Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team

Men's team table tennis at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Riocentro – Pavilion 3
Date	12–17 August 2016
Competitors	48 from 16 nations
Teams	16
Medalists
Ma Long Xu Xin Zhang Jike   China Koki Niwa Jun Mizutani Maharu Yoshimura   Japan Timo Boll Dimitrij Ovtcharov Bastian Steger   Germany
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The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from Friday 12 August to Wednesday 17 August 2016 at Riocentro.

The medals were presented by Yu Zaiqing, IOC Vice President and Melecio Rivera, Executive Vice President of the ITTF.

Format

Teams were made up of three players. Each team match was made up of five individual matches and ended when either side had won three matches. ^[1]

Order of a team match

		ABC team		XYZ team
1	Singles	A		X
2	Singles	B		Y
Choose doubles pair. 5 minutes break.
3	Doubles	C + either A or B	vs	Z + either X or Y
5 minutes break
4	Singles	A or B (non-playing doubles)		Z
5	Singles	C		X or Y (non-playing doubles)

Qualification

Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

Dates	Start time	Round
12 August	19:30	First round
13 August	15:00
14 August	10:00	Quarterfinals
15 August	15:00	Semifinals
17 August	11:00	Bronze medal match
	19:30	Gold medal match

Seeds

Team ranking was based on the individual ITTF rating points of 30 July 2016 but was taken into consideration only the players qualified from each team. ^[2]

Rank	Team	Athletes (world ranking on 30 July) [3]
1	China	Ma Long (1)	Xu Xin (3)	Zhang Jike (4)
2	Germany	Dimitrij Ovtcharov (5)	Timo Boll (13)	Bastian Steger (24)
3	South Korea	Jung Young-sik (12)	Joo Sae-hyuk (14)	Lee Sang-su (16)
4	Japan	Jun Mizutani (6)	Maharu Yoshimura (21)	Koki Niwa (22)
5	Hong Kong	Wong Chun Ting (8)	Tang Peng (15)	Ho Kwan Kit (41)
6	Portugal	Marcos Freitas (11)	Tiago Apolónia (18)	João Monteiro (35)
7	France	Simon Gauzy (17)	Emmanuel Lebesson (30)	Tristan Flore (66)
8	Sweden	Kristian Karlsson (27)	Pär Gerell (32)	Mattias Karlsson (37)
9	Chinese Taipei	Chuang Chih-yuan (7)	Chen Chien-an (33)	Chiang Hung-chieh (75)
10	Austria	Stefan Fegerl (20)	Robert Gardos (48)	Daniel Habesohn (89)
11	Great Britain	Liam Pitchford (48)	Paul Drinkhall (58)	Sam Walker (131)
12	Poland	Wang Zengyi (46)	Jakub Dyjas (52)	Daniel Górak (62)
13	Brazil	Hugo Calderano (54)	Gustavo Tsuboi (68)	Cazuo Matsumoto (79)
14	Nigeria	Quadri Aruna (40)	Segun Toriola (120)	Bode Abiodun (180)
15	United States	Feng Yijun (271)	Kanak Jha (275)	Timothy Wang (291)
16	Australia	David Powell (278)	Chris Yan (350)	Hu Heming (366)

Bracket

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Gold medal match
	1	China	3
	14	Nigeria	0
						1	China	3
						11	Great Britain	0
	11	Great Britain	3
	7	France	2
											1	China	3
											3	South Korea	0
	8	Sweden	3
	15	United States	0
						8	Sweden	1
						3	South Korea	3
	13	Brazil	0
	3	South Korea	3
																1	China	3
																4	Japan	1
	4	Japan	3
	12	Poland	2
						4	Japan	3
						5	Hong Kong	1
	16	Australia	0
	5	Hong Kong	3
											4	Japan	3
											2	Germany	1
	6	Portugal	1													Bronze medal match
	10	Austria	3
						10	Austria	1								3	South Korea	1
						2	Germany	3								2	Germany	3
	9	Chinese Taipei	1
	2	Germany	3

