2017 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Ma Long successfully defended his title by defeating Fan Zhendong 7–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8, 5–11, 7–11, 12–10 in the final.[1][2]

Men's singles
at the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueMesse Düsseldorf
LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
Dates29 May – 5 June
Final score7–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8, 5–11, 7–11, 12–10
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    China
bronze medal    China
bronze medal    South Korea
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Seeds edit

Matches were best of 7 games in qualification and in the 128-player sized main draw.[3][4]

  1.   Ma Long (champion)
  2.   Fan Zhendong (final)
  3.   Xu Xin (semifinals)
  4.   Zhang Jike (third round)
  5.   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (fourth round)
  6.   Jun Mizutani (second round)
  7.   Wong Chun Ting (quarterfinals)
  8.   Timo Boll (quarterfinals)
  9.   Chuang Chih-yuan (fourth round)
  10.   Koki Niwa (quarterfinals)
  11.   Jeoung Young-sik (first round)
  12.   Vladimir Samsonov (fourth round)
  13.   Simon Gauzy (second round)
  14.   Marcos Freitas (fourth round)
  15.   Kenta Matsudaira (first round)
  16.   Tiago Apolónia (first round)
  17.   Lee Sang-su (semifinals)
  18.   Stefan Fegerl (third round)
  19.   Kristian Karlsson (first round)
  20.   Kou Lei (second round)
  21.   Hugo Calderano (third round)
  22.   Bastian Steger (second round)
  23.   Mattias Karlsson (third round)
  24.   Yuto Muramatsu (third round)
  25.   Chen Chien-an (second round)
  26.   Ruwen Filus (fourth round)
  27.   Alexander Shibaev (third round)
  28.   Emmanuel Lebesson (second round)
  29.   Panagiotis Gionis (third round)
  30.   Quadri Aruna (second round)
  31.   Andrej Gaćina (second round)
  32.   Jang Woo-jin (third round)
  33.   Lin Gaoyuan (fourth round)
  34.   Jonathan Groth (third round)
  35.   Gao Ning (second round)
  36.   Pär Gerell (second round)
  37.   Paul Drinkhall (second round)
  38.   Patrick Franziska (second round)
  39.   João Monteiro (second round)
  40.   Ricardo Walther (second round)
  41.   Liam Pitchford (first round)
  42.   Robert Gardos (second round)
  43.   Sharath Kamal (third round)
  44.   Jeong Sang-eun (fourth round)
  45.   Bojan Tokič (second round)
  46.   Jakub Dyjas (second round)
  47.   Jiang Tianyi (second round)
  48.   Ho Kwan Kit (second round)
  49.   Wang Zengyi (second round)
  50.   Omar Assar (second round)
  51.   Wang Yang (second round)
  52.   Adrian Crișan (first round)
  53.   Tomokazu Harimoto (quarterfinals)
  54.   Tomáš Konečný (first round)
  55.   Chen Weixing (second round)
  56.   Ovidiu Ionescu (third round)
  57.   Noshad Alamian (second round)
  58.   João Geraldo (second round)
  59.   Grigory Vlasov (first round)
  60.   Tomislav Pucar (first round)
  61.   Hunor Szőcs (third round)
  62.   Soumyajit Ghosh (first round)
  63.   Benedek Oláh (second round)
  64.   Cho Seung-min (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

  • Q = Qualifier
  • w/o = Walkover
  • w/d = Withdraw
  • r = Retired
  • DQ = Disqualified

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Ma Long 11 8 11 5 11 11
8   Timo Boll 5 11 4 11 4 9 1   Ma Long 11 11 11 11
53   Tomokazu Harimoto 9 11 6 8 4 3   Xu Xin 6 9 9 3
3   Xu Xin 11 6 11 11 11 1   Ma Long 7 11 11 11 5 7 12
17   Lee Sang-su 11 10 11 11 11 2   Fan Zhendong 11 6 3 8 11 11 10
7   Wong Chun Ting 7 12 8 7 5 17   Lee Sang-su 6 9 6 1
10   Koki Niwa 9 7 9 11 6 2   Fan Zhendong 11 11 11 11
2   Fan Zhendong 11 11 11 8 11

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Ma 11 11 11 11
  Bobocica 9 5 5 5 1   Ma 4 11 11 11 8 11
  Källberg 8 8 11 11 14 12   Källberg 11 5 6 4 11 9
62   Ghosh 11 11 5 9 12 10 1   Ma 11 11 9 11 11
56   Ionescu 11 11 11 11 56   Ionescu 8 7 11 5 5
  Menge 1 8 9 7 56   Ionescu 11 12 11 11
  Machado 12 4 6 11 10 11 7 28   Lebesson 8 10 9 8
28   Lebesson 10 11 11 2 12 7 11 1   Ma 11 13 11 11
24   Muramatsu 11 11 11 11 9   Chuang 8 11 1 6
  Stoyanov 9 9 7 3 24   Muramatsu 11 6 11 9 11 11 11
  Górak 14 8 7 11 2 11 39   Monteiro 9 11 8 11 9 13 8
39   Monteiro 12 11 11 9 11 13 24   Muramatsu 7 1 3 8
47   Jiang 11 11 8 11 11 9   Chuang 11 11 11 11
  Poh 4 4 11 5 9 47   Jiang 4 11 6 5 9
  Širůček 11 7 9 4 6 9   Chuang 11 4 11 11 11
9   Chuang 8 11 11 11 11

