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The men's table tennis singles events at the 2020 Olympic Games took place from 25-31 July 2021. Here are all the results...

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2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event Results

The draw for the men's singles at the 2020 Olympic Games table tennis event took place on Wednesday 21 July 2021.

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

With 65 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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Men's Singles Event Results

Preliminary Round

Saturday 24 July 2021

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
(55) KUMAR Nikhil (USA) 4-1 (65) ENKHBAT Lkhagvasuren (MGL)
11-2, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8

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First Round (Seeds 33-64 start)

Saturday 24 July 2021

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
(33) GACINA Andrej (Croatia) 4-0 (59) FANNY Kokou Dodji (Togo)
11:5, 11:6, 11:3, 13:11
 
(57) CHEW Zhe Yu Clarence (Singapore) 4-2 (43) DIAW Ibrahima (Senegal)
11:4, 4:11, 11:3, 13:11, 3:11, 12:10
 
(35) GIONIS Panagiotis (Greece) 4-0 (53) PETO Zsolt (Serbia)
11:6, 11:8, 11:9, 11:8
 
(41) JANCARIK Lubomir (Czech Republic) 4-0 (56) ALKHADRAWI Ali (Saudi Arabia)
11:9, 11:5, 11:4, 11:4
 
(55) KUMAR Nikhil (USA) 4-2 (46) MINO Alberto (Ecuador)
8:11, 11:8, 11:8, 11:7, 11:13, 11:6
 
(47) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania) 4-1 (60) YAN Xin (Australia)
11:7, 13:11, 7:11, 11:8, 11:6
 
(42) ROBLES Alvaro (Spain) 4-1 (51) ALTO Gaston (Argentina)
8:11, 11:4, 14:12, 11:2, 11:7
 
(50) LAM Siu Hang (Hong Kong China) 4-3 (48) AFANADOR Brian (Puerto Rica)
7:11, 11:9, 6:11, 11:6, 11:4, 12:14, 11:8
 

 

(40) TOKIC Bojan (Slovenia) 4-0 (54) HAZIN Jeremy (Canada)
11:7, 11:9, 11:5, 11:7
 
(36) DRINKHALL Paul (Great Britain) 4-1 (52) ALAMIAN Nima (Iran)
11:7, 11:1, 11:5, 8:11, 12:10
 
(62) POWELL David (Australia) w/o (34) SIRUCEK Pavel (Czech Republic)
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(37) SKACHKOV Kirill (ROC - Russia) 4-2 (64) LEVAJAC Dimitrije (Serbia)
11:4, 11:13, 6:11, 11:7, 11:5,11:8
 
(45) KOU Lei (Ukraine) 4-0 (58) HMAM Adam (Tunisia)
11:6, 11:3, 11:7, 11:6
 
(44) CIFUENTES Horacio (Argentina) 4-0 (63) SHING Yoshua (Vanuatu)
11:2, 11:5, 12:10, 11:6
 
(39) MAJOROS Bence (Hungary) 4-0 (61) BOURIAH Larbi (Algeria)
11:1, 11:5, 11:5, 11:2
 
(38) APOLONIA Tiago (Portugal) 4-0 (49) OMOTAYO Olajide (Nigeria)
11:7, 11:9, 11:6, 11:5

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2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event
Timo Boll playing in Men's Singles Event

 

Second Round (Seeds 17-32 start)

Sunday/Monday 25/26 July 2021

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
(27) LEBESSON Emmanuel  (France) 4-0 (33) GACINA Andrej (Croatia)
11:6, 11:8, 12:10, 13:11
 
(32) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria) 4-1 (57) CHEW Zhe Yu Clarence (Singapore)
11:7, 11:9, 11:8, 6:11, 12:10
   
(35) GIONIS Panagiotis (Greece) 4-1 (31) SALEH Ahmed (Egypt)
13:11, 11:7, 9:11, 11:3, 11:6
   
(30) GERASSIMENKO Kirill (Kazakhstan) 4-3 (41) JANCARIK Lubomir (Czech Republic)
3:11, 6:11, 11:7, 11:8, 2:11, 11:9, 11:4
   
(29) KAELLBERG Anton (Sweden) 4-0 (55) KUMAR Nikhil (USA)
11:7, 11:5, 11:6, 11:5
   
(25) TSUBOI Gustavo (Brazil) 4-1 (47) IONESCU Ovidiu (Romania)
11:6, 9:11, 13:11, 11:9, 11:9
   
