2019 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueHungexpo
Location Budapest, Hungary
Dates23–28 April
Final score11–5, 11–7, 7–11, 11–9, 11–5
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  2017
2021  

The men's singles competition of the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 23 to 28 April 2019. [1] [2]

Contents

Ma Long defended his title by defeating Mattias Falck 11–5, 11–7, 7–11, 11–9, 11–5 in the final. [3]

Seeds

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong (fourth round)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin (third round)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto (fourth round)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll (fourth round)
  6. Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-su (fourth round)
  7. Flag of Brazil.svg Hugo Calderano (fourth round)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Jingkun (semifinals)
  10. Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Woo-jin (quarterfinals)
  11. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long (champion)
  12. Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov (third round)
  13. Flag of Japan.svg Jun Mizutani (third round)
  14. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Ting (first round)
  15. Flag of England.svg Liam Pitchford (second round)
  16. Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Falck (final)
  17. Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska (third round)
  18. Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Samsonov (third round)
  19. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chih-yuan (second round)
  20. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Yun-ju (second round)
  21. Flag of South Korea.svg Jeoung Young-sik (fourth round)
  22. Flag of Nigeria.svg Quadri Aruna (third round)
  23. Flag of Portugal.svg Marcos Freitas (third round)
  24. Flag of India.svg Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (third round)
  25. Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Habesohn (third round)
  26. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Chien-an (first round)
  27. Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Lebesson (third round)
  28. Flag of Sweden.svg Kristian Karlsson (second round)
  29. Flag of France.svg Simon Gauzy (quarterfinals)
  30. Flag of France.svg Tristan Flore (first round)
  31. Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Groth (third round)
  32. Flag of India.svg Sharath Kamal (second round)
  33. Flag of the United States.svg Kanak Jha (second round)
  34. Flag of Romania.svg Ovidiu Ionescu (first round)
  35. Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Tsuboi (first round)
  36. Flag of Slovenia.svg Darko Jorgić (second round)
  37. Flag of Slovenia.svg Bojan Tokič (second round)
  38. Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Morizono (third round)
  39. Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Gionis (third round)
  40. Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Assar (first round)
  41. Flag of Austria.svg Robert Gardos (second round)
  42. Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiro Yoshimura (second round)
  43. Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Robles (first round)
  44. Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľubomír Pištej (second round)
  45. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kirill Gerassimenko (first round)
  46. Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Apolónia (third round)
  47. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cédric Nuytinck (second round)
  48. Flag of Portugal.svg João Monteiro (second round)
  49. Flag of Slovakia.svg Wang Yang (fourth round)
  50. Flag of Croatia.svg Tomislav Pucar (fourth round)
  51. Flag of Iran.svg Nima Alamian (second round)
  52. Flag of Austria.svg Stefan Fegerl (second round)
  53. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Širůček (second round)
  54. Flag of Iran.svg Noshad Alamian (first round)
  55. Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Shibaev (first round)
  56. Flag of France.svg Can Akkuzu (second round)
  57. Flag of Ukraine.svg Kou Lei (second round)
  58. Flag of Sweden.svg Jon Persson (second round)
  59. Flag of Finland.svg Benedek Oláh (second round)
  60. Flag of Italy.svg Niagol Stoyanov (first round)
  61. Flag of Brazil.svg Eric Jouti (second round)
  62. Flag of Russia.svg Kirill Skachkov (first round)
  63. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lubomír Jančařík (second round)
  64. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho Kwan Kit (first round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • w/o = Walkover
  • w/d = Withdraw
  • r = Retired
  • DQ = Disqualified

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Jingkun 1210 11119 7 11
8 Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa 10 128 4 11115 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Jingkun 8 119 9 12
11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long 1111111111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long 116 111114
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan 8 9 8 4 11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long 11117 1111
Flag of South Korea.svg An Jae-hyun 1210 7 11118 1216 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Falck 5 7 119 5
10 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Woo-jin 10 12113 5 1110 Flag of South Korea.svg An Jae-hyun 117 114 9 115
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Falck 1111 11111116 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Falck 8 113 11112 11
29 Flag of France.svg Simon Gauzy 8 136 3 7

