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The men's table tennis singles events at the 2016 Olympic Games took place from 6-11 August 2016. Here are all the results...

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2016 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event Results

The draw for the men's singles at the 2016 Olympic Games table tennis event took place on Wednesday 3 August 2016.

The singles events followed the traditional knockout format and all matches were the best of seven games.

With 70 players taking part, the top 16 seeded players automatically advanced to the third round, whilst the players seeded 17-32 started in the second round and the players seeded 33-48 started in the first round.

All other players were drawn into the preliminary round.

You can see how they qualified for the men's singles here and see the men's singles seedings here.

 

 

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So let's take a look at the men's results...

Men's Singles Event Results

Preliminary Round (Seeds 49-70 start)

Saturday 6 August 2016

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
53 CHEN, Feng (Singapore) Bye -
63 KENJAEV, Zokhid (Uzbekistan) Bye -
61= AGUIRRE, Marcelo (Paraguay)
     13-11, 11-7, 14-12, 11-9		 4-0 66 POWELL, David (Australia)
55 MADRID, Marcos (Mexico)
     11-8, 11-9, 11-4, 11-1		 4-0 69 SHING, Yoshua (Vanuata)
52 ALAMIAN, Nima (Iran)
     11-3, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10		 4-1 65 JHA, Kanak (USA)
59 AFANADOR, Brian (Puerto Rica)
     8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 9-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-7		 4-3 67 SAKA, Suraju (Congo Brazzaville)
58 PEREIRA, Andy (Cuba) Bye -
57 TANVIRIYAVECHAKUL, Padasak (Thailand) Bye -
     
56 GERASSIMENKO, Kirill (Kazakhstan) Bye -
51 ALAMIYAN, Noshad (Iran) Bye -
49 KARAKASEVIC, Aleksandar (Serbia)
     11-8, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-3		 4-2 68 YAN, Xin (Australia)
70 WANG, Jianan (Congo Brazzaville)
     11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-4, 8-11, 11-3		 4-3 60 ASSAR, Khalid (Egypt)
61= CAMPOS, Jorge (Cuba) Bye -
54 TORIOLA, Segun (Nigeria) Bye -
50 CRISAN, Adrian (Romania) Bye -
64 FENG, Yijun (USA) Bye -

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First Round (Seeds 33-48 start)

Saturday 6 August 2016

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
42 OLAH, Benedek (Finland)
     11-4, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6		 4-1 53 CHEN, Feng (Singapore)
63 KENJAEV, Zokhid (Uzbekistan)
     8-11, 11-2, 13-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9		 4-2 43 JANCARIK, Lubomir (Czech Republic)
34 DYJAS, Jakub (Poland)
    11-5, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7		 4-0 61= AGUIRRE, Marcelo (Paraguay)
33 WANG, Yang (Slovak Republic)
    11-8, 11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6 		 4-1 55 MADRID, Marcos (Mexico)
46 IONESCU, Ovidiu (Romania)
    11-7, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4 		 4-1 52 ALAMIAN, Nima (Iran)
37 ASSAR, Omar (Egypt)
    7-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-4 		 4-2 59 AFANADOR, Brian (Puerto Rica)
36 CALDERANO, Hugo (Brazil)
     11-6, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4		 4-0 58 PEREIRA, Andy (Cuba)
57 TANVIRIYAVECHAKUL, Padasak (Thailand)
    11-8, 11-6, 12-14, 11-6, 13-11		 4-1 39 GHOSH, Soumyajit (India)
     
48 PATTANTYUS, Adam (Hungary)
     11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9		 4-1 56 GERASSIMENKO, Kirill (Kazakhstan)
35 TOKIC, Bojan (Slovenia)
     11-8, 7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9		 4-1 51 ALAMIYAN, Noshad (Iran)
38 DRINKHALL, Paul (Great Britain)
     10-12, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5		 4-1 49 KARAKASEVIC, Aleksandar (Serbia)
70 WANG, Jianan (Congo Brazzaville)
     11-7, 11-9, 11-4, 13-11		 4-0 40 TSUBOI, Gustavo (Brazil)
41 WANG, Eugene (Canada)
     6-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6		 4-2 61= CAMPOS, Jorge (Cuba)
54 TORIOLA, Segun (Nigeria)
     8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8		 4-2 47 PROKOPCOV, Dmitrij (Czech Republic)
50 CRISAN, Adrian (Romania)
     11-8, 14-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8		 4-1 44 ACHANTA, Sharath Kamal (India)
45 HE, Zhiwen (Spain)
     11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 11-4		 4-2 64 FENG, Yijun (USA)

