifinals, fourth place)
  10.  Yang Zi (SIN) (fourth round)
  11.  He Zhiwen (ESP) (second round)
  12.  Chen Weixing (AUT) (third round)
  13.  Christian Süß (GER) (third round)
  14.  Bojan Tokič (SLO) (third round)
  15.  Tan Ruiwu (CRO) (quarterfinals)
  16.  Petr Korbel (CZE) (second round)

Draw

Finals

SemifinalsGold medal match
                  
1  Wang Hao (CHN)111191111
25  Jörgen Persson (SWE)991179
1  Wang Hao (CHN) 991179
2  Ma Lin (CHN) 111161111
3  Wang Liqin (CHN)59912118
2  Ma Lin (CHN)11111110311Bronze medal match
25  Jörgen Persson (SWE)11259
3  Wang Liqin (CHN) 13111111

Top half

Section 1

Second roundThird roundFourth roundQuarterfinals
1  Wang H (CHN)11111111
28  Chen W (AUT)11141181228  Chen W (AUT)7755
47  Achanta SK (IND)512211101  Wang H (CHN)119111111
15  Y Kan (JPN)611854
15  Y Kan (JPN)911111417
22  A Smirnov (RUS)11511141122  A Smirnov (RUS)11891215
64  Doan KQ (VIE)31141281  Wang H (CHN)118111111
23  Ko LC (HKG)711679
11  D Ovtcharov (GER)871111111011
17  A Crisan (ROU)11111191117  A Crisan (ROU)1111796128
41  Lin J (DOM)42711611  D Ovtcharov (GER)474111
23  Ko LC (HKG)111111111
6  Ryu S-m (KOR)786111110
23  Ko LC (HKG)11711101141123  Ko LC (HKG)1111114512
38  P Gionis (GRE)5114128114

Section 2

Second roundThird roundFourth roundQuarterfinals
7  Chuang C-y (TPE)121181111710
26  Yang Z (SIN)116211111126  Yang Z (SIN)14711751112
48  M Freitas (POR)4111139626  Yang Z (SIN)77111176
24  Z Primorac (CRO)1111481111
16  M Maze (DEN)8111012711
24  Z Primorac (CRO)121161151124  Z Primorac (CRO)11912101113
34  R Gardos (AUT)10811511924  Z Primorac (CRO)1168129
25  J Persson (SWE)711111411
9  Cheung Y (HKG)974112
25  J Persson (SWE)118128111125  J Persson (SWE)111111911
37  A Karakašević (SRB)81110118725  J Persson (SWE)781111111211
4  V Samsonov (BLR)11119137109
4  V Samsonov (BLR)15111111
29  C Süß (GER)11411111129  C Süß (GER)13694
49  J Jakab (HUN)711888

Bottom half

Section 3

Second roundThird roundFourth roundQuarterfinals
3  Wang L (CHN)11111111
32  P Korbel (CZE)9911412833  L Błaszczyk (POL)2678
33  L Błaszczyk (POL)111171110113  Wang L (CHN)11111111
13  W Schlager (AUT)6482
13  W Schlager (AUT)101161191111
20  Yoon J-y (KOR)47111011111120  Yoon J-y (KOR)1281141168
62  W Henzell (AUS)11119125743  Wang L (CHN)11111111
31  Tan R (CRO)7588
10  Gao N (SIN)61247
31  Tan R (CRO)71111111131  Tan R (CRO)11141111
43  S Kishikawa (JPN)11944331  Tan R (CRO)91110111311
8  Li C (HKG)116128115
8  Li C (HKG)111111911
27  He ZW (ESP)91111710853  Jang S-m (PRK)498118
53  Jang S-m (PRK)1189111211

Section 4

Second roundThird roundFourth roundQuarterfinals
5  T Boll (GER)1311111011
19  Chiang P-l (TPE)71181141052  Kim H-b (PRK)1134128
52  Kim H-b (PRK)11811711125  T Boll (GER)949114
12  Oh S-e (KOR)111111811
12  Oh S-e (KOR)121511119911
21  J-M Saive (BEL)87111131056  S Toriola (NGR)14136511117
56  S Toriola (NGR)111189111212  Oh S-e (KOR)35910
2  Ma L (CHN)11111112
14  K Kreanga (GRE)911111111
18  J Mizutani (JPN)1171578111118  J Mizutani (JPN)119483
35  D Eloi (FRA)9111311118114  K Kreanga (GRE)5537
2  Ma L (CHN)11111111
2  Ma L (CHN)111111911
30  B Tokič (SLO)1465111181130  B Tokič (SLO)568115
55  M Bobocica (ITA)12111189116

Preliminary rounds

Top half

Section 1

Preliminary roundFirst round
59  A Carneros (ESP)111211981147  Achanta SK (IND)6121191111
74  A Massaad (EGY)91081111859  A Carneros (ESP)111081167
64  Doan KQ (VIE)1111121136  C Legout (FRA)127611912
73  D Zalcberg (AUS)8710564  Doan KQ (VIE)10111161114
41  Lin J (DOM)213111112
50  T Apolonia (POR)11114510
63  G Tsuboi (BRA)11111011791238  P Gionis (GRE)11111111
68  P Peter-Paul (CAN)7612711111063  G Tsuboi (BRA)7355

Section 2

Preliminary roundFirst round
61  E-S Lashin (EGY)1191111131748  M Freitas (POR)1011111111
65  P Tabachnik (ARG)411134111561  E-S Lashin (EGY)124886
34  R Gardos (AUT)68911111111
51  Ri C-g (PRK)1111119159
57  C Zeng (TUR)1011118121137  A Karakašević (SRB)111311911
66  M Merotohun (NGR)12581110957  C Zeng (TUR)8117111
39  P Chila (FRA)1112117189
49  J Jakab (HUN)710911111111

Bottom half

Section 3

Preliminary roundFirst round
60  Kou L (UKR)11986933  L Błaszczyk (POL)11111311
71  S Saka (CGO)51111111171  S Saka (CGO)93112
62  W Henzell (AUS)81111111140  J Lundqvist (SWE)1391111103
76  I Khourta (ALG)11325862  W Henzell (AUS)1511851211
58  Zhang P (CAN)1111121143  S Kishikawa (JPN)1191181111
70  D St Louis (TRI)6710458  Zhang P (CAN)91161159
53  Jang S-m (PRK)1111111146  Liu S (ARG)911114911
77  M Aguirre (PAR)738353  Jang S-m (PRK)1195111113

Section 4

Preliminary roundFirst round
52  Kim H-b (PRK)119611111144  T Monteiro (BRA)696115
69  I Al-Hasan (KUW)7111159952  Kim H-b (PRK)111111711
56  S Toriola (NGR)8112119111142  J Monteiro (POR)1177119117
67  D Zhuang (USA)118116117856  S Toriola (NGR)51111511911
54  A Saleh (EGY)111110111135  D Eloi (FRA)714118111111
75  K Davis (AUS)76127854  A Saleh (EGY)1116811786
55  M Bobocica (ITA)1110119111245  F Kuzmin (RUS)7115710
72  A Norouzi (IRI)71261141055  M Bobocica (ITA)113111112

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