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan 11111112
Flag of Croatia.svg Kojić 6 5 6 10 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan 11111111
Flag of Ukraine.svg Pryshchepa 6 7 12127 8 48 Flag of Portugal.svg Monteiro 6 7 2 8
48 Flag of Portugal.svg Monteiro 111110 10 11111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan 12111111
51 Flag of Iran.svg Ni. Alamian 1111111222 Flag of Nigeria.svg Aruna 10 2 6 9
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oostwouder 8 5 3 10 51 Flag of Iran.svg Ni. Alamian 1110 11 115 1310
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lambiet 8 9 7 5 22 Flag of Nigeria.svg Aruna 9 12138 1111 12
22 Flag of Nigeria.svg Aruna 111111111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan 114 8 9 117
20 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin 121111129 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang 5 1111118 11
Flag of Germany.svg Qiu 10 7 9 10 20 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin 5 1111117 6 9
Flag of Romania.svg Szőcs 113 11 8 6 39 Flag of Greece.svg Gionis 118 6 8 111111
39 Flag of Greece.svg Gionis 5 1113111139 Flag of Greece.svg Gionis 2 117 9 4
57 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kou 111111119 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang 119 111111
Flag of Belarus.svg Yarashenka 7 4 5 5 57 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kou 11 5 119 5
Flag of Thailand.svg Wisutmaythangkoon 4 8 1 3 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang 13118 1111
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang 11111111

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Flag of Germany.svg Ovtcharov 11111115
Flag of Israel.svg Tauber 5 8 13 8 12 Flag of Germany.svg Ovtcharov 4 11118 1112
Flag of Slovenia.svg Kožul 11115 1113 Flag of Slovenia.svg Kožul 118 9 117 10
54 Flag of Iran.svg No. Alamian 8 8 119 11 12 Flag of Germany.svg Ovtcharov 9 118 11115 7
50 Flag of Croatia.svg Pucar 8 125 111110 1150 Flag of Croatia.svg Pucar 118 118 2 1111
Flag of Germany.svg Steger 1110 114 8 127 50 Flag of Croatia.svg Pucar 11128 1111
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Kenjaev 6 3 6 4 32 Flag of India.svg Kamal 9 10 114 9
32 Flag of India.svg Kamal 1111111150 Flag of Croatia.svg Pucar 10 5 118 1110
28 Flag of Sweden.svg Karlsson 7 116 118 11118 Flag of Japan.svg Niwa 12115 118 12
Flag of Scotland.svg Rumgay 118 115 116 4 28 Flag of Sweden.svg Karlsson 119 8 6 7
Flag of Poland.svg Dyjas 1210 1114 10 1111 Flag of Poland.svg Dyjas 7 11111111
55 Flag of Russia.svg Shibaev 10 125 16125 9 Flag of Poland.svg Dyjas 7 8 9 1112
43 Flag of Spain.svg Robles 11 10 6 13117 8 Flag of Japan.svg Niwa 1111111 14
Flag of England.svg Drinkhall 13121111 7 11 Flag of England.svg Drinkhall 4 13 5 9
Flag of Paraguay.svg Aguirre 129 10 1 9 8 Flag of Japan.svg Niwa 11151111
8 Flag of Japan.svg Niwa 10 11121111

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Calderano 119 15117 11
Flag of Argentina.svg Cifuentes 6 1113 7 111 7 Flag of Brazil.svg Calderano 11147 10 1111
Flag of England.svg Jarvis 5 117 4 5 42 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimura 8 12 11125 8
42 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimura 118 1111117 Flag of Brazil.svg Calderano 11111111
35 Flag of Brazil.svg Tsuboi 5 8 7 5 24 Flag of India.svg Gnanasekaran 6 3 9 9
Flag of Romania.svg Pletea 11111111 Flag of Romania.svg Pletea 5 9 117 6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Devos 5 6 10 7 24 Flag of India.svg Gnanasekaran 11116 1111
24 Flag of India.svg Gnanasekaran 111112117 Flag of Brazil.svg Calderano 118 1 3 8
18 Flag of Belarus.svg Samsonov 1111111111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma 8 11111111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Heming 4 7 4 3 18 Flag of Belarus.svg Samsonov 11111111
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Jadai 1110 7 11 5 47 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nuytinck 5 9 2 9
47 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nuytinck 8 1211131118 Flag of Belarus.svg Samsonov 6 116 3 8
33 Flag of the United States.svg Jha 111112 131111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma 117 111111
Flag of Italy.svg Bobocica 8 7 1411 5 33 Flag of the United States.svg Jha 116 7 12 6
Flag of Serbia.svg Karakašević 6 4 6 3 11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma 8 11111411
11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma 11111111

