Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

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Table tennis – men's singles
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Date24–30 July 2021
Competitors65 from 43 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ma Long Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Fan Zhendong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
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The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 24 July to 30 July 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Qualification

Schedule

Legend
PPreliminary round¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30
P¼½F

Seeds

The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round. [1] [2]

0 1.  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan Zhendong  (CHN)(Final, silver medalist)
0 2.  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Long  (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
0 3.  Flag of Japan.svg  Tomokazu Harimoto  (JPN)(fourth round)
0 4.  Flag of Brazil.svg  Hugo Calderano  (BRA)(quarterfinals)
0 5.  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin Yun-ju  (TPE)(Semifinals, fourth place)
0 6.  Flag of Sweden.svg  Mattias Falck  (SWE)(third round)
0 7.  Flag of Germany.svg  Dimitrij Ovtcharov  (GER)(Semifinals, bronze medalist)
0 8.  Flag of Germany.svg  Timo Boll  (GER)(fourth round)
0 9.  Flag of South Korea.svg  Jang Woo-jin  (KOR)(fourth round)
10.  Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeoung Young-sik  (KOR)(quarterfinals)
11.  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Liam Pitchford  (GBR)(third round)
12.  Flag of Japan.svg  Koki Niwa  (JPN)(fourth round)
13.  Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Chun Ting  (HKG)(third round)
14.  Flag of France.svg  Simon Gauzy  (FRA)(fourth round)
15.  Flag of Nigeria.svg  Quadri Aruna  (NGR)(third round)
16.  Flag of Portugal.svg  Marcos Freitas  (POR)(fourth round)

The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.

17.  Flag of Austria.svg  Robert Gardos  (AUT)(second round)
18.  Flag of Slovenia.svg  Darko Jorgić  (SLO)(quarterfinals)
19.  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang Chih-yuan  (TPE)(fourth round)
20.  Flag of India.svg  Sharath Kamal  (IND)(third round)
21.  Flag of the United States.svg  Kanak Jha  (USA)(second round)
22.  Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonathan Groth  (DEN)(third round)
23.  Flag of Croatia.svg  Tomislav Pucar  (CRO)(second round)
24.  Flag of Slovakia.svg  Wang Yang  (SVK)(third round)
25.  Flag of Brazil.svg  Gustavo Tsuboi  (BRA)(fourth round)
26.  Flag of India.svg  Sathiyan Gnanasekaran  (IND)(second round)
27.  Flag of France.svg  Emmanuel Lebesson  (FRA)(third round)
28.  Flag of Egypt.svg  Omar Assar  (EGY)(quarterfinals)
29.  Flag of Sweden.svg  Anton Källberg  (SWE)(third round)
30.  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kirill Gerassimenko  (KAZ)(third round)
31.  Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmed Saleh  (EGY)(second round)
32.  Flag of Austria.svg  Daniel Habesohn  (AUT)(third round)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Gold medal match
                  
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan Zhendong  (CHN)6 111413 119 11
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin Yun-ju  (TPE)119 12 159 118
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan Zhendong  (CHN)Silver medal icon.svg4 128 9 117
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Long  (CHN)Gold medal icon.svg1110 11113 11
7 Flag of Germany.svg  Dimitrij Ovtcharov  (GER)11 8 11117 119
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Long  (CHN)13119 9 115 11Bronze medal match
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin Yun-ju  (TPE)11 11114 1113 7
7 Flag of Germany.svg  Dimitrij Ovtcharov  (GER)Bronze medal icon.svg139 6 114 1511

