Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Table tennis – Women's singles; at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Peking University Gymnasium
Date	August 18 to August 22, 2008
Competitors	78 from 42 nations

The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22.

78 athletes from 42 countries took part in the women's single 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 50 received a bye to the first round while seeds 51 to 78 contested in the preliminary round.

Medalists

Gold	Zhang Yining China
Silver	Wang Nan China
Bronze	Guo Yue China

Competition schedule

Monday, August 18

Start time	End time	Event	Round
9:00	12:45	Women's singles	Preliminary round

Tuesday, August 19

Start time	End time	Event	Round
13:00	16:00	Women's singles	First round
14:30	15:15	Women's singles	First round
18:00	18:45	Women's singles	First round
19:30	20:15	Women's singles	First round
21:00	22:00	Women's singles	Second round

Wednesday, August 20

Start time	End time	Event	Round
10:00	11:00	Women's singles	Second round
12:00	13:00	Women's singles	Second round
13:00	14:00	Women's singles	Second round
15:00	16:00	Women's singles	Third round
18:00	19:00	Women's singles	Third round
20:00	21:00	Women's singles	Third round
21:00	22:00	Women's singles	Third round

Thursday, August 21

Start time	End time	Event	Round
10:00	11:00	Women's singles	Fourth round
11:00	12:00	Women's singles	Fourth round
18:00	19:00	Women's singles	Quarterfinal
19:00	20:00	Women's singles	Quarterfinal

Friday, August 22

Start time	End time	Event	Round
10:00	11:00	Women's singles	Semifinal
11:00	12:00	Women's singles	Semifinal
19:30	20:30	Women's singles	Bronze medal
20:30	21:30	Women's Singles	Gold Medal

Seeds

Zhang Yining (CHN) (champion, gold medallist)
Guo Yue (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medallist)
Wang Nan (CHN) (final, silver medallist)
Li Jiawei (SIN) (semifinals, fourth place)
Wang Yuegu (SIN) (third round)
Feng Tianwei (SIN) (quarterfinals)
Tie Yana (HKG) (quarterfinals)
Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR) (fourth round)

Fukuhara Ai (JPN) (fourth round)
Lin Ling (HKG) (fourth round)
Li Jiao (NED) (fourth round)
Liu Jia (AUT) (third round)
Hirano Sayaka (JPN) (third round
Wang Chen (USA) (quarterfinals)
Park Mi-Young (KOR) (fourth round)
Wu Jiaduo (GER) (third round)

Tournament bracket

Preliminary rounds

Preliminary round								First round									Second round									Third round

	Yang Fen (CGO)	4	11	9	11	13	11		Elizabeta Samara (ROU)	11	11	6	11	11				Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR)	3	11	11	11	12			1	Zhang Yining (CHN)	11	11	11	11
	Crystal Huang (USA)	11	8	11	5	11	9		Yang Fen (CGO)	4	2	11	4	6				Elizabeta Samara (ROU)	11	8	8	7	10				Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR)	7	2	7	5

	Pan Li-Chun (TPE)	11	11	11	11				Melek Hu (TUR)	9	11	11	11	11				Elke Schall (GER)	6	11	10	6	11	7		9	Ai Fukuhara (JPN)	11	11	11	9	11
	Shaimaa Abdul-Aziz (EGY)	4	4	2	1				Pan Li-Chun (TPE)	11	9	4	8	6				Melek Hu (TUR)	11	6	12	11	6	11			Melek Hu (TUR)	6	8	7	11	5

	Margaryta Pesotska (UKR)	11	11	11	11				Zhu Fang (ESP)	9	11	11	11	11				Li Jie (NED)	8	11	11	14	11			12	Liu Jia (AUT)	5	8	11	10	3
	Marina Shumakova (KAZ)	8	6	6	6				Margaryta Pesotska (UKR)	11	8	4	7	9				Zhu Fang (ESP)	11	4	7	12	5				Li Jie (NED)	11	11	9	12	11

