Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from 6 August to 11 August 2016 at Riocentro.

Men's singles table tennis
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro
Date6–11 August 2016
Competitors70 from 46 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ma Long  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Jike  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jun Mizutani  Japan
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Qualification edit

Schedule edit

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

Dates Start time Round
6 August 9:45 Preliminary round
16:00 First round
7 August 10:00 Second round
8 August 12:00 Third round
17:00 Fourth round
9 August 16:00 Quarterfinals
11 August 10:00 Semifinals
20:30 Bronze medal match
21:30 Gold medal match

Seeds edit

Seeds were based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published in July 2016 with a maximum of 2 players per country.[1] The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.

  1.   Ma Long (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
  2.   Zhang Jike (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
  3.   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) (quarterfinals)
  4.   Jun Mizutani (JPN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  5.   Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) (third round)
  6.   Wong Chun Ting (HKG) (fourth round)
  7.   Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) (semifinals, fourth place)
  8.   Marcos Freitas (POR) (quarterfinals)
  9.   Jung Young-sik (KOR) (fourth round)
  10.   Timo Boll (GER) (fourth round)
  11.   Tang Peng (HKG) (third round)
  12.   Lee Sang-su (KOR) (third round)
  13.   Simon Gauzy (FRA) (third round)
  14.   Tiago Apolónia (POR) (third round)
  15.   Andrej Gaćina (CRO) (third round)
  16.   Stefan Fegerl (AUT) (third round)

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

  1.   Koki Niwa (JPN) (quarterfinals)
  2.   Alexander Shibaev (RUS) (third round)
  3.   Panagiotis Gionis (GRE) (third round)
  4.   Kristian Karlsson (SWE) (third round)
  5.   Li Ping (QAT) (third round)
  6.   Jonathan Groth (DEN) (third round)
  7.   Emmanuel Lebesson (FRA) (second round)
  8.   Pär Gerell (SWE) (second round)
  9.   Chen Chien-an (TPE) (third round)
  10.   Gao Ning (SIN) (second round)
  11.   Quadri Aruna (NGR) (quarterfinals)
  12.   Kou Lei (UKR) (fourth round)
  13.   Ahmet Li (TUR) (second round)
  14.   Wang Zengyi (POL) (second round)
  15.   Robert Gardos (AUT) (second round)
  16.   Liam Pitchford (GBR) (third round)

Draw edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Gold medal match
                  
1   Ma Long (CHN) 11 11 11 7 10 11
4   Jun Mizutani (JPN) 5 5 5 11 12 5
1   Ma Long (CHN) 14 11 11 11
2   Zhang Jike (CHN) 12 5 4 4
7   Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) 9 11 10 11 9
2   Zhang Jike (CHN) 11 13 12 6 11 Bronze medal match
4   Jun Mizutani (JPN) 11 11 6 14 11
7   Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) 4 9 11 12 8

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
1   Ma L (CHN) 11 11 11 11
22   Groth (DEN) 11 11 12 11 22   Groth (DEN) 2 3 3 9
42   Oláh (FIN) 8 5 10 3 1   Ma L (CHN) 6 10 11 11 13 13
63   Kenjaev (UZB) 3 10 11 7 4 9   Jung Y-s (KOR) 11 12 5 1 11 11
32   Pitchford (GBR) 11 12 8 11 11 32   Pitchford (GBR) 11 8 11 5 5
9   Jung Y-s (KOR) 6 11 13 11 11
1   Ma L (CHN) 11 11 11 11
27   Aruna (NGR) 4 2 6 7
10   Boll (GER) 12 11 7 11 10 12 11
18   Shibaev (RUS) 11 11 11 11 18   Shibaev (RUS) 14 4 11 7 12 10 6
34   Dyjas (POL) 9 8 8 9 10   Boll (GER) 10 10 5 11 11 9
33   Wang Y (SVK) 7 11 7 9 6 27   Aruna (NGR) 12 12 11 3 5 11
27   Aruna (NGR) 11 7 11 11 11 27   Aruna (NGR) 11 12 11 11
5   Chuang C-y (TPE) 6 10 6 7

Section 2 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
8   Freitas (POR) 11 1 11 11 11
31   Gardos (AUT) 9 11 10 14 7 46   Ionescu (ROU) 9 11 5 7 9
46   Ionescu (ROU) 11 5 12 16 11 8   Freitas (POR) 11 11 11 11
37   O Assar (EGY) 5 11 11 11 11 10 8 28   Kou (UKR) 8 7 5 7
28   Kou (UKR) 11 9 13 9 7 12 11 28   Kou (UKR) 11 6 16 11 11
13   Gauzy (FRA) 6 11 14 9 6
8   Freitas (POR) 4 11 3 8 12 2
4   Mizutani (JPN) 11 9 11 11 10 11
11   Tang P (HKG) 11 12 7 11 10 7
24   Gerell (SWE) 11 9 7 11 11 36   Calderano (BRA) 8 14 11 4 12 11
36   Calderano (BRA) 13 11 11 9 13 36   Calderano (BRA) 5 6 13 11 8 10
57   Tanviriyavechakul (THA) 7 2 5 6 4   Mizutani (JPN) 11 11 11 8 11 12
19   Gionis (GRE) 11 11 11 11 19   Gionis (GRE) 9 12 5 8 6
4   Mizutani (JPN) 11 10 11 11 11

