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 | |
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| Venue | Peking University Gymnasium |
| Date | August 19 to August 23, 2008 |
| Competitors | 77 from 44 nations |
| Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Teams | men | women |
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.
Competition schedule
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Round |
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| 10:00 | 13:00 | Men's Singles | Preliminary Round |
| 13:45 | 14:30 | Men's Singles | First Round |
| 15:15 | 16:00 | Men's Singles | First Round |
| 18:45 | 19:30 | Men's Singles | First Round |
| 20:15 | 21:00 | Men's Singles | First Round |
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | 12:00 | Men's Singles | Second Round |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | Men's Singles | Second Round |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | Men's Singles | Second Round |
| 22:00 | 23:00 | Men's Singles | Second Round |
Thursday, August 21, 2008
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Men's Singles | Third Round |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Men's Singles | Third Round |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | Men's Singles | Third Round |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | Men's Singles | Third Round |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | Men's Singles | Fourth Round |
| 21:00 | 22:00 | Men's Singles | Fourth Round |
Friday, August 22, 2008
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:30 | 14:30 | Men's Singles | Quarterfinal |
| 14:30 | 15:30 | Men's Singles | Quarterfinal |
| 15:30 | 16:30 | Men's Singles | Quarterfinal |
| 16:30 | 17:30 | Men's Singles | Quarterfinal |
Saturday, August 23, 2008
| Start Time | End Time | Event | Round |
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| 10:00 | 11:00 | Men's Singles | Semifinal |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | Men's Singles | Semifinal |
| 19:30 | 20:30 | Men's Singles | Bronze Medal |
| 20:30 | 21:30 | Men's Singles | Gold Medal |
Seeds
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Tournament Bracket
Preliminary Rounds
| Preliminary Round | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Alfredo Carneros (ESP) |
11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 |  Achanta Sharath Kamal (IND) |
6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |  Chen Weixing (AUT) |
11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 |  Wang Hao (CHN) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
 Adel Massaad (EGY) |
9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Alfredo Carneros (ESP) |
11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | Achanta Sharath Kamal (IND) |
5 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 10 | Chen Weixing (AUT) |
7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
 Doan Kien Quoc (VIE) |
11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |  Christophe Legout (FRA) |
12 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 |  Alexei Smirnov (RUS) |
11 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 15 |  Yo Kan (JPN) |
9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
 David Zalcberg (AUS) |
8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | Doan Kien Quoc (VIE) |
10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 | Doan Kien Quoc (VIE) |
3 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | Alexei Smirnov (RUS) |
11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Lin Ju (DOM) |
2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |  Adrian Crisan (ROU) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |  Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) |
8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Tiago Apolonia (POR) |
11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | Lin Ju (DOM) |
4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | Adrian Crisan (ROU) |
11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Gustavo Tsuboi (BRA) |
11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 |  Panagiotis Gionis (GRE) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |  Ko Lai Chak (HKG) |
11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ryu Seung Min (KOR) |
7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||
 Pradeeban Peter-Paul (CAN) |
7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Gustavo Tsuboi (BRA) |
7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Panagiotis Gionis (GRE) |
5 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 4 | Ko Lai Chak (HKG) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| El-Sayed Lashin (EGY) |
11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | Marcos Freitas (POR) |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |  Yang Zi (SIN) |
11 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 |  Chuang Chih-Yuan (TPE) |
12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
 Pablo Tabachnik (ARG) |
4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 15 | El-Sayed Lashin (EGY) |
12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Marcos Freitas (POR) |
4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 6 | Yang Zi (SIN) |
14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Robert Gardos (AUT) |
6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |  Zoran Primorac (CRO) |
12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 |  Michael Maze (DEN) |
8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ri Chol Guk (PRK) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | Robert Gardos (AUT) |
10 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | Zoran Primorac (CRO) |
11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cem Zeng (TUR) |
10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Aleksandar Karakašević (SRB) |
11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 |  Jörgen Persson (SWE) |
11 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Cheung Yuk (HKG) |
9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Monday Merotohun (NGR) |
12 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Cem Zeng (TUR) |
8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 1 | Aleksandar Karakašević (SRB) |
8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | Jörgen Persson (SWE) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Patrick Chila (FRA) |
11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | Christian Süß (GER) |
11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) |
15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 János Jakab (HUN) |
7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | János Jakab (HUN) |
7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Christian Süß (GER) |
13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Kou Lei (UKR) |
11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 |  Lucjan Błaszczyk (POL) |
11 | 11 | 13 | 11 |  Petr Korbel (CZE) |
9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | Wang Liqin (CHN) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Suraju Saka (CGO) |
