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2023 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles competition of the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 20 to 28 May 2023.[2] The event was played as a straight knockout. All singles matches were best of 7 games.[3]

Men's singles
at the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueDurban International Convention Centre[1]
LocationDurban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dates20–28 May
Medalists
gold medal Fan Zhendong   China
silver medal Wang Chuqin   China
bronze medal Liang Jingkun   China
bronze medal Ma Long   China
← 2021
Main article: 2023 World Table Tennis Championships

By making the final, Fan Zhendong retained the ITTF no. 1 singles ranking. Wang Chuqin and Ma Long were also in contention for the ITTF no. 1 singles ranking.

Seeds edit

Singles events had 32 seeded players. Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 May 2023.[3][4]

  1.   Fan Zhendong (champion)
  2.   Wang Chuqin (final)
  3.   Ma Long (semifinals)
  4.   Tomokazu Harimoto (quarterfinals)
  5.   Liang Jingkun (semifinals)
  6.   Hugo Calderano (first round)
  7.   Truls Möregårdh (third round)
  8.   Lin Gaoyuan (quarterfinals)
  9.   Lin Yun-ju (fourth round)
  10.   Dang Qiu (fourth round)
  11.   Lim Jong-hoon (fourth round)
  12.   Quadri Aruna (second round)
  13.   Darko Jorgić (fourth round)
  14.   Jang Woo-jin (fourth round)
  15.   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (third round)
  16.   Patrick Franziska (third round)
  17.   Alexis Lebrun (third round)
  18.   Yukiya Uda (third round)
  19.   Chuang Chih-yuan (third round)
  20.   Kristian Karlsson (third round)
  21.   Liam Pitchford (first round)
  22.   Anton Källberg (first round)
  23.   Andrej Gaćina (first round)
  24.   Mattias Falck (first round)
  25.   Ruwen Filus (third round)
  26.   Wong Chun Ting (third round)
  27.   Benedikt Duda (first round)
  28.   Lee Sang-su (third round)
  29.   Omar Assar (quarterfinals)
  30.   Félix Lebrun (third round)
  31.   Simon Gauzy (second round)
  32.   Wang Yang (second round)

Draw edit

The draw took place on 18 May.[5] Players of the same association were separated only in the first round of the draw.[3]

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Fan Zhendong 11 13 11 11
29   Omar Assar 7 11 3 7 1   Fan Zhendong 11 7 12 11 8 11
5   Liang Jingkun 13 11 12 14 11 11 5   Liang Jingkun 5 11 10 7 11 8
4   Tomokazu Harimoto 11 9 14 16 9 9 1   Fan Zhendong 8 11 11 12 11 11
3   Ma Long 12 13 14 13 11 2   Wang Chuqin 11 9 7 10 13 3
8   Lin Gaoyuan 10 11 16 11 7 3   Ma Long 9 8 3 11 7
  Anders Lind 10 6 8 12 8 2   Wang Chuqin 11 11 11 6 11
2   Wang Chuqin 12 11 11 10 11

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Fan 11 11 9 11 11
  Hodaei 15 11 11 7 4 8   Gionis 4 4 11 2 8
  Gionis 13 13 7 11 11 11 1   Fan 8 11 11 11 11
  Allegro 11 11 11 11 26   Wong 11 7 5 9 6
  Lee 5 6 8 7   Allegro 4 11 4 9 8
  Walker 4 7 7 7 26   Wong 11 8 11 11 11
26   Wong 11 11 11 11 1   Fan 12 11 11 11
30   F. Lebrun 10 10   Qiu 10 7 8 5
  Ni. Alamian 11r 30   F. Lebrun 11 11 11 11
  Kao 11 11 11 11   Kao 6 8 5 7
  Cogill 3 3 2 4 30   F. Lebrun 7 8 11 11 8 9
  Jarvis 9 8 11 2 15 13 6 10   Qiu 11 11 8 8 11 11
  Gnanasekaran 11 11 7 11 13 11 11   Gnanasekaran 6 6 5 7
  Ishiy 11 9 11 13 8 3 10   Qiu 11 11 11 11
10   Qiu 7 11 13 11 11 11

