1993 Men's singles | |
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The 1993 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 42nd edition of the men's singles championship. [1] [2]
Jean-Philippe Gatien defeated Jean-Michel Saive in the final, winning three sets to two to secure the title. [3]
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan-Ove Waldner | 19 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dmitry Mazunov | 21 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 17 | Waldner | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Huang | 20 | 18 | 19 | Kim Taek-soo | 10 | 9 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kim Taek-soo | 22 | 21 | 21 | Waldner | 17 | 23 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jean-Michel Saive | 21 | 21 | 21 | Saive | 21 | 25 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrzej Grubba | 17 | 15 | 19 | Saive | 12 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Li Gun Sang | 13 | 21 | 13 | 20 | Ma Wenge | 21 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ma Wenge | 21 | 16 | 21 | 22 | Saive | 19 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philippe Saive | 12 | 11 | 12 | Gatien | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wang Yonggang | 21 | 21 | 21 | Yonggang | 20 | 10 | 21 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zoran Primorac | 21 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 21 | Primorac | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jörg Roßkopf | 15 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 16 | Primorac | 21 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wang Hao | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 20 | Gatien | 12 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andras Podpinka | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | Podpinka | 12 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jean-Philippe Gatien | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Gatien | 21 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vladimir Samsonov | 17 | 22 | 15 | 20 |
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