Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The women's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 24 July to 29 July 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Women's singles
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Date24–29 July 2021
Competitors70 from 44 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chen Meng  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sun Yingsha  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mima Ito  Japan
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Qualification edit

Schedule edit

Legend
P Preliminary round ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals F Final
Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29
P ¼ ½ F

Seeds edit

The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.[1][2]

  1.   Chen Meng (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
  2.   Sun Yingsha (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
  3.   Mima Ito (JPN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  4.   Cheng I-ching (TPE) (third round)
  5.   Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) (quarterfinals)
  6.   Feng Tianwei (SGP) (fourth round)
  7.   Jeon Ji-hee (KOR) (quarterfinals)
  8.   Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) (quarterfinals)
  9.   Adriana Díaz (PUR) (third round)
  10.   Sofia Polcanova (AUT) (fourth round)
  11.   Petrissa Solja (GER) (third round)
  12.   Han Ying (GER) (quarterfinals)
  13.   Chen Szu-yu (TPE) (fourth round)
  14.   Bernadette Szőcs (ROU) (third round)
  15.   Elizabeta Samara (ROU) (third round)
  16.   Britt Eerland (NED) (fourth round)

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

  1.   Minnie Soo Wai Yam (HKG) (second round)
  2.   Lily Zhang (USA) (third round)
  3.   Dina Meshref (EGY) (third round)
  4.   Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) (second round)
  5.   Zhang Mo (CAN) (fourth round)
  6.   Suthasini Sawettabut (THA) (fourth round)
  7.   Bruna Takahashi (BRA) (second round)
  8.   Ni Xialian (LUX) (second round)
  9.   Xiaoxin Yang (MON) (third round)
  10.   Yu Mengyu (SGP) (semifinals, fourth place)
  11.   Polina Mikhaylova (ROC) (second round)
  12.   Li Qian (POL) (second round)
  13.   Hana Matelová (CZE) (second round)
  14.   Georgina Póta (HUN) (second round)
  15.   Barbora Balážová (SVK) (second round)
  16.   Fu Yu (POR) (third round)

Draw edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Gold medal match
                  
1   Chen Meng (CHN) 11 11 11 11
26   Yu Mengyu (SGP) 6 8 7 6
1   Chen Meng (CHN)   9 11 11 5 11 11
2   Sun Yingsha (CHN)   11 6 4 11 4 9
3   Mima Ito (JPN) 3 9 6 4
2   Sun Yingsha (CHN) 11 11 11 11 Bronze medal match
26   Yu Mengyu (SGP) 11 8 7 7 6
3   Mima Ito (JPN)   6 11 11 11 11

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
1   Chen M (CHN) 11 11 11 11
30   G Póta (HUN) 9 12 7 11 9 48   R Moret (SUI) 3 6 2 7
48   R Moret (SUI) 11 14 11 7 11 1   Chen M (CHN) 11 11 11 9 11
21   Zhang M (CAN) 6 6 9 11 5
11   P Solja (GER) 7 5 11 6 11 11 3
21   Zhang M (CAN) 7 9 14 12 11 3 11 21   Zhang M (CAN) 11 11 9 11 6 8 11
33   Y Noskova (ROC) 11 11 12 10 6 11 8 1   Chen M (CHN) 6 6 11 11 11 11
8   Doo H K (HKG) 11 11 6 9 1 8
16   B Eerland (NED) 9 3 7 11 11 11 11
19   D Meshref (EGY) 15 10 11 11 7 13 19   D Meshref (EGY) 11 11 11 6 5 8 7
47   N Partyka (POL) 13 12 9 4 11 11 16   B Eerland (NED) 13 5 8 9 8
8   Doo H K (HKG) 11 11 11 11 11
8   Doo H K (HKG) 12 11 8 8 11 11
24   Ni XL (LUX) 11 17 11 7 8 11 5 44   Shin YB (KOR) 10 5 11 11 4 6
44   Shin YB (KOR) 2 19 5 11 11 8 11

Section 2 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
5   K Ishikawa (JPN) 11 5 11 6 11 11
29   H Matelová (CZE) 11 5 6 11 8 8 49   O Paranang (THA) 5 11 4 11 4 8
49   O Paranang (THA) 9 11 11 9 11 11 5   K Ishikawa (JPN) 11 11 12 11
10   S Polcanova (AUT) 8 8 10 9
10   S Polcanova (AUT) 11 11 11 11
20   M Pesotska (UKR) 11 11 7 10 11 5 7 34   M Batra (IND) 8 2 5 7
34   M Batra (IND) 4 4 11 12 8 11 11 5   K Ishikawa (JPN) 11 5 12 6 2
26   Yu MY (SGP) 8 11 14 11 11
14   B Szőcs (ROU) 4 11 11 9 8 3
31   B Balážová (SVK) 9 6 9 7 68   Ju Liu (USA) 11 6 6 11 11 11
68   Ju Liu (USA) 11 11 11 11 68   Ju Liu (USA) 9 9 9 11 11 8
26   Yu MY (SGP) 11 11 11 8 6 11
4   Cheng I-c (TPE) 5 9 10 6
26   Yu MY (SGP) 11 11 11 11 26   Yu MY (SGP) 11 11 12 11
35   Shao JN (POR) 3 2 8 9

