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
Venue	Peking University Gymnasium
Date	August 19 to August 23, 2008
Competitors	77 from 44 nations
Medalists
Ma Lin  China Wang Hao  China 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

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

Schedule

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

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.

17.  Adrian Crișan (ROU) (third round)
18.  Jun Mizutani (JPN) (third round)
19.  Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) (second round)
20.  Yoon Jae-young (KOR) (third round)
21.  Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) (second round)
22.  Alexei Smirnov (RUS) (third round)
23.  Ko Lai Chak (HKG) (quarterfinals)
24.  Zoran Primorac (CRO) (quarterfinals)
25.  Jörgen Persson (SWE) (Semifinals, fourth place)
26.  Yang Zi (SIN) (fourth round)
27.  He Zhiwen (ESP) (second round)
28.  Chen Weixing (AUT) (third round)
29.  Christian Süß (GER) (third round)
30.  Bojan Tokič (SLO) (third round)
31.  Tan Ruiwu (CRO) (quarterfinals)
32.  Petr Korbel (CZE) (second round)

Draw

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

Top half

Section 1

	Preliminary round											First round
	59	A Carneros (ESP)	11	12	11	9	8	11				47	Achanta SK (IND)	6	12	11	9	11	11
	74	A Massaad (EGY)	9	10	8	11	11	8				59	A Carneros (ESP)	11	10	8	11	6	7
	64	Doan KQ (VIE)	11	11	12	11						36	C Legout (FRA)	12	7	6	11	9	12
	73	D Zalcberg (AUS)	8	7	10	5						64	Doan KQ (VIE)	10	11	11	6	11	14
												41	Lin J (DOM)	2	13	11	11	12
												50	T Apolonia (POR)	11	11	4	5	10
	63	G Tsuboi (BRA)	11	11	10	11	7	9	12			38	P Gionis (GRE)	11	11	11	11
	68	P Peter-Paul (CAN)	7	6	12	7	11	11	10			63	G Tsuboi (BRA)	7	3	5	5

Section 2

	Preliminary round											First round
	61	E-S Lashin (EGY)	11	9	11	11	13	17				48	M Freitas (POR)	10	11	11	11	11
	65	P Tabachnik (ARG)	4	11	13	4	11	15				61	E-S Lashin (EGY)	12	4	8	8	6
												34	R Gardos (AUT)	6	8	9	11	11	11	11
												51	Ri C-g (PRK)	11	11	11	9	1	5	9
	57	C Zeng (TUR)	10	11	11	8	12	11				37	A Karakašević (SRB)	11	13	11	9	11
	66	M Merotohun (NGR)	12	5	8	11	10	9				57	C Zeng (TUR)	8	11	7	11	1
												39	P Chila (FRA)	11	12	11	7	1	8	9
												49	J Jakab (HUN)	7	10	9	11	11	11	11

Bottom half

Section 3

	Preliminary round											First round
	60	Kou L (UKR)	11	9	8	6	9					33	L Błaszczyk (POL)	11	11	13	11
	71	S Saka (CGO)	5	11	11	11	11					71	S Saka (CGO)	9	3	11	2
	62	W Henzell (AUS)	8	11	11	11	11					40	J Lundqvist (SWE)	13	9	11	11	10	3
	76	I Khourta (ALG)	11	3	2	5	8					62	W Henzell (AUS)	15	11	8	5	12	11
	58	Zhang P (CAN)	11	11	12	11						43	S Kishikawa (JPN)	11	9	11	8	11	11
	70	D St Louis (TRI)	6	7	10	4						58	Zhang P (CAN)	9	11	6	11	5	9
	53	Jang S-m (PRK)	11	11	11	11						46	Liu S (ARG)	9	11	11	4	9	11
	77	M Aguirre (PAR)	7	3	8	3						53	Jang S-m (PRK)	11	9	5	11	11	13

Section 4

	Preliminary round											First round
	52	Kim H-b (PRK)	11	9	6	11	11	11				44	T Monteiro (BRA)	6	9	6	11	5
	69	I Al-Hasan (KUW)	7	11	11	5	9	9				52	Kim H-b (PRK)	11	11	11	7	11
	56	S Toriola (NGR)	8	11	2	11	9	11	11			42	J Monteiro (POR)	11	7	7	11	9	11	7
	67	D Zhuang (USA)	11	8	11	6	11	7	8			56	S Toriola (NGR)	5	11	11	5	11	9	11
	54	A Saleh (EGY)	11	11	10	11	11					35	D Eloi (FRA)	7	14	11	8	11	11	11
	75	K Davis (AUS)	7	6	12	7	8					54	A Saleh (EGY)	11	16	8	11	7	8	6
	55	M Bobocica (ITA)	11	10	11	9	11	12				45	F Kuzmin (RUS)	7	11	5	7	10
	72	A Norouzi (IRI)	7	12	6	11	4	10				55	M Bobocica (ITA)	11	3	11	11	12