Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 24 July to 30 July 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Table tennis – men's singles
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Date24–30 July 2021
Competitors65 from 43 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ma Long  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fan Zhendong  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dimitrij Ovtcharov  Germany
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Qualification

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Schedule

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Legend
P Preliminary round ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals F Final
Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30
P ¼ ½ F

Seeds

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The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.[1][2]

01.     Fan Zhendong (CHN) (Final, silver medalist)
02.     Ma Long (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
03.     Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) (fourth round)
04.     Hugo Calderano (BRA) (quarterfinals)
05.     Lin Yun-ju (TPE) (Semifinals, fourth place)
06.     Mattias Falck (SWE) (third round)
07.     Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) (Semifinals, bronze medalist)
08.     Timo Boll (GER) (fourth round)
09.     Jang Woo-jin (KOR) (fourth round)
10.     Jeoung Young-sik (KOR) (quarterfinals)
11.     Liam Pitchford (GBR) (third round)
12.     Koki Niwa (JPN) (fourth round)
13.     Wong Chun Ting (HKG) (third round)
14.     Simon Gauzy (FRA) (fourth round)
15.     Quadri Aruna (NGR) (third round)
16.     Marcos Freitas (POR) (fourth round)

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

17.     Robert Gardos (AUT) (second round)
18.     Darko Jorgić (SLO) (quarterfinals)
19.     Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) (fourth round)
20.     Sharath Kamal (IND) (third round)
21.     Kanak Jha (USA) (second round)
22.     Jonathan Groth (DEN) (third round)
23.     Tomislav Pucar (CRO) (second round)
24.     Wang Yang (SVK) (third round)
25.     Gustavo Tsuboi (BRA) (fourth round)
26.     Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (IND) (second round)
27.     Emmanuel Lebesson (FRA) (third round)
28.     Omar Assar (EGY) (quarterfinals)
29.     Anton Källberg (SWE) (third round)
30.     Kirill Gerassimenko (KAZ) (third round)
31.     Ahmed Saleh (EGY) (second round)
32.     Daniel Habesohn (AUT) (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Gold medal match
                  
1   Fan Zhendong (CHN) 6 11 14 13 11 9 11
5   Lin Yun-ju (TPE) 11 9 12 15 9 11 8
1   Fan Zhendong (CHN)   4 12 8 9 11 7
2   Ma Long (CHN)   11 10 11 11 3 11
7   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) 11 8 11 11 7 11 9
2   Ma Long (CHN) 13 11 9 9 11 5 11 Bronze medal match
5   Lin Yun-ju (TPE) 11 11 11 4 11 13 7
7   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER)   13 9 6 11 4 15 11

Top half

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Section 1

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
1   Fan ZD (CHN) 11 11 11 11
27   E Lebesson (FRA) 11 11 12 13 27   E Lebesson (FRA) 3 4 3 4
33   A Gaćina (CRO) 6 8 10 11 1   Fan ZD (CHN) 11 11 11 5 11
16   M Freitas (POR) 6 6 2 11 3
16   M Freitas (POR) 11 3 11 11 11 2 11
32   D Habesohn (AUT) 11 11 11 6 12 32   D Habesohn (AUT) 7 11 7 6 13 11 3
57   C Chew Z Y (SGP) 7 9 8 11 10 1   Fan ZD (CHN) 12 11 11 11
10   Jeoung Y-s (KOR) 10 9 6 5
10   Jeoung Y-s (KOR) 7 11 8 10 12 11 14
31   A Saleh (EGY) 11 7 11 3 6 35   P Gionis (GRE) 11 7 11 12 10 6 12
35   P Gionis (GRE) 13 11 9 11 11 10   Jeoung Y-s (KOR) 11 7 11 11 11
8   T Boll (GER) 8 11 7 9 4
8   T Boll (GER) 7 11 11 11 11
30   K Gerassimenko (KAZ) 3 6 11 11 2 11 11 30   K Gerassimenko (KAZ) 11 6 7 2 1
41   L Jančařík (CZE) 11 11 7 8 11 9 4

Section 2

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
5   Lin Y-j (TPE) 11 9 11 11 11
29   A Källberg (SWE) 11 11 11 11 29   A Källberg (SWE) 5 11 7 7 9
55   N Kumar (USA) 7 5 6 5 5   Lin Y-j (TPE) 11 11 11 9 9 13
25   G Tsuboi (BRA) 5 7 2 11 11 11
15   Q Aruna (NGR) 15 9 6 11 7 6
25   G Tsuboi (BRA) 11 9 13 11 11 25   G Tsuboi (BRA) 13 11 11 7 11 11
47   O Ionescu (ROU) 6 11 11 9 9 5   Lin Y-j (TPE) 11 11 11 11
18   D Jorgić (SLO) 4 7 4 6
11   L Pitchford (GBR) 8 11 10 13 9 10
18   D Jorgić (SLO) 11 12 5 9 5 15 11 18   D Jorgić (SLO) 11 7 12 11 11 12
42   Á Robles (ESP) 2 10 11 11 11 13 8 18   D Jorgić (SLO) 10 11 11 10 8 11 11
3   T Harimoto (JPN) 12 9 3 12 11 7 7
3   T Harimoto (JPN) 11 13 8 12 12
26   S Gnanasekaran (IND) 7 11 11 11 9 10 6 50   Lam S H (HKG) 9 11 11 10 10
50   Lam S H (HKG) 11 7 4 5 11 12 11