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   Freitas 11 11 11 9 11
  Papageorgiou 2 6 8 11 6 14   Freitas 11 11 11 11
  Alamian 8 13 8 11 12 10 11   Alamian 6 5 9 6
41   Pitchford 11 11 11 8 10 12 9 14   Freitas 11 11 11 6 8 8 12
60   Pucar 11 11 9 9 11 10 3   Flore 4 4 8 11 11 11 10
  Flore 6 9 11 11 9 12 11   Flore 15 11 10 7 7 12 11
  Tromer 12 11 1 11 10 12 7 25   Chen 13 9 12 11 11 10 6
25   Chen 10 5 11 13 12 10 11 14   Freitas 11 7 13 9 6
32   Jang 11 11 11 11 8   Boll 5 11 15 11 11
  Afanador 5 9 6 9 32   Jang 11 11 11 11
  Sereda 3 5 10 4 38   Franziska 6 5 9 6
38   Franziska 11 11 12 11 32   Jang 9 11 10 8 5
46   Dyjas 11 7 8 11 11 11 11 8   Boll 11 8 12 11 11
  Walker 9 11 11 13 8 4 8 46   Dyjas 7 8 8 8
  Rumgay 4 4 7 4 8   Boll 11 11 11 11
8   Boll 11 11 11 11

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Mizutani 14 11 11 11
  Lam 12 5 8 7 6   Mizutani 7 6 10 11 8
  Nuytinck 8 9 3 7 53   Harimoto 11 11 12 7 11
53   Harimoto 11 11 11 11 53   Harimoto 11 12 11 12
48   Ho 11 11 11 12   Liao 7 10 8 10
  Mino 7 9 9 10 48   Ho 10 11 12 3 7 10
  Liao 11 11 12 9 11   Liao 12 5 10 11 11 12
19   K. Karlsson 9 7 10 11 9 53   Harimoto 12 11 11 9 11
22   Steger 12 11 7 11 16 8 11   Pištej 10 8 9 11 9
  Lin 10 3 11 9 18 11 5 22   Steger 8 12 11 11 6 9
  Lakatos 12 6 14 11 10 11   Lakatos 11 14 8 8 11 11
59   Vlasov 10 11 12 5 12 4   Lakatos 5 7 9 7
63   Oláh 11 11 9 11 11   Pištej 11 11 11 11
  Karakašević 8 6 11 8 5 63   Oláh 9 11 13 5 9
  Pištej 12 11 12 7 11   Pištej 11 6 15 11 11
11   Jeoung 10 6 10 11 5

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   Matsudaira 11 13 6 10 11 11 8
  Habesohn 7 11 11 12 13 7 11   Habesohn 1 2 6 11 4
  Khanin 4 3 2 4 33   Lin 11 11 11 8 11
33   Lin 11 11 11 11 33   Lin 11 11 11 8 11 11
43   Kamal 11 11 6 11 11 43   Kamal 13 9 7 11 8 4
  Cantero 7 9 11 8 8 43   Kamal 11 11 14 11
  Riniotis 11 3 11 6 6 9 20   Kou 3 9 12 3
20   Kou 4 11 4 11 11 11 33   Lin 12 11 6 9 11 6 10
21   Calderano 11 11 11 11 11 3   Xu 10 9 11 11 7 11 12
  Desai 8 8 5 13 4 21   Calderano 11 11 11 11
  Lambiet 8 7 4 11 57   Alamian 7 8 7 5
57   Alamian 11 11 11 13 21   Calderano 10 11 6 3 4
49   Wang Z. 11 11 11 11 3   Xu 12 7 11 11 11
  Kenjaev 0 0 0 0 49   Wang Z. 5 9 7 5
  Polansky 12 9 6 6 19 9 3   Xu 11 11 11 11
3   Xu 10 11 11 11 17 11

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Zhang 11 11 11 11
  Nagy 7 7 6 7 4   Zhang 11 11 11 11 7 11
  Chew 11 4 3 10 11 9 42   Gardos 6 5 13 9 11 8
42   Gardos 5 11 11 12 7 11 4   Zhang 9 6 13 6 10
64   Cho 9 11 11 6 15 9 11 17   Lee 11 11 11 11 12
  Mladenovic 11 4 6 11 13 11 8 64   Cho 10 5 11 6 3
  Jorgič 9 11 11 5 14 2 5 17   Lee 12 11 8 11 11
17   Lee 11 8 4 11 12 11 11 17   Lee 11 11 11 11
29   Gionis 9 13 11 11 16 11 12   Samsonov 9 1 3 9
  Choe 11 11 5 7 18 7 29   Gionis 6 12 5 11 7 12 12
  Gerassimenko 8 11 7 12 11 10 6 51   Wang Y. 11 10 11 5 11 10 10
51   Wang Y. 11 7 11 10 6 12 11 29   Gionis 6 5 7 5
54   Konečný 5 6 7 11 11 12   Samsonov 11 11 11 11
  Pak 11 11 11 9 13   Pak 8 15 9 4 2
  Yang 8 5 3 2 12   Samsonov 11 13 11 11 11
12   Samsonov 11 11 11 11

