Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Table tennis – men's singles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueExCeL London
Date28 July to 2 August
Competitors69 from 45 nations
Medalists
 Zhang Jike  China
 Wang Hao  China
 Dimitrij Ovtcharov  Germany
Table tennis at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Singles   men   women  
Teams   men   women

The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event took place from Saturday 28 July to Thursday 2 August 2012 at ExCeL London.[1] The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists. In the 2008 event all three medals were won by Chinese athletes with Ma Lin taking gold.[2]

The draw was conducted on 25 July 2012.[3]

Qualification

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

Dates[4] Start time Round
28 July 9:45 Preliminary round
16:00 First round
29 July 11:00 Second round
30 July 10:00 Third round
19:00 Fourth round
31 July 20:00 Quarterfinals
1 August 10:00
2 August 10:00 Semifinals
14:30 Bronze medal match
15:30 Gold medal match

Seeds

Seeds were based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published in July 2012 with a maximum of 2 players per country.[5][6][7] The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.

  1.  Zhang Jike (CHN)
  2.  Wang Hao (CHN)
  3.  Jun Mizutani (JPN)
  4.  Timo Boll (GER)
  5.  Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE)
  6.  Joo Sae-Hyuk (KOR)
  7.  Oh Sang-Eun (KOR)
  8.  Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER)
  1.  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)
  2.  Gao Ning (SIN)
  3.  Jiang Tianyi (HKG)
  4.  Seiya Kishikawa (JPN)
  5.  Michael Maze (DEN)
  6.  Adrien Mattenet (FRA)
  7.  Adrian Crișan (ROU)
  8.  Alexander Shibaev (RUS)

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

  1.  Marcos Freitas (POR)
  2.  Chen Weixing (AUT)
  3.  Tang Peng (HKG)
  4.  Bojan Tokič (SLO)
  5.  Panagiotis Gionis (GRE)
  6.  João Monteiro (POR)
  7.  Aleksandar Karakašević (SRB)
  8.  Alexey Smirnov (RUS)
  1.  Werner Schlager (AUT)
  2.  Yang Zi (SIN)
  3.  Andrej Gaćina (CRO)
  4.  Zoran Primorac (CRO)
  5.  Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE)
  6.  He Zhiwen (ESP)
  7.  Bora Vang (TUR)
  8.  Kim Hyok-Bong (PRK)

Draw

Finals

  Semifinals     Gold medal match
         
  1   Zhang Jike (CHN) 11 11 5 11 11  
  8   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) 8 3 11 9 8  
      1   Zhang Jike (CHN) 18 11 11 10 13
      2   Wang Hao (CHN) 16 5 6 12 11
  5   Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) 13 2 10 6 9  
  2   Wang Hao (CHN) 11 11 12 11 11   Bronze medal match
8   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) 12 9 8 13 11 14
  5   Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) 10 11 11 11 5 12

Top half

Section 1

Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   J Zhang (CHN) 11 11 11 11  
31   B Vang (TUR) 6 10 12 11 12 12     31   B Vang (TUR) 8 8 5 7  
61   Q Aruna (NGR) 11 12 10 2 10 10         1   J Zhang (CHN) 4 11 11 8 8 11 11  
51   W Henzell (AUS) 2 11 11 11 6 12         9   V Samsonov (BLR) 11 7 5 11 11 7 7  
22   J Monteiro (POR) 11 8 9 6 11 10     51   W Henzell (AUS) 10 11 13 9 9 11 7
    9   V Samsonov (BLR) 12 8 11 11 11 8 11  
      1   J Zhang (CHN) 11 8 11 11 11
      11   T Jiang (HKG) 4 11 4 9 6
    11   T Jiang (HKG) 11 11 6 12 12  
24   A Smirnov (RUS) 11 11 11 11     24   A Smirnov (RUS) 9 5 11 10 10  
45   M Burģis (LAT) 5 5 4 9         11   T Jiang (HKG) 14 6 11 9 11 11 15
57   S Ghosh (IND) 11 6 5 9 7         32   H-B Kim (PRK) 12 11 13 11 6 7 13  
32   H-B Kim (PRK) 9 11 11 11 11     32   H-B Kim (PRK) 11 6 8 11 11 15
    6   S-H Joo (KOR) 5 11 11 7 8 13  
 

Section 2

Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8   D Ovtcharov (GER) 11 11 11 11  
26   Z Yang (SIN) 7 7 8 11 9     46   P Drinkhall (GBR) 8 5 9 4  
46   P Drinkhall (GBR) 11 11 11 4 11         8   D Ovtcharov (GER) 11 16 11 11  
40   O Didukh (UKR) 7 5 6 7         18   W Chen (AUT) 8 14 8 5  
18   W Chen (AUT) 11 11 11 11     18   W Chen (AUT) 11 16 11 11
    14   A Mattenet (FRA) 3 14 6 9  
      8   D Ovtcharov (GER) 11 12 1 9 9 11 11
      13   M Maze (DEN) 8 10 11 11 11 6 9
    13   M Maze (DEN) 12 11 11 8 11  
29   K Kreanga (GRE) 5 11 11 11 11     29   K Kreanga (GRE) 10 6 8 11 3  
38   J-M Saive (BEL) 11 3 9 7 8         13   M Maze (DEN) 11 11 11 11
49   E-s Lashin (EGY) 11 8 12 5 10 11 11         3   J Mizutani (JPN) 7 6 4 6  
28   Z Primorac (CRO) 6 11 10 11 12 9 8     49   E-s Lashin (EGY) 4 11 9 5 6
    3   J Mizutani (JPN) 11 9 11 11 11  
 

