2023 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
at the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
Men's singles ; at the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
Venue	Durban International Convention Centre
Location	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dates	20–28 May
Medalists
	← 2021

Last updated July 15, 2023

The men's singles competition of the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 20 to 28 May 2023.^[2] The event was played as a straight knockout. All singles matches were best of 7 games.^[3]

Seeds

Singles events had 32 seeded players. Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 May 2023.^[3]^[4]

Fan Zhendong (champion)
Wang Chuqin (final)
Ma Long (semifinals)
Tomokazu Harimoto (quarterfinals)
Liang Jingkun (semifinals)
Hugo Calderano (first round)
Truls Möregårdh (third round)
Lin Gaoyuan (quarterfinals)
Lin Yun-ju (fourth round)
Dang Qiu (fourth round)
Lim Jong-hoon (fourth round)
Quadri Aruna (second round)
Darko Jorgić (fourth round)
Jang Woo-jin (fourth round)
Dimitrij Ovtcharov (third round)
Patrick Franziska (third round)
Alexis Lebrun (third round)
Yukiya Uda (third round)
Chuang Chih-yuan (third round)
Kristian Karlsson (third round)
Liam Pitchford (first round)
Anton Källberg (first round)
Andrej Gaćina (first round)
Mattias Falck (first round)
Ruwen Filus (third round)
Wong Chun Ting (third round)
Benedikt Duda (first round)
Lee Sang-su (third round)
Omar Assar (quarterfinals)
Félix Lebrun (third round)
Simon Gauzy (second round)
Wang Yang (second round)

Draw

The draw took place on 18 May.^[5] Players of the same association were separated only in the first round of the draw.^[3]

Key

r = Retired
w/o = Walkover

Finals

Quarterfinals								Semifinals								Final

1	Fan Zhendong	11	13	11	11
29	Omar Assar	7	11	3	7			1	Fan Zhendong	11	7	12	11	8	11
5	Liang Jingkun	13	11	12	14	11	11	5	Liang Jingkun	5	11	10	7	11	8
4	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	9	14	16	9	9									1	Fan Zhendong	8	11	11	12	11	11
3	Ma Long	12	13	14	13	11										2	Wang Chuqin	11	9	7	10	13	3
8	Lin Gaoyuan	10	11	16	11	7		3	Ma Long	9	8	3	11	7
	Anders Lind	10	6	8	12	8		2	Wang Chuqin	11	11	11	6	11
2	Wang Chuqin	12	11	11	10	11

Top half

Section 1

First round									Second round							Third round								Fourth round

									1	Fan	11	11	9	11	11
	Hodaei		15	11	11	7	4	8		Gionis	4	4	11	2	8
	Gionis		13	13	7	11	11	11								1	Fan		8	11	11	11	11
	Allegro				11	11	11	11								26	Wong		11	7	5	9	6
	Lee				5	6	8	7		Allegro	4	11	4	9	8
	Walker				4	7	7	7	26	Wong	11	8	11	11	11
26	Wong				11	11	11	11																1	Fan	12	11	11	11
30	F. Lebrun							10																10	Qiu	10	7	8	5
	Ni. Alamian							11^r	30	F. Lebrun		11	11	11	11
	Kao				11	11	11	11		Kao		6	8	5	7
	Cogill				3	3	2	4								30	F. Lebrun	7	8	11	11	8	9
	Jarvis	9	8	11	2	15	13	6								10	Qiu	11	11	8	8	11	11
	Gnanasekaran	11	11	7	11	13	11	11		Gnanasekaran		6	6	5	7
	Ishiy		11	9	11	13	8	3	10	Qiu		11	11	11	11
10	Qiu		7	11	13	11	11	11