5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Suraju Saka (CGO) |
9 | 3 | 11 | 2 | Lucjan Błaszczyk (POL) |
11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Lucjan Błaszczyk (POL) |
2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| William Henzell (AUS) |
8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Jens Lundqvist (SWE) |
13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | Yoon Jae Young (KOR) |
4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Werner Schlager (AUT) |
10 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||
 Idir Khourta (ALG) |
11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | William Henzell (AUS) |
15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 11 | William Henzell (AUS) |
11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | Yoon Jae Young (KOR) |
12 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Zhang Peng (CAN) |
11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | Seiya Kishikawa (JPN) |
11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | Tan Ruiwu (CRO) |
7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Gao Ning (SIN) |
6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Dexter St Louis (TRI) |
6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | Zhang Peng (CAN) |
9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | Seiya Kishikawa (JPN) |
11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Tan Ruiwu (CRO) |
11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jang Song Man (PRK) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Liu Song (ARG) |
9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | He Zhi Wen (ESP) |
9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | Li Ching (HKG) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| WC | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marcelo Aguirre (PAR) |
7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | Jang Song Man (PRK) |
11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Jang Song Man (PRK) |
11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | Jang Song Man (PRK) |
4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Kim Hyok Bong (PRK) |
11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Thiago Monteiro (BRA) |
6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | Chiang Peng-Lung (TPE) |
7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | Timo Boll (GER) |
13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||
 Ibrahem Al-Hasan (KUW) |
7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | Kim Hyok Bong (PRK) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | Kim Hyok Bong (PRK) |
11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | Kim Hyok Bong (PRK) |
11 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Segun Toriola (NGR) |
8 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | Joao Monteiro (POR) |
11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) |
8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Oh Sang Eun (KOR) |
12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||
 David Zhuang (USA) |
11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | Segun Toriola (NGR) |
5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | Segun Toriola (NGR) |
11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | Segun Toriola (NGR) |
14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||
| Ahmed Saleh (EGY) |
11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | Damien Eloi (FRA) |
7 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Jun Mizutani (JPN) |
11 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) |
9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Kyle Davis (AUS) |
7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 8 | Ahmed Saleh (EGY) |
11 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Damien Eloi (FRA) |
9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | Jun Mizutani (JPN) |
11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Mihai Bobocica (ITA) |
11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | Fedor Kuzmin (RUS) |
7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 |  Bojan Tokič (SLO) |
14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | Ma Lin (CHN) |
11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||
 Afshin Norouzi (IRI) |
7 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | Mihai Bobocica (ITA) |
11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Mihai Bobocica (ITA) |
12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | Bojan Tokič (SLO) |
5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Final Rounds
| Fourth Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wang Hao (CHN)
| 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Yo Kan (JPN)
| 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Wang Hao (CHN)
| 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER)
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | Ko Lai Chak (HKG)
| 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ko Lai Chak (HKG)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | Wang Hao (CHN)
| 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yang Zi (SIN)
| 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | Jörgen Persson (SWE)
| 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zoran Primorac (CRO)
| 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | Zoran Primorac (CRO)
| 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jörgen Persson (SWE)
| 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | Jörgen Persson (SWE)
| 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)
| 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | Wang Hao (CHN) 
| 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wang Liqin (CHN)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Ma Lin (CHN) 
| 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Werner Schlager (AUT)
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | Wang Liqin (CHN)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tan Ruiwu (CRO)
| 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | Tan Ruiwu (CRO)
| 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Li Ching (HKG)
| 11 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | Wang Liqin (CHN)
| 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | Bronze Medal Match | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Timo Boll (GER)
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | Ma Lin (CHN)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Oh Sang Eun (KOR)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | Oh Sang Eun (KOR)
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | Jörgen Persson (SWE)
| 11 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE)
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | Ma Lin (CHN)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | Wang Liqin (CHN) 
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ma Lin (CHN)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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