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

The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event took place from Friday 3 August to Wednesday 8 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.

Table tennis – men's team
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Men's team victory ceremony
VenueExCeL London
Date3 August to 8 August
Competitors48 from 16 nations
Teams16
Medalists
Wang Hao
Zhang Jike
Ma Long		  China
Oh Sang-Eun
Joo Se-Hyuk
Ryu Seung-Min		  South Korea
Timo Boll
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Bastian Steger		  Germany
Table tennis at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Singlesmenwomen
Teamsmenwomen
Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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

Schedule

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

Dates[2] Start time Round
3 August19:00First round
4 August10:00
5 August10:00Quarterfinals
6 August14:30Semifinals
8 August11:00Bronze medal match
15:30Gold medal match

Seeds

Team ranking was based on the individual Ranking List of July 2012, taking into consideration those players qualified from each team.[1][3]

Rank Team Athletes (world ranking on 4 July)[4]
1  China (CHN) Zhang Jike (1)Ma Long (2)Wang Hao (4)
2  South Korea (KOR) Joo Se-Hyuk (10)Oh Sang-Eun (11)Ryu Seung-Min (17)
3  Japan (JPN) Jun Mizutani (5)Koki Niwa (16)Seiya Kishikawa (21)
4  Germany (GER) Timo Boll (7)Dimitrij Ovtcharov (12)Bastian Steger (24)
5  Singapore (SIN) Gao Ning (15)Zhan Jian (25)Yang Zi (54)
6  Hong Kong (HKG) Jiang Tianyi (20)Tang Peng (32)Leung Chu Yan (35)
7  Austria (AUT) Robert Gardos (29)Chen Weixing (32)Werner Schlager (47)
8  Portugal (POR) Marcos Freitas (31)Tiago Apolónia (34)João Monteiro (39)
9  Russia (RUS) Alexander Shibaev (29)Kirill Skachkov (41)Alexey Smirnov (46)
10  Sweden (SWE) Jens Lundqvist (51)Pär Gerell (80)Jörgen Persson (90)
11  North Korea (PRK) Jang Song-Man (59)Kim Hyok-Bong (77)Kim Song-Nam (181)
12  Brazil (BRA) Gustavo Tsuboi (104)Thiago Monteiro (126)Hugo Hoyama (217)
13  Great Britain (GBR) Paul Drinkhall (107)Andrew Baggaley (133)Liam Pitchford (143)
14  Egypt (EGY) El-sayed Lashin (123)Ahmed Saleh (157)Omar Assar (209)
15  Canada (CAN) Eugene Wang (113)Pierre-Luc Hinse (305)Andre Ho (393)
16  Australia (AUS) William Henzell (130)Justin Han (386)Robert Frank (434)

Bracket

The draw for team events took place on 25 July 2012.[5]

First round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Gold Medal Match
1  China (CHN) 3  
9  Russia (RUS) 1     1  China (CHN) 3  
16  Australia (AUS) 0     5  Singapore (SIN) 0  
5  Singapore (SIN) 3       1  China (CHN) 3  
7  Austria (AUT) 3       4  Germany (GER) 1  
14  Egypt (EGY) 0     7  Austria (AUT) 0
10  Sweden (SWE) 1     4  Germany (GER) 3  
4  Germany (GER) 3       1  China (CHN) 3
3  Japan (JPN) 3       2  South Korea (KOR) 0
15  Canada (CAN) 0     3  Japan (JPN) 2  
12  Brazil (BRA) 0     6  Hong Kong (HKG) 3  
6  Hong Kong (HKG) 3       6  Hong Kong (HKG) 0
8  Portugal (POR) 3       2  South Korea (KOR) 3  
13  Great Britain (GBR) 0     8  Portugal (POR) 2 Bronze Medal Match
11  North Korea (PRK) 1     2  South Korea (KOR) 3   4  Germany (GER) 3
2  South Korea (KOR) 3   6  Hong Kong (HKG) 1