	Miao Miao (AUS)	11	11	11	14				Irina Kotikhina (RUS)	9	13	11	12	8	11	9		Dang Ye-Seo (KOR)	11	7	11	11	11			6	Feng Tianwei (SIN)	11	11	11	11
	Cecilia Offiong (NGR)	7	5	5	12				Miao Miao (AUS)	11	15	5	10	11	4	11		Miao Miao (AUS)	3	11	3	6	6				Dang Ye-Seo (KOR)	4	5	3	5

	Lian Qian (DOM)	11	11	11	11				Nanthana Komwong (THA)	7	11	11	11	12				Haruna Fukuoka (JPN)	11	11	11	11				8	Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR)	11	14	12	12	11	11
	Victorine Agum Fomum (CMR)	3	1	6	5				Lian Qian (DOM)	11	5	6	6	10				Nanthana Komwong (THA)	9	7	9	5					Haruna Fukuoka (JPN)	9	16	10	14	9	7

	Ruta Paskauskiene (LTU)	11	11	15	11				Kim Mi Yong (PRK)	5	11	11	5	5	11	5		Krisztina Toth (HUN)	8	11	11	11	4	6	11	14	Wang Chen (USA)	11	11	11	11	11
	Mariany Nonaka (BRA)	3	6	13	3				Ruta Paskauskiene (LTU)	11	9	3	11	11	6	11		Ruta Paskauskiene (LTU)	11	5	8	6	11	11	3		Krisztina Toth (HUN)	7	7	6	13	2

	Zhang Mo (CAN)	11	11	12	11				Tatyana Kostromina (BLR)	11	11	12	11					Li Qian (POL)	7	9	6	11	11	10		10	Lin Ling (HKG)	11	11	11	11
	Paula Medina (COL)	5	5	10	8				Zhang Mo (CAN)	2	7	10	1					Tatyana Kostromina (BLR)	11	11	11	5	9	12			Tatyana Kostromina (BLR)	6	3	6	8

									Nikoleta Stefanova (ITA)	11	11	11	11					Tamara Boroš (CRO)	11	11	11	8	11			4	Li Jiawei (SIN)	11	11	7	11	11
									Oksana Fadeeva (RUS)	5	5	7	6					Nikoleta Stefanova (ITA)	4	6	6	11	8				Tamara Boroš (CRO)	8	7	11	6	5

	Dana Hadacova (CZE)	11	11	11	11				Veronika Pavlovich (BLR)	11	7	9	11	9	6			Georgina Pota (HUN)	11	8	11	12	4	12	12	3	Wang Nan (CHN)	11	11	11	11
	Zeina Shaban (JOR)	3	6	8	5				Dana Hadacova (CZE)	7	11	11	5	11	11			Dana Hadacova (CZE)	3	11	6	14	11	10	10		Georgina Pota (HUN)	6	7	6	2

	Judy Long (CAN)	11	14	8	7	9			Kim Jong (PRK)	11	11	11	11					Daniela Dodean (ROU)	5	7	5	11	8			15	Park Mi-Young (KOR)	11	11	11	11
	Fabiola Ramos (VEN)	5	16	11	11	11			Fabiola Ramos (VEN)	7	7	7	7					Kim Jong (PRK)	11	11	11	5	11				Kim Jong (PRK)	7	4	8	6

	Tetyana Sorochinskaya (UKR)	11	11	12	11				Tan Wenling Monfardini (ITA)	11	11	9	11	7	11			Li Qiangbing (AUT)	8	11	11	8	11	11		16	Wu Jiaduo (GER)	9	12	11	8	11	9	9
	Noha Yossry (EGY)	5	4	10	7				Tetyana Sorochinskaya (UKR)	7	6	11	4	11	4			Tan Wenling Monfardini (ITA)	11	7	8	11	5	4			Li Qiangbing (AUT)	11	10	6	11	3	11	11

	Lay Jian Fang (AUS)	10	11	13	11	11			Sandra Paovic (CRO)	5	11	12	10	12	11	11		Shen Yanfei (ESP)	11	7	11	6	13	11		7	Tie Ya Na (HKG)	6	11	12	11	11
	Neha Aggarwal (IND)	12	8	11	8	4			Lay Jian Fang (AUS)	11	9	10	12	14	4	9		Sandra Paovic (CRO)	8	11	9	11	11	9			Shen Yanfei (ESP)	11	7	10	4	5

