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2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles competition of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 23 to 29 November 2021.[1]

Men's singles
at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center
LocationHouston, United States
Dates23–29 November
Final score11–6, 11–9, 11–7, 11–8
Medalists
gold medal Fan Zhendong   China
silver medal Truls Möregårdh   Sweden
bronze medal Liang Jingkun   China
bronze medal Timo Boll   Germany
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Ma Long was the three-time defending champion, but did not compete in this year's tournament.

Fan Zhendong won the title after defeating Truls Möregårdh 11–6, 11–9, 11–7, 11–8.

Seeds edit

Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 November 2021.[2][3][4]

  1.   Fan Zhendong (champion)
  2.   Tomokazu Harimoto (second round)
  3.   Hugo Calderano (quarterfinals)
  4.   Lin Yun-ju (third round)
  5.   Lin Gaoyuan (quarterfinals)
  6.   Liang Jingkun (semifinals)
  7.   Mattias Falck (second round)
  8.   Timo Boll (semifinals)
  9.   Jang Woo-jin (first round)
  10.   Patrick Franziska (third round)
  11.   Liam Pitchford (fourth round)
  12.   Wang Chuqin (fourth round)
  13.   Quadri Aruna (quarterfinals)
  14.   Simon Gauzy (third round)
  15.   Koki Niwa (second round)
  16.   Lee Sang-su (second round)
  17.   Wong Chun Ting (fourth round)
  18.   Darko Jorgić (fourth round)
  19.   Marcos Freitas (second round)
  20.   Chuang Chih-yuan (second round)
  21.   Robert Gardos (second round)
  22.   Kristian Karlsson (fourth round)
  23.   Omar Assar (first round)
  24.   Sharath Kamal (first round)
  25.   Kanak Jha (quarterfinals)
  26.   Jonathan Groth (third round)
  27.   Tomislav Pucar (third round)
  28.   Yang Wang (fourth round, withdrawn)
  29.   Ruwen Filus (fourth round)
  30.   Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (third round)
  31.   Gustavo Tsuboi (second round)
  32.   Emmanuel Lebesson (third round)

Draw edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Fan Zhendong 8 11 11 11 11
5   Lin Gaoyuan 11 7 5 8 9 1   Fan Zhendong 11 11 11 8 13
6   Liang Jingkun 8 12 8 11 11 11 11 6   Liang Jingkun 5 4 9 11 11
3   Hugo Calderano 11 14 11 8 4 8 8 1   Fan Zhendong 11 11 11 11
  Truls Möregårdh 13 11 2 11 12 11   Truls Möregårdh 6 9 7 8
13   Quadri Aruna 11 8 11 4 14 7   Truls Möregårdh 8 8 11 11 10 11 11
8   Timo Boll 4 11 12 11 9 11 8   Timo Boll 11 11 6 8 12 8 5
25   Kanak Jha 11 5 10 7 11 7

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Fan 11 11 11 12
  Platonov 7 11 10 11 7 12 8   Hodaei 1 1 3 10
  Hodaei 11 9 12 9 11 10 11 1   Fan 11 11 11 11
  Walker 11 11 11 8 11 32   Lebesson 6 8 9 9
  González 8 4 8 11 4   Walker 4 13 6 11 8 6
  Kenjaev 11 2 6 6 10 32   Lebesson 11 11 11 5 11 11
32   Lebesson 6 11 11 11 12 1   Fan 11 11 11 11 8 11
21   Gardos 13 11 8 6 11 8 13 12   Wang 5 7 13 7 11 6
  Lind 11 8 11 11 5 11 11 21   Gardos 8 13 8 11 8
  Togami 11 11 11 11 11   Togami 11 15 11 4 11
  Polanský 4 7 13 8 7   Togami 7 10 5 4
  K. Assar 2 4 8 9 12   Wang 11 12 11 11
  Szudi 11 11 11 11   Szudi 5 4 2 2
  Lambiet 8 7 10 9 12   Wang 11 11 11 11
12   Wang 11 11 12 11

