| Men's singles at the 2002 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Dongchun Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–9 October 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Table tennis at the 2002 Asian Games | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
| Team | men | women | |
The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between October 8 and 9, at the Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan.
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | 14:00 | 1st round |
| 17:00 | 2nd round | |
| 18:30 | Quarterfinals | |
| Wednesday, 9 October 2002 | 15:00 | Semifinals |
| 17:30 | Final |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Wang Liqin (CHN) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Oh Sang-eun (KOR) | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | Wang Liqin (CHN) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||
| 3 |  Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kong Linghui (CHN) | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wang Liqin (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Zafar Shadiev (TJK) | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 |  Vũ Mạnh Cường (VIE) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vũ Mạnh Cường (VIE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | Wang Liqin (CHN) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kim Song-hui (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |  Ko Lai Chak (HKG) | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lkhagvadorjiin Altantulga (MGL) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Kim Song-hui (PRK) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Antonio Sales (TMP) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Ko Lai Chak (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ko Lai Chak (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Oh Sang-eun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Farjad Saif (PAK) | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | Oh Sang-eun (KOR) | 13 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Hamad Al-Hammadi (QAT) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 |  Toshio Tasaki (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Toshio Tasaki (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | Oh Sang-eun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Cai Xiaoli (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Mansour Al-Enazi (KUW) | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | Cai Xiaoli (SIN) | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Subhajit Saha (IND) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ahmad Mandani (KUW) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Pak Won-chol (PRK) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pak Won-chol (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Soumyadeep Roy (IND) | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | Kim Taek-soo (KOR) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sükheegiin Galbadrakh (MGL) | 8 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 9 | Soumyadeep Roy (IND) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Eyad Makanai (JOR) | 5 | Kim Taek-soo (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kim Taek-soo (KOR) | W | O | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cheung Yuk (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Đoàn Kiến Quốc (VIE) | 7 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | Cheung Yuk (HKG) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sirojiddin Ismoilov (TJK) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Duan Yong Jun (SIN) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Duan Yong Jun (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Cheung Yuk (HKG) | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Koji Matsushita (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Kong Linghui (CHN) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Khalid Al-Kuwari (QAT) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | Koji Matsushita (JPN) | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kong Linghui (CHN) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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