Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Men's singles table tennis
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro
Date6–11 August 2016
Competitors70 from 46 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ma Long  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Jike  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jun Mizutani  Japan
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The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from 6 August to 11 August 2016 at Riocentro.

Qualification

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

Dates Start time Round
6 August 9:45 Preliminary round
16:00 First round
7 August 10:00 Second round
8 August 12:00 Third round
17:00 Fourth round
9 August 16:00 Quarterfinals
11 August 10:00 Semifinals
20:30 Bronze medal match
21:30 Gold medal match

Seeds

Seeds were based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published in July 2016 with a maximum of 2 players per country.[1] The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.

  1.  Ma Long (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
  2.  Zhang Jike (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
  3.  Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) (quarterfinals)
  4.  Jun Mizutani (JPN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  5.  Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) (third round)
  6.  Wong Chun Ting (HKG) (fourth round)
  7.  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) (semifinals, fourth place)
  8.  Marcos Freitas (POR) (quarterfinals)
  9.  Jung Young-sik (KOR) (fourth round)
  10.  Timo Boll (GER) (fourth round)
  11.  Tang Peng (HKG) (third round)
  12.  Lee Sang-su (KOR) (third round)
  13.  Simon Gauzy (FRA) (third round)
  14.  Tiago Apolónia (POR) (third round)
  15.  Andrej Gaćina (CRO) (third round)
  16.  Stefan Fegerl (AUT) (third round)

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

  1.  Koki Niwa (JPN) (quarterfinals)
  2.  Alexander Shibaev (RUS) (third round)
  3.  Panagiotis Gionis (GRE) (third round)
  4.  Kristian Karlsson (SWE) (third round)
  5.  Li Ping (QAT) (third round)
  6.  Jonathan Groth (DEN) (third round)
  7.  Emmanuel Lebesson (FRA) (second round)
  8.  Pär Gerell (SWE) (second round)
  9.  Chen Chien-an (TPE) (third round)
  10.  Gao Ning (SIN) (second round)
  11.  Quadri Aruna (NGR) (quarterfinals)
  12.  Kou Lei (UKR) (fourth round)
  13.  Ahmet Li (TUR) (second round)
  14.  Wang Zengyi (POL) (second round)
  15.  Robert Gardos (AUT) (second round)
  16.  Liam Pitchford (GBR) (third round)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Gold medal match
                  
1  Ma Long (CHN) 11 11 11 7 10 11
4  Jun Mizutani (JPN) 5 5 5 11 12 5
1  Ma Long (CHN) 14 11 11 11
2  Zhang Jike (CHN) 12 5 4 4
7  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) 9 11 10 11 9
2  Zhang Jike (CHN) 11 13 12 6 11 Bronze medal match
4  Jun Mizutani (JPN) 11 11 6 14 11
7  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) 4 9 11 12 8

Top half

Section 1

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
1  Ma L (CHN) 11 11 11 11
22  Groth (DEN) 11 11 12 11 22  Groth (DEN) 2 3 3 9
42  Oláh (FIN) 8 5 10 3 1  Ma L (CHN) 6 10 11 11 13 13
63  Kenjaev (UZB) 3 10 11 7 4 9  Jung Y-s (KOR) 11 12 5 1 11 11
32  Pitchford (GBR) 11 12 8 11 11 32  Pitchford (GBR) 11 8 11 5 5
9  Jung Y-s (KOR) 6 11 13 11 11
1  Ma L (CHN) 11 11 11 11
27  Aruna (NGR) 4 2 6 7
10  Boll (GER) 12 11 7 11 10 12 11
18  Shibaev (RUS) 11 11 11 11 18  Shibaev (RUS) 14 4 11 7 12 10 6
34  Dyjas (POL) 9 8 8 9 10  Boll (GER) 10 10 5 11 11 9
33  Wang Y (SVK) 7 11 7 9 6 27  Aruna (NGR) 12 12 11 3 5 11
27  Aruna (NGR) 11 7 11 11 11 27  Aruna (NGR) 11 12 11 11
5  Chuang C-y (TPE) 6 10 6 7

Section 2

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
8  Freitas (POR) 11 1 11 11 11
31  Gardos (AUT) 9 11 10 14 7 46  Ionescu (ROU) 9 11 5 7 9
46  Ionescu (ROU) 11 5 12 16 11 8  Freitas (POR) 11 11 11 11
37  O Assar (EGY) 5 11 11 11 11 10 8 28  Kou (UKR) 8 7 5 7
28  Kou (UKR) 11 9 13 9 7 12 11 28  Kou (UKR) 11 6 16 11 11
13  Gauzy (FRA) 6 11 14 9 6
8  Freitas (POR) 4 11 3 8 12 2
4  Mizutani (JPN) 11 9 11 11 10 11
11  Tang P (HKG) 11 12 7 11 10 7
24  Gerell (SWE) 11 9 7 11 11 36  Calderano (BRA) 8 14 11 4 12 11
36  Calderano (BRA) 13 11 11 9 13 36  Calderano (BRA) 5 6 13 11 8 10
57  Tanviriyavechakul (THA) 7 2 5 6 4  Mizutani (JPN) 11 11 11 8 11 12
19  Gionis (GRE) 11 11 11 11 19  Gionis (GRE) 9 12 5 8 6
4  Mizutani (JPN) 11 10 11 11 11