Top half

Section 1

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan ZD  (CHN)11111111
27 Flag of France.svg  E Lebesson  (FRA)1111121327 Flag of France.svg  E Lebesson  (FRA)3 4 3 4
33 Flag of Croatia.svg  A Gaćina  (CRO)6 8 10 11 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan ZD  (CHN)1111115 11
16 Flag of Portugal.svg  M Freitas  (POR)6 6 2 113
16 Flag of Portugal.svg  M Freitas  (POR)113 111111 2 11
32 Flag of Austria.svg  D Habesohn  (AUT)1111116 1232 Flag of Austria.svg  D Habesohn  (AUT)7 117 6 13113
57 Flag of Singapore.svg  C Chew Z Y  (SGP)7 9 8 1110 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan ZD  (CHN)12111111
10 Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeoung Y-s  (KOR)10 9 6 5
10 Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeoung Y-s  (KOR)7 118 10 121114
31 Flag of Egypt.svg  A Saleh  (EGY)11 7 113 6 35 Flag of Greece.svg  P Gionis  (GRE)117 111210 6 12
35 Flag of Greece.svg  P Gionis  (GRE)13119 111110 Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeoung Y-s  (KOR)117 111111
8 Flag of Germany.svg  T Boll  (GER)8 117 9 4
8 Flag of Germany.svg  T Boll  (GER)7 11111111
30 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  K Gerassimenko  (KAZ)3 6 11112 111130 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  K Gerassimenko  (KAZ)116 7 2 1
41 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  L Jančařík  (CZE)11117 8 119 4

Section 2

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin Y-j  (TPE)119 111111
29 Flag of Sweden.svg  A Källberg  (SWE)1111111129 Flag of Sweden.svg  A Källberg  (SWE)5 117 7 9
55 Flag of the United States.svg  N Kumar  (USA)7 5 6 5 5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin Y-j  (TPE)1111119 9 13
25 Flag of Brazil.svg  G Tsuboi  (BRA)5 7 2 111111
15 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Q Aruna  (NGR)159 6 117 6
25 Flag of Brazil.svg  G Tsuboi  (BRA)119 13111125 Flag of Brazil.svg  G Tsuboi  (BRA)13 11117 1111
47 Flag of Romania.svg  O Ionescu  (ROU)6 1111 9 9 5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin Y-j  (TPE)11111111
18 Flag of Slovenia.svg  D Jorgić  (SLO)4 7 4 6
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  L Pitchford  (GBR)8 1110 139 10
18 Flag of Slovenia.svg  D Jorgić  (SLO)11125 9 5 151118 Flag of Slovenia.svg  D Jorgić  (SLO)117 1211 1112
42 Flag of Spain.svg  Á Robles  (ESP)2 10 11111113 8 18 Flag of Slovenia.svg  D Jorgić  (SLO)10 111110 8 1111
3 Flag of Japan.svg  T Harimoto  (JPN)129 3 12117 7
3 Flag of Japan.svg  T Harimoto  (JPN)11138 1212
26 Flag of India.svg  S Gnanasekaran  (IND)7 1111119 10 6 50 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Lam S H  (HKG)9 11 1110 10
50 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Lam S H  (HKG)117 4 5 111211

Bottom half

Section 3

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
4 Flag of Brazil.svg  H Calderano  (BRA)13117 1112
23 Flag of Croatia.svg  T Pucar  (CRO)9 8 9 10 40 Flag of Slovenia.svg  B Tokič  (SLO)11 7 119 10
40 Flag of Slovenia.svg  B Tokič  (SLO)111111124 Flag of Brazil.svg  H Calderano  (BRA)119 6 114 1111
9 Flag of South Korea.svg  Jang W-j  (KOR)7 11119 115 6
9 Flag of South Korea.svg  Jang W-j  (KOR)7 12111111
17 Flag of Austria.svg  R Gardos  (AUT)11 114 10 6 36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  P Drinkhall  (GBR)1110 8 8 7
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  P Drinkhall  (GBR)136 1112114 Flag of Brazil.svg  H Calderano  (BRA)11118 7 8 2
7 Flag of Germany.svg  D Ovtcharov  (GER)7 5 11111111
12 Flag of Japan.svg  K Niwa  (JPN)11111112
24 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Wang Y  (SVK)1111111124 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Wang Y  (SVK)6 8 3 10
62 Flag of Australia.svg  D Powell  (AUS)4 4 3 3 12 Flag of Japan.svg  K Niwa  (JPN)4 110 7 9
7 Flag of Germany.svg  D Ovtcharov  (GER)117 111111
7 Flag of Germany.svg  D Ovtcharov  (GER)13111311
21 Flag of the United States.svg  K Jha  (USA)9 119 117 4 37 Olympic flag.svg  K Skachkov  (ROC)11 3 11 4
37 Olympic flag.svg  K Skachkov  (ROC)119 110 1111