	Stephanie Sang Xu (AUS)	11	10	11	11	11			Svetlana Ganina (RUS)									Wu Xue (DOM)	11	13	11	11				5	Wang Yuegu (SIN)	9	11	2	8	10
	Bose Kaffo (NGR)	8	12	9	2	7			Stephanie Sang Xu (AUS)	WO								Stephanie Sang Xu (AUS)	5	11	9	6					Wu Xue (DOM)	11	9	11	11	12

	Eva Odorova (SVK)	11	11	11	11				Petra Lovas (HUN)	9	6	4	11	11	10			Gao Jun (USA)	10	11	11	9	11	11		13	Hirano Sayaka (JPN)	12	1	12	7	12
WC	Priscila Tommy (VAN)	5	7	2	3				Eva Odorova (SVK)	11	11	11	8	9	12			Eva Odorova (SVK)	12	2	9	11	9	4			Gao Jun (USA)	14	11	10	11	14

	Andrea Bakula (CRO)	12	11	11	11				Huang I-hua (TPE)	11	11	11	9	11				Ni Xialian (LUX)	11	5	11	13	11			11	Li Jiao (NED)	6	11	11	11	11
	Yadira Silva (MEX)	10	8	2	8				Andrea Bakula (CRO)	9	6	7	11	9				Huang I-hua (TPE)	6	11	4	11	7				Ni Xialian (LUX)	11	8	9	8	8

									Xian Yi Fang (FRA)	11	11	6	11	8	8	11		Lau Sui Fei (HKG)	11	9	11	11	11			2	Guo Yue (CHN)	11	11	11	11
									Xu Jie (POL)	6	4	11	9	11	11	7		Xian Yi Fang (FRA)	3	11	3	8	4				Lau Sui Fei (HKG)	2	8	6	6

Final rounds

Fourth round									Quarterfinals							Semifinals								Gold medal match

1	Zhang Yining (CHN)	11	11	11	9	11
9	Ai Fukuhara (JPN)	5	2	5	11	8			1	Zhang Yining (CHN)	13	12	14	12	13
	Li Jie (NED)	11	11	7	5	4			6	Feng Tianwei (SIN)	11	14	12	10	11
6	Feng Tianwei (SIN)	7	13	11	11	11										1	Zhang Yining (CHN)	9	11	12	11	11
8	Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR)	9	11	8	12	11	9	5								4	Li Jiawei (SIN)	11	8	10	8	5
14	Wang Chen (USA)	11	9	11	10	6	11	11	14	Wang Chen (USA)	13	6	10	15	4
10	Lin Ling (HKG)	11	12	12	8	11	9	11	4	Li Jiawei (SIN)	15	11	12	13	11
4	Li Jiawei (SIN)	4	14	10	11	5	11	13																1	Zhang Yining (CHN)	8	13	11	11	11
3	Wang Nan (CHN)	11	11	9	11	11	11																	3	Wang Nan (CHN)	11	11	8	8	3
15	Park Mi-Young (KOR)	7	7	11	6	13	5		3	Wang Nan (CHN)	11	11	11	11	11
	Li Qiangbing (AUT)	9	11	11	2	9	11	3	7	Tie Ya Na (HKG)	5	4	13	2	4
7	Tie Ya Na (HKG)	11	9	2	11	11	8	11								3	Wang Nan (CHN)	3	11	4	11	11	11	Bronze medal match
	Wu Xue (DOM)	12	11	6	11	8	12	11								2	Guo Yue (CHN)	11	8	11	7	3	6
	Gao Jun (USA)	10	8	11	3	11	14	9		Wu Xue (DOM)	5	14	11	5										4	Li Jiawei (SIN)	6	12	11	11	3	4
11	Li Jiao (NED)	2	6	3	11				2	Guo Yue (CHN)	11	16	13	11										2	Guo Yue (CHN)	11	14	9	7	11	11
2	Guo Yue (CHN)	11	11	11	13

References

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)

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