Results

First round
3 August 2012
19:00
Report		  Austria 3–0  Egypt
Individual matches
Chen Weixing 3–1 El-sayed Lashin 7–11, 11–8, 11–9, 11–5
Werner Schlager 3–0 Ahmed Saleh 11–6, 11–3, 11–8
Robert Gardos / Chen Weixing 3–0 Omar Assar / El-sayed Lashin 11–8, 11–5, 14–12
3 August 2012
19:00
Report		  Sweden 1–3  Germany
Individual matches
Jörgen Persson 3–1 Timo Boll 11–6, 11–7, 14–16, 11–8
Pär Gerell 2–3 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 14–16, 11–9, 11–6, 4–11, 8–11
Jens Lundqvist / Pär Gerell 0–3 Bastian Steger / Timo Boll 9–11, 8–11, 9–11
Jörgen Persson 0–3 Bastian Steger 12–14, 7–11, 10–12
3 August 2012
19:00
Report		  Brazil 0–3  Hong Kong
Individual matches
Hugo Hoyama 1–3 Jiang Tianyi 5–11, 11–8, 6–11, 2–11
Thiago Monteiro 0–3 Tang Peng 8–11, 2–11, 9–11
Gustavo Tsuboi / Thiago Monteiro 1–3 Leung Chu Yan / Jiang Tianyi 12–10, 3–11, 5–11, 6–11
3 August 2012
19:00
Report		  Portugal 3–0  Great Britain
Individual matches
Marcos Freitas 3–1 Paul Drinkhall 13–15, 11–6, 11–7, 11–8
João Monteiro 3–1 Liam Pitchford 9–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8
Tiago Apolónia / João Monteiro 3–0 Andrew Baggaley / Liam Pitchford 11–5, 11–7, 11–9
4 August 2012
10:00
Report		  China 3–1  Russia
Individual matches
Zhang Jike 3–0 Kirill Skachkov 11–5, 12–10, 11–7
Ma Long 3–0 Alexander Shibaev 11–9, 11–5, 11–4
Wang Hao / Ma Long 2–3 Alexey Smirnov / Kirill Skachkov 8–11, 11–7, 11–6, 9–11, 6–11
Zhang Jike 3–0 Alexey Smirnov 11–8, 11–8, 11–6
4 August 2012
10:00
Report		  Australia 0–3  Singapore
Individual matches
Justin Han 0–3 Gao Ning 5–11, 8–11, 5–11
William Henzell 0–3 Zhan Jian 8–11, 3–11, 9–11
Robert Frank / Justin Han 1–3 Yang Zi / Zhan Jian 4–11, 4–11, 11–8, 5–11
4 August 2012
10:00
Report		  Japan 3–0  Canada
Individual matches
Jun Mizutani 3–0 Andre Ho 11–6, 11–3, 11–5
Koki Niwa 3–0 Zhen Wang 11–6, 12–10, 11–9
Seiya Kishikawa / Jun Mizutani 3–0 Pierre-Luc Hinse / Andre Ho 11–7, 11–4, 11–6
4 August 2012
10:00
Report		  North Korea 1–3  South Korea
Individual matches
Kim Hyok-Bong 3–0 Oh Sang-Eun 11–6, 11–8, 12–10
Jang Song-Man 0–3 Joo Se-Hyuk 10–12, 3–11, 9–11
Kim Song-Nam / Jang Song-Man 1–3 Ryu Seung-Min / Oh Sang-Eun 8–11, 11–8, 12–14, 9–11
Kim Hyok-Bong 2–3 Ryu Seung-Min 11–5, 9–11, 11–9, 5–11, 3–11

