2005 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles at the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships
Venue	Shanghai Grand Stage
Location	Shanghai, China
Dates	29 April – 6 May
Final score	11–9, 3–11, 8–11, 11–9,11–9, 11–7
Medalists
Wang Liqin    China   Ma Lin    China   Oh Sang-eun    South Korea   Michael Maze    Denmark
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Main article: 2005 World Table Tennis Championships

Seeds

1. Wang Liqin (champion) ^[1]
2. Ma Lin (final)
3. Wang Hao (fourth round)
4. Vladimir Samsonov (fourth round)
5. Timo Boll (fourth round)
6. Ryu Seung-min (second round)
7. Chen Qi (quarterfinals)
8. Chuang Chih-yuan (second round)
9. Werner Schlager (second round)
10. Kalinikos Kreanga (fourth round)
11. Jean-Michel Saive (second round)
12. Kong Linghui (fourth round)
13. Adrian Crișan (second round)
14. Chen Weixing (second round)
15. Alexey Smirnov (third round)
16. Chiang Peng-lung (second round)
17. Petr Korbel (third round)
18. Liu Guozheng (quarterfinals)
19. Michael Maze (semifinals)
20. Leung Chu Yan (second round)
21. Jan-Ove Waldner (third round)
22. Peter Karlsson (quarterfinals)
23. Zoran Primorac (first round)
24. Oh Sang-eun (semifinals)
25. Ko Lai Chak (second round)
26. Trinko Keen (third round)
27. Hao Shuai (quarterfinals)
28. Lucjan Błaszczyk (fourth round)
29. Fedor Kuzmin (first round)
30. Cheung Yuk (third round)
31. Jörg Roßkopf (third round)
32. Patrick Chila (first round)

Finals

	Quarterfinals											Semifinals											Final
	1	Wang Liqin	8	12	11	8	11	11
	7	Chen Qi	11	10	4	11	9	3				1	Wang Liqin	11	12	11	9	11
	22	Peter Karlsson	7	13	7	7	11	9				24	Oh Sang-eun	7	10	2	11	6
	24	Oh Sang-eun	11	11	11	11	7	11															1	Wang Liqin	11	3	8	11	11	11
	19	Michael Maze	5	8	7	12	11	11	11														2	Ma Lin	9	11	11	9	9	7
	27	Hao Shuai	11	11	11	10	7	9	6			19	Michael Maze	7	6	9	9
	18	Liu Guozheng	11	11	11	8	6	9				2	Ma Lin	11	11	11	11
	2	Ma Lin	13	5	9	11	11	11

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

	First round											Second round											Third round											Fourth round
	1	Wang L	11	11	11	9	11
		Achanta SK	8	8	5	11	8					1	Wang L	11	11	11	11
	Pak W-C		3	9	11	7	11	11	9				B Such	3	7	5	7
	B Such		11	11	7	11	7	6	11														1	Wang L	11	11	11	12
	A Bentsen		8	11	14	9	7	11	11															A Bentsen	5	5	6	10
	A Liventsov		11	9	12	11	11	6	9				A Bentsen	11	11	11	5	8	11
		E-S Lashin	4	5	5	7						25	Ko L C	6	8	4	11	11	9
	25	Ko L C	11	11	11	11																												1	Wang L	11	11	9	10	11	6	11
	26	T Keen	11	11	11	11																													Li C	6	4	11	12	3	11	5
		P Tabachnik	6	0	3	7						26	T Keen	11	11	11	11
	S Toriola		11	11	7	11	11						S Toriola	7	8	2	6
	L Hielscher		8	9	11	5	8																26	T Keen	11	13	11	7	13	9	5
	Li C		11	11	11	13																		Li C	7	11	2	11	15	11	11
	S Milicevic		4	7	8	11							Li C	11	11	7	11	5	4	12
		H Hoyama	4	4	5	2						14	W Chen	6	7	11	8	11	11	10
	14	W Chen	11	11	11	11

Section 2

	First round											Second round											Third round											Fourth round
	12	Kong L	11	11	11	11
		P Sereda	4	8	4	5						12	Kong L	11	11	11	11
	A A Saleh		11	13	14	5	11						A A Saleh	6	4	3	5
	R Gardos		2	11	12	11	5																12	Kong L	13	11	11	11
	Z Fejer-Konnerth		11	11	2	11	7	11																Z Fejer-Konnerth	11	5	5	7
	K Lengerov		8	3	11	8	11	5				Z Fejer-Konnerth		12	11	9	7	11	11
		Lee J-K	11	7	4	9	11	11	11			Lee J-K		10	6	11	11	5	6
	32	P Chila	8	11	11	11	4	8	9																									12	Kong L	8	6	8	6
	31	J Roßkopf	11	11	11	11																												7	Chen Q	11	11	11	11
		Ri C-G	7	3	4	9						31	J Roßkopf	10	6	11	11	11	5	11
	Wu C-C		10	11	11	11	11						Wu C-C	12	11	6	8	6	11	3
	Wang Z		12	7	6	5	9																31	J Roßkopf	13	11	6	9	7
	P Saive		11	11	5	6	11	13	10														7	Chen Q	11	13	11	11	11
	Kim S-C		9	5	11	11	6	15	12				Kim S-C	7	6	11	10	6
		C Machado	12	7	2	7						7	Chen Q	11	11	7	12	11
	7	Chen Q	14	11	11	11

