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

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]

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

Qualification
Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Schedule

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

Dates[4] Start time Round
28 July9:45Preliminary round
16:00First round
29 July11:00Second round
30 July10:00Third round
19:00Fourth round
31 July20:00Quarterfinals
1 August10:00
2 August10:00Semifinals
14:30Bronze medal match
15:30Gold 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)
  9.  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)
  10.  Gao Ning (SIN)
  11.  Jiang Tianyi (HKG)
  12.  Seiya Kishikawa (JPN)
  13.  Michael Maze (DEN)
  14.  Adrien Mattenet (FRA)
  15.  Adrian Crișan (ROU)
  16.  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)
  9.  Werner Schlager (AUT)
  10.  Yang Zi (SIN)
  11.  Andrej Gaćina (CRO)
  12.  Zoran Primorac (CRO)
  13.  Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE)
  14.  He Zhiwen (ESP)
  15.  Bora Vang (TUR)
  16.  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
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