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   Ovtcharov 11 7 12 8 11 11 11
  Akkuzu 8 11 14 11 8 9 3 15   Ovtcharov 12 11 11 6 12
  Dey 9 5 8 8   Stoyanov 10 9 7 11 10
  Stoyanov 11 11 11 11 15   Ovtcharov 9 11 11 9 7 11 6
  Zhmudenko 11 9 11 9 1 12   Pucar 11 8 9 11 11 6 11
  Pucar 3 11 5 11 11 14   Pucar 6 3 11 11 9 19 15
  González 11 8 6 11 3 11 1 32   Wang 11 11 8 9 11 17 13
32   Wang 6 11 11 8 11 8 11   Pucar 6 9 10 8
29   O. Assar 5 10 11 9 11 11 11 29   O. Assar 11 11 12 11
  Miño 11 12 7 11 4 2 6 29   O. Assar 9 11 7 11 11 15
  Gerassimenko 10 12 11 11 11   Gerassimenko 11 7 11 8 9 13
  Ahmadian 12 10 9 5 7 29   O. Assar 11 3 4 11 11 11
  Cho 11 7 13 11 11 7   Möregårdh 6 11 11 9 7 9
  Shah 8 11 11 5 5   Cho 8 1 9 18 8
  Jouti 6 8 4 4 7   Möregårdh 11 11 11 16 11
7   Möregårdh 11 11 11 11

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Liang 11 11 11 11
  Dela Pena 8 9 2 3 5   Liang 11 11 10 11 14
  Luu 8 11 10 7   Yoshimura 5 5 12 4 12
  Yoshimura 11 13 12 11 5   Liang 11 11 9 12 13
  Omotayo 6 15 12 5 8 5   Drinkhall 4 5 11 10 11
  Drinkhall 11 13 10 11 11 11   Drinkhall 12 9 11 9 15 11
  Zeljko 11 9 7 5 11 11 11   Zeljko 10 11 6 11 13 8
27   Duda 6 11 11 11 8 9 5 5   Liang 12 11 9 11 7 11
17   A. Lebrun 11 11 11 11 13   Jorgić 10 5 11 6 11 7
  Pryshchepa 7 6 7 4 17   A. Lebrun 10 11 11 11 8 11
  Levy 2 4 1 4   Diaw 12 9 8 9 11 5
  Diaw 11 11 11 11 17   A. Lebrun 8 7 4 10
  Apolónia 11 11 11 11 15 13   Jorgić 11 11 11 12
  Desai 13 6 4 9 13   Apolónia 11 9 8 6 9
  Cifuentes 11 3 11 10 6 13   Jorgić 9 11 11 11 11
13   Jorgić 9 11 13 12 11

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   Aruna 11 12 8 11 7 11
  O. Ionescu 7 10 11 5 11 9 12   Aruna 11 11 8 3 9 11 8
  Amor 2 6 4 5   Robles 8 9 11 11 11 3 11
  Robles 11 11 11 11   Robles 9 11 11 9 7 14
  Bobocica 11 11 13 9 11   Bobocica 11 3 4 11 11 16
  Saleh 7 9 11 11 4   Bobocica 9 11 5 7 11 14 11
  E. Ionescu 16 11 7 11 8 6 5 31   Gauzy 11 8 11 11 8 12 9
31   Gauzy 14 3 11 6 11 11 11   Bobocica 5 10 10 10
19   Chuang 11 13 5 11 11 4   Harimoto 11 12 12 12
  Aguirre 5 11 11 7 6 19   Chuang 9 9 11 11 11 11
  Kubik 11 11 11 11   Kubik 11 11 7 9 5 9
  K. Assar 6 8 8 5 19   Chuang 7 9 5 7
  Szudi 4 8 5 10 4   Harimoto 11 11 11 11
  Freitas 11 11 11 12   Freitas 10 8 9 10
  Chew 3 7 1 6 4   Harimoto 12 11 11 12
4   Harimoto 11 11 11 11