Section 2

First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

15	Ovtcharov	11	7	12	8	11	11	11
	Akkuzu	8	11	14	11	8	9	3	15	Ovtcharov			12	11	11	6	12
	Dey				9	5	8	8		Stoyanov			10	9	7	11	10
	Stoyanov				11	11	11	11										15	Ovtcharov	9	11	11	9	7	11	6
	Zhmudenko		11	9	11	9	1	12											Pucar	11	8	9	11	11	6	11
	Pucar		3	11	5	11	11	14		Pucar	6	3	11	11	9	19	15
	González	11	8	6	11	3	11	1	32	Wang	11	11	8	9	11	17	13
32	Wang	6	11	11	8	11	8	11																				Pucar	6	9	10	8
29	O. Assar	5	10	11	9	11	11	11																			29	O. Assar	11	11	12	11
	Miño	11	12	7	11	4	2	6	29	O. Assar		9	11	7	11	11	15
	Gerassimenko			10	12	11	11	11		Gerassimenko		11	7	11	8	9	13
	Ahmadian			12	10	9	5	7										29	O. Assar		11	3	4	11	11	11
	Cho			11	7	13	11	11										7	Möregårdh		6	11	11	9	7	9
	Shah			8	11	11	5	5		Cho			8	1	9	18	8
	Jouti				6	8	4	4	7	Möregårdh			11	11	11	16	11
7	Möregårdh				11	11	11	11

Section 3

First round									Second round								Third round							Fourth round

5	Liang				11	11	11	11
	Dela Pena				8	9	2	3	5	Liang		11	11	10	11	14
	Luu				8	11	10	7		Yoshimura		5	5	12	4	12
	Yoshimura				11	13	12	11									5	Liang	11	11	9	12	13
	Omotayo		6	15	12	5	8	5										Drinkhall	4	5	11	10	11
	Drinkhall		11	13	10	11	11	11		Drinkhall	12	9	11	9	15	11
	Zeljko	11	9	7	5	11	11	11		Zeljko	10	11	6	11	13	8
27	Duda	6	11	11	11	8	9	5																5	Liang	12	11	9	11	7	11
17	A. Lebrun				11	11	11	11																13	Jorgić	10	5	11	6	11	7
	Pryshchepa				7	6	7	4	17	A. Lebrun	10	11	11	11	8	11
	Levy				2	4	1	4		Diaw	12	9	8	9	11	5
	Diaw				11	11	11	11									17	A. Lebrun		8	7	4	10
	Apolónia			11	11	11	11	15									13	Jorgić		11	11	11	12
	Desai			13	6	4	9	13		Apolónia		11	9	8	6	9
	Cifuentes			11	3	11	10	6	13	Jorgić		9	11	11	11	11
13	Jorgić			9	11	13	12	11

Section 4

First round									Second round									Third round								Fourth round

12	Aruna		11	12	8	11	7	11
	O. Ionescu		7	10	11	5	11	9	12	Aruna	11	11	8	3	9	11	8
	Amor				2	6	4	5		Robles	8	9	11	11	11	3	11
	Robles				11	11	11	11											Robles	9	11	11	9	7	14
	Bobocica			11	11	13	9	11											Bobocica	11	3	4	11	11	16
	Saleh			7	9	11	11	4		Bobocica	9	11	5	7	11	14	11
	E. Ionescu	16	11	7	11	8	6	5	31	Gauzy	11	8	11	11	8	12	9
31	Gauzy	14	3	11	6	11	11	11																			Bobocica	5	10	10	10
19	Chuang			11	13	5	11	11																		4	Harimoto	11	12	12	12
	Aguirre			5	11	11	7	6	19	Chuang		9	9	11	11	11	11
	Kubik				11	11	11	11		Kubik		11	11	7	9	5	9
	K. Assar				6	8	8	5										19	Chuang			7	9	5	7
	Szudi				4	8	5	10										4	Harimoto			11	11	11	11
	Freitas				11	11	11	12		Freitas				10	8	9	10
	Chew				3	7	1	6	4	Harimoto				12	11	11	12
4	Harimoto				11	11	11	11