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   Niwa 11 11 11 11
  Ecseki 7 9 7 4 15   Niwa 8 11 11 15 9 4
  Habesohn 11 8 6 11 11 11   Habesohn 11 9 5 17 11 11
  Apolónia 7 11 11 8 7 7   Habesohn 8 10 6 11 7
  Kožul 13 1 4 11 17   Wong 11 12 11 3 11
  Morizono 15 11 11 13   Morizono 8 7 4 11 8
  Pryshchepa 11 0 3 12 4 3 17   Wong 11 11 11 6 11
17   Wong 6 11 11 10 11 11 17   Wong 6 8 10 11 7
27   Pucar 11 11 7 4 9 12 11 5   Lin 11 11 12 7 11
  Hwang 9 9 11 11 11 10 8 27   Pucar 11 11 11 11
  Anthony 6 11 11 8 12 9 6   Abiodun 7 6 8 6
  Abiodun 11 5 5 11 10 11 11 27   Pucar 3 7 6 6
  Källberg 11 11 11 11 5   Lin 11 11 11 11
  Jančařík 6 4 2 5   Källberg 7 11 6 9 14 15 4
5   Lin 11 9 11 11 12 13 11

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Liang 9 14 11 9 11 5 11
  Uda 6 9 1 11 9   Qiu 11 12 5 11 5 11 6
  Qiu 11 11 11 5 11 6   Liang 11 11 3 11 11
  Desai 9 7 7 4   Duda 8 9 11 9 6
  Duda 11 11 11 11   Duda 11 11 11 9 11
  Drinkhall 12 5 10 3 9 19   Freitas 9 9 9 11 4
19   Freitas 10 11 12 11 11 6   Liang 14 11 9 11 7 3 11
26   Groth 12 11 8 11 11 11   Pitchford 12 6 11 6 11 11 4
  Lam 10 7 11 8 5 26   Groth 11 11 14 11
  Kumar 7 12 6 11 7 11 10   Monteiro 6 3 12 7
  Monteiro 11 10 11 8 11 9 12 26   Groth 13 11 7 7 11 9
  Bobocica 11 6 10 7 11 11 9 11   Pitchford 11 13 11 11 7 11
  Robles 7 11 12 11 9 8 11   Robles 4 6 8 12 9
  Kou 7 13 6 7 11 11 11   Pitchford 11 11 11 10 11
11   Pitchford 11 11 11 11 7 13

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   Jang 8 11 17 8 5 11 10
  Skachkov 11 7 15 11 11 9 12   Skachkov 11 6 9 11 11 11
  Tanviriyavechakul 10 8 10 11   Pletea 9 11 11 7 7 5
  Pletea 12 11 12 13   Skachkov 12 7 11 6 11 5
  Jouti 10 7 10 8 18   Jorgić 14 11 7 11 4 11
  Lakatos 12 11 12 11   Lakatos 6 7 8 3
  Karakašević 7 6 5 9 18   Jorgić 11 11 11 11
18   Jorgić 11 11 11 11 18   Jorgić 11 6 3 11 2
24   Achanta 13 5 6 7 9 3   Calderano 8 11 11 13 11
  Nuytinck 11 11 11 11 11   Nuytinck 11 10 11 11 11
  Liao 9 11 4 3 2   Alamian 8 12 8 6 9
  Alamian 11 6 11 11 11   Nuytinck 6 8 11 11 7 11 5
  Monteiro 10 11 15 11 8 12 11 3   Calderano 11 11 6 8 11 7 11
  Afanador 11 7 13 3 11 14 8   Monteiro 11 4 5 2 6
3   Calderano 8 11 11 11 11

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Lin Y-j 11 11 11 11
  Persson 11 11 11 10 10 11   Persson 5 7 8 7
  Diaw 9 6 4 12 12 2 4   Lin Y-j 9 8 11 5 11 11 11
  Alto 11 12 11 11   Lim 11 11 8 11 6 8 13
  Zhang 3 10 4 5   Alto 9 14 6 4 8
  Lim 11 11 11 11 11   Lim 11 12 11 11 11
23   O. Assar 9 13 4 8 7   Lim 11 15 11 8 2 5 6
20   Chuang 11 11 12 11   Möregårdh 6 13 9 11 11 11 11
  Serdaroglu 3 7 10 6 20   Chuang 12 10 5 7 11 11 8
  Möregårdh 11 12 11 14   Möregårdh 10 12 11 11 3 3 11
  Saleh 3 10 5 12   Möregårdh 3 11 11 11 9 10 13
  Hazin 16 11 11 7 11 10   Franziska 11 7 8 6 11 12 11
  Aguirre 14 7 5 11 8   Hazin 5 3 5 7
  Pištej 7 5 6 6 10   Franziska 11 11 11 11
10   Franziska 11 11 11 11