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Flag of Japan.svg Mizutani 117 111111
Flag of Cuba.svg Pereira 8 116 8 3 13 Flag of Japan.svg Mizutani 118 11127 11
Flag of Brazil.svg Ishiy 4 7 8 1110 56 Flag of France.svg Akkuzu 6 116 10 118
56 Flag of France.svg Akkuzu 1111117 1213 Flag of Japan.svg Mizutani 11119 4 4 118
59 Flag of Finland.svg Oláh 1110 10 11111121 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeoung 7 5 1111118 11
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Khadrawi 4 12124 5 3 59 Flag of Finland.svg Oláh 8 7 5 118
Flag of Spain.svg Cantero 8 6 9 9 21 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeoung 1111116 11
21 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeoung 1111111121 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeoung 8 9 9 6
27 Flag of France.svg Lebesson 5 119 118 11113 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin 11111111
Flag of Belarus.svg Platonov 118 117 118 6 27 Flag of France.svg Lebesson 12 7 137 111111
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang 10 115 111111 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang 141111 115 6 8
45 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Gerassimenko 128 116 4 9 27 Flag of France.svg Lebesson 4 5 112 7
37 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tokič 111111113 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin 11117 1111
Flag of Serbia.svg Peto 4 7 5 9 37 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tokič 8 9 10 7
Flag of Greece.svg Sgouropoulos 9 118 5 8 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin 11111211
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin 117 111111

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Flag of Japan.svg Harimoto 8 11111111
Flag of Poland.svg Badowski 114 6 5 6 4 Flag of Japan.svg Harimoto 11111111
Flag of England.svg Walker 1 9 9 11119 58 Flag of Sweden.svg Persson 5 7 7 7
58 Flag of Sweden.svg Persson 1111113 8 114 Flag of Japan.svg Harimoto 11141111
60 Flag of Italy.svg Stoyanov 8 4 8 11119 23 Flag of Portugal.svg Freitas 8 12 7 7
Flag of Mexico.svg Madrid 1111116 2 11 Flag of Mexico.svg Madrid 9 5 6 8
Flag of Brazil.svg Monteiro 10 10 1111 8 23 Flag of Portugal.svg Freitas 11111111
23 Flag of Portugal.svg Freitas 12129 13114 Flag of Japan.svg Harimoto 7 118 7 119
25 Flag of Austria.svg Habesohn 12111110 11 Flag of South Korea.svg An 113 11118 11
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Allegro 10 9 6 124 25 Flag of Austria.svg Habesohn 4 8 3 11111111
Flag of Chile.svg Olivares 1111 115 8 9 61 Flag of Brazil.svg Jouti 1111117 6 7 8
61 Flag of Brazil.svg Jouti 8 139 11111125 Flag of Austria.svg Habesohn 126 8 143 4
64 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho 5 10 9 12119 Flag of South Korea.svg An 10 111112 1111
Flag of Sweden.svg Möregårdh 11121110 9 11 Flag of Sweden.svg Möregårdh 112 135 8 8
Flag of South Korea.svg An 11111111 Flag of South Korea.svg An 3 1111 111111
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong 3 5 8 9

