1997 Men's singles | |
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The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 44th edition of the men's singles championship. [1] [2]
Jan-Ove Waldner defeated Vladimir Samsonov in the final, winning three sets to nil to secure the title. [3]
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kong Linghui | 21 | 22 | 17 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Werner Schlager | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | Kong Linghui | 16 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ma Wenge | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | Ma Wenge | 21 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiroshi Shibutani | 19 | 17 | 21 | 17 | Kong Linghui | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ding Song | 21 | 21 | 21 | Samsonov | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milan Grman | 19 | 14 | 9 | Ding Song | 13 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wang Liqin | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | Samsonov | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vladimir Samsonov | 21 | 10 | 24 | 21 | Samsonov | 12 | 17 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He Zhiwen | 21 | 21 | 21 | Waldner | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lucjan Błaszczyk | 12 | 18 | 16 | He Zhiwen | 19 | 21 | 13 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Huang | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | Yan Sen | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yan Sen | 21 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | Yan Sen | 17 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wang Tao | 19 | 17 | 17 | Waldner | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jean-Philippe Gatien | 21 | 21 | 21 | Gatien | 7 | 20 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zoran Primorac | 16 | 13 | 13 | Waldner | 21 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan-Ove Waldner | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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