(18) JORGIC Darko (Slovenia) 4-3 (42) ROBLES Alvaro (Spain)
11:2, 12:10, 5:11, 9:11, 5:11, 15:13, 11:8
   
(50) LAM Siu Hang (Hong Kong China) 4-3 (26) GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan (India)
11:7, 7:11, 4:11, 5:11, 11:9, 12:10, 11:6
 
 
 
(40) TOKIC Bojan (Slovenia) 4-0 (23) PUCAR Tomislav (Croatia)
11:9, 11:8, 11:9, 12:10
   
(36) DRINKHALL Paul (Great Britain) 4-1 (17) GARDOS Robert (Austria)
13:11, 6:11, 11:4, 12:10, 11:6
   
(24) WANG Yang (Slovak Republic) 4-0 (62) POWELL David (Australia)
11:4, 11:4, 11:3, 11:3
   
(37) SKACHKOV Kirill (ROC - Russia) 4-2 (21) JHA Kanak (USA)
11:9, 9:11, 11:9, 0:11, 11:7, 11:4
   
(28) ASSAR Omar (Egypt) 4-3 (45) KOU Lei (Ukraine)
15:13, 11:6, 11:4, 6:11, 8:11, 9:11, 11:4
   
(19) CHUANG Chih Yuan (Chinese Taipei) 4-3 (44) CIFUENTES Horacio (Argentina)
5:11, 11:3, 13:11, 9:11, 5:11, 11:8, 11:7
   
(22) GROTH Jonathan (Denmark) 4-1 (39) MAJOROS Bence (Hungary)
12:10, 12:10, 11:4, 3:11, 12:10
   
(20) ACHANTA Kamal (India) 4-2 (38) APOLONIA Tiago (Portugal)
2:11, 11:8, 11:5, 9:11, 11:6, 11:9

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Third Round (Seeds 1-16 start)

Monday 26 July 2021

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
(1) FAN Zhendong (China) 4-0 (27) LEBESSON Emmanuel(France)
11:3, 11:4, 11:3, 11:4
   
(16) FREITAS Marcos (Portugal) 4-3 (32) HABESOHN Daniel (Austria)
11:7, 3:11, 11:7, 11:6, 11:13, 2:11, 11:3
 
(10) JEOUNG Youngsik (South Korea) 4-3 (35) GIONIS Panagiotis (Greece)
7:11, 11:7, 8:11, 10:12, 12:10, 11:6, 14:12
 
(8) BOLL Timo (Germany) 4-1 (30) GERASSIMENKO Kirill (Kazakhstan)
7:11, 11:6, 11:7, 11:2, 11:1
 
(5) LIN Yun Ju (Chinese Taipei) 4-1 (29) KAELLBERG Anton (Sweden)
11:5, 9:11, 11:7, 11:7, 11:9
 
(25) TSUBOI Gustavo (Brazil) 4-2 (15) ARUNA Quadri (Nigeria)
13:15, 11:9, 11:6, 7:11, 11:7, 11:6
 
(18) JORGIC Darko (Slovenia) 4-2 (11) PITCHFORD Liam (Great Britain)
11:8, 7:11, 12:10, 11:13, 11:9, 12:10
 
(3) HARIMOTO Tomokazu (Japan) 4-1 (50) LAM Siu Hang (Hong Kong China)
11:9, 13:11, 8:11, 12:10, 12:10
 
 
(4) CALDERANO Hugo (Brazil) 4-1 (40) TOKIC Bojan (Slovenia)
13:11, 11:7, 7:11, 11:9, 12:10
 
(9) JANG Woojin (South Korea) 4-1 (36) DRINKHALL Paul (Great Britain)
7:11, 12:10, 11:8, 11:8, 11:7
 
(12) NIWA Koki (Japan) 4-0 (24) WANG Yang (Slovak Republic)
11:6, 11:8, 11:3, 12:10
 
(7) OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (Germany) 4-0 (37) SKACHKOV Kirill (ROC - Russia)
13:11, 11:3, 13:11, 11:4
 
(28) ASSAR Omar (Egypt) 4-3 (6) FALCK Mattias (Sweden)
11:5, 6:11, 8:11, 13:11, 4:11, 11:6, 11:8
 
(19) CHUANG Chih Yuan (Chinese Taipei) 4-1 (13) WONG Chun Ting (Hong Kong China)
9:11, 11:5, 11:2, 11:2, 11:8
 