Section 4

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
6 Flag of Sweden.svg  M Falck  (SWE)5 111111 116 8
28 Flag of Egypt.svg  O Assar  (EGY)1511116 8 9 1128 Flag of Egypt.svg  O Assar  (EGY)116 8 134 1111
45 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kou L  (UKR)13 6 4 1111114 28 Flag of Egypt.svg  O Assar  (EGY)116 117 115 11
19 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang C-y  (TPE)8 118 119 117
13 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong C T  (HKG)115 2 2 8
19 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang C-y  (TPE)5 11139 5 111119 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang C-y  (TPE)9 11111111
44 Flag of Argentina.svg  H Cifuentes  (ARG)113 11 11118 7 28 Flag of Egypt.svg  O Assar  (EGY)7 9 6 136
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma L  (CHN)11111111 11
14 Flag of France.svg  S Gauzy  (FRA)12111111
22 Flag of Denmark.svg  J Groth  (DEN)1212113 1222 Flag of Denmark.svg  J Groth  (DEN)10 9 9 5
39 Flag of Hungary.svg  B Majoros  (HUN)10 10 4 1110 14 Flag of France.svg  S Gauzy  (FRA)6 114 7 5
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma L  (CHN)119 111111
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma L  (CHN)118 131111
20 Flag of India.svg  S Kamal  (IND)2 11119 111120 Flag of India.svg  S Kamal  (IND)7 1111 4 4
38 Flag of Portugal.svg  T Apolónia  (POR)118 5 116 9

Preliminary rounds

Top half

Section 1

First round
33Flag of Croatia.svg  A Gaćina  (CRO)11111113
59Flag of Togo.svg  D Fanny  (TOG)56311
43Flag of Senegal.svg  I Diaw  (SEN)4113111110
57Flag of Singapore.svg  C Chew Z Y  (SGP)1141113312
35Flag of Greece.svg  P Gionis  (GRE)11111111
53Flag of Serbia.svg  Z Peto  (SRB)6898
41Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  L Jančařík  (CZE)11111111
56Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  A Alkhadrawi  (KSA)9544

Section 2

Preliminary roundFirst round
55Flag of the United States.svg  N Kumar  (USA)11117111146Flag of Ecuador.svg  A Miño  (ECU)11887136
65Flag of Mongolia.svg  L Enkhbat  (MGL)26115855Flag of the United States.svg  N Kumar  (USA)81111111111
47Flag of Romania.svg  O Ionescu  (ROU)111371111
60Flag of Australia.svg  C Yan  (AUS)7111186
42Flag of Spain.svg  Á Robles  (ESP)811141111
51Flag of Argentina.svg  G Alto  (ARG)1141227
48Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  B Afanador  (PUR)1191164148
50Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Lam S H  (HKG)711611111211

Bottom half

Section 3

First round
40Flag of Slovenia.svg  B Tokič  (SLO)11111111
54Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  J Hazin  (CAN)7957
36Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  P Drinkhall  (GBR)111111812
52Flag of Iran.svg  N Alamian  (IRI)7151110
34Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  P Sirucek  (CZE)DNS [3]
62Flag of Australia.svg  D Powell  (AUS)
37Olympic flag.svg  K Skachkov  (ROC)11116111111
64Flag of Serbia.svg  D Levajac  (SRB)41311758

Section 4

First round
45Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kou L  (UKR)11111111
58Flag of Tunisia.svg  A Hmam  (TUN)6376
44Flag of Argentina.svg  H Cifuentes  (ARG)11111211
63Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Y Shing  (VAN)25106
39Flag of Hungary.svg  B Majoros  (HUN)11111111
61Flag of Algeria.svg  L Bouriah  (ALG)1552
38Flag of Portugal.svg  T Apolónia  (POR)11111111
49Flag of Nigeria.svg  O Omotayo  (NGR)7965

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