2001 Men's singles | |
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The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 46th edition of the men's singles championship. [1] [2]
Wang Liqin defeated Kong Linghui in the final, winning three sets to two to secure the title. [3]
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wang Liqin | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jörgen Persson | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | Wang Liqin | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kim Taek-soo | 21 | 21 | 21 | Kim Taek-soo | 21 | 14 | 16 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zoran Primorac | 16 | 17 | 16 | Wang Liqin | 21 | 24 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liu Guoliang | 21 | 21 | 21 | Peng-lung | 13 | 22 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adrian Crișan | 12 | 10 | 11 | Liu Guoliang | 21 | 17 | 6 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chiang Peng-lung | 21 | 21 | 21 | Peng-lung | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timo Boll | 18 | 16 | 18 | Wang Liqin | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ma Lin | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | Kong Linghui | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jörg Roßkopf | 14 | 10 | 23 | 18 | Ma Lin | 21 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Werner Schlager | 20 | 22 | 17 | 10 | Liu Guozheng | 19 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liu Guozheng | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | Ma Lin | 21 | 17 | 13 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vladimir Samsonov | 21 | 21 | 21 | Kong Linghui | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan-Ove Waldner | 8 | 14 | 18 | Samsonov | 15 | 10 | 21 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Chila | 14 | 9 | 12 | Kong Linghui | 21 | 21 | 11 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kong Linghui | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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