Bottom half

Section 5

First round									Second round									Third round								Fourth round

3	Ma				11	11	11	11
	Alto				5	2	3	8	3	Ma				15	11	11	11
	Wang		11	11	11	6	7	12		Wang				13	4	3	6
	Majoros		8	4	7	11	11	10										3	Ma		11	11	11	12	11
	Nathoo			5	7	5	11	0										20	Karlsson		4	1	6	14	1
	Rassenfosse			11	11	11	7	11		Rassenfosse			1	6	11	10	8
	Movileanu				4	4	0	5	20	Karlsson			11	11	8	12	11
20	Karlsson				11	11	11	11																		3	Ma	11	11	11	11
22	Källberg	11	7	12	11	4	10	9																		11	Lim	7	5	3	6
	Oláh	8	11	10	8	11	12	11		Oláh			9	11	5	5	3
	An			12	10	8	9	9		Pištej			11	9	11	11	11
	Pištej			10	12	11	11	11											Pištej	11	11	6	7	6	5
	Loi																	11	Lim	7	8	11	11	11	11
	Bouloussa							^w/o		Bouloussa	9	11	11	7	14	4	8
	Gardos			4	11	7	7	5	11	Lim	11	8	9	11	12	11	11
11	Lim			11	8	11	11	11

Section 6

First round								Second round						Third round						Fourth round

9	Lin	11	8	11	8	11	11
	Quek	3	11	7	11	6	7	9	Lin	11	11	11	11
	Liang	4	9	11	7	11	9		El-Beiali	6	8	9	8
	El-Beiali	11	11	3	11	8	11							9	Lin	13	11	11	11
	Yang			11	11	11	12							25	Filus	11	5	6	8
	Ho			6	6	7	10		Yang	9	7	7	7
	Abiodun			10	2	6	4	25	Filus	11	11	11	11
25	Filus			12	11	11	11													9	Lin	11	7	9	9	8
28	Lee			11	11	11	11													8	Lin	7	11	11	11	11
	Huang			7	6	8	3	28	Lee	11	13	11	12
	Achanta		11	9	11	11	11		Achanta	4	11	8	10
	Serdaroglu		8	11	9	6	6							28	Lee	7	7	6	3
	Persson	5	9	11	9	11	5							8	Lin	11	11	11	11
	Habesohn	11	11	5	11	9	11		Habesohn	3	7	6	4
	Dyjas			8	5	6	7	8	Lin	11	11	11	11
8	Lin			11	11	11	11

Section 7

First round									Second round									Third round							Fourth round

6	Calderano		11	7	11	7	6	4
	Afanador		3	11	8	11	11	11		Afanador			9	7	11	5	6
	Monteiro		8	12	3	11	9	7		Lind			11	11	6	11	11
	Lind		11	10	11	9	11	11											Lind	12	11	10	11	11
	Lambiet				4	8	8	6											No. Alamian	10	5	12	5	9
	No. Alamian				11	11	11	11		No. Alamian	11	11	9	15	3	4	11
	Groth		8	11	11	10	11	11		Groth	5	9	11	13	11	11	9
23	Gaćina		11	8	9	12	6	4																		Lind	11	7	11	11	11
24	Falck			9	11	10	8	8																	14	Jang	7	11	9	5	6
	Lam			11	4	12	11	11		Lam	11	14	11	9	11	8	6
	Mati		7	7	11	11	12	11		Mati	7	16	5	11	8	11	11
	Jančařík		11	11	6	9	10	8											Mati		3	7	7	5
	Lum	11	7	9	11	11	9	6										14	Jang		11	11	11	11
	Lorenzo	8	11	11	6	7	11	11		Lorenzo				3	8	9	4
	Pang	7	11	4	5	12	11	4	14	Jang				11	11	11	11
14	Jang	11	5	11	11	10	5	11

Section 8

First round									Second round							Third round									Fourth round

16	Franziska			11	11	12	3	11
	Nuytinck			8	9	10	11	5	16	Franziska		11	11	11	11
	Alkhadrawi		11	6	10	11	13	3		Dixon		1	3	1	5
	Dixon		6	11	12	6	15	11								16	Franziska	11	7	15	8	12	11	6
	Madrid			11	12	11	11	11									Geraldo	4	11	17	11	10	7	11
	Hazin			7	10	7	13	8		Madrid		9	5	4	6
	Geraldo	12	6	11	7	11	5	13		Geraldo		11	11	11	11
21	Pitchford	10	11	9	11	5	11	11																		Geraldo	4	4	4	10
18	Uda	9	11	11	9	12	8	11																	2	Wang	11	11	11	12
	Burgos	11	7	9	11	10	11	4	18	Uda	11	18	7	11	11
	Kožul	10	11	11	11	9	4	11		Kožul	7	16	11	9	9
	Oikawa	12	9	6	5	11	11	2								18	Uda			9	11	11	1	3
	Togami			11	13	11	11	11								2	Wang			11	13	4	11	11
	Polanský			3	15	8	7	7		Togami	3	3	3	11	6
	Belrose			2	4	7	11	3	2	Wang	11	11	11	6	11
2	Wang			11	11	11	9	11

