2008 Olympic Games

Table Tennis Results

The men's table tennis singles events at the Olympic Games.
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The 2008 Olympic Games table tennis singles events took place from
19-23 August 2008. Here are the results for the men's singles ...

 

 

Men's Team Event results here

Women's Team Event results here

Women's Singles Event results here

 

 

Mens Singles

Preliminary Round
Tuesday 19 August 2008

Winner Result Loser
     
CARNEROS Alfredo (ESP) 4-2 MASSAAD Adel (EGY)
     
DOAN Kien Quoc (VIE) 4-0 ZALCBERG David (AUS)
     
TSUBOI Gustavo (BRA) 4-3 PETER-PAUL Pradeeban (CAN)
     
LASHIN El-Sayed (EGY) 4-2 TABACHNIK Pablo (ARG)
     
ZENG Cem (TUR) 4-2 MEROTOHUN Monday (NGR)
     
SAKA Suraju (CGO) 4-1 KOU Lei (UKR)
     
HENZELL William (AUS) 4-1 KHOURTA Idir (ALG)
     
ZHANG Peng (CAN) 4-0 ST LOUIS Dexter (TRI)
     
JANG Song Man (PRK) 4-0 AGUIRRE Marcelo (PAR)
     
KIM Hyok Bong (PRK) 4-2 AL-HASAN Ibrahim (KUW)
     
TORIOLA Segun (NGR) 4-3 ZHUANG David (USA)
     
ALI SALEH Ahmed (EGY) 4-1 DAVIS Kyle (AUS)
     
BOBOCICA Mihai (ITA) 4-2 NOROUZI Afshin (IRI)
     

 

First Round
Tuesday 19 August 2008

Winner Result Loser
     
ACHANTA Sharath Kamal (IND) 4-2 CARNEROS Alfredo (ESP)
     
DOAN Kien Quoc (VIE) 4-2 LEGOUT Christophe (FRA)
     
LIN Ju (DOM) 4-1 APOLONIA Tiago (POR)
     
GIONIS Panagiotis (GRE) 4-0 TSUBOI Gustavo (BRA)
     
FREITAS Marcos (POR) 4-1 LASHIN El-Sayed (EGY)
     
GARDOS Robert (AUT) 4-3 RI Chol Guk (PRK)
     
KARAKASEVIC Aleksandar (SRB) 4-1 ZENG Cem (TUR)
     
JAKAB Janos (HUN) 4-3 CHILA Patrick (FRA)
     
BLASZCZYK Lucjan (POL) 4-0 SAKA Suraju (CGO)
     
HENZELL William (AUS) 4-2 LUNDQVIST Jens (SWE)
     
KISHIKAWA Seiya (JPN) 4-2 ZHANG Peng (CAN)
     
JANG Song Man (PRK) 4-2 LIU Song (ARG)
     
KIM Hyok Bong (PRK) 4-1 MONTEIRO Thiago (BRA)
     
TORIOLA Segun (NGR) 4-3 MONTEIRO Joao (POR)
     
ELOI Damien (FRA) 4-3 ALI SALEH Ahmed (EGY)
     
BOBOCICA Mihai (ITA) 4-1 KUZMIN Fedor (RUS)
     

 

 

Second Round
Wednesday 20 August 2008

Winner Result Loser
     
CHEN Weixing (AUT) 4-1 ACHANTA Sharath Kamal (IND)
     
SMIRNOV Alexei (RUS) 4-1 DOAN Kien Quoc (VIE)
     
CRISAN Adrian (ROU) 4-1 LIN Ju (DOM)
     
KO Lai Chak (HKG) 4-3 GIONIS Panagiotis (GRE)
     
YANG Zi (SIN) 4-2 FREITAS Marcos (POR)
     
PRIMORAC Zoran (HRV) 4-2 GARDOS Robert (AUT)
     
PERSSON Jorgen (SWE) 4-2 KARAKASEVIC Aleksandar (SRB)
     
SUSS Christian (GER) 4-1 JAKAB Janos (HUN)
     
BLASZCZYK Lucjan (POL) 4-2 KORBEL Petr (CZE)
     
YOON Jae Young (KOR) 4-3 HENZELL William (AUS)
     
TAN Ruiwu (HRV) 4-1 KISHIKAWA Seiya (JPN)
     
