2023 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
at the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
Venue Durban International Convention Centre [1]
Location Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dates20–28 May
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  2021

The women'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]

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha (champion)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng (final)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yidi (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Han Ying (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Adriana Díaz (fourth round)
  10. Flag of Austria.svg Sofia Polcanova (first round)
  11. Flag of Germany.svg Nina Mittelham (fourth round)
  12. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng I-ching (fourth round)
  13. Flag of France.svg Jia Nan Yuan (third round)
  14. Flag of Japan.svg Miyuu Kihara (fourth round)
  15. Flag of Japan.svg Miu Hirano (fourth round)
  16. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem (second round)
  17. Flag of Romania.svg Bernadette Szőcs (third round)
  18. Flag of the United States.svg Lily Zhang (first round)
  19. Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Yu-bin (fourth round)
  20. Flag of Germany.svg Shan Xiaona (third round)
  21. Flag of Egypt.svg Dina Meshref (third round)
  22. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Szu-yu (first round)
  23. Flag of Portugal.svg Fu Yu (third round)
  24. Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Nagasaki (third round)
  25. Flag of Thailand.svg Suthasini Sawettabut (second round)
  26. Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Ji-hee (third round)
  27. Flag of Romania.svg Elizabeta Samara (third round)
  28. Flag of Egypt.svg Hana Goda (second round)
  29. Flag of Brazil.svg Bruna Takahashi (first round)
  30. Flag of India.svg Manika Batra (third round)
  31. Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Hyo-joo (second round)
  32. Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Winter (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

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha 11111111
8 Flag of Germany.svg Han Ying 6 8 6 5 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha 1111115 11
7 Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata 4 11116 118 217 Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata 4 5 8 118
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yidi 113 9 119 1119 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha 5 1111117 11
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 111111113 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 118 7 7 116
6 Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito 7 5 5 5 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 5 13141111
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong 111111115 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong 1111 12 8 7
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 5 8 8 9

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun 11111111
Flag of Austria.svg Solja 2 1211117 11 Flag of Austria.svg Solja 4 7 3 5
Flag of Sweden.svg Bergand 1110 9 6 117 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun 11121111
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liao 8 9 7 7 27 Flag of Romania.svg Samara 8 10 8 5
Flag of France.svg Pavade 11111111 Flag of France.svg Pavade 8 11117 12 8
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang 9 6 116 112 27 Flag of Romania.svg Samara 115 4 111411
27 Flag of Romania.svg Samara 11119 119 111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun 11111111
19 Flag of South Korea.svg Shin 1110 11131119 Flag of South Korea.svg Shin 6 8 8 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zhang 5 129 11 2 19 Flag of South Korea.svg Shin 7 11111111
Flag of France.svg Zarif 128 11115 11 Flag of France.svg Zarif 118 4 6 6
Flag of the United States.svg Wang 10 116 1 117 19 Flag of South Korea.svg Shin 9 11118 9 1112
Flag of Slovakia.svg Balážová 1110 1114 116 1113 Flag of France.svg Yuan 119 9 11115 10
Flag of Spain.svg Zhang 6 124 166 114 Flag of Slovakia.svg Balážová 9 6 7 11117
Flag of Italy.svg Vivarelli 5 3 11116 10 13 Flag of France.svg Yuan 1111119 5 11
13 Flag of France.svg Yuan 11118 9 1112

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Flag of Austria.svg Polcanova 9 1111112 11 9
Flag of Hungary.svg Madarász 117 7 4 111311 Flag of Hungary.svg Madarász 7 4 7 10
Flag of India.svg Mukherjee 111110 10 6 118 Flag of Slovakia.svg Kukuľková 11111112
Flag of Slovakia.svg Kukuľková 3 4 1212115 11 Flag of Slovakia.svg Kukuľková 118 111111
Flag of Chile.svg Vega 153 116 8 9 Flag of Italy.svg Monfardini 5 115 3 9
Flag of Italy.svg Monfardini 13 115 111111 Flag of Italy.svg Monfardini 114 1410 1111
Flag of Poland.svg Bajor 5 115 1312 9 32 Flag of Germany.svg Winter 8 1112 127 8
32 Flag of Germany.svg Winter 115 1111 1411 Flag of Slovakia.svg Kukuľková 1 5 6 2
22 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen 11 10 2 6 8 Flag of Germany.svg Han 11111111
Flag of Romania.svg Dragoman 13121111 Flag of Romania.svg Dragoman 11141111
Flag of Turkey.svg Yılmaz 111110 1115 Flag of Turkey.svg Yılmaz 3 12 4 4
Flag of Argentina.svg Argüelles 9 8 127 13 Flag of Romania.svg Dragoman 5 3 3 6
Flag of Italy.svg Arlia 6 9 114 5 8 Flag of Germany.svg Han 11111111
Flag of India.svg Akula 11119 1111 Flag of India.svg Akula 2 4 2 4
Flag of England.svg Ho 3 7 6 8 8 Flag of Germany.svg Han 11111111
8 Flag of Germany.svg Han 11111111

