| Table tennis at the 2002 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Dongchun Gymnasium |
| Dates | 1–9 October 2002 |
| Competitors | 105 from 18 nations |
Table tennis was contested from 1 October 2002 to 9 October 2002 at the 2002 Asian Games in Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea.
Table tennis had team, doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
| P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 1st Tue | 2nd Wed | 3rd Thu | 4th Fri | 5th Sat | 6th Sun | 7th Mon | 8th Tue | 9th Wed | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Men's doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Men's team | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||
| Women's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Women's doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Women's team | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
A total of 105 athletes from 18 nations competed in table tennis at the 2002 Asian Games:
China (10) Chinese Taipei (10)
East Timor (1) Hong Kong (10)
India (2) Japan (10)
Jordan (2)
Kuwait (4)
Mongolia (9) North Korea (10)
Pakistan (4)
Philippines (1)
Qatar (5) Singapore (6) South Korea (10)
Tajikistan (3)
Uzbekistan (4)
Vietnam (4)
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