Results

First round

12 August 2016 19:30

China

3–0

Nigeria

Duration: 1h 12min

	Individual matches
Xu Xin		3–0	Segun Toriola	11–1, 11–9, 11–6
Ma Long		3–1	Quadri Aruna	11–6, 11–3, 5–11, 11–2
Zhang Jike / Xu Xin		3–0	Bode Abiodun / Segun Toriola	11–5, 11–6, 11–5

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12 August 2016 19:30

Great Britain

3–2

France

Duration: 3h 44min

	Individual matches
Liam Pitchford		2–3	Simon Gauzy	10–12, 11–7, 12–14, 11–8, 5–11
Paul Drinkhall		3–2	Emmanuel Lebesson	11–4, 8–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–6
Sam Walker / Paul Drinkhall		2–3	Tristan Flore / Emmanuel Lebesson	11–6, 11–6, 9–11, 8–11, 6–11
Liam Pitchford		3–2	Tristan Flore	10–12, 2–11, 11–6, 12–10, 11–9
Sam Walker		3–2	Simon Gauzy	7–11, 11–8, 13–11, 9–11, 12–10

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12 August 2016 19:30

Sweden

3–0

United States

Duration: 1h 21min

	Individual matches
Pär Gerell		3–0	Feng Yijun	11–3, 11–6, 12–10
Kristian Karlsson		3–0	Kanak Jha	11–6, 11–6, 11–5
Mattias Karlsson / Pär Gerell		3–0	Timothy Wang / Kanak Jha	11–5, 11–9, 11–8

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12 August 2016 19:30

Brazil

0–3

South Korea

Duration: 1h 40min

	Individual matches
Hugo Calderano		0–3	Joo Sae-hyuk	13–15, 3–11, 6–11
Cazuo Matsumoto		1–3	Jung Young-sik	8–11, 11–6, 8–11, 2–11
Gustavo Tsuboi / Hugo Calderano		0–3	Lee Sang-su / Jung Young-sik	5–11, 7–11, 2–11

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13 August 2016 15:00

Japan

3–2

Poland

Duration: 3h 32min

	Individual matches
Maharu Yoshimura		3–1	Wang Zengyi	10–12, 11–5, 17–15, 16–14
Jun Mizutani		3–1	Jakub Dyjas	12–10, 11–9, 9–11, 12–10
Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura		2–3	Daniel Górak / Wang Zengyi	11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 11–6, 9–11
Koki Niwa		1–3	Jakub Dyjas	8–11, 11–7, 11–13, 8–11
Jun Mizutani		3–1	Daniel Górak	11–9, 11–4, 8–11, 11–9

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13 August 2016 15:00

Australia

0–3

Hong Kong

Duration: 57min

	Individual matches
David Powell		0–3	Tang Peng	7–11, 8–11, 1–11
Chris Yan		0–3	Wong Chun Ting	7–11, 6–11, 2–11
Hu Heming / Chris Yan		0–3	Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting	2–11, 5–11, 6–11

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13 August 2016 15:00

Portugal

1–3

Austria

Duration: 3h 14min

	Individual matches
Tiago Apolónia		2–3	Robert Gardos	6–11, 11–3, 3–11, 11–6, 9–11
Marcos Freitas		3–2	Stefan Fegerl	11–7, 12–10, 6–11, 7–11, 11–2
João Monteiro / Tiago Apolónia		2–3	Daniel Habesohn / Robert Gardos	11–6, 8–11, 9–11, 11–6, 10–12
João Monteiro		1–3	Stefan Fegerl	11–9, 8–11, 8–11, 9–11

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13 August 2016 15:00

Chinese Taipei

1–3

Germany

Duration: 2h 59min

	Individual matches
Chen Chien-an		2–3	Timo Boll	8–11, 12–10, 13–11, 5–11, 6–11
Chuang Chih-yuan		1–3	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	9–11, 11–7, 7–11, 7–11
Chiang Hung-chieh / Chen Chien-an		3–2	Bastian Steger / Timo Boll	9–11, 9–11, 14–12, 12–10, 11–7
Chuang Chih-yuan		0–3	Bastian Steger	8–11, 9–11, 7–11

Quarterfinals

14 August 2016 10:00

China

3–0

Great Britain

Duration: 1h 47min

	Individual matches
Ma Long		3–1	Liam Pitchford	6–11, 11–4, 11–9, 11–9
Xu Xin		3–1	Paul Drinkhall	9–11, 11–6, 11–6, 11–7
Zhang Jike / Xu Xin		3–1	Sam Walker / Paul Drinkhall	11–4, 11–7, 11–13, 11–4

