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
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Date	24–30 July 2021
Competitors	65 from 43 nations
Medalists
Ma Long  China Fan Zhendong  China Dimitrij Ovtcharov  Germany
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Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Qualification

Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Schedule

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

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

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

Top half

Section 1

												First round
												33	A Gaćina (CRO)	11	11	11	13
												59	D Fanny (TOG)	5	6	3	11
												43	I Diaw (SEN)	4	11	3	11	11	10
												57	C Chew Z Y (SGP)	11	4	11	13	3	12
												35	P Gionis (GRE)	11	11	11	11
												53	Z Peto (SRB)	6	8	9	8
												41	L Jančařík (CZE)	11	11	11	11
												56	A Alkhadrawi (KSA)	9	5	4	4

Section 2

	Preliminary round											First round
	55	N Kumar (USA)	11	11	7	11	11					46	A Miño (ECU)	11	8	8	7	13	6
	65	L Enkhbat (MGL)	2	6	11	5	8					55	N Kumar (USA)	8	11	11	11	11	11
												47	O Ionescu (ROU)	11	13	7	11	11
												60	C Yan (AUS)	7	11	11	8	6
												42	Á Robles (ESP)	8	11	14	11	11
												51	G Alto (ARG)	11	4	12	2	7
												48	B Afanador (PUR)	11	9	11	6	4	14	8
												50	Lam S H (HKG)	7	11	6	11	11	12	11

Bottom half

Section 3

												First round
												40	B Tokič (SLO)	11	11	11	11
												54	J Hazin (CAN)	7	9	5	7
												36	P Drinkhall (GBR)	11	11	11	8	12
												52	N Alamian (IRI)	7	1	5	11	10
												34	P Sirucek (CZE) DNS[3]
												62	D Powell (AUS)
												37	K Skachkov (ROC)	11	11	6	11	11	11
												64	D Levajac (SRB)	4	13	11	7	5	8

Section 4

												First round
												45	Kou L (UKR)	11	11	11	11
												58	A Hmam (TUN)	6	3	7	6
												44	H Cifuentes (ARG)	11	11	12	11
												63	Y Shing (VAN)	2	5	10	6
												39	B Majoros (HUN)	11	11	11	11
												61	L Bouriah (ALG)	1	5	5	2
												38	T Apolónia (POR)	11	11	11	11
												49	O Omotayo (NGR)	7	9	6	5

References

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.

External links

• Results Books : Tokyo 2020. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (2021).
• Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. ITTF
• 2020 Summer Olympics / Table Tennis / Singles, Men. Olympedia.org