JANG Song Man (PRK) 4-2 HE Zhi Wen (ESP)
     
KIM Hyok Bong (PRK) 4-2 CHIANG Peng-Lung (TPE)
     
TORIOLA Segun (NGR) 4-2 SAIVE Jean-Michel (BEL)
     
MIZUTANI Jun (JPN) 4-3 ELOI Damien (FRA)
     
TOKIC Bojan (SVN) 4-3 BOBOCICA Mihai (ITA)
     

 

 

Third Round (seeded players enter)
Thursday 21 August 2008

Winner Result Loser
      
WANG Hao (CHN) 4-0 CHEN Weixing (AUT)
     
KAN Yo (JPN) 4-1 SMIRNOV Alexei (RUS)
     
OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (GER) 4-3 CRISAN Adrian (ROU)
     
KO Lai Chak (HKG) 4-2 RYU Seung Min (KOR)
     
YANG Zi (SIN) 4-3 CHUAN Chih-Yuan (TPE)
     
PRIMORAC Zoran (HRV) 4-2 MAZE Michael (DEN)
     
PERSSON Jorgen (SWE) 4-1 CHEUNG Yuk (HKG)
     
SAMSONOV Vladimir (BLR) 4-0 SUSS Christian (GER)
     
WANG Liqin (CHN) 4-0 BLASZCZYK Lucjan (POL)
     
SCHLAGER Werner (AUT) 4-3 YOON Jae Young (KOR)
     
TAN Ruiwu (HRV) 4-0 GAO Ning (SIN)
     
LI Ching (HKG) 4-1 JANG Song Man (PRK)
     
BOLL Timo (GER) 4-1 KIM Hyok Bong (PRK)
     
OH Sang Eun (KOR) 4-3 TORIOLA Segun (NGR)
     
KREANGA Kalinikos (GRE) 4-1 MIZUTANI Jun (JPN)
     
MA Lin (CHN) 4-1 TOKIC Bojan (SVN)
     

 

 

Fourth Round
Thursday 21 August 2008

Winner Result Loser
      
WANG Hao (CHN) 4-1 KAN Yo (JPN)
     
KO Lai Chak (HKG) 4-1 OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (GER)
     
PRIMORAC Zoran (HRV) 4-2 YANG Zi (SIN)
     
PERSSON Jorgen (SWE) 4-3 SAMSONOV Vladimir (BLR)
     
WANG Liqin (CHN) 4-0 SCHLAGER Werner (AUT)
     
TAN Ruiwu (HRV) 4-2 LI Ching (HKG)
     
OH Sang Eun (KOR) 4-1 BOLL Timo (GER)
     
MA Lin (CHN) 4-0 KREANGA Kalinikos (GRE)
     

 

 

Quarter Finals
Friday 22 August 2008

Winner Result Loser
      
WANG Hao (CHN) 4-1 KO Lai Chak (HKG)
     
PERSSON Jorgen (SWE) 4-1 PRIMORAC Zoran (HRV)
     
WANG Liqin (CHN) 4-0 TAN Ruiwu (HRV)
     
MA Lin (CHN) 4-0 OH Sang Eun (KOR)
     

 

 

Semi Finals
Saturday 23 August 2008

Winner Result Loser
      
WANG Hao (CHN) 4-1 PERSSON Jorgen (SWE)
11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9
     
MA Lin (CHN) 4-2 WANG Liqin (CHN)
11-5, 11-9, 11-9,
10-12, 3-11, 11-8
    
   

 

 

Bronze Medal Match
Saturday 23 August 2008

Winner Result Loser
      
WANG Liqin (CHN) 4-0 PERSSON Jorgen (SWE)
13-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-9     
     

 

 

Gold Medal Match - Final
Saturday 23 August 2008

Winner Result Loser
      
MA Lin (CHN)  4-1 WANG Hao (CHN)
11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9  
     
     

 

Gold Medal winner - Ma Lin

 

 

2008 Olympic Games

Men's Singles Event

 

GOLD MEDAL WINNER = MA LIN (CHINA)

SILVER MEDAL WINNER = WANG HAO (CHINA)

BRONZE MEDAL WINNER = WANG LIQIN (CHINA)

 

 

 

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Men's Team Event results here

Women's Team Event results here

Women's Singles Event results here

 

 

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