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
3   M Ito (JPN) 11 5 11 11 11
32   F Yu (POR) 11 11 11 11 32   F Yu (POR) 9 11 5 4 5
52   S Mukherjee (IND) 3 3 5 5 3   M Ito (JPN) 11 11 11 11
22   S Sawettabut (THA) 7 6 9 7
15   E Samara (ROU) 7 6 11 8 2
22   S Sawettabut (THA) 11 11 11 11 22   S Sawettabut (THA) 11 11 4 11 11
42   M P Vega (CHI) 5 4 3 3 3   M Ito (JPN) 11 11 12 11
7   Jeon J-h (KOR) 5 1 10 6
9   A Díaz (PUR) 9 4 9 9
27   P Mikhaylova (ROC) 11 11 8 5 6 11 5 55   Liu J (AUT) 11 11 11 11
55   Liu J (AUT) 8 7 11 11 11 8 11 55   Liu J (AUT) 1 12 3 3 4
7   Jeon J-h (KOR) 11 10 11 11 11
7   Jeon J-h (KOR) 12 11 8 11 8 8 11
23   B Takahashi (BRA) 8 7 6 8 46   Yuan JN (FRA) 10 4 11 9 11 11 4
46   Yuan JN (FRA) 11 11 11 11

Section 4 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
6   Feng TW (SGP) 8 12 11 11 11
17   M Soo W Y (HKG) 11 6 8 8 11 9 43   M Xiao (ESP) 11 10 5 2 4
43   M Xiao (ESP) 7 11 11 11 8 11 6   Feng TW (SGP) 11 7 9 11 8
12   Han Y (GER) 13 11 11 8 11
12   Han Y (GER) 11 11 11 11
28   Li Q (POL) 7 6 11 12 4 4 58   J F Lay (AUS) 9 9 7 8
58   J F Lay (AUS) 11 11 5 10 11 11 12   Han Y (GER) 8 3 8 6
2   Sun YS (CHN) 11 11 11 11
13   Chen S-y (TPE) 11 11 11 12
18   L Zhang (USA) 13 11 11 11 11 18   L Zhang (USA) 8 7 6 10
60   O Edem (NGR) 15 2 2 8 6 13   Chen S-y (TPE) 6 12 3 10
2   Sun YS (CHN) 11 14 11 12
2   Sun YS (CHN) 11 11 11 11
25   XX Yang (MON) 11 6 11 11 11 25   XX Yang (MON) 6 5 5 3
66   P Trifonova (BUL) 3 11 5 4 0

Preliminary rounds edit

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
48  R Moret (SUI)1161171114
56  J Yamada (BRA)611411612
33  Y Noskova (ROC)1263111111
63  P Pavade (FRA)101111799
47  N Partyka (POL)11111111
62  M Bromley (AUS)3557
64  S Yee (FIJ)51136844  Shin YB (KOR)11111112
67  C Edghill (GUY)11411111167  C Edghill (GUY)78110

Section 2 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
37  M Díaz (PUR)11687
49  O Paranang (THA)13111111
34  M Batra (IND)11111211
51  T-T Ho (GBR)76109
53  O Oshonaike (NGR)73413445  G Dvorak (ESP)911558
68  Ju Liu (USA)111111111168  Ju Liu (USA)114111111
35  Shao JN (POR)891011111111
57  C Källberg (SWE)1111126586

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
39  L Bergström (SWE)1191311395
52  S Mukherjee (IND)511119111111
61  F Garci (TUN)116106742  M P Vega (CHI)11111111
69  B-E Batmunkh (MGL)51112111169  B-E Batmunkh (MGL)8947
55  Liu J (AUT)1111111138  H Haponova (UKR)41111435
70  H Zaza (SYR)493555  Liu J (AUT)1166111111
46  Yuan JN (FRA)11111111
50  Y Abdel Razek (EGY)3556

Section 4 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
43  M Xiao (ESP)111111711
59  A Lavrova (KAZ)964113
58  J F Lay (AUS)1111111440  D Vivarelli (ITA)7114102
65  D Fonseca (CUB)5751258  J F Lay (AUS)115111211
36  D Madarász (HUN)899114
60  O Edem (NGR)111111911
54  S Hanffou (CMR)118651041  S De Nutte (LUX)11611111098
66  P Trifonova (BUL)81111111266  P Trifonova (BUL)61148121111

References edit

  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Table Tennis Sport Specific Information" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Women's Singles Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

External links edit