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
Venue	Durban International Convention Centre[1]
Location	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dates	20–28 May
Medalists
Fan Zhendong    China   Wang Chuqin    China   Liang Jingkun    China   Ma Long    China
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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

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

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

• r = Retired
• w/o = Walkover

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

	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

	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

Section 5

	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

	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

	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

	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

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.