Section 3

	First round											Second round											Third round											Fourth round
	8	Chuang CY	11	6	11	8	14	5	11
		A Filimon	8	11	9	11	12	11	7			8	Chuang CY	10	9	11	10	11	11	9
	J Mizutani		11	10	9	14	11	11					J Mizutani	12	11	7	12	6	8	11
	J Wang		9	12	11	12	5	2																J Mizutani	5	5	7	9
	M Yang		11	20	2	11	13																22	P Karlsson	11	11	11	11
	C Matsumoto		4	18	11	8	11						M Yang	9	11	11	8	7	4
		R Jenkins	5	11	11	9	5	8				22	P Karlsson	11	4	8	11	11	11
	22	P Karlsson	11	6	9	11	11	11																										22	P Karlsson	11	8	11	6	7	11	11
	23	Z Primorac	4	11	11	11	7	11	3																										Z W He	7	11	5	11	11	7	9
		P Gionis	11	13	6	9	11	8	11			P Gionis		11	10	11	7	11	11
	C Bertin		7	5	4	7						K Yoshida		3	12	5	11	9	9
	K Yoshida		11	11	11	11																	P Gionis		8	11	5	3	11	11	4
	Z W He		11	11	11	7	11																Z W He		11	5	11	11	8	4	11
	M Klasek		5	9	5	11	7						Z W He	7	11	8	5	11	11	11
		K Skachkov	6	6	11	11	5	9				9	W Schlager	11	7	11	11	8	6	1
	9	W Schlager	11	11	8	2	11	11

Section 4

	First round											Second round											Third round											Fourth round
	15	A Smirnov	11	11	11	13	11	11
		D Gorak	5	8	13	15	9	7				15	A Smirnov	11	9	11	11	11
	F Pazsy		11	11	9	4	4	11	11				F Pazsy	9	11	9	3	3
	C Cioti		5	9	11	11	11	7	5														15	A Smirnov	11	11	11	5	3	8	7
	J Lundqvist		11	12	11	13																	24	Oh S-E	8	3	6	11	11	11	11
	E Illas		9	10	6	11							J Lundqvist	11	11	10	3	11
		K Jindrak	5	8	4	5						24	Oh S-E	8	13	12	11	13
	24	Oh S-E	11	11	11	11																												24	Oh S-E	11	11	4	11	9	7	11
	21	J-O Waldner	11	11	11	11																												4	V Samsonov	9	9	11	7	11	11	8
		Chou T-Y	7	5	4	5						21	J-O Waldner	7	11	11	8	11	11
	I Moldovan		11	11	11	10	11						I Moldovan	11	2	9	11	6	2
	N Tsiokas		4	5	8	12	7																21	J-O Waldner	4	13	10	7
	G Erlandsen		11	11	11	7	8	6	11														4	V Samsonov	11	15	12	11
	Choi H-J		6	8	4	11	11	11	9				G Erlandsen	7	1	9	2
		A Grigorev	11	3	4	7	3					4	V Samsonov	11	11	11	11
	4	V Samsonov	7	11	11	11	11

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round											Second round											Third round											Fourth round
	3	Wang H	11	11	11	11
		I Abramov	6	4	9	11						3	Wang H	11	11	12	11
	T Pavelka		14	8	12	11	14	11					T Pavelka	4	7	10	8
	J Lin		12	11	10	5	16	7															3	Wang H	9	11	12	11	9	7	11
	B Tokič		11	10	12	11	7	11	8														30	Cheung Y	11	5	10	6	11	11	8
	O Didukh		8	12	10	4	11	13	11				O Didukh	5	11	6	11	6	6
		S Gerada	4	6	12	7						30	Cheung Y	11	7	11	9	11	11
	30	Cheung Y	11	11	14	11																												3	Wang H	9	6	10	13
	19	M Maze	11	11	11	4	11																											19	M Maze	11	11	12	15
		T Monteiro	5	6	2	11	8					19	M Maze	11	11	11	11	11	11
	R Tosic		14	11	9	7	13	11	15				R Tosic	13	6	2	9	13	7
	Chang Y-S		12	7	11	11	15	6	13														19	M Maze	11	11	11	11
	Z Feng		11	11	11	8	11																	Z Feng	6	6	8	5
	L Bobillier		7	7	5	11	7						Z Feng	12	12	14	8	11
		A Carneros	10	5	11	7	9					16	Chiang P-L	10	10	12	11	5
	16	Chiang P-L	12	11	7	11	11