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2016 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event

 

Second Round (Seeds 17-32 start)

Sunday 7 August 2016

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
22 GROTH, Jonathan (Denmark)
     11-8, 11=5, 12-10, 11-3		 4-0 42 OLAH, Benedek (Finland)
31= PITCHFORD, Liam (Great Britain)
     11-3, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4		 4-1 63 KENJAEV, Zokhid (Uzbekistan)
18 SHIBAEV, Alexander (Russia)
     11-9, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9		 4-0 34 DYJAS, Jakub (Poland)
27 ARUNA, Quadri (Nigeria)
     11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6		 4-1 33 WANG, Yang (Slovak Republic)
46 IONESCU, Ovidiu (Romania)
     11-9, 5-11, 12-10, 16-14, 11-7		 4-1 31= GARDOS, Robert (Austria)
28 KOU, Lei (Ukraine)
 11-5, 9-11, 13-11, 9-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8		 4-3 37 ASSAR, Omar (Egypt)
36 CALDERANO, Hugo (Brazil)
     13-11, 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 13-11		 4-1 24 GERELL, Par (Sweden)
19 GIONIS, Panagiotis (Greece)
     11-7, 11-2, 11-5, 11-6		 4-0 57 TANVIRIYAVECHAKUL, Padasak (Thailand)
     
21 LI, Ping (Qatar)
     13-11, 11-3, 13-11, 11-3		 4-0 48 PATTANTYUS, Adam (Hungary)
35 TOKIC, Bojan (Slovenia)
     9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3		 4-2 30 WANG, Zengyi (Poland)
38 DRINKHALL, Paul (Great Britain)
     11-7, 11-6, 3-11, 11-3, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8		 4-3 26 GAO, Ning (Singapore)
20 KARLSSON, Kristian (Sweden)
     11-6, 8-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6		 4-1 70 WANG, Jianan (Congo Brazzaville)
41 WANG, Eugene (Canada)
    11-7, 11-9, 11-7, 11-4		 4-0 29 LI, Ahmet (Turkey)
17 NIWA, Koki (Japan)
     9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 4-11, 11-6, 11-1		 4-2 54 TORIOLA, Segun (Nigeria)
50 CRISAN, Adrian (Romania)
     11-4, 4-11, 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10		 4-3 23 LEBESSON, Emmanuel (France)
25 CHEN, Chien-An (Chinese Taipei)
     11-3, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9		 4-2 45 HE, Zhiwen (Spain)

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Third Round (Seeds 1-16 start)

Sunday 7 August 2016 and Monday 8 August 2016

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
1 MA, Long (China)
     11-3, 11-2, 11-3, 11-9		 4-0 22 GROTH, Jonathan (Denmark)
9 JEOUNG, Youngsik (South Korea)
     6-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-5, 11-5		 4-1 31= PITCHFORD, Liam (Great Britain)
10 BOLL, Timo (Germany)
     12-14, 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6		 4-3 18 SHIBAEV, Alexander (Russia)
27 ARUNA, Quadri (Nigeria)
     11-6, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7		 4-0 5 CHUANG, Chih-Yuan (Chinese Taipei)
8 FREITAS, Marcos (Portugal)
     11-9, 1-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9		 4-1 46 IONESCU, Ovidiu (Romania)
28 KOU, Lei (Ukraine)
     11-6, 6-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-6		 4-1 13 GAUZY, Simon (France)
36 CALDERANO, Hugo (Brazil)
     8-11, 14-12, 11-7, 4-11, 12-10, 11-7		 4-2 11 TANG, Peng (Hong Kong China)
4 MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan)
     11-9, 10-12, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6		 4-1 19 GIONIS, Panagiotis (Greece)
     