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Flag of Japan.svg Hayata 11111114
Flag of the United States.svg Jalli 6 7 8 12 7 Flag of Japan.svg Hayata 11111111
Flag of Italy.svg Piccolin 9 11111111 Flag of Italy.svg Piccolin 7 4 2 8
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng 115 8 4 6 7 Flag of Japan.svg Hayata 11111111
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg M. Díaz 1111111124 Flag of Japan.svg Nagasaki 3 6 8 3
Flag of South Africa.svg Kalam 2 6 8 5 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg M. Díaz
Flag of South Africa.svg Patel 2 6 1 3 24 Flag of Japan.svg Nagasaki w/o
24 Flag of Japan.svg Nagasaki 111111117 Flag of Japan.svg Hayata 11111111
29 Flag of Brazil.svg Takahashi 3 11118 2 9 Flag of South Korea.svg Suh 5 9 6 8
Flag of South Korea.svg Suh 116 8 111111 Flag of South Korea.svg Suh 1111113 11
Flag of Austria.svg Mischek 119 3 110 6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Brateyko 9 4 5 117
Flag of Ukraine.svg Brateyko 3 11117 1111 Flag of South Korea.svg Suh 11111110 11 11
Flag of Romania.svg Diaconu 11111111 Flag of Romania.svg Diaconu 9 3 6 12136
Flag of Singapore.svg Goi 8 5 3 4 Flag of Romania.svg Diaconu 11111110 8 14
Flag of Mauritius.svg Kinoo 4 1 2 5 16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo 3 3 5 121112
16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo 11111111

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano 11111111
Flag of Singapore.svg Zeng 5 4 8 5 15 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano 114 11117 11
Flag of Cameroon.svg Hanffou 4 4 5 1112118 Flag of Germany.svg Kaufmann 9 114 4 114
Flag of Germany.svg Kaufmann 1111114 10 8 1115 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano 11111112
Flag of Ukraine.svg Pesotska 1111111126 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon 9 6 6 10
Flag of Hungary.svg Bálint 9 8 9 5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Pesotska 112 4 6 10
Flag of Serbia.svg Todorović 9 6 114 3 26 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon 9 11111112
26 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon 11118 111115 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano 7 12 9 1
23 Flag of Portugal.svg Fu 1111119 114 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Y. 11141111
Flag of Mexico.svg Barcenas 2 3 7 112 23 Flag of Portugal.svg Fu 11111111
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Santhy Flag of Nigeria.svg Bello 0 1 6 6
Flag of Nigeria.svg Bello w/o23 Flag of Portugal.svg Fu 6 118 3 13
Flag of Turkey.svg Altinkaya 7 10 10 6 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Y. 118 111115
Flag of Spain.svg Xiao 11121211 Flag of Spain.svg Xiao 5 3 4 3
Flag of Croatia.svg Jeger 2 5 3 2 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Y. 11111111
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Y. 11111111

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen M. 11111111
Flag of Egypt.svg Helmy 5 1 5 4 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen M. 11111111
Flag of Thailand.svg J. Sawettabut 12 6 11111111 Flag of Thailand.svg J. Sawettabut 5 2 2 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Carey 14116 9 6 7 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen M. 11111111
Flag of Hungary.svg Hartbrich 8 4 6 6 20 Flag of Germany.svg Shan 2 6 4 2
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Ni 11111111 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Ni 9 6 10 1111117
Flag of Chile.svg Ortega 8 6 6 4 20 Flag of Germany.svg Shan 1111124 9 7 11
20 Flag of Germany.svg Shan 111111113 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen M. 117 115 1111
21 Flag of Egypt.svg Meshref 2 11111110 1114 Flag of Japan.svg Kihara 8 115 117 7
Flag of Singapore.svg Zhou 119 8 7 129 21 Flag of Egypt.svg Meshref 11111111
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mirkadirova 113 8 6 1 Flag of Poland.svg Węgrzyn 7 6 8 7
Flag of Poland.svg Węgrzyn 8 1111111121 Flag of Egypt.svg Meshref 114 6 1 5
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lam 7 116 8 1111 14 Flag of Japan.svg Kihara 8 11111111
Flag of Thailand.svg Paranang 114 11118 13 Flag of Thailand.svg Paranang 4 7 5 2
Flag of Mexico.svg Silva 3 8 7 119 14 Flag of Japan.svg Kihara 11111111
14 Flag of Japan.svg Kihara 1111117 11