(14) GAUZY Simon (France) 4-0 (22) GROTH Jonathan (Denmark)
12:10, 11:9, 11:9, 11:5
 
(2) MA Long (China) 4-1 (20) ACHANTA Kamal (India)
11:7, 8:11, 13:11, 11:4, 11:4

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Fourth Round

Tuesday 27 July 2021

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
(1) FAN Zhendong (China) 4-1 (16) FREITAS Marcos (Portugal)
11:6, 11:6, 11:2, 5:11, 11:3
 
(10) JEOUNG Youngsik (South Korea) 4-1 (8) BOLL Timo (Germany)
11:8, 7:11, 11:7, 11:9, 11:4
 
(5) LIN Yun Ju (Chinese Taipei) 4-2 (25) TSUBOI Gustavo (Brazil)
11:5, 11:7, 11:2, 9:11, 9:11, 13:11
 
(18) JORGIC Darko (Slovenia) 4-3 (3) HARIMOTO Tomokazu (Japan)
10:12, 11:9, 11:3, 10:12, 8:11, 11:7, 11:7
 
 
(4) CALDERANO Hugo (Brazil) 4-3 (9) JANG Woojin (South Korea)
11:7, 9:11, 6:11, 11:9, 4:11, 11:5, 11:6
 
(7) OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (Germany) 4-1 (12) NIWA Koki (Japan)
11:4, 7:11, 11:0, 11:7, 11:9
 
(28) ASSAR Omar (Egypt) 4-3 (19) CHUANG Chih Yuan (Chinese Taipei)
11:8, 6:11, 11:8, 7:11, 11:9, 5:11, 11:7
 
(2) MA Long (China) 4-1 (14) GAUZY Simon (France)
11:6, 9:11, 11:4, 11:7, 11:5

 

2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event - Omar Assar
Omar Assar


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Quarter Finals

Wednesday 28 July 2021

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
(1) FAN Zhendong (China) 4-0 (10) JEOUNG Youngsik (South Korea)
12:10, 11:9, 11:6, 11:5
 
(5) LIN Yun Ju (Chinese Taipei) 4-0 (18) JORGIC Darko (Slovenia)
11:4, 11:7, 11:4, 11:6
 
(7) OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (Germany) 4-2 (4) CALDERANO Hugo (Brazil)
7:11, 5:11, 11:8, 11:7, 11:8, 11:2
 
(2) MA Long (China) 4-1 (28) ASSAR Omar (Egypt)
11:7, 11:9, 11:6, 11:13, 11:6

 

2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event QF - Fan Zhendong v Jeoung Youngsik
Fan Zhendong v Jeoung Youngsik

 

2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event QF - Dimitrij Ovtcharov v Hugo Calderano
Dimitrij Ovtcharov v Hugo Calderano

 


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Semi Finals

Thursday 29 July 2021

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
(1) FAN Zhendong (China) 4-3 (5) LIN Yun Ju (Chinese Taipei)
6:11, 11:9, 14:12, 13:15, 11:9, 9:11, 11:8
 
(2) MA Long (China) 4-3 (7) OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (Germany)
13:11, 11:8, 9:11, 9:11, 11:7, 5:11, 11:9

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Bronze Medal Match

Friday 30 July 2021

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
(7) OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (Germany) 4-3 (5) LIN Yun Ju (Chinese Taipei)
13:11, 9:11, 6:11, 11:4, 4:11, 15:13, 11:7

 

2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event - Bronze Medal winner - Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Bronze Medal winner - Dimitrij Ovtcharov

 

2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event - Lin Yun Ju
4th place - Lin Yun Ju


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Gold Medal Match

Friday 30 July 2021

Seeding / Player / NOC Result Seeding / Player / NOC
(2) MA Long (China) 4-2 (1) FAN Zhendong (China)
11:4, 10:12, 11:8, 11:9, 3:11, 11:7

 

 

2020 Olympic Games

Men's Singles Event

 

GOLD MEDAL WINNER
MA Long (China)

SILVER MEDAL WINNER
Fan Zhendong (China)

BRONZE MEDAL WINNER
Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Germany)

 

 

 

2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event Gold Medal winner - Ma Long
Gold Medal winner - Ma Long

 

2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event Silver Medal winner - Fan Zhendong
Silver Medal winner - Fan Zhendong

 

2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event Bronze Medal winner - Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Bronze Medal winner - Dimitrij Ovtcharov

 

2020 Olympic Games Men's Singles Event medal winners
Men's Singles medal winners


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