3 OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (Germany)
  8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9		 4-3 21 LI, Ping (Qatar)
35 TOKIC, Bojan (Slovenia)
     11-6, 10-12, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8		 4-1 14 APOLONIA, Tiago (Portugal)
38 DRINKHALL, Paul (Great Britain)
     8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8		 4-2 15 GACINA, Andrej (Croatia)
7 SAMSONOV, Vladimir (Belarus)
    9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8		 4-2 20 KARLSSON, Kristian (Sweden)
6 WONG, Chun Ting (Hong Kong China)
     11-9, 11-8, 11-5, 11-9		 4-0 41 WANG, Eugene (Canada)
17 NIWA, Koki (Japan)
     11-7, 11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5		 4-1 16 FEGERL, Stefan (Austria)
50 CRISAN, Adrian (Romania)
     9-11, 13-11, 5-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6, 13-11		 4-3 12 LEE, Sangsu (South Korea)
2 ZHANG, Jike (China)
     11-5, 13-11, 12-10, 11-7		 4-0 25 CHEN, Chien-An (Chinese Taipei)

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Fourth Round

Monday 8 August 2016

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
1 MA, Long (China)
   6-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-1, 13-11, 13-11		 4-2 9 JEOUNG, Youngsik (South Korea)
27 ARUNA, Quadri (Nigeria)
     12-10, 12-10, 11-5, 3-11, 5-11, 11-9		 4-2 10 BOLL, Timo (Germany)
8 FREITAS, Marcos (Portugal)
     11-8, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7		 4-0 28 KOU, Lei (Ukraine)
4 MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan)
   11-5, 11-6, 11-13, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10		 4-2 36 CALDERANO, Hugo (Brazil)
     
3 OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (Germany)
    31-33, 12-10, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7		 4-1 35 TOKIC, Bojan (Slovenia)
7 SAMSONOV, Vladimir (Belarus)
   11-9, 11-6, 11-8, 15-17, 7-11, 11-8		 4-2 38 DRINKHALL, Paul (Great Britain)
17 NIWA, Koki (Japan)
    6-11, 11-6, 8-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-8		 4-3 6 WONG, Chun Ting (Hong Kong China)
2 ZHANG, Jike (China)
    11-8, 11-9, 14-12, 11-5		 4-0 50 CRISAN, Adrian (Romania)

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Quarter Finals

Tuesday 9 August 2016

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
1 MA, Long (China)
    11-4, 11-2, 11-6, 11-7		 4-0 27 ARUNA, Quadri (Nigeria)
4 MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan)
   11-4, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 10-12, 11-2 		4-2 8 FREITAS, Marcos (Portugal)
      
7 SAMSONOV, Vladimir (Belarus)
    8-11, 11-7, 19-17, 4-11, 11-2, 14-12		 4-2 3 OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij (Germany)
2 ZHANG, Jike (China)
   5-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 		4-1 17 NIWA, Koki (Japan)

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Semi Finals

Thursday 11 August 2016

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
1 MA, Long (China)
   11-5, 11-5, 11-5, 7-11, 10-12, 11-5		 4-2 4 MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan)
     
2 ZHANG, Jike (China)
   11-9, 13-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-9 		4-1 7 SAMSONOV, Vladimir (Belarus)

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Bronze Medal Match

Thursday 11 August 2016

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
4 MIZUTANI, Jun (Japan)
   11-4, 11-9, 6-11, 14-12, 11-8		 4-1 7 SAMSONOV, Vladimir (Belarus)

 

2016 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event Bronze Medal winner - Jun Mizutani
Bronze Medal winner - Jun Mizutani


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Gold Medal Match

Thursday 11 August 2016

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
1 MA, Long (China)
   14-12, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4		 4-0 2 ZHANG, Jike (China)

 

2016 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event Gold Medal winner - Ma Long
Gold Medal winner - Ma Long

 

2016 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event finalists - Zhang Jike and Ma Long
Men's Singles finalists - Zhang Jike and Ma Long

 

2016 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event medalists - Zhang Jike, Ma Long and Jun Mizutani
Men's Singles medalists - Zhang Jike, Ma Long and Jun Mizutani

 

 

2016 Olympic Games

Men's Singles Event

 

GOLD MEDAL WINNER = Ma Long (China)

SILVER MEDAL WINNER = Zhang Jike (China)

BRONZE MEDAL WINNER = Jun Mizutani (Japan)

 

 


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