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Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23.

Table tennis – Men's singles
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
DateAugust 19 to August 23, 2008
Competitors77 from 44 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ma Lin  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wang Hao  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wang Liqin  China
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Dimitrij Ovtcharov met Ko Lai Chak in the fourth round
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

77 athletes from 44 countries took part in the men's singles event. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists. The top 16 seeds in the tournament received a bye to the third round. Seeds 17 through 32 received a bye to the second round, seeds 33 to 51 received a bye to the first round and seeds 52 to 77 contested the preliminary round.

Qualification edit

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Schedule edit

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).[1]

Dates Start time Round
August 19 10:00 Preliminary round
13:00 First round
14:30
18:45
20:15
August 20 11:00 Second round
14:00
19:00
22:00
August 21 12:00 Third round
20:00 Fourth round
August 22 13:30 Quarterfinals
August 23 10:00 Semifinals
19:30 Bronze medal match
20:30 Gold medal match

Seeds edit

Seeds for the draw of the Olympics were based on the ITTF world ranking list published on July 1, 2008.[2][3] The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.

  1.   Wang Hao (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
  2.   Ma Lin (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
  3.   Wang Liqin (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  4.   Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) (fourth round)
  5.   Timo Boll (GER) (fourth round)
  6.   Ryu Seung-min (KOR) (third round)
  7.   Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) (third round)
  8.   Li Ching (HKG) (fourth round)
  9.   Cheung Yuk (HKG) (third round)
  10.   Gao Ning (SIN) (third round)
  11.   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) (fourth round)
  12.   Oh Sang-eun (KOR) (quarterfinals)
  13.   Werner Schlager (AUT) (fourth round)
  14.   Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) (fourth round)
  15.   Kan Yo (JPN) (fourth round)
  16.   Michael Maze (DEN) (third round)

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

  2.   Adrian Crișan (ROU) (third round)
  3.   Jun Mizutani (JPN) (third round)
  4.   Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) (second round)
  5.   Yoon Jae-young (KOR) (third round)
  6.   Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) (second round)
  7.   Alexei Smirnov (RUS) (third round)
  8.   Ko Lai Chak (HKG) (quarterfinals)
  9.   Zoran Primorac (CRO) (quarterfinals)
  10.   Jörgen Persson (SWE) (Semifinals, fourth place)
  11.   Yang Zi (SIN) (fourth round)
  12.   He Zhiwen (ESP) (second round)
  13.   Chen Weixing (AUT) (third round)
  14.   Christian Süß (GER) (third round)
  15.   Bojan Tokič (SLO) (third round)
  16.   Tan Ruiwu (CRO) (quarterfinals)
  17.   Petr Korbel (CZE) (second round)

Draw edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Gold medal match
                  
1   Wang Hao (CHN) 11 11 9 11 11
25   Jörgen Persson (SWE) 9 9 11 7 9
1   Wang Hao (CHN)   9 9 11 7 9
2   Ma Lin (CHN)   11 11 6 11 11
3   Wang Liqin (CHN) 5 9 9 12 11 8
2   Ma Lin (CHN) 11 11 11 10 3 11 Bronze medal match
25   Jörgen Persson (SWE) 11 2 5 9
3   Wang Liqin (CHN)   13 11 11 11

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
1   Wang H (CHN) 11 11 11 11
28   Chen W (AUT) 11 14 11 8 12 28   Chen W (AUT) 7 7 5 5
47   Achanta SK (IND) 5 12 2 11 10 1   Wang H (CHN) 11 9 11 11 11
15   Y Kan (JPN) 6 11 8 5 4
15   Y Kan (JPN) 9 11 11 14 17
22   A Smirnov (RUS) 11 5 11 14 11 22   A Smirnov (RUS) 11 8 9 12 15
64   Doan KQ (VIE) 3 11 4 12 8 1   Wang H (CHN) 11 8 11 11 11
23   Ko LC (HKG) 7 11 6 7 9
11   D Ovtcharov (GER) 8 7 11 11 11 10 11
17   A Crisan (ROU) 11 11 11 9 11 17   A Crisan (ROU) 11 11 7 9 6 12 8
41   Lin J (DOM) 4 2 7 11 6 11   D Ovtcharov (GER) 4 7 4 11 1
23   Ko LC (HKG) 11 11 11 1 11
6   Ryu S-m (KOR) 7 8 6 11 11 10
23   Ko LC (HKG) 11 7 11 10 11 4 11 23   Ko LC (HKG) 11 11 11 4 5 12
38   P Gionis (GRE) 5 11 4 12 8 11 4

Section 2 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
7   Chuang C-y (TPE) 12 11 8 11 11 7 10
26   Yang Z (SIN) 11 6 2 11 11 11 26   Yang Z (SIN) 14 7 11 7 5 11 12
48   M Freitas (POR) 4 11 11 3 9 6 26   Yang Z (SIN) 7 7 11 11 7 6
24   Z Primorac (CRO) 11 11 4 8 11 11
16   M Maze (DEN) 8 11 10 12 7 11
24   Z Primorac (CRO) 12 11 6 11 5 11 24   Z Primorac (CRO) 11 9 12 10 11 13
34   R Gardos (AUT) 10 8 11 5 11 9 24   Z Primorac (CRO) 11 6 8 12 9
25   J Persson (SWE) 7 11 11 14 11
9   Cheung Y (HKG) 9 7 4 11 2
25   J Persson (SWE) 11 8 12 8 11 11 25   J Persson (SWE) 11 11 11 9 11
37   A Karakašević (SRB) 8 11 10 11 8 7 25   J Persson (SWE) 7 8 11 11 11 12 11
4   V Samsonov (BLR) 11 11 9 13 7 10 9
4   V Samsonov (BLR) 15 11 11 11
29   C Süß (GER) 11 4 11 11 11 29   C Süß (GER) 13 6 9 4
49   J Jakab (HUN) 7 11 8 8 8