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Ma 11 11 11 11
  Alto 5 2 3 8 3   Ma 15 11 11 11
  Wang 11 11 11 6 7 12   Wang 13 4 3 6
  Majoros 8 4 7 11 11 10 3   Ma 11 11 11 12 11
  Nathoo 5 7 5 11 0 20   Karlsson 4 1 6 14 1
  Rassenfosse 11 11 11 7 11   Rassenfosse 1 6 11 10 8
  Movileanu 4 4 0 5 20   Karlsson 11 11 8 12 11
20   Karlsson 11 11 11 11 3   Ma 11 11 11 11
22   Källberg 11 7 12 11 4 10 9 11   Lim 7 5 3 6
  Oláh 8 11 10 8 11 12 11   Oláh 9 11 5 5 3
  An 12 10 8 9 9   Pištej 11 9 11 11 11
  Pištej 10 12 11 11 11   Pištej 11 11 6 7 6 5
  Loi 11   Lim 7 8 11 11 11 11
  Bouloussa w/o   Bouloussa 9 11 11 7 14 4 8
  Gardos 4 11 7 7 5 11   Lim 11 8 9 11 12 11 11
11   Lim 11 8 11 11 11

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   Lin 11 8 11 8 11 11
  Quek 3 11 7 11 6 7 9   Lin 11 11 11 11
  Liang 4 9 11 7 11 9   El-Beiali 6 8 9 8
  El-Beiali 11 11 3 11 8 11 9   Lin 13 11 11 11
  Yang 11 11 11 12 25   Filus 11 5 6 8
  Ho 6 6 7 10   Yang 9 7 7 7
  Abiodun 10 2 6 4 25   Filus 11 11 11 11
25   Filus 12 11 11 11 9   Lin 11 7 9 9 8
28   Lee 11 11 11 11 8   Lin 7 11 11 11 11
  Huang 7 6 8 3 28   Lee 11 13 11 12
  Achanta 11 9 11 11 11   Achanta 4 11 8 10
  Serdaroglu 8 11 9 6 6 28   Lee 7 7 6 3
  Persson 5 9 11 9 11 5 8   Lin 11 11 11 11
  Habesohn 11 11 5 11 9 11   Habesohn 3 7 6 4
  Dyjas 8 5 6 7 8   Lin 11 11 11 11
8   Lin 11 11 11 11

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Calderano 11 7 11 7 6 4
  Afanador 3 11 8 11 11 11   Afanador 9 7 11 5 6
  Monteiro 8 12 3 11 9 7   Lind 11 11 6 11 11
  Lind 11 10 11 9 11 11   Lind 12 11 10 11 11
  Lambiet 4 8 8 6   No. Alamian 10 5 12 5 9
  No. Alamian 11 11 11 11   No. Alamian 11 11 9 15 3 4 11
  Groth 8 11 11 10 11 11   Groth 5 9 11 13 11 11 9
23   Gaćina 11 8 9 12 6 4   Lind 11 7 11 11 11
24   Falck 9 11 10 8 8 14   Jang 7 11 9 5 6
  Lam 11 4 12 11 11   Lam 11 14 11 9 11 8 6
  Mati 7 7 11 11 12 11   Mati 7 16 5 11 8 11 11
  Jančařík 11 11 6 9 10 8   Mati 3 7 7 5
  Lum 11 7 9 11 11 9 6 14   Jang 11 11 11 11
  Lorenzo 8 11 11 6 7 11 11   Lorenzo 3 8 9 4
  Pang 7 11 4 5 12 11 4 14   Jang 11 11 11 11
14   Jang 11 5 11 11 10 5 11

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Franziska 11 11 12 3 11
  Nuytinck 8 9 10 11 5 16   Franziska 11 11 11 11
  Alkhadrawi 11 6 10 11 13 3   Dixon 1 3 1 5
  Dixon 6 11 12 6 15 11 16   Franziska 11 7 15 8 12 11 6
  Madrid 11 12 11 11 11   Geraldo 4 11 17 11 10 7 11
  Hazin 7 10 7 13 8   Madrid 9 5 4 6
  Geraldo 12 6 11 7 11 5 13   Geraldo 11 11 11 11
21   Pitchford 10 11 9 11 5 11 11   Geraldo 4 4 4 10
18   Uda 9 11 11 9 12 8 11 2   Wang 11 11 11 12
  Burgos 11 7 9 11 10 11 4 18   Uda 11 18 7 11 11
  Kožul 10 11 11 11 9 4 11   Kožul 7 16 11 9 9
  Oikawa 12 9 6 5 11 11 2 18   Uda 9 11 11 1 3
  Togami 11 13 11 11 11 2   Wang 11 13 4 11 11
  Polanský 3 15 8 7 7   Togami 3 3 3 11 6
  Belrose 2 4 7 11 3 2   Wang 11 11 11 6 11
2   Wang 11 11 11 9 11