Bottom half

Section 3

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
3  Ovtcharov (GER) 8 11 11 7 11 9 11
21  Li Ping (QAT) 13 11 13 11 21  Li Ping (QAT) 11 4 9 11 5 11 9
48  Pattantyús (HUN) 11 3 11 3 3  Ovtcharov (GER) 31 12 11 11 11
35  Tokič (SLO) 9 11 11 9 11 11 35  Tokič (SLO) 33 10 4 5 7
30  Wang Zy (POL) 11 9 6 11 5 3 35  Tokič (SLO) 11 10 11 11 11
14  Apolónia (POR) 6 12 6 7 8
3  Ovtcharov (GER) 11 7 17 11 2 12
7  Samsonov (BLR) 8 11 19 4 11 14
15  Gaćina (CRO) 11 10 9 8 11 8
26  Gao (SIN) 7 6 11 3 11 11 8 38  Drinkhall (GBR) 8 12 11 11 5 11
38  Drinkhall (GBR) 11 11 3 11 9 9 11 38  Drinkhall (GBR) 9 6 8 17 11 8
70  Wang J (CGO) 6 11 3 5 6 7  Samsonov (BLR) 11 11 11 15 7 11
20  Karlsson (SWE) 11 8 11 11 11 20  Karlsson (SWE) 11 7 11 5 7 8
7  Samsonov (BLR) 9 11 8 11 11 11

Section 4

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
6  Wong C T (HKG) 11 11 11 11
29  Li (TUR) 7 9 7 4 41  Wang (CAN) 9 8 5 9
41  Wang (CAN) 11 11 11 11 6  Wong C T (HKG) 11 6 11 11 10 4 8
54  Toriola (NGR) 11 5 7 11 6 1 17  Niwa (JPN) 6 11 8 5 12 11 11
17  Niwa (JPN) 9 11 11 4 11 11 17  Niwa (JPN) 11 11 11 4 11
16  Fegerl (AUT) 7 8 9 11 5
17  Niwa (JPN) 11 4 7 7 4
2  Zhang J (CHN) 5 11 11 11 11
12  Lee S-s (KOR) 11 11 11 12 10 6 11
23  Lebesson (FRA) 4 11 8 11 11 9 10 50  Crișan (ROU) 9 13 5 10 12 11 13
50  Crișan (ROU) 11 4 11 9 7 11 12 50  Crișan (ROU) 8 9 12 5
45  He Zw (ESP) 3 9 11 8 11 9 2  Zhang J (CHN) 11 11 14 11
25  Chen C-a (TPE) 11 11 9 11 8 11 25  Chen C-a (TPE) 5 11 10 7
2  Zhang J (CHN) 11 13 12 11

Preliminary rounds

Top half

Section 1

Preliminary roundFirst round
42 Oláh (FIN)111171111
53 Chen F (SIN)481196
43 Jančařík (CZE)112116119
63 Kenjaev (UZB)8111311811
62 Aguirre (PAR)1311141134 Dyjas (POL)11111111
66 Powell (AUS)11712962 Aguirre (PAR)5997
55 Madrid (MEX)1111111133 Wang Y (SVK)111111511
69 Shing (VAN)894155 Madrid (MEX)886116

Section 2

Preliminary roundFirst round
52 Ni Alamian (IRI)11711111246 Ionescu (ROU)111111911
65 Jha (USA)311791052 Ni Alamian (IRI)769114
59 Afanador (PUR)81211911111137 O Assar (EGY)7913111111
67 Saka (CGO)1110911139759 Afanador (PUR)111111994
36 Calderano (BRA)11111111
58 Pereira (CUB)6774
39 Ghosh (IND)8614611
57 Tanviriyavechakul (THA)1111121113

Bottom half

Section 3

Preliminary roundFirst round
48 Pattantyús (HUN)111171111
56 Gerassimenko (KAZ)991179
35 Tokič (SLO)117111111
51 No Alamian (IRI)811459
49 Karakašević (SRB)11101111101138 Drinkhall (GBR)1012111111
68 Yan (AUS)8128912349 Karakašević (SRB)1210885
60 K Assar (EGY)911913411340 Tsuboi (BRA)79411
70 Wang J (CGO)11911111181170 Wang J (CGO)11111113

Section 4

First round
41 Wang (CAN)6139111111
61 Campos (CUB)111111456
47 Prokopcov (CZE)11681188
54 Toriola (NGR)8111191111
44 Kamal (IND)8121168
50 Crișan (ROU)111491111
45 He Zw (ESP)1171181111
64 Feng Yj (USA)61171194

References

  1. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Men's Singles Seeding List" (PDF). ITTF. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.