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   Gauzy 11 11 11 11
  Glod 8 6 7 6 13   Gauzy 11 8 11 9 10 9
  Tsuboi 11 8 6 11 11 6 44   Jeong 9 11 8 11 12 11
44   Jeong 13 11 11 4 8 11 44   Jeong 12 8 11 9 11 11
45   Tokič 5 11 9 11 12 11 18   Fegerl 10 11 6 11 5 1
  Madrid 11 8 11 7 10 6 45   Tokič 6 9 11 11 11 9 8
  Lashin 7 4 11 6 9 18   Fegerl 11 11 8 8 9 11 11
18   Fegerl 11 11 8 11 11 44   Jeong 7 11 8 11 7
23   M. Karlsson 11 11 11 11 7   Wong 11 13 11 6 11
  Toriola 8 6 5 1 23   M. Karlsson 11 9 8 11 11 11
  Jha 11 11 5 11 9 11 11   Jha 6 11 11 6 9 7
52   Crișan 8 8 11 13 11 8 9 23   M. Karlsson 12 11 5 8 7 14 3
50   Assar 6 6 6 12 11 11 11 7   Wong 10 9 11 11 11 12 11
  Rech 11 11 11 10 9 9 5 50   Assar 7 11 6 5 11 4
  Liventsov 11 11 11 11 11 4 8 7   Wong 11 7 11 11 7 11
7   Wong 13 8 4 13 9 11 11

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Ovtcharov 11 11 6 7 11 13
  Jančařík 9 5 11 11 5 11 5   Ovtcharov 11 5 11 11 11
  Matsumoto 11 3 1 11 7 7 37   Drinkhall 3 11 4 5 5
37   Drinkhall 8 11 11 9 11 11 5   Ovtcharov 11 13 9 7 9 11 11
61   Szőcs 11 9 11 11 11 61   Szőcs 2 11 11 11 11 2 8
  Gnanasekaran 8 11 7 8 8 61   Szőcs 11 9 11 9 11 6 11
  A. Robinot 7 10 7 7 31   Gaćina 7 11 6 11 7 11 9
31   Gaćina 11 12 11 11 5   Ovtcharov 13 9 13 10 5 11 9
30   Aruna 11 11 11 11 10   Niwa 11 11 11 12 11 9 11
  Gómez 2 7 5 3 30   Aruna 12 9 5 6
  Saleh 5 11 6 6 7 34   Groth 14 11 11 11
34   Groth 11 9 11 11 11 34   Groth 11 11 6 7 8 1
35   Gao 11 11 11 11 10   Niwa 8 9 11 11 11 11
  Ben Ari 4 8 7 6 35   Gao 11 10 7 8 11 14 4
  Levenko 3 8 6 8 10   Niwa 9 12 11 11 5 12 11
10   Niwa 11 11 11 11

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Apolónia 6 11 14 11 12 12 6
  Ng 11 8 16 7 10 14 11   Ng 5 11 9 6 11 11 11
  Tanviriyavechakul 10 4 11 11 6 55   Chen 11 8 11 11 7 8 9
55   Chen 12 11 7 13 11   Ng 6 11 5 2 5
58   Geraldo 12 11 11 5 6 6 13 26   Filus 11 8 11 11 11
  Robles 10 7 4 11 11 11 11 58   Geraldo 8 11 10 10 9
  Carvalho 7 12 9 11 5 6 26   Filus 11 7 12 12 11
26   Filus 11 10 11 5 11 11 26   Filus 11 13 7 3 11 3
27   Shibaev 12 10 7 11 11 11 2   Fan 13 11 11 11 9 11
  El-Beiali 10 11 11 8 5 7 27   Shibaev 7 11 3 11 12 11
  Kojić 6 9 8 11 6 40   Walther 11 5 11 5 10 7
40   Walther 11 11 11 8 11 27   Shibaev 12 4 4 13 7
36   Gerell 11 11 11 11 2   Fan 14 11 11 11 11
  Devos 9 7 5 9 36   Gerell 3 5 1 8
  Q. Robinot 6 4 4 1 2   Fan 11 11 11 11
2   Fan 11 11 11 11

References edit

  1. ^ "Press Release: Olympic Champion MA Long Defends Title at ITTF World Championships". ittf.com. 5 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Entry list". Archived from the original on 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  3. ^ "Playing system" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  4. ^ "Seeds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-05-27.

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