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
3   Ovtcharov (GER) 8 11 11 7 11 9 11
21   Li Ping (QAT) 13 11 13 11 21   Li Ping (QAT) 11 4 9 11 5 11 9
48   Pattantyús (HUN) 11 3 11 3 3   Ovtcharov (GER) 31 12 11 11 11
35   Tokič (SLO) 9 11 11 9 11 11 35   Tokič (SLO) 33 10 4 5 7
30   Wang Zy (POL) 11 9 6 11 5 3 35   Tokič (SLO) 11 10 11 11 11
14   Apolónia (POR) 6 12 6 7 8
3   Ovtcharov (GER) 11 7 17 11 2 12
7   Samsonov (BLR) 8 11 19 4 11 14
15   Gaćina (CRO) 11 10 9 8 11 8
26   Gao (SIN) 7 6 11 3 11 11 8 38   Drinkhall (GBR) 8 12 11 11 5 11
38   Drinkhall (GBR) 11 11 3 11 9 9 11 38   Drinkhall (GBR) 9 6 8 17 11 8
70   Wang J (CGO) 6 11 3 5 6 7   Samsonov (BLR) 11 11 11 15 7 11
20   Karlsson (SWE) 11 8 11 11 11 20   Karlsson (SWE) 11 7 11 5 7 8
7   Samsonov (BLR) 9 11 8 11 11 11

Section 4 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
6   Wong C T (HKG) 11 11 11 11
29   Li (TUR) 7 9 7 4 41   Wang (CAN) 9 8 5 9
41   Wang (CAN) 11 11 11 11 6   Wong C T (HKG) 11 6 11 11 10 4 8
54   Toriola (NGR) 11 5 7 11 6 1 17   Niwa (JPN) 6 11 8 5 12 11 11
17   Niwa (JPN) 9 11 11 4 11 11 17   Niwa (JPN) 11 11 11 4 11
16   Fegerl (AUT) 7 8 9 11 5
17   Niwa (JPN) 11 4 7 7 4
2   Zhang J (CHN) 5 11 11 11 11
12   Lee S-s (KOR) 11 11 11 12 10 6 11
23   Lebesson (FRA) 4 11 8 11 11 9 10 50   Crișan (ROU) 9 13 5 10 12 11 13
50   Crișan (ROU) 11 4 11 9 7 11 12 50   Crișan (ROU) 8 9 12 5
45   He Zw (ESP) 3 9 11 8 11 9 2   Zhang J (CHN) 11 11 14 11
25   Chen C-a (TPE) 11 11 9 11 8 11 25   Chen C-a (TPE) 5 11 10 7
2   Zhang J (CHN) 11 13 12 11

Preliminary rounds edit

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
42  Oláh (FIN)111171111
53  Chen F (SIN)481196
43  Jančařík (CZE)112116119
63  Kenjaev (UZB)8111311811
62  Aguirre (PAR)1311141134  Dyjas (POL)11111111
66  Powell (AUS)11712962  Aguirre (PAR)5997
55  Madrid (MEX)1111111133  Wang Y (SVK)111111511
69  Shing (VAN)894155  Madrid (MEX)886116

Section 2 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
52  Ni Alamian (IRI)11711111246  Ionescu (ROU)111111911
65  Jha (USA)311791052  Ni Alamian (IRI)769114
59  Afanador (PUR)81211911111137  O Assar (EGY)7913111111
67  Saka (CGO)1110911139759  Afanador (PUR)111111994
36  Calderano (BRA)11111111
58  Pereira (CUB)6774
39  Ghosh (IND)8614611
57  Tanviriyavechakul (THA)1111121113

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
48  Pattantyús (HUN)111171111
56  Gerassimenko (KAZ)991179
35  Tokič (SLO)117111111
51  No Alamian (IRI)811459
49  Karakašević (SRB)11101111101138  Drinkhall (GBR)1012111111
68  Yan (AUS)8128912349  Karakašević (SRB)1210885
60  K Assar (EGY)911913411340  Tsuboi (BRA)79411
70  Wang J (CGO)11911111181170  Wang J (CGO)11111113

Section 4 edit

First round
41  Wang (CAN)6139111111
61  Campos (CUB)111111456
47  Prokopcov (CZE)11681188
54  Toriola (NGR)8111191111
44  Kamal (IND)8121168
50  Crișan (ROU)111491111
45  He Zw (ESP)1171181111
64  Feng Yj (USA)61171194

References edit

  1. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Men's Singles Seeding List" (PDF). ITTF. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

External links edit