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg A. Díaz 1111117 14
Flag of Brazil.svg Kumahara 8 7 7 1112 9 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg A. Díaz 14119 1111
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tofant 7 3 9 4 Flag of Croatia.svg Malobabić 12 1 114 5
Flag of Croatia.svg Malobabić 111111119 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg A. Díaz 6 12116 139 11
Flag of Singapore.svg Wong 11111111 9 1130 Flag of India.svg Batra 1110 9 1111 113
Flag of Slovakia.svg Labošová 8 8 9 13114 Flag of Singapore.svg Wong 9 12 4 8
Flag of Algeria.svg Loghraibi 1 3 2 5 30 Flag of India.svg Batra 11141111
30 Flag of India.svg Batra 111111119 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg A. Díaz 8 9 12 10
25 Flag of Thailand.svg S. Sawettabut 117 119 114 116 Flag of Japan.svg Ito 11111412
Flag of Serbia.svg Šurjan 7 119 118 116 25 Flag of Thailand.svg S. Sawettabut 6 118 9 11
Flag of Hungary.svg Póta 11111111 Flag of Hungary.svg Póta 118 111113
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tapper 1 5 5 9 Flag of Hungary.svg Póta 7 7 7 8
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Lavrova 8 6 1 1 6 Flag of Japan.svg Ito 11111111
Flag of France.svg Ca. Lutz 11111111 Flag of France.svg Ca. Lutz 4 4 3 2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Akasheva 4 7 9 1 6 Flag of Japan.svg Ito 11111111
6 Flag of Japan.svg Ito 11111111

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen X. 11111111
Flag of Luxembourg.svg De Nutte 7 4 7 3 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen X. 111110 1111
Flag of Portugal.svg Shao 9 15 9 5 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee 9 4 126 6
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee 111711115 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen X. 118 12 111111
Flag of Nigeria.svg Edem 116 2 5 0 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Zhu 4 11144 5 7
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Zhu 9 11111111 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Zhu 1110 113 1211
Flag of Serbia.svg Lupulesku 8 9 5 9 31 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi 4 127 1110 9
31 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi 111111115 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen X. 8 9 119 121211
17 Flag of Romania.svg Szőcs 13118 111112 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng 11116 1110 10 7
Flag of Sweden.svg Källberg 11 8 111 5 17 Flag of Romania.svg Szőcs 11138 119 8 11
Flag of Egypt.svg Alhodaby 11111111 11 Flag of Egypt.svg Alhodaby 8 11 117 11116
Flag of Mexico.svg Cossio Aceves 4 4 7 138 17 Flag of Romania.svg Szőcs 6 114 7 13
Flag of France.svg Ch. Lutz 1111111112 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng 114 111115
Flag of Nigeria.svg Oshonaike 7 4 6 7 Flag of France.svg Ch. Lutz 12116 2 12 6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomanovská 7 6 2 4 12 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng 10 9 11111411
12 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng 11111111

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Flag of Germany.svg Mittelham 11111111
Flag of South Africa.svg Maphanga 1 7 5 4 11 Flag of Germany.svg Mittelham 11119 1111
Flag of Croatia.svg Arapović 7 111112 3 8 Flag of India.svg Tennison 8 3 118 5
Flag of India.svg Tennison 118 5 14111111 Flag of Germany.svg Mittelham 11111111
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Li 8 11118 1111 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Li 7 7 9 4
Flag of Greece.svg Toliou 115 6 112 2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Li 8 11111111
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Moret 7 5 3 1111 28 Flag of Egypt.svg Goda 119 3 7 4
28 Flag of Egypt.svg Goda 1111119 1311 Flag of Germany.svg Mittelham 127 8 7 5
18 Flag of the United States.svg Zhang 8 4 5 9 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang M. 10 11111111
Flag of Sweden.svg Bergström 11111111 Flag of Sweden.svg Bergström 8 1214 7 6
Flag of Ukraine.svg Haponova 10 1211113 11 Flag of Ukraine.svg Haponova 1110 161111
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee 1210 3 9 119 Flag of Ukraine.svg Haponova 117 129 1 123
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matelová 11119 11112 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang M. 9 1110 111110 11
Flag of Argentina.svg Codina 5 6 115 7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matelová 3 4 5 7
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang M. 11111111

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