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang 11128 1112
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lam 5 10 114 10 10 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang 11141111
Flag of Egypt.svg Saleh 5 118 12 111 63 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jančařík 2 12 7 9
63 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jančařík 115 11145 1110 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang 9 13111111
53 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Širůček 9 116 11116 1131 Flag of Denmark.svg Groth 1111 7 1 9
Flag of Hungary.svg Majoros 114 119 4 119 53 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Širůček 9 9 8 7
Flag of Russia.svg Gadiev 8 9 4 13 31 Flag of Denmark.svg Groth 11111111
31 Flag of Denmark.svg Groth 1111111510 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang w/o
26 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen 139 12119 8 8 5 Flag of Germany.svg Boll
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Polanský 11 1110 7 111111 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Polanský 9 6 6 128
Flag of the United States.svg Liu 8 8 9 8 38 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono 11111110 11
38 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono 1111111138 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono 3 9 7 8
44 Flag of Slovakia.svg Pištej 11 111112115 Flag of Germany.svg Boll 11111111
Flag of Cyprus.svg Yiangou 138 3 10 6 44 Flag of Slovakia.svg Pištej 5 7 8 2
Flag of Croatia.svg Gaćina 8 117 16 118 5 Flag of Germany.svg Boll 11111111
5 Flag of Germany.svg Boll 117 11187 11

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee 10 8 11111111
Flag of Austria.svg Levenko 12115 9 9 5 6 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee 11111111
Flag of Portugal.svg Geraldo 11 118 8 111111 Flag of Portugal.svg Geraldo 5 3 4 9
40 Flag of Egypt.svg Assar 138 11117 4 9 6 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee 5 12111111
34 Flag of Romania.svg Ionescu 4 10 119 7 17 Flag of Germany.svg Franziska 1110 9 5 5
Flag of Sweden.svg Källberg 11124 1111 Flag of Sweden.svg Källberg 7 111111 8 8
Flag of Hungary.svg Lakatos 7 6 9 9 17 Flag of Germany.svg Franziska 119 6 131111
17 Flag of Germany.svg Franziska 111111116 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee 138 8 5 6
19 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang 1111111316 Flag of Sweden.svg Falck 11 11111111
Flag of Hungary.svg Nándor 8 9 5 11 19 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang 117 11116 8 8
Flag of Ecuador.svg Mino 8 9 5 9 46 Flag of Portugal.svg Apolónia 7 118 9 111111
46 Flag of Portugal.svg Apolónia 1111111146 Flag of Portugal.svg Apolónia 6 4 5 8
41 Flag of Austria.svg Gardos 11 118 3 11121116 Flag of Sweden.svg Falck 11111111
Flag of India.svg Thakkar 136 11112 10 6 41 Flag of Austria.svg Gardos 5 116 9 1112
Flag of Hungary.svg Szudi 118 4 5 5 16 Flag of Sweden.svg Falck 117 11115 14
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Falck 8 11111111

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Flag of England.svg Pitchford 125 115 119 12
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Afanador 10 115 116 1110 15 Flag of England.svg Pitchford 3 11 10 6
Flag of Denmark.svg Lind 9 118 4 7 49 Flag of Slovakia.svg Wang 11131211
49 Flag of Slovakia.svg Wang 119 11111149 Flag of Slovakia.svg Wang 11111313
36 Flag of Slovenia.svg Jorgić 11111111 Flag of North Korea.svg An 1 7 11 11
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn 6 4 6 7 36 Flag of Slovenia.svg Jorgić 8 9 3 11115
Flag of North Korea.svg An 9 11111111 Flag of North Korea.svg An 1111116 8 11
30 Flag of France.svg Flore 117 5 5 4 49 Flag of Slovakia.svg Wang 0 5 4 8
29 Flag of France.svg Gauzy 117 11111129 Flag of France.svg Gauzy 11111111
Flag of North Korea.svg Ham 3 115 9 8 29 Flag of France.svg Gauzy 14 9 11111111
Flag of South Korea.svg Park 11111111 Flag of South Korea.svg Park 16118 9 5 9
62 Flag of Russia.svg Skachkov 7 4 5 7 29 Flag of France.svg Gauzy 116 11 111111
52 Flag of Austria.svg Fegerl 11119 11112 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu 8 11136 9 9
Flag of Chile.svg Gómez 7 8 114 8 52 Flag of Austria.svg Fegerl 3 3 7 1
Flag of Slovenia.svg Žibrat 125 5 2 6 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu 11111111
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu 10 11111111

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