Quarterfinals
5 August 2012
10:00
Report		  China 3–0  Singapore
Individual matches
Ma Long 3–0 Gao Ning 11–4, 11–5, 11–6
Wang Hao 3–0 Zhan Jian 11–8, 11–3, 11–4
Zhang Jike / Wang Hao 3–0 Yang Zi / Zhan Jian 11–8, 11–9, 11–3
5 August 2012
10:00
Report		  Japan 2–3  Hong Kong
Individual matches
Jun Mizutani 3–1 Jiang Tianyi 11–8, 11–9, 9–11, 11–9
Seiya Kishikawa 1–3 Tang Peng 7–11, 11–7, 9–11, 7–11
Koki Niwa / Seiya Kishikawa 1–3 Leung Chu Yan / Jiang Tianyi 11–8, 12–14, 8–11, 11–13
Jun Mizutani 3–1 Leung Chu Yan 5–11, 11–5, 13–11, 11–8
Koki Niwa 1–3 Tang Peng 11–7, 7–11, 7–11, 3–11
5 August 2012
14:30
Report		  Austria 0–3  Germany
Individual matches
Robert Gardos 0–3 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 9–11, 8–11, 5–11
Werner Schlager 0–3 Timo Boll 7–11, 7–11, 4–11
Chen Weixing / Robert Gardos 1–3 Bastian Steger / Timo Boll 6–11, 11–13, 11–8, 4–11
5 August 2012
14:30
Report		  Portugal 2–3  South Korea
Individual matches
Tiago Apolonia 0–3 Oh Sang-Eun 11–13, 7–11, 9–11
Marcos Freitas 3–1 Joo Se-Hyuk 16–14, 11–6, 6–11, 11–9
João Monteiro / Tiago Apolonia 3–2 Ryu Seung-Min / Oh Sang-Eun 6–11, 10–12, 11–1, 11–8, 11–7
João Monteiro 1–3 Joo Se-Hyuk 11–8, 6–11, 4–11, 10–12
Marcos Freitas 1–3 Ryu Seung-Min 5–11, 6–11, 11–9, 3–11

Semifinals
6 August 2012
14:30
Report		  China 3–1  Germany
Individual matches
Ma Long 3–1 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 12–10, 5–11, 11–9, 11–1
Zhang Jike 1–3 Timo Boll 11–8, 8 –11, 9–11, 8–11
Wang Hao / Zhang Jike 3–1 Bastian Steger / Timo Boll 10–12, 11–8, 11–5, 11–5
Ma Long 3–0 Bastian Steger 11–3, 11–5, 11–7
6 August 2012
19:00
Report		  Hong Kong 0–3  South Korea
Individual matches
Tang Peng 2–3 Ryu Seung-Min 11–7, 4–11, 6–11, 11–8, 9–11
Jiang Tianyi 0–3 Joo Se-Hyuk 3–11, 6–11, 8–11
Leung Chu Yan / Jiang Tianyi 2–3 Oh Sang-Eun / Ryu Seung-Min 11–5, 6–11, 2–11, 13–11, 9–11

Bronze medal match
8 August 2012
11:00
Report		  Germany 3–1  Hong Kong
Individual matches
Timo Boll 3–0 Leung Chu Yan 11–6, 11–3, 11–7
Dimitrij Ovtcharov 3–1 Tang Peng 13–11, 11–13, 11–9, 11–9
Bastian Steger / Dimitrij Ovtcharov 0–3 Jiang Tianyi / Leung Chu Yan 10–12, 8–11, 4–11
Timo Boll 3–1 Jiang Tianyi 9–11, 11–5, 11–9, 11–9

Gold medal match
8 August 2012
15:30
Report		  China 3–0  South Korea
Individual matches
Ma Long 3–1 Ryu Seung-Min 11–6, 11–6‚ 6–11, 11–4
Zhang Jike 3–1 Joo Se-Hyuk 11–9, 5–11, 11–6, 11–8
Wang Hao / Zhang Jike 3–0 Oh Sang-Eun / Ryu Seung-Min 11–4, 11–8, 11–6

References
  1. "London 2012 Explanatory Guide: Table Tennis" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd. July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. "Table tennis competition schedule" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. "2012 Olympic Games Men's Team Seeding List" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  4. "ITTF World Ranking". ITTF. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. "Competition Format and Specific Regulations" (PDF). ITTF. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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