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   Aruna 14 11 11 11
  Khanin 12 6 6 5 13   Aruna 6 11 11 11 3 11
  Lamadrid 5 8 11 8 12   Ishiy 11 6 6 5 11 7
  Ishiy 11 11 9 11 14 13   Aruna 11 7 13 11 4 11 11
  Miño 30   Gnanasekaran 9 11 15 3 11 9 7
  Sidorenko w/o   Sidorenko 9 9 8 6
  Zhmudenko 2 9 4 3 30   Gnanasekaran 11 11 11 11
30   Gnanasekaran 11 11 11 11 13   Aruna 11 5 13 5 6 11 11
22   Karlsson 11 9 11 7 11 5 11 22   Karlsson 9 11 11 11 11 8 6
  Ho 6 11 8 11 7 11 5 22   Karlsson 9 7 16 11 11 11
  Badowski 11 11 6 11 11   Badowski 11 11 14 7 6 0
  Chen 5 6 11 4 8 22   Karlsson 5 12 11 11 7 11
  Cassin 11 4 11 11 12   Cassin 11 10 7 8 11 3
  Madrid 8 11 6 4 10   Cassin 7 6 11 17 12 8 11
7   Falck 11 11 5 15 10 11 7

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Boll 11 11 11 5 12
  Stoyanov 11 10 6 8   Zhou 8 6 8 11 10
  Zhou 13 12 11 11 8   Boll 11 11 11 11
  Mutti 8 9 11 4 6   Pang 4 7 5 5
  Pang 11 11 8 11 11   Pang 8 11 11 13 9 11
  Omotayo 10 10 8 6 31   Tsuboi 11 7 7 11 11 8
31   Tsuboi 12 12 11 11 8   Boll w/o
28   Wang 11 11 11 11 28   Wang
  Ionescu 8 7 5 2 28   Wang 11 10 11 9 11 11
  Devos 7 11 13 9 9 11 7   Oláh 4 12 7 11 6 9
  Oláh 11 4 11 11 11 9 11 28   Wang 7 11 11 11 11 11
  Geraldo 7 13 12 11 11 11 14   Gauzy 11 13 9 7 9 9
  Majoros 11 11 14 5 7 8   Geraldo 11 9 11 4 11 11 7
  Cifuentes 7 6 10 12 7 14   Gauzy 9 11 9 11 8 13 11
14   Gauzy 11 11 12 10 11

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Lee 11 11 12 11
  Sgouropoulos 4 3 10 7 16   Lee 8 5 9 8
  Sipos 5 4 9 9   Allegro 11 11 11 11
  Allegro 11 11 11 11   Allegro 7 11 13 7 9 6
  Feng 11 11 8 5 16 11 7 25   Jha 11 6 11 11 11 11
  Gaćina 7 5 11 11 18 9 11   Gaćina 5 9 9 10
  An 9 12 11 8 9 11 7 25   Jha 11 11 11 12
25   Jha 11 10 5 11 11 5 11 25   Jha 11 11 3 11 11
29   Filus 14 11 11 11 29   Filus 8 8 11 9 2
  Szőcs 12 4 6 2 29   Filus 11 11 11 11
  Akkuzu 11 11 11 9 11   Akkuzu 5 6 8 7
  Kherouf 4 7 5 11 4 29   Filus 14 11 11 11
  Kojić 11 9 6 0 11 6   Dyjas 12 4 6 2
  Dyjas 7 11 11 11 7 11   Dyjas 7 11 7 11 6 11 11
2   Harimoto 11 5 11 6 11 8 9

References edit

  1. ^ "General Schedule" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 World Table Tennis Championships Playing System" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Player List". WTT. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Top 32 Seeds" (PDF). ittf.com. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

External links edit

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