Bottom half

Section 3

Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4   T Boll (GER) 11 11 12 12  
19   P Tang (HKG) 8 5 11 9 11 11 10     32   N Alamian (IRI) 8 5 10 10  
32   N Alamian (IRI) 11 11 7 11 8 5 12         4   T Boll (GER) 9 11 13 10 6  
39   Z Wang (POL) 11 11 11 8 3 5 12         15   A Crișan (ROU) 11 8 15 12 11  
30   Z He (ESP) 8 9 7 11 11 11 14     30   Z He (ESP) 11 8 5 11 8 9
    15   A Crișan (ROU) 5 11 11 9 11 11  
      15   A Crișan (ROU) 3 4 4 5
      5   C-y Chuang (TPE) 11 11 11 11
    16   A Shibaev (RUS) 6 7 11 8 11 11 8  
27   A Gaćina (CRO) 11 11 11 11     27   A Gaćina (CRO) 11 11 9 11 8 9 11  
40   J Persson (SWE) 5 6 7 4         27   A Gaćina (CRO) 8 5 4 11 11 5
52   D Zwickl (HUN) 12 12 10 11 12         5   C-y Chuang (TPE) 11 11 11 7 3 11  
23   A Karakašević (SRB) 10 10 12 8 10     52   D Zwickl (HUN) 8 8 6 9
    5   C-y Chuang (TPE) 11 11 11 11  
 

Section 4

Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   S-E Oh (KOR) 11 11 11 11  
17   M Freitas (POR) 11 11 12 11     17   M Freitas (POR) 8 6 2 8  
43   J Lin (DOM) 6 5 10 3         7   S-E Oh (KOR) 8 6 8 11 8  
58   O Assar (EGY) 5 9 7 9         12   S Kishikawa (JPN) 11 11 11 7 11  
21   P Gionis (GRE) 11 11 11 11     21   P Gionis (GRE) 7 11 9 11 7 11 10
    12   S Kishikawa (JPN) 11 7 11 8 11 8 12  
      12   S Kishikawa (JPN) 4 5 3 5
      2   H Wang (CHN) 11 11 11 11
    10   N Gao (SIN) 11 11 11 14  
20   B Tokič (SLO) 11 7 11 11 3 9 11     20   B Tokič (SLO) 7 7 5 12  
48   S Liu (ARG) 0 11 7 6 11 11 8         10   N Gao (SIN) 9 7 9 11 3
42   M Bobocica (ITA) 12 9 11 8 12 10         2   H Wang (CHN) 11 11 11 7 11  
25   W Schlager (AUT) 10 11 5 11 14 12     25   W Schlager (AUT) 3 11 9 8 9
    2   H Wang (CHN) 11 8 11 11 11  
 

Preliminary rounds

  Preliminary Round   First Round
                       
35   C Machado (ESP) 11 6 11 11 8 6
61   Q Aruna (NGR) 6 11 3 13 11 11
35   A Pattantyús (HUN) 11 8 9 11 9
51   W Henzell (AUS) 13 11 11 6 11
45   M Burģis (LAT) 14 11 7 9 13 15 11
62   P-L Hinse (CAN) 12 2 11 11 11 17 8
44   G Tsuboi (BRA) 9 12 11 10 11 10
57   S Ghosh (IND) 11 14 7 12 5 12
60   I Al-Hasan (KUW) 11 8 7 13 11 11   46   P Drinkhall (GBR) 11 12 11 11
67   S Idowu (CGO) 3 11 11 11 6 6   60   I Al-Hasan (KUW) 9 10 9 4
40   O Didukh (UKR) 11 7 10 11 11 7 11
56   M Aguirre (PAR) 7 11 12 4 7 11 9
38   J-M Saive (BEL) 11 8 11 11 11
50   M Jevtović (SRB) 3 11 7 6 8
35   P Gerell (SWE) 11 4 8 10 11 11 9
49   E-s Lashin (EGY) 7 11 11 12 8 8 11
64   J Han (AUS) 9 11 11 8 11 11   32   N Alamian (IRI) 11 11 11 13
68   M Agbetoglo (TOG) 11 7 1 11 8 9   64   J Han (AUS) 5 7 7 11
39   Z Wang (POL) 8 11 9 9 11 11 12
59   H Hoyama (BRA) 11 9 11 11 5 8 10
53   S Toriola (NGR) 9 11 11 11 12   40   J Persson (SWE) 11 11 12 9 11
65   A Ho (CAN) 11 5 6 5 10   53   S Toriola (NGR) 8 7 10 11 6
47   A Bentsen (DEN) 9 7 10 11 8
52   D Zwickl (HUN) 11 11 12 4 11
54   S-N Kim (PRK) 11 11 11 11   43   J Lin (DOM) 11 5 11 6 3 13 11
66   T Wang (USA) 5 4 7 4   54   S-N Kim (PRK) 9 11 8 11 11 11 9
32   Y Zhmudenko (UKR) 11 6 11 9 12
58   O Assar (EGY) 8 11 13 11 14
48   S Liu (ARG) 11 11 11 11
63   S Saka (CGO) 3 5 9 6
55   A Pereira (CUB) 11 11 11 11   42   M Bobocica (ITA) 11 11 11 11
69   Y Shing (VAN) 2 2 3 3   55   A Pereira (CUB) 6 7 3 4

References

  1. ↑ "Table Tennis". London 2012 website. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Table Tennis at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Singles". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Competition Format and Specific Regulations" (PDF). ITTF. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Table tennis competition schedule" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "London 2012 Explanatory Guide: Table Tennis" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd. July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012. line feed character in |publisher= at position 64 (help)
  6. ↑ "ITTF World Ranking". ITTF. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "London 2012 Olympic Games: Complete Men's Singles Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

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