Seeded Players edit

The following are the seeded players, based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 May 2023.[3][4]

Players are defending points from the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships, 2021 WTT Cup Finals and 2021 WTT Feeder, Dusseldorf if points from the tournaments are from the player's 8 best results.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points earned Points after Status
1 1   Fan Zhendong 9,375 2,000+1,500 2,000+100† 7,975 Champion, defeated   Wang Chuqin
2 2   Wang Chuqin 5,675 175+525 1,400+175† 6,550 Runner-up, lost to   Fan Zhendong
3 3   Ma Long 4,590 90† 700 5,200 Semi-Finals lost to   Wang Chuqin
4 4   Tomokazu Harimoto 4,425 1,050 350 3,725 Quarter-Finals lost to   Liang Jingkun
5 5   Liang Jingkun 3,485 700 700 3,485 Semi-Finals lost to   Fan Zhendong
6 6   Hugo Calderano 3,450 350+525 105†+100† 2,780 First round lost to   Brian Afanador
7 7   Truls Möregårdh 3,315 1,400 90 2,005 Third round lost to   Omar Assar
8 8   Lin Gaoyuan 2,590 350+100 350+100† 2,590 Quarter-Finals lost to   Ma Long
9 9   Lin Yun-Ju 2,205 105 175 2,275 Fourth round lost to   Lin Gaoyuan
10 10   Dang Qiu 2,160 90† 175 2,245 Fourth round lost to   Fan Zhendong
11 11   Lim Jong-hoon 1,955 175 175 1,955 Fourth round lost to   Ma Long
12 12   Quadri Aruna 1,935 350+265 70†+55† 1,445 Second round lost to   Álvaro Robles
13 13   Darko Jorgić 1,830 175 175 1,830 Fourth round lost to   Liang Jingkun
14 14   Jang Woo-jin 1,770 100 175 1,845 Fourth round lost to   Anders Lind
15 15   Dimitrij Ovtcharov 1,645 55† 90 1,680 Third round lost to   Tomislav Pucar
16 17   Patrick Franziska 1,455 90+100 90+90† 1,445 Third round lost to   João Geraldo
17 19   Alexis Lebrun 1,385 70† 90 1,405 Third round lost to   Darko Jorgić
18 20   Yukiya Uda 1,275 15† 90 1,350 Third round lost to   Wang Chuqin
19 21   Chuang Chih-yuan 1,235 90† 90 1,235 Third round lost to   Tomokazu Harimoto
20 22   Kristian Karlsson 1,230 175 90 1,145 Third round lost to   Ma Long
21 23   Liam Pitchford 990 175+265 35†+25† 610 First round lost to   João Geraldo
22 24   Anton Källberg 970 0 10 970& First round lost to   Benedek Oláh
23 25   Andrej Gaćina 940 45 15† 910 First round lost to   Jonathan Groth
24 26   Mattias Falck 930 100 35† 865 First round lost to   Lam Siu-hang
25 28   Ruwen Filus 920 175 90 835 Third round lost to   Lin Yun-ju
26 30   Wong Chun Ting 855 175+265 90+35† 540 Third round lost to   Fan Zhendong
27 32   Benedikt Duda 825 90+100 55†+45† 735 First round lost to   Filip Zeljko
28 33   Lee Sang-su 730 45+100 90+35† 710 Third round lost to   Lin Gaoyuan
29 34   Omar Assar 710 15† 350 1045 Quarter-Finals lost to   Fan Zhendong
30 35   Félix Lebrun 690 30† 90 750 Third round lost to   Dang Qiu
31 36   Simon Gauzy 685 90+100 45+25† 565 Second round lost to   Mihai Bobocica
32 38   Wang Yang 550 175 45 420 Second round lost to   Tomislav Pucar

† Points from the player's 9th best result or 10th best result.
& No change in points because points from this tournament did not count as one of the player's 8 best results.

References edit

  1. ^ "2023 World Table Tennis Championships". Durban ICC. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Provisional Schedule". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Competition Details" (PDF). ittf.com. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "ITTF World Championships Finals 2023 - The Media Guide Is Available". ittf.com. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. ^ "ITTF World Championships Finals 2023 Draw Results Revealed". ittf.com. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

External links edit

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