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| Venue | MiTEC Hall 7 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 20 August 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
| Team | men | women | |
The men's doubles competition of the table tennis event at the 2017 SEA Games was held 20 August at MiTEC Hall 7 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [1] [2]
(i) All Doubles events (Men’s, Women’s and Mixed) shall be played in a single knockout competition format. All matches shall be decided by best-of-five (5) games.
(ii) There will be no playoff match for 3rd and 4th positions. Both losing Semi-Finalists will receive a joint bronze medal each.
All times are Malaysian Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday, 20 August 2017 | 15:00 | Round of 32 |
| 15:30 | Round of 16 | |
| 17:00 | Quarterfinals | |
| 19:30 | Semifinals | |
| 20:30 | Final |
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