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
3   Wang L (CHN) 11 11 11 11
32   P Korbel (CZE) 9 9 11 4 12 8 33   L Błaszczyk (POL) 2 6 7 8
33   L Błaszczyk (POL) 11 11 7 11 10 11 3   Wang L (CHN) 11 11 11 11
13   W Schlager (AUT) 6 4 8 2
13   W Schlager (AUT) 10 11 6 11 9 11 11
20   Yoon J-y (KOR) 4 7 11 10 11 11 11 20   Yoon J-y (KOR) 12 8 11 4 11 6 8
62   W Henzell (AUS) 11 11 9 12 5 7 4 3   Wang L (CHN) 11 11 11 11
31   Tan R (CRO) 7 5 8 8
10   Gao N (SIN) 6 12 4 7
31   Tan R (CRO) 7 11 11 11 11 31   Tan R (CRO) 11 14 11 11
43   S Kishikawa (JPN) 11 9 4 4 3 31   Tan R (CRO) 9 11 10 11 13 11
8   Li C (HKG) 11 6 12 8 11 5
8   Li C (HKG) 11 11 11 9 11
27   He ZW (ESP) 9 11 11 7 10 8 53   Jang S-m (PRK) 4 9 8 11 8
53   Jang S-m (PRK) 11 8 9 11 12 11

Section 4 edit

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
5   T Boll (GER) 13 11 11 10 11
19   Chiang P-l (TPE) 7 11 8 11 4 10 52   Kim H-b (PRK) 11 3 4 12 8
52   Kim H-b (PRK) 11 8 11 7 11 12 5   T Boll (GER) 9 4 9 11 4
12   Oh S-e (KOR) 11 11 11 8 11
12   Oh S-e (KOR) 12 15 11 11 9 9 11
21   J-M Saive (BEL) 8 7 11 11 3 10 56   S Toriola (NGR) 14 13 6 5 11 11 7
56   S Toriola (NGR) 11 11 8 9 11 12 12   Oh S-e (KOR) 3 5 9 10
2   Ma L (CHN) 11 11 11 12
14   K Kreanga (GRE) 9 11 11 11 11
18   J Mizutani (JPN) 11 7 15 7 8 11 11 18   J Mizutani (JPN) 11 9 4 8 3
35   D Eloi (FRA) 9 11 13 11 11 8 1 14   K Kreanga (GRE) 5 5 3 7
2   Ma L (CHN) 11 11 11 11
2   Ma L (CHN) 11 11 11 9 11
30   B Tokič (SLO) 14 6 5 11 11 8 11 30   B Tokič (SLO) 5 6 8 11 5
55   M Bobocica (ITA) 12 11 11 8 9 11 6

Preliminary rounds edit

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
59  A Carneros (ESP)111211981147  Achanta SK (IND)6121191111
74  A Massaad (EGY)91081111859  A Carneros (ESP)111081167
64  Doan KQ (VIE)1111121136  C Legout (FRA)127611912
73  D Zalcberg (AUS)8710564  Doan KQ (VIE)10111161114
41  Lin J (DOM)213111112
50  T Apolonia (POR)11114510
63  G Tsuboi (BRA)11111011791238  P Gionis (GRE)11111111
68  P Peter-Paul (CAN)7612711111063  G Tsuboi (BRA)7355

Section 2 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
61  E-S Lashin (EGY)1191111131748  M Freitas (POR)1011111111
65  P Tabachnik (ARG)411134111561  E-S Lashin (EGY)124886
34  R Gardos (AUT)68911111111
51  Ri C-g (PRK)1111119159
57  C Zeng (TUR)1011118121137  A Karakašević (SRB)111311911
66  M Merotohun (NGR)12581110957  C Zeng (TUR)8117111
39  P Chila (FRA)1112117189
49  J Jakab (HUN)710911111111

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
60  Kou L (UKR)11986933  L Błaszczyk (POL)11111311
71  S Saka (CGO)51111111171  S Saka (CGO)93112
62  W Henzell (AUS)81111111140  J Lundqvist (SWE)1391111103
76  I Khourta (ALG)11325862  W Henzell (AUS)1511851211
58  Zhang P (CAN)1111121143  S Kishikawa (JPN)1191181111
70  D St Louis (TRI)6710458  Zhang P (CAN)91161159
53  Jang S-m (PRK)1111111146  Liu S (ARG)911114911
77  M Aguirre (PAR)738353  Jang S-m (PRK)1195111113

Section 4 edit

Preliminary roundFirst round
52  Kim H-b (PRK)119611111144  T Monteiro (BRA)696115
69  I Al-Hasan (KUW)7111159952  Kim H-b (PRK)111111711
56  S Toriola (NGR)8112119111142  J Monteiro (POR)1177119117
67  D Zhuang (USA)118116117856  S Toriola (NGR)51111511911
54  A Saleh (EGY)111110111135  D Eloi (FRA)714118111111
75  K Davis (AUS)76127854  A Saleh (EGY)1116811786
55  M Bobocica (ITA)1110119111245  F Kuzmin (RUS)7115710
72  A Norouzi (IRI)71261141055  M Bobocica (ITA)113111112

References edit

  1. ^ "The 29th Olympic Games Table Tennis Competition Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Competition Format and Specific Regulations" (PDF). ITTF. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). ITTF. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2011.

External links edit

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