Seeded Players

The following are the seeded players, based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 May 2023.^[3]^[4]

Players are defending points from the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships, 2021 WTT Cup Finals and 2021 WTT Feeder, Dusseldorf if points from the tournaments are from the player's 8 best results.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points earned	Points after	Status
1	1	Fan Zhendong	9,375	2,000+1,500	2,000+100^†	7,975	Champion, defeated Wang Chuqin
2	2	Wang Chuqin	5,675	175+525	1,400+175^†	6,550	Runner-up, lost to Fan Zhendong
3	3	Ma Long	4,590	90^†	700	5,200	Semi-Finals lost to Wang Chuqin
4	4	Tomokazu Harimoto	4,425	1,050	350	3,725	Quarter-Finals lost to Liang Jingkun
5	5	Liang Jingkun	3,485	700	700	3,485	Semi-Finals lost to Fan Zhendong
6	6	Hugo Calderano	3,450	350+525	105^†+100^†	2,780	First round lost to Brian Afanador
7	7	Truls Möregårdh	3,315	1,400	90	2,005	Third round lost to Omar Assar
8	8	Lin Gaoyuan	2,590	350+100	350+100^†	2,590	Quarter-Finals lost to Ma Long
9	9	Lin Yun-Ju	2,205	105	175	2,275	Fourth round lost to Lin Gaoyuan
10	10	Dang Qiu	2,160	90^†	175	2,245	Fourth round lost to Fan Zhendong
11	11	Lim Jong-hoon	1,955	175	175	1,955	Fourth round lost to Ma Long
12	12	Quadri Aruna	1,935	350+265	70^†+55^†	1,445	Second round lost to Álvaro Robles
13	13	Darko Jorgić	1,830	175	175	1,830	Fourth round lost to Liang Jingkun
14	14	Jang Woo-jin	1,770	100	175	1,845	Fourth round lost to Anders Lind
15	15	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	1,645	55^†	90	1,680	Third round lost to Tomislav Pucar
16	17	Patrick Franziska	1,455	90+100	90+90^†	1,445	Third round lost to João Geraldo
17	19	Alexis Lebrun	1,385	70^†	90	1,405	Third round lost to Darko Jorgić
18	20	Yukiya Uda	1,275	15^†	90	1,350	Third round lost to Wang Chuqin
19	21	Chuang Chih-yuan	1,235	90^†	90	1,235	Third round lost to Tomokazu Harimoto
20	22	Kristian Karlsson	1,230	175	90	1,145	Third round lost to Ma Long
21	23	Liam Pitchford	990	175+265	35^†+25^†	610	First round lost to João Geraldo
22	24	Anton Källberg	970	0	10	970^&	First round lost to Benedek Oláh
23	25	Andrej Gaćina	940	45	15^†	910	First round lost to Jonathan Groth
24	26	Mattias Falck	930	100	35^†	865	First round lost to Lam Siu-hang
25	28	Ruwen Filus	920	175	90	835	Third round lost to Lin Yun-ju
26	30	Wong Chun Ting	855	175+265	90+35^†	540	Third round lost to Fan Zhendong
27	32	Benedikt Duda	825	90+100	55^†+45^†	735	First round lost to Filip Zeljko
28	33	Lee Sang-su	730	45+100	90+35^†	710	Third round lost to Lin Gaoyuan
29	34	Omar Assar	710	15^†	350	1045	Quarter-Finals lost to Fan Zhendong
30	35	Félix Lebrun	690	30^†	90	750	Third round lost to Dang Qiu
31	36	Simon Gauzy	685	90+100	45+25^†	565	Second round lost to Mihai Bobocica
32	38	Wang Yang	550	175	45	420	Second round lost to Tomislav Pucar

† Points from the player's 9th best result or 10th best result.
& No change in points because points from this tournament did not count as one of the player's 8 best results.

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[2] "Provisional Schedule". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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