Bottom half

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Section 3

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
4   H Calderano (BRA) 13 11 7 11 12
23   T Pucar (CRO) 9 8 9 10 40   B Tokič (SLO) 11 7 11 9 10
40   B Tokič (SLO) 11 11 11 12 4   H Calderano (BRA) 11 9 6 11 4 11 11
9   Jang W-j (KOR) 7 11 11 9 11 5 6
9   Jang W-j (KOR) 7 12 11 11 11
17   R Gardos (AUT) 11 11 4 10 6 36   P Drinkhall (GBR) 11 10 8 8 7
36   P Drinkhall (GBR) 13 6 11 12 11 4   H Calderano (BRA) 11 11 8 7 8 2
7   D Ovtcharov (GER) 7 5 11 11 11 11
12   K Niwa (JPN) 11 11 11 12
24   Wang Y (SVK) 11 11 11 11 24   Wang Y (SVK) 6 8 3 10
62   D Powell (AUS) 4 4 3 3 12   K Niwa (JPN) 4 11 0 7 9
7   D Ovtcharov (GER) 11 7 11 11 11
7   D Ovtcharov (GER) 13 11 13 11
21   K Jha (USA) 9 11 9 11 7 4 37   K Skachkov (ROC) 11 3 11 4
37   K Skachkov (ROC) 11 9 11 0 11 11

Section 4

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
6   M Falck (SWE) 5 11 11 11 11 6 8
28   O Assar (EGY) 15 11 11 6 8 9 11 28   O Assar (EGY) 11 6 8 13 4 11 11
45   Kou L (UKR) 13 6 4 11 11 11 4 28   O Assar (EGY) 11 6 11 7 11 5 11
19   Chuang C-y (TPE) 8 11 8 11 9 11 7
13   Wong C T (HKG) 11 5 2 2 8
19   Chuang C-y (TPE) 5 11 13 9 5 11 11 19   Chuang C-y (TPE) 9 11 11 11 11
44   H Cifuentes (ARG) 11 3 11 11 11 8 7 28   O Assar (EGY) 7 9 6 13 6
2   Ma L (CHN) 11 11 11 11 11
14   S Gauzy (FRA) 12 11 11 11
22   J Groth (DEN) 12 12 11 3 12 22   J Groth (DEN) 10 9 9 5
39   B Majoros (HUN) 10 10 4 11 10 14   S Gauzy (FRA) 6 11 4 7 5
2   Ma L (CHN) 11 9 11 11 11
2   Ma L (CHN) 11 8 13 11 11
20   S Kamal (IND) 2 11 11 9 11 11 20   S Kamal (IND) 7 11 11 4 4
38   T Apolónia (POR) 11 8 5 11 6 9

Preliminary rounds

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Top half

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Section 1

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First round
33  A Gaćina (CRO)11111113
59  D Fanny (TOG)56311
43  I Diaw (SEN)4113111110
57  C Chew Z Y (SGP)1141113312
35  P Gionis (GRE)11111111
53  Z Peto (SRB)6898
41  L Jančařík (CZE)11111111
56  A Alkhadrawi (KSA)9544

Section 2

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Preliminary roundFirst round
55  N Kumar (USA)11117111146  A Miño (ECU)11887136
65  L Enkhbat (MGL)26115855  N Kumar (USA)81111111111
47  O Ionescu (ROU)111371111
60  C Yan (AUS)7111186
42  Á Robles (ESP)811141111
51  G Alto (ARG)1141227
48  B Afanador (PUR)1191164148
50  Lam S H (HKG)711611111211

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round
40  B Tokič (SLO)11111111
54  J Hazin (CAN)7957
36  P Drinkhall (GBR)111111812
52  N Alamian (IRI)7151110
34  P Sirucek (CZE) DNS[3]
62  D Powell (AUS)
37  K Skachkov (ROC)11116111111
64  D Levajac (SRB)41311758

Section 4

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First round
45  Kou L (UKR)11111111
58  A Hmam (TUN)6376
44  H Cifuentes (ARG)11111211
63  Y Shing (VAN)25106
39  B Majoros (HUN)11111111
61  L Bouriah (ALG)1552
38  T Apolónia (POR)11111111
49  O Omotayo (NGR)7965

References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Table Tennis Sport Specific Information" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Men's Singles Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Czech paddler Sirucek to miss Tokyo Olympics after positive test for COVID-19". Xinhua. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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