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14 August 2016 10:00

Sweden

1–3

South Korea

Duration: 2h 45min

	Individual matches
Kristian Karlsson		1–3	Joo Sae-hyuk	5–11, 6–11, 11–9, 6–11
Mattias Karlsson		3–2	Lee Sang-su	11–9, 8–11, 11–6, 8–11, 12–10
Pär Gerell / Mattias Karlsson		0–3	Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su	2–11, 4–11, 7–11
Kristian Karlsson		1–3	Jung Young-sik	4–11, 11–8, 3–11, 7–11

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14 August 2016 15:00

Japan

3–1

Hong Kong

Duration: 2h 49min

	Individual matches
Koki Niwa		2–3	Tang Peng	11–8, 12–10, 9–11, 7–11, 8–11
Jun Mizutani		3–2	Wong Chun Ting	11–5, 11–9, 3–11, 10–12, 11–8
Maharu Yoshimura / Koki Niwa		3–1	Ho Kwan Kit / Tang Peng	11–5, 8–11, 11–8, 11–4
Maharu Yoshimura		3–1	Wong Chun Ting	11–8, 13-11, 5-11, 11–6

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14 August 2016 15:00

Austria

1–3

Germany

Duration: 2h 34min

	Individual matches
Robert Gardos		0–3	Timo Boll	12–14, 8–11, 10–12
Stefan Fegerl		0–3	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	7–11, 10–12, 8–11
Daniel Habesohn / Robert Gardos		3–2	Bastian Steger / Timo Boll	11–7, 2–11, 11–8, 6–11, 11–3
Stefan Fegerl		0–3	Bastian Steger	8–11, 11–13, 7–11

Semifinals

15 August 2016 15:00

Japan

3–1

Germany

Duration: 2h 18min

	Individual matches
Maharu Yoshimura		0–3	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	8–11, 3–11, 3–11
Jun Mizutani		3–0	Timo Boll	11–9, 11–5, 12–10
Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura		3–1	Bastian Steger / Timo Boll	11–5, 13–15, 11–4, 11–5
Jun Mizutani		3–0	Bastian Steger	11–5, 11–4, 11–4

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15 August 2016 19:30

China

3–0

South Korea

Duration: 2h 4min

	Individual matches
Zhang Jike		3–2	Jung Young-sik	13–15, 13–11, 9–11, 11–8, 11–4
Ma Long		3–0	Joo Sae-hyuk	11–1, 11–4, 11–4
Xu Xin / Zhang Jike		3–0	Lee Sang-su / Jung Young-sik	11–8, 12–10, 11–6

Bronze medal match

17 August 2016 11:00

South Korea

1–3

Germany

Duration: 3h 43min

	Individual matches
Jung Young-sik		3–2	Bastian Steger	12–10, 6–11, 11–6, 6–11, 13–11
Joo Sae-hyuk		2–3	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	5–11, 9–11, 11–8, 11–2, 6–11
Lee Sang-su / Jung Young-sik		2–3	Timo Boll / Bastian Steger	11–9, 6–11, 7–11, 11–9, 9–11
Joo Sae-hyuk		0–3	Timo Boll	8-11, 9-11, 6-11

Gold medal match

17 August 2016 19:30

China

3–1

Japan

Duration: 2h 40min

	Individual matches
Ma Long		3–0	Koki Niwa	11–6, 11–9, 11–6
Xu Xin		2–3	Jun Mizutani	10–12, 9–11, 11–3, 11–7, 10–12
Xu Xin / Zhang Jike		3–1	Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura	4–11, 11–6, 11–9, 11–5
Ma Long		3–0	Maharu Yoshimura	11–1, 11–4, 11–4

References

1. "Competition Format and Specific Regulations" (PDF). ittf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
2. "2016 Olympic Games Men's Team Ranking". ITTF. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
3. "ITTF World Ranking". ITTF. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

External links

• Official site of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Results Book : Rio 2016. Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016.
• "2016 Olympic Games (ITTF.com)". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2018.