Section 6

	First round											Second round											Third round											Fourth round
	10	K Kreanga	11	7	11	5	12	9	11
		S Liu	5	11	6	11	10	11	9			10	K Kreanga	11	10	10	16	11	11
	S Kishikawa		12	11	8	11	11	5	7				D Eloi	9	12	12	14	5	9
	D Eloi		14	9	11	8	4	11	11														10	K Kreanga	8	12	7	17	11	11
	C Legout		12	8	12	11	8	9	11															C Legout	11	10	11	15	7	8
	R Kostal		10	11	10	9	11	11	8				C Legout	11	8	11	8	5	11	11
		M Duran	9	9	4	5						20	Leung C Y	4	11	5	11	11	8	6
	20	Leung C Y	11	11	11	11																												10	K Kreanga	11	12	9	9	11	4
	27	Hao S	11	11	11	11																												27	Hao S	13	10	11	11	8	11
		A Robertson	9	3	4	7						27	Hao S	8	11	11	5	12	11
	Cai X		7	12	8	7							C Süß	11	6	5	11	10	7
	C Süß		11	14	11	11																	27	Hao S	11	11	11	11
	D Heister		11	11	11	11																		D Heister	5	9	8	7
	T Apolonia		4	6	8	6							D Heister	11	12	10	12	11	8	11
		An C-Y	9	3	4	11	6					6	Ryu S-M	7	10	12	10	13	11	4
	6	Ryu S-M	11	11	11	9	11

Section 7

	First round											Second round											Third round											Fourth round
	5	T Boll	11	12	11	11	11
		J Monteiro	9	10	5	13	8					5	T Boll	11	11	11	11
	W Jiang		11	11	9	4	10	11	4				J Huang	5	9	4	8
	J Huang		7	2	11	11	12	7	11														5	T Boll	12	9	11	11	11	11
	J Persson		11	11	11	11																		J Persson	10	11	4	13	5	8
	G Stephensen		9	3	4	5						J Persson		11	9	11	11	11	11
		P Gerell	11	11	11	9	11					P Gerell		4	11	13	7	6	9
	29	F Kuzmin	9	8	7	11	9																											5	T Boll	5	11	11	5	11	8	13
	18	Liu G	11	11	16	11	11																											18	Liu G	11	3	4	11	8	11	15
		P Fazekas	5	7	18	5	9					18	Liu G	11	11	11	11
	I Lupulesku		11	6	6	9	11	11	9				M Monrad	5	2	6	5
	M Monrad		9	11	11	11	5	7	11														18	Liu G	11	9	9	13	11	11
	S Grujić		11	11	11	10	11																	S Grujić	6	11	11	11	3	7
	Yoon J-Y		9	8	9	12	5						S Grujić	11	5	12	11	11
		F Kassam	5	9	5	8						13	A Crişan	8	11	10	8	3
	13	A Crişan	11	11	11	11

Section 8

	First round											Second round											Third round											Fourth round
	11	J-M Saive	11	11	11	11
		S Avci	7	4	6	6						11	J-M Saive	11	11	11	5	8	12	10
	L Pistej		6	5	11	8	5						B Steger	9	7	9	11	11	14	12
	B Steger		11	11	9	11	11																	B Steger	13	2	5	11	9	11	9
	A Karakašević		11	4	4	11	7	11	11														28	L Błaszczyk	11	11	11	8	11	7	11
	M Mondello		7	11	11	3	11	7	5				A Karakašević	9	5	11	2	11	3
		R Sakamoto	11	11	8	8	5					28	L Błaszczyk	11	11	8	11	7	11
	28	L Błaszczyk	5	13	11	11	11																											28	L Błaszczyk	7	11	5	7
	17	P Korbel	12	14	11	11																												2	Ma L	11	13	11	11
		D Zwickl	10	12	4	8						17	P Korbel	11	11	11	11
	V Vainula		11	8	12	3	6						F Tugwell	5	9	7	4
	F Tugwell		13	11	10	11	11																17	P Korbel	13	7	12	7	13	7	9
	Lee J-W		11	13	9	11	11																2	Ma L	11	11	10	11	11	11	11
	Y Zhmudenko		4	11	11	9	4						Lee J-W	3	12	12	5	8	5
		K Nosiru	4	5	5	4						2	Ma L	11	10	10	11	11	11
	2	Ma L	11	11	11	11

References

1. "世乒赛种子公布:中国队实力超群占据各单项前三". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 26 April 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

External links

• Players' matches. ITTF.
• WM 2005 Shanghai (China). tt-wiki.info (in German).